The automaker is working on an updated version of the GR010 Hybrid with a meaner aero package as it prepares to challenge Ferrari’s dominance at Le Mans in 2026
- A new version of the Toyota GR010 Hybrid appeared on official teasers.
- The revised hypercar will be tested at the Circuit Paul Ricard next week.
- Toyota hopes to return to WEC victories, defying Ferrari’s dominance.
Toyota is working on an updated version of the GR010 Hybrid, hoping to bring it back to the top step of the podium in 2026. The racing hypercar was teased on social media with a new aerodynamics package, making it look angrier than ever.
Between 2018 and 2022, Toyota dominated endurance racing, clinching five consecutive Le Mans victories. That streak came to an end when Ferrari triumphed in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Determined to strike back, Toyota Gazoo Racing is readying its new racing machine, aiming to remain competitive in an increasingly crowded field.
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The shadowy teaser reveals an ultra-aggressive redesign. At the front, the revised GR010 features horizontally arranged LED headlights that echo the hammerhead look of Toyota’s road cars, complete with integrated vents. At the rear, we can see a full-width LED strip similar to the GR Yaris, and a reshaped wing.
Toyota’s GR010 Hybrid first debuted in 2021 as the successor to the TS050 Hybrid. Like all WEC Hypercars, it’s homologated under strict rules, with only five “joker” development opportunities permitted during its life cycle. Some of these were already used in a 2023 update, and the rest will likely be deployed for this latest redesign.
It remains to be seen whether there will be any changes to the hybrid powertrain that comprises a twin-turbo 3.5-liter V6 and a front electric motor whose combined output is capped at 671 hp (500 kW / 680 PS), per the series’ regulations.
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Toyota confirmed it is working on an upgraded racing car during the 6 Hours of Fuji that didn’t go well for the Gazoo Racing team. As reported by Autohebdo, Kazuki Nakajima, Vice-chairman of Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe said:
“We are working on introducing an evolution for next year. At the beginning of October, we will test the car equipped with this new aerodynamic package for the first time. As a team, we are working together and continuing our preparations with the firm intention of winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans next year. To be honest, we’ve been considering this development since last year, and we even thought about launching it this year, but partly because of the change in the homologation wind tunnel location, we decided to postpone it for a year.”
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According to SportsCar365, testing of the revised hypercar will take place at the Circuit Paul Ricard in France on October 8 and 9. Hopefully, we will get to see more of its design in action.
Toyota GR rivals in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) include Ferrari, Aston Martin, and Peugeot in the LMH category, and BMW, Porsche, Cadillac, and Alpine in the LMDh. Starting in 2027, the grid will also include LDMh entries from Genesis, McLaren and Ford.
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