You won't see this on this year's Le Mans grid, but Toyota's hoping to field a hydrogen-powered prototype by 2026...
can run on H2. So when the ACO said that hydrogen racers - either fuelled by it, or powering a fuel cell - could enter from 2026, you knew Toyota would be first out of the blocks with a preview.
This is the GR H2 Racing Concept which, well, looks a lot like a Toyota prototype racer. It’s low, long and sleek, the driver sits in a canopy and aero is clearly the name of the game. All sounds very obvious, of course, but then very little has actually been said so far about the GR. Toyota has confirmed the hydrogen engine and hybrid system, that it’s 5.1m long and 2.05m wide and, er, that’s it.
We’ve really got to look to the future, then. Following the introduction of a hydrogen class in 2026, the ACO expects all racers to be using it as fuel by 2030. The manufacturers will be encouraged to do so before then through - you’ve guessed it - Balance of Performance, which would mean that an H2 car could win outright before the decade is out. So no wonder Toyota is keen to show what it can do.
Because that’s the end game, really. Toyota has been vocal in its multi-faceted approach to a carbon-neutral world , with hydrogen one of the avenues it’s pursuing to reduce emissions. A successful motorsport campaign could help convince the wider world of hydrogen’s viability going forward; prove it can fuel an exciting racing car and be replenished without too much kerfuffle and half the battle is won, surely. Or at least it suggests a. viable alternative to the battery-electric alternative.
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