Toyota unveils hybrid endurance racer The TS030 Hybrid will make its race debut on May 5 in the Six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, the second round of the FIA World Endurance Championship, after which Toyota has committed to entering two cars in the Le Mans 24 Hours on June 16-17. During an exclusive test session at the Paul Ricard circuit in France, which included running in darkness, the TS030 Hybrid completed several hundred kilometres, demonstrating its potential from the start. Yoshiaki Kinoshita, team president, said: "Of course we would love to win Le Mans but we are realistic and we know we need to develop and to learn. Our target this year is to show the performance level of our car and particularly the THS-R powertrain. Hybrid is a core technology of Toyota so it is important to demonstrate this in a motorsport arena and we want to prove it can bring a performance advantage, both in terms of lap time and fuel efficiency.