24 Hours of Le Mans Race: Toyota Leads After Nine Hours

Japanese Driver Ryo Hirakawa at the Wheel

Endurance race continues with intensity

Le Mans, France - Toyota led the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race after nine hours on Sunday, with Japanese driver and 2022 winner Ryo Hirakawa at the wheel of the team's GR010 Hybrid.

The No. 8 Toyota crew of Hirakawa, Brendon Hartley, and Sébastien Buemi had completed 301 laps of the 13.6-kilometer (8.4-mile) Circuit de la Sarthe, leading the No. 7 Toyota of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi, and José María López by one lap.