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Rovanpera increases lead with podium for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing

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Monday, June 5, 2023

TOKYO, June 5, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team driver Kalle Rovanpera has added to his lead in the FIA World Rally Championship with a clever drive to the podium and a Power Stage victory on a tricky Rally Italia Sardegna.

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TOKYO, June 5, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team driver Kalle Rovanpera has added to his lead in the FIA World Rally Championship with a clever drive to the podium and a Power Stage victory on a tricky Rally Italia Sardegna.
Taking the maximum five bonus points to add to his third place overall means he increases his lead in the standings to 25 points.
He set the fourth-best time in the Power Stage, claiming additional points for the manufacturers' championship which TGR-WRT continues to lead by 23 points.
I'm thankful to them for achieving the podium again despite such a busy schedule.

Evans returns to the top step with TOYOTA GAZOO Racing

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Monday, April 24, 2023

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Toyota City, Japan, Apr 24, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin have returned to the top step of the podium with TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team, taking victory at the Croatia Rally.

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Toyota City, Japan, Apr 24, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin have returned to the top step of the podium with TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team, taking victory at the Croatia Rally.
Martin was previously co-driver to Breen between 2014 and 2018, claiming their first WRC podiums together.
A well-managed drive enabled Evans and Martin to claim their fifth win with TGR-WRT and their first since Rally Finland in 2021.
Takamoto Katsuta rounded out the top six finishers in his GR YARIS Rally1 HYBRID supported by the TGR WRC Challenge Program.

Ogier claims ninth Monte win in TOYOTA GAZOO Racing one-two

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Monday, January 23, 2023

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TOKYO, Jan 23, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team has started the 2023 FIA World Rally Championship with a one-two finish on Rallye Monte-Carlo as Sebastien Ogier claimed a record ninth victory on the legendary event ahead of team-mate Kalle Rovanpera.

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TOKYO, Jan 23, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team has started the 2023 FIA World Rally Championship with a one-two finish on Rallye Monte-Carlo as Sebastien Ogier claimed a record ninth victory on the legendary event ahead of team-mate Kalle Rovanpera.
The GR YARIS Rally1 HYBRID was fastest in the first 11 stages of the season, its streak only ended on Saturday afternoon - by which point Ogier was focused on managing his lead.
It is also Toyota's fifth Monte win with a fifth different model of car: the GR YARIS Rally1 HYBRID winning all but two of the 18 stages across the weekend.
He and co-driver Scott Martin fought back to finish fourth, 27.8s from the podium despite a brief spin on Sunday morning.

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.

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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.
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.

Rovanpera on the podium at Spa for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing

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Monday, August 16, 2021

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Toyota City, Japan, Aug 16, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - Kalle Rovanpera claimed a podium finish for the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team at Ypres Rally Belgium following a final-day battle with his team-mates Elfyn Evans and Sebastien Ogier as the event came to a close at the iconic Spa-Francorchamps circuit.

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Toyota City, Japan, Aug 16, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - Kalle Rovanpera claimed a podium finish for the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team at Ypres Rally Belgium following a final-day battle with his team-mates Elfyn Evans and Sebastien Ogier as the event came to a close at the iconic Spa-Francorchamps circuit.
They ended Saturday covered by just 4.3 seconds in an in-house fight for third overall, with Evans leading Rovanpera and Ogier as they headed to Spa for the final four stages.
Rovanpera stole a march on the competition in the day's first stage, where he posted the fastest time to move ahead of Evans and into third.
Rovanpera went on to seal third place by 6.5s over Evans and claim an impressive result for himself and co-driver Jonne Halttunen as the leading Ypres debutants.

Evans Claims Victory for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing on a Turbulent Final Day

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Monday, September 21, 2020

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Toyota City, Japan, Sept 21, 2020 - (JCN Newswire) - Elfyn Evans took his second victory with the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team on a dramatic final day of Rally Turkey, where he rose from fourth to first position in a demanding longest stage of the 2020 season.

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Toyota City, Japan, Sept 21, 2020 - (JCN Newswire) - Elfyn Evans took his second victory with the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team on a dramatic final day of Rally Turkey, where he rose from fourth to first position in a demanding longest stage of the 2020 season.
Evans on the other hand made it through the stage without trouble, setting the fastest time to surge into a 46.9-second lead.
His result helps Toyota increase its lead in the manufacturers' championship to nine points.
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Podium, Power Stage Win and a Streak of Fastest Times for the Toyota Yaris WRC

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Monday, September 7, 2020

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With fourth in the rally-ending Power Stage, Ogier is now nine points in front of team-mate Elfyn Evans in the standings.

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With fourth in the rally-ending Power Stage, Ogier is now nine points in front of team-mate Elfyn Evans in the standings.
Evans and his co-driver Scott Martin won Sunday's opening stage on their way to finishing fourth overall and took second in the Power Stage.
He finished only 1m18.7s behind the winner after he topped the Power Stage for the second time this season.
He seems to find his best performance when under big pressure like he did here in the Power Stage.