Tommi Mäkinen

Toyota Motor Corporation Announces Appointment of Tommi Makinen as a Motorsport Advisor

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Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Toyota City, Japan, Sept 22, 2020 - (JCN Newswire) - Tommi Makinen* will be appointed as a Motorsport Advisor to Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) from January 2021, with the aim of further advancing the manufacturing of ever-better cars.

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  • Toyota City, Japan, Sept 22, 2020 - (JCN Newswire) - Tommi Makinen* will be appointed as a Motorsport Advisor to Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) from January 2021, with the aim of further advancing the manufacturing of ever-better cars.
  • Behind the appointment is Tommi Makinen's impressive contribution to the supercharged re-ignition of Toyota's World Rally operations from 2017.
  • Appointing him as a motorsport advisor of Toyota Motor Corporation, the brand is looking forward to his advice on strategy formulation and organizational operations.
  • Consequently, the WRC project built by Tommi Makinen Racing Oy--TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WRT and the design and development of World Rally Cars--will be managed directly by Toyota.