Toyota Gazoo Racing took a thrilling victory in the opening round of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship at Silverstone this afternoon.
Kazuki Nakajima, Sebastien Buemi and Anthony Davidson took Toyota’s 11th victory in the WEC after a frantic contest which had drama throughout the six hours.
Buemi made a move on Brendon Hartley with just 12 minutes remaining of the six hours to seal the victory and thrill the 50,200 fans.
Porsche took the fight to Toyota and claimed second and third positions but were always in with a chance of a surprise victory throughout the afternoon.
LMP2 saw the newly named Jackie Chan DC Racing trio of Oliver Jarvis, Thomas Laurent and Ho-Pin Tung take a hard earned win in the category which entered a new and exciting era with more powerful cars this weekend.
Ford celebrated a famous victory in the LMGTE Pro class as the #67 Ford GT driven by Andy Priaulx, Pipo Derani and Harry Tincknell took and against all odds win. They came back from early issues with a loose door and a deflating tyre to maximise their strategy.
Amazing scenes in LMGTE Am as final lap incident costs #98 Aston Martin and ensures that Clearwater Racing Ferrari takes debut class victory for Weng Sun Mok, Matt Griffin and Keita Sawa.
