As well as changes in personnel and technology for 2015, TOYOTA Racing has also adapted to revised regulations.
#THISISENGINEERING - COMPOSITES
TMG’s versatile composites department combines experience and high-quality hardware to create bespoke solutions precisely to any requirements.
• Two large autoclaves with 420x160cm curing platforms
• One smaller unit with 200x80cm platform
• Ability to prepare anything from small parts up to items the size of a complete car
• Full choice of materials from kevlar to glass, carbon or hybrid fibres
• Filtered clean-air positive-pressure lay-up area
• Advanced pre-impregnated (pre-preg) process for maximum strength and minimum weight
• Wet carbon fibre lay-up service
• Refined carbon production process for high structural integrity and tight tolerances
• On-site testing procedures and high- standard quality control systems
• Pattern, tool and final product machining
In the #2 car are Alex Wurz and Stéphane Sarrazin, who are joined by Mike Conway. In his role as Test and Reserve Driver last year, Mike raced three times alongside Alex and Stéphane, winning the Six Hours of Bahrain together.
A familiar face returns for 2015 as Kamui Kobayashi, former Formula 1 driver for TOYOTA, joins as official Test and Reserve Driver. Kamui will combine his role with a Super Formula campaign in Japan.
The Cologne-based team has also seen a change in its senior management, with TOYOTA Motorsport GmbH President Yoshiaki Kinoshita returning to Japan after a hugely successful time at the helm.
After securing the long-term future of the WEC project, winning the World Championship and sealing a World Rally Championship return, his mission at TMG is complete.
“Personally, I am sad to leave TMG and our motorsport projects, but I
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