2023 GRID Endurance Performance Index

The 2023 motorsport year was the first full year of the GRID Endurance Performance Index (EPI), which covers sportscar racing. Introduced in 2022  for the Le Mans 24 Hours, the EPI focuses on drivers in major sportscar events. It follows drivers across different series as the arrival of the Hypercar introduces the potential of drivers racing across series for key events. 

Raffaele Marciello won the inaugural 2022 GRID EPI; in 2023, he and over 100 different drivers scored in the EPI. As anticipated, the Toyota Gazoo drivers were the favorite for the first full season championship, the question was which car and which driver would take the top honor in 2023? 

The Toyota GR010 Hybrid car number eight took the top honors and a tie between codriver Sebastien Buemi and Ryo Hirakawa for the 2023 Championship. The eight-car only won two races but finished second place four times and one sixth place finish during the 2023 World Endurance Championship (WEC) season. 

The 2023 season and the introduction of Hypercar was just the first of many years of racing, where more drivers are anticipated to enter events across IMSA and WEC during the calendar year. Plus, the prestige 24 Hour of Le Mans is the biggest race of the calendar year for the EPI.