Esteban Masson after the Rookie Test with Toyota: "I will go where my performances take me"

After just one season in Endurance, the 20-year-old Frenchman was propelled into Toyota's Hypercar during the WEC Rookie Test, directly chosen by the Japanese manufacturer. A big boost for the man who hopes to strengthen his ties with the Japanese firm in the future.

Published 15/11/2024 à 13:00

Dorian Grangier

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Esteban Masson after the Rookie Test with Toyota: "I will go where my performances take me"

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Everything is moving very quickly for Esteban Masson. Winner of the championship car Spanish Eurocup-3 at the end of 2023, the Franco-Canadian had the opportunity to discover the world championship a few days before his coronationEndurance by participating in the last GT race of the year, the 8 Hours of Bahrain. Despite his inexperience at the wheel of this type of car, this stint for Kessel Racing resulted in a Top 5. We will see what can be done next year depending on the opportunities. ", the young man told us at the time. A year later, it was with a full season of Endurance under his belt that Masson returned to run the Bahraini event.

In European Le Mans Series on the one hand, where he piloted a Ferrari 296 GT3 in the company of the extremely wealthy Japanese businessman Takeshi Kimura and the official Ferrari driver Daniel Serra, still on behalf of Kessel Racing. Ronnie Kessel, the team boss, is full of praise for his young driver: " This boy is very talented (…) He is very serious, very dedicated. I have never seen someone as motivated as him in motorsport for a pi

Dorian Grangier

A young journalist nostalgic for the motorsport of yesteryear. Raised on the exploits of Sébastien Loeb and Fernando Alonso.

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