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november 21, 2016 - Toyota
Frustrating Finale for Toyota GAZOO Racing
Toyota GAZOO #racing experienced a disappointing end to the 2016 FIA World #endurance Championship (WEC) season in the 6 Hours of #bahrain. 2016 #wec Round 9 #bahrain The 5 #ts050hybrid of #anthonydavidson, Sébastien Buemi and #kazukinakajima was the lead Toyota in fourth, just the third time this year that the team has missed out on the podium. Stéphane Sarrazin, #mikeconway and #kamuikobayashi in the 6 car began the race with an outside chance of the drivers' World Championship, but fifth place was not enough to overhaul the Porsche 2 crew of #romaindumas, #neeljani and #marclieb. The 6 crew finished the season a creditable third in the drivers' standings, 15 points behind the champions, with their 5 counterparts 8th following a series of misfortunes this year. Toyota's finally tally from the nine-race season stands at one win, seven podium finishes and 229 points with the #ts050hybrid, earning third position in the manufacturers' World Championship. 2016 #wec Round 9 #bahrain Today's race represented Audi's final appearance in the championship. The team marked the occasion by displaying messages on both TS050 Hybrids and presenting a commemorative banner to the Head of Audi Motorsport, Dr Wolfgang Ullrich. When the race got under way, Kamui in the 6 fought hard with 7 Audi but could not stay ahead, instead he put pressure on from fifth with Sébastien just behind in the sister car. The Porsche 2 suffered a puncture after almost one hour, elevating the 5 to fourth place, with the 6 now in fifth as the sun set and darkness took hold at the #bahrain International Circuit. The order stayed that way through the first half of the race, as track temperatures dropped slightly in the darkness. But after the halfway point, the two TS050 Hybrids swapped position several times, both in the pits and on track. 2016 #wec Round 9 #bahrain The 1 Porsche remained out of reach in third place despite consistent efforts from all Toyota drivers as the end of the race approached. When the chequered flag fell, Sébastien crossed the line in fourth place, a lap behind the winning Audi 8. Mike followed 38.685secs later to complete a frustrating weekend. The team's focus will now switch to 2017 preparations, with an intense pre-season testing schedule to fine-tune an updated #ts050hybrid in time for the opening race, at Silverstone on 16 April. Those preparations begin already on Sunday with a two-car test session in #bahrain, which also sees promising LMP2 driver Pipo Derani test the #ts050hybrid as part of the WEC's rookie driver initiative.
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