The Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team aim to return to the top step of the podium on the Acropolis Rally in Greece this week, round 10 of the 2022 FIA World Rally Championship. The Acropolis returned to the WRC calendar in 2021 and has a reputation for rocky mountain roads and high temperatures which combine to create a tough challenge for the cars, tyres and drivers. Kalle Rovanperä, who won … [Read more...]
Rovanperä wants it all this weekend
With a factory drive and a huge FIA World Rally Championship lead, Kalle Rovanperä is the man who seemingly has it all, but there is something missing which he hopes to correct this weekend, a victory on home soil. It’s no surprise that Rovanperä is the hottest property in the sport right now. He’s achieved more during three years in rallying’s top-flight than many drivers do in their entire … [Read more...]
Out of Africa and into the history books
Toyota Gazoo Racing claimed a historic result at the legendary Safari Rally Kenya with Kalle Rovanperä leading a clean sweep of the top four positions for the GR Yaris Rally1 car. Welshman Elfyn Evans and Takamoto Katsuta joined him on the podium, with Sébastien Ogier finishing fourth. It is a landmark 10th victory for Toyota on the famous African event, and the first time it has achieved a … [Read more...]
Hirst closes his locker
Matthew Hirst has made it three wins from three starts in this year’s Motorsport UK Pirelli Ravenol Welsh Rally Championship after scoring victory on the Plains Rally on Saturday. Co-driven by the soon to be married Declan Dear, Hirst clinched another impressive victory in his Pirelli-shod Delta Salvage Ford Fiesta R5+, this time winning by 1 minute and 25 seconds. With Hirst’s nearest … [Read more...]
Let battle begin for Toyota Gazoo Racing GT CUP
Toyota Gazoo Racing has announced details of the Toyota Gazoo Racing GT CUP 2022, an online racing competition in Gran Turismo 7 for PlayStation®5 and PlayStation® 4 which includes the premiere of the long awaited GR010 Hybrid along with additional new cars and circuits. The TGR GT Cup is a global series in which the GR line-up, including GR road vehicles and dedicated racing cars, … [Read more...]
Evans takes Toyota to WRC crown in Italy
Flying Welshman Elfyn Evans helped Toyota win the WRC manufacturers' title for the first time in three years, but it was a bitter sweet result for him. Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia swept to a remarkable eighth FIA World Rally Championship title in nine seasons in Italy on Sunday afternoon. The Frenchmen ended their careers together in style with victory at FORUM8 ACI Rally Monza … [Read more...]
Evans heads into thrilling WRC Spanish fight this week
Two rounds to go – and just two drivers remain in the FIA World Rally Championship title fight as the destiny of the 2022 crown reaches a potentially decisive point in Spain this weekend. Sébastien Ogier can seal his eighth drivers’ title in nine seasons at RallyRACC - Rally de España (14 - 17 October) and the only man who can deny him and take the battle into a final round decider in Italy … [Read more...]
Evans opens his 2021 WRC account
Welsh wizard on wheels Elfyn Evans has started the 2021 WRC championship where he finished last year, just behind team-mate Sébastien Ogier who was on his home ground on the opening round of the new series Rallye Monte-Carlo. Sébastien Ogier celebrated his 50th world rally win and a record eighth victory at Rallye Monte-Carlo on Sunday afternoon but it had been tough fight with … [Read more...]
Evans leaps towards WRC crown
Elfyn Evans has moved another step towards becoming the first Welsh driver to be crowned FIA World Rally Champion following the cancellation of this month’s Renties Ypres Rally Belgium. Belgium was due to host the FIA World Rally Championship for the first time but, following rising COVID-19 infections in the country, directions from regional government forced the organisers to cancel the … [Read more...]
Evans inches closer to WRC crown
Elfyn Evans is on the threshold of making sporting history this weekend. The pace-setting Welshman arrived in Sardinia for the next round of this year’s fiercely-fought FIA World Rally Championship with a sizeable points advantage over his closest rivals. He knows that another strong result could see him move one step closer to being crowned as Wales’ first-ever World Champion rally … [Read more...]