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.

The pivotal moment came at the start of the 12th hour when a safety car was deployed following Cem Bolukbasi’s crash at Tertre Rouge in the No. 24 Nielsen Racing Oreca 07. Vanthoor brought the car into the pits under the SC, Ye following through in the No. 83 Ferrari despite still having enough fuel onboard.

The GR LH2 Racing Concept is an operational test car based on the GR010 Hybrid Hypercar, Toyota's current Le Mans entry.

"Le Mans is a jewel," Oliver Gavin, a five-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner, told ABC News. "There's a lot of pressure, a lot of mental strain plus the physical toll ... it can be a really intense in the car. Your senses are overloaded with everything you're feeling and seeing."