Mike Conway took second place and helped his Toyota Racing team to the manufacturers title in his penultimate World Endurance Championship race last weekend.

It is a good way for Conway to round out his career with Toyota, as his attention turns to the final race of his career in Monza next month. Where he could still win the drivers title with his teammates in the No.7 car.

Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and Nyck de Vries completed a perfect day for the team by finishing second in the #7 TR010 HYBRID. With one race to go, they are 17 points behind their team-mates in the fight for the drivers’ title, which is now a two-way contest between the TR010 HYBRID crews.

TOYOTA RACING has now completed a clean sweep of both World Championships and victories in the Le Mans 24 Hours and the team’s home race, the 6 Hours of Fuji, in the debut season of the TR010 HYBRID.

A spectacular performance in Spain was built on a strong opening hour when the drivers took advantage of changing conditions on wet tyres. After starting second, Sébastien quickly took the lead in his 100th WEC race. From ninth on the grid, Nyck rapidly moved up the field and into second late in the opening hour.

Sébastien served a five-second penalty for a starting procedure offence at his second pit stop, without any long-term impact on the race. At half-distance, Brendon led Kamui by 10 seconds, with the chasing pack over 20 seconds behind.

Despite a safety car closing the field with two hours to go, the two TR010 HYBRIDs set new fastest laps and rebuilt their advantage. They safely negotiated lapped traffic through the closing stages whilst preserving their comfortable gap. Ryō crossed the line just 0.583secs ahead of Nyck to earn the team’s first one-two since Bahrain last season.

The close fight between the TR010 HYBRIDs will resume in the eighth and final round of the season, the 6 Hours of Monza on 8 November, when the drivers’ title battle will be decided.

Speaking after the racing, Conway said: “On our car, we challenged for the win and didn’t quite make it. But it’s great to get a one-two finish and wrap up the manufacturers’ title.

“Against such a competitive field, it’s really impressive to do that with one race to go, so big congratulations to everyone. The drivers’ title is still open, so for the #7 car, we will just try to regroup and improve for the next race.”