The Toyota TS030 Hybrid is a racing car which uses a supercapacitor energy recovery unit to store and then feed 500 kJ of braking energy/additional power through its rear wheels. This is Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG)’s vehicle of choice for the FIA World Endurance Championship, the No.7 of Alex Wurz and Nicolas Lapierre recording the company’s first win in the 6 Hours of Sao Paulo on 15th September.
Toyota also recently broke new ground in the use of alternative energies when its TMG EV P002 set a new electric record on the legendary 20.8km Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit in Germany. Using TMG’s motorsport-tuned electric powertrain, driver Jochen Krumbach set a lap time of 7mins 22.329secs, breaking the electric record set by TMG last August by over 25 seconds. Toyota Racing’s Stephane Sarrazin has also tested the TMG EV P002 at the Paul Ricard HTTT track.
Photo: Toyota Motorsport GmbG - the TMG EV P002 at the Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit in Germany
In the days following the 6 Hours of Fuji, Toyota Racing’s drivers will travel to Tokyo to attend the very popular Motor Sport Japan 2012. The ‘Festival in Odaiba’ runs from October 20th-21st at the purpose-built site on Tokyo’s Odaiba waterfront.
Motor Sport Japan is a free-to-enter public event aimed at promoting the growth and succession of motor sport culture in Japan. The event is planned and organised by representatives from Japan’s carmakers, the Japan Automobile Federation and all major motor sport bodies.
Toyota Racing will have a TS030 Hybrid show car on display and the drivers will be present to promote the company and its activities, as well as signing autographs and meeting their many fans.
Fiona Miller
Photo: AUTODROMO JOSE CARLOS PACE (SAO PAULO, BRAZIL), 6 HOURS OF SAO PAULO, SATURDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER, RACE. Nicolas Lapierre and Alex Wurz celebrating victory in the 6 Hours of Sao Paulo.
