Ex-F1 Drivers Take Top Spot at Le Mans 24 Hours with Toyota

The 2026 Le Mans 24 Hours was a highly-anticipated endurance racing event that saw several high-profile drivers take to the track.

Ex-Formula 1 drivers Nyck de Vries, Kamui Kobayashi, and Mike Conway secured a stunning victory in the #7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid.

The trio outpaced their closest rivals, the #20 BMW M Hybrid V8 of Robin Frijns, Rene Rast, and Sheldon van der Linde, by a mere 11 seconds.

This marked Toyota's first win in the Le Mans 24 Hours for four years, with ex-AlphaTauri driver de Vries claiming his first win in the event.

Kobayashi, who achieved a Formula 1 podium with Sauber in the 2012 Japanese Grand Prix, secured his second win in the race, while Conway also stood on the top step for the second time.

The podium was completed by the sister Toyota car, driven by ex-F1 drivers Sebastien Buemi and Brendon Hartley, along with Haas reserve driver Ryo Hirakawa.

A total of 16 ex-F1 drivers participated in the 94th-running of the event, with Sebastien Bourdais, Jack Aitken, Andre Lotterer, and Kevin Magnussen failing to see the chequered flag on Sunday afternoon.

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