Following the publication of some spy photos of the their new endurance car, Toyota decided to publish official images of their new Le Mans LMP1 car, the TS030.
The photos were taken at the Paul Ricard circuit of Le Castellet in France with drivers Nicolas Lapierre, Alexander Wurz and Kazuki Nakajima.
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| Toyota TS030 Hybrid LMP1 car. (Photo: Toyota Motorsport) |
Toyota will enter a pair of TS030s into this year's Le Mans 24 Hours and in selected events of the FIA World Endurance Championship. The all new car which was unveiled Tuesday is still under development and a final version has yet to be decided upon.
According to Race Car Engineering, the THS-R (Toyota Hybrid System – Racing) powertrain has two variants one acting on the front axle and one on the rear, the latter when employed gives the TS030 effective four wheel drive for part of the lap.
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| Toyota TS030 Hybrid LMP1 car. (Photo: Toyota Motorsport) |
Early testing is partially dedicated to evaluate the relative merits of each system. The front motor system utilizes motors from Aisin AW whilst the more conventional rear two wheel drive system utilises a Denso motor. Both systems use the Nisshinbo capacitor storage which is mounted in the passenger compartment.
The TS030 is powered by a 3.4 litre V8 normally aspirated petrol engine. The chassis has been developed in house by Toyota Motorsport Group in Cologne, Germany which is responsible for 84% of composites in the TS030.
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| Toyota TS030 Hybrid LMP1 car. (Photo: Toyota Motorsport) |
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| Toyota TS030 Hybrid LMP1 car. (Photo: Toyota Motorsport) |
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| Toyota TS030 Hybrid LMP1 car. (Photo: Toyota Motorsport) |
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| Toyota TS030 Hybrid LMP1 car. (Photo: Toyota Motorsport) |
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| Toyota TS030 Hybrid LMP1 car. (Photo: Toyota Motorsport) |
