Two-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Mike Conway has announced his retirement from racing at the end of the 2026 FIA WEC season ahead of the final two rounds of the 2026 Championship.
The 43-year-old British Toyota factory driver, who has spent the last 12 years racing with the Japanese manufacturer on the world stage, will contest the forthcoming WEC races at Barcelona and Monza before calling time on his storied career.
His racing CV includes major achievements, from his early days in single-seaters winning the British F3 title and the Macau GP, plus races in GP2 and IndyCar, to his lengthy spell at the top of sportscar racing in the WEC and beyond.
In the FIA WEC, Conway has amassed 20 overall race wins, 51 overall and class podium finishes, two World Drivers’ Championships, and two overall wins at Le Mans (including earlier this year in June) across 92 race starts.
Beyond his 84-race stint with Toyota, racing in LMP1 and later Hypercar with the TS040, TS050, GR010 and TR010, he also won four races in the LMP2 class with G-Drive Racing back in 2013.
He also collected significant silverware racing in IMSA, finishing on the podium three times at the Sebring 12 Hours and Petit Le Mans with Cadillac, and twice at the Daytona 24 Hours, once with Cadillac and once with Lexus in GTD Pro.
He also won his one and only start in the European Le Mans Series in 2016, subbing for fellow Toyota driver Ryo Hirakawa at TDS Racing.
Toyota hasn’t yet named Conway’s replacement for 2027.
Conway has released a video on Instagram, reflecting on his career and motivations for retiring.
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“It’s been quite a journey to get to this point, and one that I’m really proud of,” the Briton said.
“So many ups and downs, different racing categories, all the way to where I’ve been now for the past 13 seasons with Toyota, which has been really a place I can call home.
“It’s been an incredible journey and one that I couldn’t have imagined. Lots of cool teammates along the way, we had many laughs and still do. Lots of victories, not just as a manufacturer, but the Drivers’ titles and Le Mans’ obviously.
“Le Mans got away from us many times before I actually managed to win in 2021 with Jose [Maria Lopez] and Kamui [Kobayashi], so that was a really special one I’ll cherish for a long time. And then the most recent one, 2026, which felt really special as well.”
In tribute to his long-time team-mate, Kamui Kobayashi (team principal and driver) said:
“It has been a pleasure to race the #7 car with Mike for so many years. We have shared so many emotional moments together, particularly at Le Mans.
“Some of my most incredible memories in racing have come alongside Mike. He has been an incredible team-mate, not only in terms of speed and consistency, but on a human level as well.
“He has become a friend to many of us, and we will miss having him in the team. But nothing lasts forever in motorsports, and we all want to wish Mike a deserved, and very happy, retirement with his family.”
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