In the qualifying, Kamui Kobayashi drove the No. 7 GR010 HYBRID to the first pole position of the new Hypercar class era and the fifth consecutive pole for Toyota at Le Mans. In the race that started out in the rain, it was again the No. 7 car driven in turn by Mike Conway, Kobayashi and José María López that held its lead from pole position and went on to lead for most of the race.

Meanwhile, car No. 8 with drivers Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Brendon Hartley, was hit by another car and spun out just after the start. After recovering from that, No. 8 moved back up to join the leaders. There it would compete for the lead with car No. 7 until trouble developed in the car’s fuel system. However, the team did not return the car to its pit garage, but instead proposed another solution. With it, the driver was able to overcome the trouble by employing some special setting changes while on the run.

After that, car No. 7 suffered the same trouble that had occurred in car No. 8 but was able to overcome it by using the same setting solution that had worked for No. 8. With this, No. 7, now driven by the final driver, Kamui Kobayashi, was able to run on in the lead all the way to the checkered flag, while holding off Kazuki Nakajima running in 2nd position in car No. 8. For Kobayashi, it was his long-awaited first overall win, and for TGR it was a great accomplishment, not only in winning its fourth consecutive win at Le Mans but also the first title of the new Hypercar class era.

In 2022, the 90th anniversary of the Le Mans race, open vehicle inspections were held at Republic Square for the public to see for the first time in three years, showing that Le Mans had returned to normal.

Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR), in its second year competing in the Hypercar class, will enter the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José María López driving the No. 7 car and Sébastien Olivier Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryo Hirakawa driving the No. 8 car. In the qualifying, Kobayashi in car No. 7 took provisional pole position, and in the Hyperpole, Hartley in car No. 8 took pole position for the TGR team for the sixth consecutive year with an amazing show of speed. Car No. 7 also took second place to give the TGR team both spots on the front row.

The final was held in fine weather. Car No. 7 took the front spot in a 1-2 lead with car No. 8, and the two continued to battle on with the top spot changing hands at times. Car No. 8 took the lead before the half-way point of the race. But later, car No. 7 regained the lead, and then car No. 8 suffered a tire puncture, which widening the gap between the two cars. However, before 8 a.m., car No. 7 had to restart its hybrid system due to electrical problems, and to do so, the car was brought to a stop at trackside. With this, car No. 8 took the lead again. Then car No. 7 suffered a slow puncture but was still able to maintain the team’s 1-2 lead. With 30 minutes to go, López set the fastest lap of the race. Together with the No. 8 car in the lead, they continued run strongly until the finish. Hartley, driving the No. 8 car that had started the race from pole position, was the first to take the checkered flag and the win, with car No. 7 also coming home on the same lap for a 1-2 finish. With this, TGR won the Hypercar class for the second year in a row, and as a team for the fifth consecutive year since their first Le Mans victory in 2018.