🗣️'Everything is possible with a technological push.' A bold statement for the future from TGR_WEC ⬇️ LeMans24
Toyota believes it will be possible to build a prototype powered by a hydrogen-combustion engine that could challenge for outright victories in the World Endurance Championship from 2026.Pascal Vasselon, technical director of Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe, is confident there is “no roadblock” to achieving WEC promoter the Automobile Club de l’Ouest’s target of having hydrogen-powered machinery competing on equal terms with the existing cars in the Hypercar class from '26.
Vasselon confirmed that Toyota has been present in the technical working group formulating the introduction of hydrogen into the WEC. The ACO has set up what it is calling the Hydrogen Village during this week’s Le Mans 24 Hours to showcase the latest developments in green technology. Bosch Engineering boss Johannes Ruger echoed Vasselon’s belief that a hydrogen-combustion car could hit Hypercar levels of performance by 2026.
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