TGR-WRT remain unbeaten on the toughest round of the FIA World Rally Championship since it returned to the calendar in 2021, with Toyota’s all-time Safari record now extended to 11 victories – 10 of those achieved as part of the WRC. The 1-2-3-4 finish comes 30 years to the month since Toyota first recorded such a result in Kenya with the Celica ST185, something it repeated with the GR Yaris … [Read more...]
Rain lashed Rally Italia Sardegna
Thierry Neuville vaulted from fifth to second in the FIA World Rally Championship standings on Sunday after clinching a long-awaited victory at Rally Italia Sardegna. Belgian star Neuville headed i20 N partner Esapekka Lappi by 33.0sec in a dream 1-2 finish for Hyundai at round six of 13, scoring his 18th career success alongside co-driver Martijn Wydaeghe. The result served as a maiden 2023 … [Read more...]
Italian challenge for WRC Sardinia teams
Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team will take on one of the toughest challenges of the season at Rally Italia Sardegna this week and seeking to maintain their strong momentum. The team have won four out of the five World Championship events contested so far in 2023 and lead the manufacturers’ title race by 32 points. After taking his first win of the year last time out in Portugal, defending … [Read more...]
Toyota Gazoo Racing triumph in the sun
Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team’s Kalle Rovanperä is back on top of the FIA World Rally Championship after a dominant drive to win the Rally de Portugal for the second year in succession at the weekend. The victory is the first of the season for reigning world champions Rovanperä (above) and Jonne Halttunen. They have moved to the head of the standings by 17 points thanks to having also … [Read more...]
Elfyn Evans wants to build WRC lead this week
Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team is preparing to enter a crucial run of gravel events as the closely contested 2023 season continues at the popular Rally de Portugal, 11-14 May. Portugal marks the first of seven consecutive events on gravel, a sequence that will stretch through to the start of October and pose a wide variety of challenges for the teams and drivers in their GR Yaris Rally1 … [Read more...]
Toyota Gazoo Racing return to asphalt in Croatia
Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team head to the Croatia Rally this week, the fourth round of the 2023 FIA World Rally Championship 21-23 April. They arrive in Croatia with heavy hearts following the death in testing last week of Craig Breen. Toyota Gazoo Racing send their deepest condolences to his family and to his team, Hyundai Motorsport. Considered the first pure asphalt round of the … [Read more...]
Elfyn Evans steps onto podium in Mexico
Sébastien Ogier added another record to his already impressive tally with victory at Guanajuato Rally México on Sunday afternoon. The Frenchman, starting the second rally of his part-time 2023 campaign, moved to top of the Mexico roll of honour with a record seventh victory at the North American event, an accolade he had previously shared with old foe Sébastien Loeb. With a sizeable 35.8sec … [Read more...]
Rally México begins today after two year break
Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team will take on new challenges with its GR Yaris Rally1 Hybrid contender when Rally México makes a much-anticipated return for round three of the 2023 FIA World Rally Championship season, from today until Sunday. This will be the championship’s first visit to Mexico and to the American continent since 2020. As well as being the first gravel round of the … [Read more...]
Estonian ends M-Sport Ford’s 385-day victory drought in Sweden
Ott Tänak secured a pivotal win at Rally Sweden on Sunday afternoon - ending M-Sport Ford’s victory drought on only his second FIA World Rally Championship event since returning to the team. The Estonian scored his second Sweden success by 18.7sec ahead of Hyundai i20 N driver Craig Breen, taking the lead of the series by three points after round two of 13. Tänak drove for M-Sport between … [Read more...]
Rally Sweden test for WRC teams this weekend
Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team aim to continue their record of success on the snow and ice of Rally Sweden when round two of the 2023 FIA World Rally Championship takes place this week. Sweden was the scene of the team’s first victory, in 2017, when Jari-Matti Latvala – now Team Principal – claimed a shock win in TGR’s second WRC outing. Since then, the team have won three times in the last … [Read more...]