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| ● The Briefing · No. 20 |
Monday · 19 October 2026 |
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Paddock Notes
A field journal for motorsport
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Toyota closed out the WEC manufacturers’ title in Barcelona with a one-two after six hours. The #8 of Sébastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryō Hirakawa won the first 6 Hours of Barcelona despite a five-second penalty for a start procedure offence, served at Buemi’s second stop, and the FIA counts the crown as Toyota’s eighth in 14 seasons, 212 points to BMW’s 154.
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That leaves the drivers’ title to Toyota against Toyota. The #8 crew go to Monza on 8 November 17 points clear of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Nyck de Vries in the #7, and Monza is Conway’s 94th and final race for the team.
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The logbook · weekend results
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Barcelona · No. 8 Toyota, Buemi |
+0.583s |
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| LMGT3 |
Barcelona · No. 92 Manthey Porsche, Lietz |
class win |
| Championship leaders · No. 8 Toyota 114 in Hypercar · Edgar 92 in LMGT3 |
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| The Editor |
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| The Weekend WEC |
Filed 19 Oct |
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In the margins · Next out
| F1 |
United States Grand Prix · Austin |
Sun 25 Oct |
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| MotoGP |
Grand Prix of Australia · Phillip Island |
Sun 25 Oct |
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Paddock Notes
“Now, we have to enjoy the last race, when we will have no team orders, so I think we can look forward to a big fight!”
Kamui Kobayashi, Toyota team principal, after the 6 Hours of Barcelona (2026)
Back next Monday, after Austin and Phillip Island.
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