Kalle Rovanperä scored his third victory of the season in Greece on Sunday afternoon to tighten his grip on this year’s FIA World Rally Championship while Welshman Elfyn Evans is close behind. The 22-year-old (above) had looked set to bring up the rear of the podium at this 10th round but found himself topping the standings by more than two minutes after Saturday’s penultimate leg when former … [Read more...]
Greek tragedy or triumph awaits WRC teams
The pressure is steadily mounting on FIA World Rally Championship leader Kalle Rovanperä as the Toyota Gazoo Racing star aims to keep his team-mate Elfyn Evans at bay during this week’s EKO Acropolis Rally Greece staring today and running until Sunday. Rovanperä, who made history in 2022 as the youngest-ever WRC champion, had his points advantage significantly reduced after a dramatic exit from … [Read more...]
Evans takes second Finnish win & closes on WRC lead
Elfyn Evans stormed to victory at Secto Rally Finland on Sunday afternoon to keep alive his chances of fighting for this year’s FIA World Rally Championship title. A dramatic crash for WRC-leading team-mate Kalle Rovanperä propelled Evans into the lead on Friday afternoon and the Welshman reeled off a stunning seven back-to-back stage wins on Saturday to leave closest challenger Thierry Neuville … [Read more...]
Toyota WRC aim for the top on home event
Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team aim to strengthen their lead in the FIA World Rally Championship when they compete on home roads at Rally Finland 3 – 6 August, the fastest event of the season. The rally will be a homecoming not only for TGR-WRT, who are headquartered in host city Jyväskylä, but also for their reigning world champions (below) Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen, who both … [Read more...]
Toyota make it three in Estonia and extend WRC lead
Kalle Rovanperä has stormed to a dominant Rally Estonia victory for the third year in a row with Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team, extending his lead in the FIA World Rally Championship. Guided by co-driver Jonne Halttunen, Rovanperä (below) once again looked completely at home aboard his GR Yaris Rally1 Hybrid on some of the fastest roads in the WRC. He held a narrow lead at the end of … [Read more...]
Toyota tighten belts for fastest WRC event
Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team are ready to increase the pace for round eight of the 2023 season at Rally Estonia, 20-23 July, the first part of a double-header in northern Europe that takes in some of the fastest roads in the FIA World Rally Championship. After a trio of rough and increasingly demanding gravel rallies in Portugal, Sardinia and Kenya, attention now turns to smoother and … [Read more...]
Toyota dominate legendary Safari rally
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...]
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