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French manufacturer Alpine has confirmed it will enter two LMDh spec cars in the FIA World Endurance Championship’s top-tier Hypercar category.

The winning crews in each of the four classes gave their reactions in the post race press conference following the 89th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Round 4 of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship.

The #7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid Hypercar takes comfortable victory in 89th running of 24 Hours of Le Mans. Jose-Maria Lopez, Kamui Kobayashi and Mike Conway seal victory to finally take win after several years of frustration at Le Mans and become first ever Hypercar race at Le Mans. They finish 2 laps ahead of the #8 GR010 and 4 laps in front of the third placed #36 Alpine Elf Matmut A480.

With 18 hours completed the #7 Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010 of Kamui Kobayashi is leading having completed 274 laps, nearly one lap ahead of the #8 Toyota of Sebastien Buemi. Buemi slowed and stopped at the side of the track. The Swiss driver did a reset on the #8 GR010 at the top of the hour and was soon back up to speed.

The #7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid pushes to the front as the halfway mark arrives in the 89th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. But pressure is still being applied by sister #8 car which is running 33 seconds behind.

The #7 Toyota GR010 HYBRID leads at quarter distance after brief shower causes several accidents at start of the sixth hour. Kamui Kobayashi drives majority of the third to sixth hours before handing over to Jose-Maria Lopez, who maintains healthy lead over sister Toyota driven by Brendan Hartley.

After heavy rain saw the race start behind the Safety Car, there was drama at the first corner as the #708 Glickenhaus 007 LMH hit the #8 Toyota Gazoo Racing GR010. There were plenty of spinners and gravel trap moments as the tricky conditions caught drivers out.

On the occasion of the 89th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the FIA and ACO have prolonged the Accords Le Mans agreement and are set to continue the successful collaboration, together building the future of the FIA World Endurance Championship.

The 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship calendar, which was announced today, will see the championship return to three continents next season.

TotalEnergies is set to introduce 100% renewable fuel in next season’s FIA World Endurance Championship