The French traditional car endurance race "Le Mans 24 Hours" finished on the 22nd, and Toyota, driven by Kamui Kobayashi, won the championship, and Toyota won the tournament for the fourth consecutive time.
The "Le Mans 24 Hours", which is considered to be one of the three major races in the world, is a course of about 13 kilometers per lap in Le Mans in western France, where three drivers take turns running for 24 hours and competing for the number of laps. increase.
Last year, due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the event was delayed by three months and the final was held without spectators, but this time it was held from the 21st to the 22nd with the spectators.
Toyota, which has won the tournament for the third time in a row, started from the pole position with car No. 7 driven by Kamui Kobayashi, who had been doing well since qualifying, and finished in the top laps with a stable run from the beginning.
Kamui Kobayashi won the championship for the first time, and Toyota won the championship for four consecutive years since the first victory in 2018.
On the other hand, car No. 8 driven by Kazuki Nakajima of the same Toyota was delayed due to a problem at the beginning of the race and stopped on the course, but after that it rebounded and finished in 2nd place.
Toyota achieved a one-two finish for the first time in two years.