Welshman Elfyn Evans is on the verge of possibly clinching his first and this year's WRC title with the series moving to Japan after Toyota wrapped up the manufacturers' honours in Europe last month. Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team arrive on home roads for Rally Japan 6-9 November looking to celebrate their manufacturers’ title success in style while … [Read more...]
Victory hands Toyota landmark ninth title & Evans leads WRC
Kalle Rovanperä kept his cool to win Central European Rally on Sunday, guiding Toyota Gazoo Racing to a fifth consecutive FIA World Rally Championship manufacturers’ crown and igniting one of the closest drivers' title battles in modern WRC history. The Finn assumed control on Saturday when team-mate Sébastien Ogier crashed out in treacherous conditions. … [Read more...]
Toyota Gazoo Racing landmark Island win
Kalle Rovanperä claimed an emphatic victory at the head of an outstanding 1-2-3-4 finish for Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team on Rally Islas Canarias on Sunday. The fourth round of the 2025 FIA World Rally Championship was also good for Welshman Elfyn Evans who retains his lead in the series but with a reduced margin. Based on the island of Gran … [Read more...]
Toyota celebrate 1st and 2nd in Chile WRC
Kalle Rovanperä secured victory at Rally Chile Bio Bío on Sunday mastering dense fog and treacherous conditions to clinch his fourth win of the 2024 FIA World Rally Championship season. Driving a Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 HYBRID, the Finn edged out his Toyota GAZOO Racing team-mate, Welshman Elfyn Evans by 23.4sec at the final gravel fixture of the year, which … [Read more...]
Toyota hopes flying high for WRC Rally Finland
Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team aim to continue their recent winning run when they compete on home roads at Rally Finland this week with an expanded all-star driver line-up. The high-speed gravel stages of central Finland from 1 to 4 August are the fastest and most spectacular in the FIA World Rally Championship and also home ground for TGR-WRT, who … [Read more...]
Toyota Gazoo Racing dominate WRC Rally Latvia
Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team have claimed a second successive one-two finish after Kalle Rovanperä stormed to victory ahead of Sébastien Ogier at the FIA World Rally Championship’s first Rally Latvia. Returning to the high-speed gravel roads where he began his rally career as a teenager, Rovanperä and co-driver Jonne Halttunen led the rally from the … [Read more...]
Toyota first and second in WRC Poland
Kalle Rovanperä claimed one of the most remarkable victories in FIA World Rally Championship history at ORLEN 80th Rally Poland on Sunday. Reigning world champion Rovanperä, who is undertaking a selected programme of events in 2024, had never even planned to start this rally but was called upon by his Toyota GAZOO Racing team to replace Sébastien Ogier at … [Read more...]
Sébastien Ogier accident forces him out of Rally Poland start
Kalle Rovanperä has been given just 48 hours to prepare for ORLEN 80th Rally Poland 27 – 30 June after he was called in to replace Toyota team-mate Sébastien Ogier late on Tuesday. While this week’s fixture did not originally form part of the Finnish youngster’s part-time 2024 WRC schedule, a dramatic Tuesday leading up to the event resulted in Rovanperä … [Read more...]
Toyota lead out of Africa
Kalle Rovanperä became a two-time winner of Safari Rally Kenya on Sunday afternoon by a slim 1m 37.8s victory margin having led since Friday morning. In by far the most gruelling FIA World Rally Championship round so far this season, it was Rovanperä’s meticulous balance of both speed and maturity that ultimately secured his 12th career victory. The Finn, … [Read more...]
Rovanperä clinches second WRC crown
Kalle Rovanperä has become a two-time WRC champion, clinching the title on Sunday after finishing second overall at Central European Rally with Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team. By finishing runner-up to Thierry Neuville at this penultimate round, the 23-year-old ensured he can no longer be caught in the 2023 season. Just one year ago, Rovanperä made … [Read more...]
