24h Le Mans
During the official presentation for the 2015 version of its TS040 Hybrid prototype, the Japanese manufacturer reiterated its main goal this year is above all to clinch its first victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
In 2014, Toyota started from the pole position and led a stunning 15-hour chase in the lead, to finish in third place. Driver and constructor champion, Toyota is preparing to hit the track with its 24 Hours of Le Mans rivals - Porsche and Audi - for the first time this year at the Prologue of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at the circuit in Le Castellet.
Anthony Davidson (2014 World Champion endurance driver): "I will be very happy to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans this year sporting the number 1."
Yoshiaki Kinoshita (President of Toyota Racing): "Le Mans, it's historic, a legend, a glorious event for its winner. Victory is of course our main objective in 2015, but we will also fight to retain our driver and constructor titles in the FIA World Endurance Championship."
Davidson: "There is a fundamental difference between the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the other FIA World Endurance Championship races: at Le Mans, one can win without necessarily being in the best car."
Kinoshita: "While in six-hour races victory is a question of speed, that is not the case at Le Mans. Anything can happen, it is a race one cannot prepare for solely by simulation. It also takes experience."
Pascal Vasselon (Toyota Racing Technical Director): "Victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans is our priority this year. We will certainly be very let down and upset if we don't achieve the win, but to become obsessed about it isn't good either as that is the best way to spoil one's chances. In any case, we are going to prepare just as we did in 2014."
Jean-Philippe Doret / ACO - Translation by Nikki Ehrhardt / ACO
