Toyota ends Ferrari's Le Mans dominance with victory for Kobayashi, Conway and de Vries
The Toyota n°7 crew of Kamui Kobayashi, Mike Conway and Nyck de Vries crossed the finish line 10 seconds ahead of BMW to take the 94th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, snapping Ferrari's three-year winning streak.
The 94th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans ended with Toyota back on the top step of the Hypercar podium, as the #7 GR010 Hybrid held off BMW and the sister #8 Toyota in a final sprint to the flag. After trailing by more than three minutes at daybreak, the winning crew clawed back the deficit thanks to a safety-car period and a decisive stint from Nyck de Vries, crossing the line with a 10.913-second margin.
Toyota returns to the top
Toyota secured its sixth Le Mans victory and its first since a run of five consecutive wins from 2018 to 2022. Ferrari had dominated the three intervening editions (2023, 2024, 2025), but the Japanese manufacturer reclaimed the crown with the #7 entry. The win is the second for Kamui Kobayashi and Mike Conway together, following their 2021 triumph, and the first Le Mans success for Nyck de Vries.
- BMW n°20
- 10.913 seconds
- Toyota n°8
- 20.417 seconds
- Cadillac n°12
- 32.381 seconds
- Ferrari n°51
- 142.423 seconds
- Alpine n°35
- 150.205 seconds
- Ferrari n°83
- 155.573 seconds
BMW mounts strongest challenge, Ferrari fades
BMW M Team WRT's #20 M Hybrid V8, driven by Robin Frijns, René Rast and Sheldon van der Linde, finished second, 10.913 seconds behind. The second Toyota, car #8 with Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryō Hirakawa, rounded out the podium at 20.417 seconds from the winner. Defending champions Ferrari never threatened for victory. The #83 499P, winner in 2025 with the same driver line-up, fought back from 16th to finish seventh, while the #51 Ferrari came home fifth.
LMP2 and LMGT3 double for familiar names
Inter Europol Competition repeated its 2025 success in LMP2, with the Oreca n°43 of Tom Dillmann, Jakub Smiechowski and Nick Yelloly taking the class win. In LMGT3, TF Sport's #33 Corvette, shared by Ben Keating, Jonny Edgar and Nicky Catsburg, claimed the top spot.
A race that leaves its mark
Not every driver saw the chequered flag in Le Mans. Veteran racer Sébastien Bourdais retired from the event and later reflected on the toll such an endurance contest takes.
A race like this leaves its mark.
Recent Le Mans winners at a glance
Toyota's return to glory fits into a longer pattern of Hypercar competition since the class took over the top category.
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