Rally Sweden

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing in search of more Swedish snow success

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Friday, February 3, 2023
Power Stage, WRC2, Västervik, Rally Sweden, GR, Finn, Ice, FIA, Toyota Gazoo Racing, Calendar, Snow, WRC, Arctic Circle, TGR, Monte Carlo Rally, Jari-Matti Latvala, Botsmark, Taxicab

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team aims to continue its strong record of success on the snow and ice of Rally Sweden when round two of the 2023 FIA World Rally Championship takes place from February 9-12.

Key Points: 
  • TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team aims to continue its strong record of success on the snow and ice of Rally Sweden when round two of the 2023 FIA World Rally Championship takes place from February 9-12.
  • That result kick-started Rovanpera's run to his first drivers' championship, and the Finn will again arrive in Sweden this year effectively leading the race for the title.
  • Part of the inaugural WRC season 50 years ago, Rally Sweden is the only true winter round on the calendar.
  • As well as providing a greater guarantee of the extreme conditions the rally is known for, the move also brought even quicker roads.

First and Third for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing's Flying Finns on Snow

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Monday, February 28, 2022
Toyota Gazoo Racing, WRC, TGR, Rally Sweden, FIA, Taxicab

Rovanpera's fellow Finnish driver Esapekka Lappi finished third to complete a double podium finish for the team on his first start for TGR since 2018.

Key Points: 
  • Rovanpera's fellow Finnish driver Esapekka Lappi finished third to complete a double podium finish for the team on his first start for TGR since 2018.
  • Evans was penalised 10s overnight after an incident at the end of Saturday's final stage, but his hopes of victory were ended in Sunday's opener.
  • By winning Rally Sweden, Rovanpera emulates his father Harri who achieved victory on the event in 2001.
  • TOYOTA GAZOO Racing has also taken the lead of the manufacturers' championship with an advantage of 24 points.

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing heads north in search of further snow success

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Friday, February 19, 2021
Auto racing, Rally racing, World Rally Cars, World Rally Championship, Toyota Yaris WRC, Rally Sweden, Power Stage, Sébastien Loeb, Wales Rally GB

Making its debut in the FIA World Rally Championship, the event takes the place of the cancelled Rally Sweden as the season's only pure winter round.

Key Points: 
  • Making its debut in the FIA World Rally Championship, the event takes the place of the cancelled Rally Sweden as the season's only pure winter round.
  • The team will travel north from its base in central Finland aiming to continue the strong record of the Toyota Yaris WRC on snow and ice, having claimed three victories in Sweden in the past four seasons.
  • The rally will run to a condensed format with 10 stages providing a total of 251.08 competitive kilometres.
  • The final day on Sunday consists of two passes over the Aittajarvi test, the latter as the Power Stage.

Ogier Claims Record Eighth Monte-Carlo win in Toyota Yaris WRC 1-2

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Monday, January 25, 2021
World Rally Championship, Rally racing, Auto racing, Toyota, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, Toyota Yaris WRC, Takamoto Katsuta, Monte Carlo Rally, Sébastien Ogier, Rally Sweden

This is the first time that the team has won the WRC's most prestigious event with its Toyota Yaris WRC, having made the podium every year since its debut in 2017.

Key Points: 
  • This is the first time that the team has won the WRC's most prestigious event with its Toyota Yaris WRC, having made the podium every year since its debut in 2017.
  • It is the fourth Rallye Monte-Carlo win in Toyota's history, coming on the 30th anniversary of its maiden victory in 1991.
  • On his home event, Ogier claimed the lead back with a storming stage win on Saturday's first test.
  • TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WRC Challenge Program driver Takamoto Katsuta made it four Yaris WRC drivers in the top six as he completed Rallye Monte-Carlo for the second year in a row and scored his best WRC result so far in sixth place.

Podium, Power Stage Win and a Streak of Fastest Times for the Toyota Yaris WRC

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Monday, September 7, 2020
World Rally Championship, Auto racing, Elfyn Evans, Power Stage, Rally Sweden

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

Key Points: 
  • 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.