Toyota trio Brendon Hartley, Sebastien Buemi and Ryo Hirakawa claimed the 2023 World Endurance Championship title following a dominant win in the Bahrain season finale on Saturday.
Hartley, Buemi and Hirakawa were never threatened in the eight-hour bonus points title decider, the crew of the #8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid leading every race outside of the pitstop cycles to successfully defend their 2022 crown.
Vector's troubles allowed the #23 United car to retake the lead, only for the same tyre pressure punishment to leave Blomqvist, Oliver Jarvis and Joshua Pierson eighth in the final order. Iron Dames ends GTE era with win The Iron Dames team claimed its maiden victory in the farewell WEC race for GTE cars, with Sarah Bovy, Michelle Gatting and Rahel Frey taking top honours in the #85 Porsche 911 RSR-19.
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