For the drivers of Toyota Gazoo Racing, the 2025 Le Mans 24 Hours is their greatest opportunity to return to the top of the sports car racing mountain after two very difficult defeats in the last few years.

Toyota feels it was relegated to the “second class” in the Le Mans 24 Hours and never had the pace to fight against Ferrari and Porsche for a spot on the podium. Toyota feels it was effectively consigned to a “second class” in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, as it never had the pace to fight against Ferrari and Porsche for a spot on the podium.

Toyota has unveiled a hydrogen-powered prototype test car as the next step on the road to racing with the alternative fuel at the Le Mans 24 Hours. A car Toyota is calling the GR LH2 Racing Concept was unveiled at Le Mans on Wednesday and is designed to advance its understanding and knowledge of running an internal combustion engine fuelled by liquid hydrogen.

Porsche, Toyota, BMW, Alpine and Cadillac are all contenders to dethrone the Prancing Horse on sports car racing's biggest day.

As the newest and least competitive car, the Valkyrie gets the biggest break, with a minimum weight of just 2,271 lbs (1,030 kg) and a maximum power of 697 hp (520 kW). The Toyota GR010—which won the race in 2021 and 2022—can also deploy 697 hp but at a minimum weight of 2,321 lbs (1,052 kg), more than any other car in the class.

Porsche lead the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the number 6 Penske Motorsport 963 holding the overall lead as dark falls at Le Mans.