At the Le Mans race being held at Circuit de la Sarthe – France, Toyota is participating with the GR010 HYBRID. But besides that, the company has thought about the future in the next 2 years by launching the Toyota GR H2 Racing concept. Mr. Akio Toyoda – President of Toyota personally announced this hydrogen-powered long-distance racing car.
The automaker did not release the hydrogen engine racing car’s technical specifications, only saying it is 5,100mm long and 2,050mm wide. This means the GR H2 Racing is slightly longer and wider than the GR010, which is only 4,650mm long and 1,900mm wide. Currently, Toyota has only said that the GR H2 is equipped with a hybrid propulsion system with a hydrogen engine.
Toyota will race a hydrogen car at the 2026 Le Mans 24h following a decision by race organisers, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) to allow both hydrogen-fueled and hydrogen fuel-cell racers at the race. event. By the end of the decade, the ACO predicts that all racing cars will be hydrogen-powered in some way.
“Le Mans is where we can push boundaries and realize the future. My goal is to achieve carbon neutrality without compromising the speed or excitement of racing. I will not surrender invest in this technology if I don’t think we can win with it … Hydrogen is not only emissions-free but also a really interesting technology: it brings sound, torque and dynamics” – Akio Toyota said during the launch of the concept car.
Toyota has been using a hydrogen-powered Corolla GR in the Super Taikyu race in Japan since the third round of the 2021 season. In contrast , the GR H2 Racing Concept will be developed into a full-blown Le Mans racing car with the Cooperation between Toyota’s research facility in Higashi Fuji and Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe racing branch in Cologne – Germany.