It seems the Nürburgring record for a set of electric vehicles in August was only the beginning of the electric charge of Toyota in the world of motorsports.
Racing department of the company, Toyota Motorsport announced today that it will be 2012 World Endurance Championship, which for the first time, was organized as the FIA and ACO, the club, which operates 24 hours of Le Mans race and the 'Intercontinental Le Mans Series.
Japanese company to develop a new, diesel-electric hybrid racer to compete in the top LMP1 class. The body is built to Toyota Motorsport in Cologne, Germany, headquarters, who previously served as its Formula 1 powder foundation for the hybrid drive is designed in Japan.
Head of Toyota Motor sports, Tadashi Yamashima, commented: "We have raced at Le Mans before, but using our hybrid technology, our participation in 2012 will be entirely new we want to make history of the Le Mans 24 Hours, as well as the FIA Endurance World Championship, using our hybrid technology .. "
To do this, races Toyota hybrids have to steal the show current winning Audi and Peugeot, both of which compete in the LMP1 category.
The Japanese automaker expects its new attack on Le Mans give better results than their lasta attempt in the late 90's, the GT One, which was fast but not fast enough to get a win.
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