page_title: Toyota TS050 Hybrid
section_title: 2017
hierarchical_section_title: Toyota TS050 Hybrid / Subsequent Alterations / 2017
caption_attribution_description: English: The No. 8 Toyota TS050 Hybrid driven by Sebastien Buemi, Anthony Davidson and Kazuki Nakajima at the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans
context_page_description: The Toyota TS050 Hybrid is a racing car developed for the 2016 Le Mans Prototype rules in the FIA World Endurance Championship. The car is the direct successor of the Toyota TS040 Hybrid, which competed in both the 2014 and 2015 FIA WEC seasons. The TS050 was revealed at the Circuit Paul Ricard on 24 March 2016 due to Toyota's 2-year cycle policy. The engine is a biturbo gasoline 2.4L V6, while the two previous cars used a naturally aspirated gasoline V8. It features an 8 mega-joule hybrid system, which uses lithium ion batteries. Drivers that have tested the TS050 include Sam Bird, Thomas Laurent, Pipo Derani, Kenta Yamashita, Nyck De Vries and multiple Le Mans Winner Yannick Dalmas.
context_section_description: For the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship, the TS050 underwent a substantial redesign, with majority of the previous years bodywork being heavily modified or removed, with the monocoque being the sole piece of bodywork which was carried over. In the front of the car, the nose was raised slightly, while the undercut was made into the sidepod of the car. Internally, the car also underwent changes, with the coolers being relocated and being raised, while the rear suspension layout was slightly modified. Due to new regulations in the championship aimed at reducing the speeds of the car, the front splitter was raised up by 15 mm, while the rear diffuser was narrowed, while other regulations implemented as a form of cost control meant that only two aerodynamic configurations were introduced, down from the previous year's three.
  The car featured a new 2.4L V6 twin-turbocharged engine, replacing the previous year's design, while the previous year's 8 megajoule hybrid season was upgraded, and carried over to the new car. Toyota had reworked the block, head, and combustion chamber on the gasoline engine, to run allow for a higher compression ratio and to boost thermal efficiency of the engine.  The hybrid system of the car was upgraded with smaller and lighter motor-generator units, whilst the Lithium-Ion battery pack was also modified.  Prior to the WEC Prologue Pre-season test, it was also revealed by Toyota that the car had undergone 30,000 km in testing, consisting of five tests, at various circuits, including the Circuit Paul Ricard, Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, Algarve International Circuit. Of the 5 tests, four of these were revealed to be 30-hour endurance tests.
caption: #8 Toyota TS050 Hybrid - 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans
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