Rally Italia Sardegna

Rovanpera repeats full Portugal haul with TOYOTA GAZOO Racing

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Monday, May 15, 2023
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Toyota City, Japan, May 15, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team's Kalle Rovanpera 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.

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  • Toyota City, Japan, May 15, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team's Kalle Rovanpera 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.
  • Rovanpera built his result on a strong performance on Friday's opening day while running second in the road order on the loose gravel stages.
  • Takamoto was really fired up to get finally to the podium after finishing fourth in Portugal two years in a row.
  • The team and cars will stay in Portugal and the maintenance work will be done at Toyota Caetano Portugal.

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing with positives to take from Sardinia

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Monday, June 6, 2022
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TOKYO, June 6, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team driver Kalle Rovanpera has extended his FIA World Rally Championship lead after completing a clever drive to finish fifth overall in a very demanding Rally Italia Sardegna.

Key Points: 
  • TOKYO, June 6, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team driver Kalle Rovanpera has extended his FIA World Rally Championship lead after completing a clever drive to finish fifth overall in a very demanding Rally Italia Sardegna.
  • Those results ensure TGR still leads the manufacturers' championship by 39 points.
  • Katsuta finished one place behind Rovanpera in the overall standings in sixth: his fifth top-eight finish from as many events in the Rally1 car.
  • The legendary Safari Rally Kenya (June 23-26) returned to the WRC calendar in 2021 after almost 20 years.

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Targets Gravel Double in Sardinia

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Friday, May 27, 2022
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Esapekka Lappi returns to action in Sardinia where he finished on the podium with the team in 2018.

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  • Esapekka Lappi returns to action in Sardinia where he finished on the podium with the team in 2018.
  • "Portugal was a fantastic first event on gravel for the GR YARIS Rally1 and the team can go to Sardinia knowing it has built a fast and reliable car.
  • In Sardinia we can expect higher temperatures and the road surface is harder with lots of loose rocks.
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TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Sets Sail in Search of Sardinian Success

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Friday, May 28, 2021
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Rally Italia Sardegna returns to its traditional June date this year after the 2020 edition was switched to the autumn.

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  • Rally Italia Sardegna returns to its traditional June date this year after the 2020 edition was switched to the autumn.
  • The stages are fast but narrow and lined with bushes, trees and rocks, making them tricky for the drivers too.
  • "We had a fantastic result in Portugal and that gives us a good feeling moving onto another gravel rally in Sardinia.
  • "I'm sure that Sardinia will be another demanding rally for us, opening the road again like in Portugal.