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Toyota Gazoo Racing’s no7 TS050 HYBRID driven by Mike Conway, Jose Maria Lopez and Kamui Kobayashi have sealed the 2020 LMP1 FIA World Endurance Drivers’ Championship title after beating the sister no8 car to the chequered flag in Bahrain.

Here is what champions & winning crews from the four classes said after the ultimate round of the 2019/20 FIA WEC season, the 8 hours of Bahrain.

After the qualifying session ahead of the 8 hours of Bahrain , the pole position drivers spoke about their qualifying runs in the briefing room.

The no7 Toyota Gazoo Racing TS050-Hybrid will start the 8 Hours of Bahrain, Round 8 of the 2019/20 FIA World Endurance Championship on pole position. In the 20-minute session Jose Maria Lopez and Mike Conway set an average lap of 1m40.114, 0.751s ahead of the championship leaders Brendon Hartley and Kazuki Nakajima in the no8 Toyota.

The third and final Free Practice session for the 8 Hours of Bahrain saw the no8 Toyota TS050-Hybrid finish at the head of the rest of the field, while Porsche were the quickest of the LMGTE runners, meaning all three manufacturers had headed a practice session in Bahrain.

As the temperature gauge climbed towards 30 degrees centigrade, the no7 Toyota TS050-Hybrid was the fastest car on track in the second Free Practice session of the 8 Hours of Bahrain, Round 8 of the 2019/20 FIA World Endurance Championship.

The 8 Hours of Bahrain is the final round of the 2019/20 FIA World Endurance Championship and will be the deciding round to which crews will be crowned FIA World Endurance Driver Champions in LMP1 and LMGTE. Seven of the drivers spoke before the start of track action in Bahrain.

The season-closing 8 Hours of Bahrain, round 8 of FIA WEC, got underway this evening with the first free practice session. The 90-minute session was held under the floodlights, with track temperatures hovering around 30 degrees.

The teams and drivers have gathered for the final race of the 2019/20 FIA World Endurance Championship, the 8 Hours of Bahrain. As the teams unpacked their gear and prepare their cars for the first track session on Thursday 12 November, some members of the paddock gave their thoughts as they get ready for the final showdown in the desert.

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