F1: Toyota Gazoo Racing take pole for finale – Gulf Digital News
- Date: 06-Nov-2021
- Source: Gulf Daily News
- Sector:Technology
- Country:Gulf
F1: Toyota Gazoo Racing take pole for finale – Gulf Digital News
Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Kamui Kobayashi-Mike Conway-Jose Maria Lopez secured the final pole position of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season yesterday, setting the stage for a thrilling Bapco 8 Hours of Bahrain today at Bahrain International Circuit (BIC).
Kobayashi was behind the wheel of their #7 GR010 Hybrid Hypercar for Qualifying and he powered to a fastest lap of one minute 46.250 seconds to clinch the leading grid place.
He finished the session a mere 0.290 seconds quicker than Brendon Hartley in Toyota Gazoo Racing’s #8 car, which he shares with Sebastien Buemi-Kazuki Nakajima.