Monte Carlo Rally

Double podium to start the season for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing

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Monday, January 29, 2024
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Toyota City, Japan, Jan 29, 2024 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team has started the 2024 FIA World Rally Championship season with a double podium finish at Rallye Monte-Carlo with Sebastien Ogier second and Elfyn Evans third.

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  • Toyota City, Japan, Jan 29, 2024 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team has started the 2024 FIA World Rally Championship season with a double podium finish at Rallye Monte-Carlo with Sebastien Ogier second and Elfyn Evans third.
  • Sami Pajari and Enni Malkonen (Printsport) were the best-placed crew at the finish in 12th overall and fifth in class RC2.
  • "The start of our eighth WRC season was a new step for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WRT.
  • For TOYOTA GAZOO Racing, WRC is not just a competition to win.

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing launches 2024 WRC challenge at iconic opener

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Friday, January 19, 2024
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Toyota City, Japan, Jan 19, 2024 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team will target a successful start to the 2024 FIA World Rally Championship at the famous Rallye Monte-Carlo on January 25-28.

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  • Toyota City, Japan, Jan 19, 2024 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team will target a successful start to the 2024 FIA World Rally Championship at the famous Rallye Monte-Carlo on January 25-28.
  • While the technical regulations remain stable, a radical change has been made to the WRC points system for 2024, aimed at enhancing the sporting spectacle on the final day of rallies.
  • Rallye Monte-Carlo is one of the trickiest rallies in terms of the conditions with difficult tyre choices, but we're up for the challenge."
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TOYOTA GAZOO Racing makes asphalt return in Croatia

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Monday, April 17, 2023
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Toyota City, Japan, Apr 17, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team heads to the Croatia Rally for the fourth round of the 2023 FIA World Rally Championship season on April 21-23.

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  • Toyota City, Japan, Apr 17, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team heads to the Croatia Rally for the fourth round of the 2023 FIA World Rally Championship season on April 21-23.
  • TOYOTA GAZOO Racing sends its deepest condolences to his family and to his team, Hyundai Motorsport.
  • Takamoto Katsuta will drive a GR YARIS Rally1 HYBRID in Croatia with the support of the TGR WRC Challenge Program.
  • Akio Toyoda (TGR-WRT Chairman) / Koji Sato (President, Toyota Motor Corporation)
    "On behalf of TOYOTA GAZOO Racing, we would like to express our heartfelt sadness following the sudden passing of Craig Breen.

Another record win for Ogier aboard the GR YARIS Rally1 HYBRID

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Monday, March 20, 2023
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This latest record broken by Ogier (who had claimed TGR-WRT's first Mexico win three years ago) comes after he also set a new benchmark for the number of wins on Rallye Monte-Carlo with his ninth triumph in January.

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  • This latest record broken by Ogier (who had claimed TGR-WRT's first Mexico win three years ago) comes after he also set a new benchmark for the number of wins on Rallye Monte-Carlo with his ninth triumph in January.
  • It also continues the great start to his collaboration with Landais, who was competing in Mexico for the first time.
  • Takamoto Katsuta reached the finish of his first ever Rally Mexico, driving a fourth GR YARIS Rally1 HYBRID with the support of the TGR WRC Challenge Program.
  • As well as a mix of fast and more technical sections, the stages feature constant surface and grip changes.

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing targets new heights with GR YARIS Rally1 HYBRID

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Friday, March 10, 2023
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Toyota City, Japan, Mar 10, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team will take on new challenges with its GR YARIS Rally1 HYBRID contender when Rally Mexico makes a much-anticipated return for round three of the 2023 FIA World Rally Championship season.

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  • Toyota City, Japan, Mar 10, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team will take on new challenges with its GR YARIS Rally1 HYBRID contender when Rally Mexico makes a much-anticipated return for round three of the 2023 FIA World Rally Championship season.
  • TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team will take on new challenges with its GR YARIS Rally1 HYBRID contender when Rally Mexico makes a much-anticipated return for round three of the 2023 FIA World Rally Championship season.
  • This will be the championship's first visit to Mexico and to the American continent since 2020.
  • At such high altitude, the thinner air can reduce the power of internal combustion engines by as much as 20 per cent.

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing in search of more Swedish snow success

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Friday, February 3, 2023
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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.

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  • 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.

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.

Key Points: 
  • 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.

Historic decorative wraps for the 911 Dakar

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023
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While the styling of the optional Rallye Design Package for the 911 Dakar draws heavily on the winning car of 1984, Porsche offers three exclusive wraps for the 911 Dakar that reprise the look of the 1971, 1974, and 1978 entrants in the East African Safari Rally.

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  • While the styling of the optional Rallye Design Package for the 911 Dakar draws heavily on the winning car of 1984, Porsche offers three exclusive wraps for the 911 Dakar that reprise the look of the 1971, 1974, and 1978 entrants in the East African Safari Rally.
  • Outwardly, the modified 911 S models were only identifiable by the simple black decals on the hood, the front fenders and the doors.
  • The Rallye 1971 decal set for the 911 Dakar revisits this design and adds the competition number 19, which belonged to the most successful 911 in this rally – a car that came fifth in 1971, driven by Polish drivers Sobiesław Zasada and Marian Bień.
  • The Rallye 1971 and Rallye 1974 decal sets can also be ordered later via Porsche Tequipment at authorized Porsche dealerships.

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing seals manufacturers' crown in style with Ogier win*

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Monday, October 24, 2022
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TOKYO, Oct 24, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - The TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team has completed an FIA World Rally Championship treble in style by clinching the 2022 manufacturers' title* with a superb win for Sebastien Ogier at Rally de Espana.

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  • TOKYO, Oct 24, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - The TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team has completed an FIA World Rally Championship treble in style by clinching the 2022 manufacturers' title* with a superb win for Sebastien Ogier at Rally de Espana.
  • The manufacturers' championship success follows the drivers' and co-drivers' titles that were won by Kalle Rovanpera and Jonne Halttunen on the previous rally in New Zealand.
  • In total, this is the sixth occasion that Toyota has topped the WRC's manufacturers' classification, the third time since it returned to the series in 2017.
  • The rally win in Spain is the team's seventh of the season and a first for the outgoing eight-time champion Ogier in his part-time campaign.

Porsche mourns loss of Vic Elford

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Monday, March 14, 2022
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Atlanta, March 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Porsche motorsport legend Vic Elford passed away at his home in Plantation, Florida on March 13.

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  • Atlanta, March 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Porsche motorsport legend Vic Elford passed away at his home in Plantation, Florida on March 13.
  • Elford was the first driver to have an average lap of the Circuit de la Sarthe (Le Mans) above 150 mph he did so in a 1970 Porsche 917 LH (Long-Tail).
  • Elford made eight starts at Le Mans, six in a Porsche, with the first victory coming piloting a Porsche 906 K, the second in a Ferrari.
  • A longtime driving coach, Elford also wrote two books: The Porsche High Performance Driving Handbook and Reflections on a Golden Era in Motorsport.