Monte Carlo Rally

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.

Key Points: 
  • 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.

Key Points: 
  • 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.

Key Points: 
  • 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.

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing: Snow and Ice Spectacular the Next Test for GR YARIS Rally1

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Friday, February 18, 2022
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With Sweden not part of Sebastien Ogier's programme of selected rallies this season, Esapekka Lappi will make his first start in the team's colours since 2018.

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  • With Sweden not part of Sebastien Ogier's programme of selected rallies this season, Esapekka Lappi will make his first start in the team's colours since 2018.
  • As on every round this season, Takamoto Katsuta will drive an additional GR YARIS Rally1 for TGR WRT Next Generation.
  • For this year, Rally Sweden has moved further north to a new home in Umea, the largest city in northern Sweden.
  • Cars are set-up in loose-surface specification and TOYOTA GAZOO Racing has prepared over recent weeks with two days of testing on snow and ice for each driver: one in Finland and one in Sweden.

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing: Strong Debut for the GR YARIS Rally1 with Second Place for Ogier

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Monday, January 24, 2022
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Toyota City, Japan, Jan 24, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - The TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team has completed a strong debut event for the new GR YARIS Rally1 with Sebastien Ogier claiming second overall and Kalle Rovanpera finishing fourth at Rallye Monte-Carlo.

Key Points: 
  • Toyota City, Japan, Jan 24, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - The TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team has completed a strong debut event for the new GR YARIS Rally1 with Sebastien Ogier claiming second overall and Kalle Rovanpera finishing fourth at Rallye Monte-Carlo.
  • In Monaco to join the team and witness the GR YARIS Rally1's successful debut was Kazuki Nakajima, the recently-appointed Vice Chairman of TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Europe.
  • His driving feeling with our new partner, the GR YARIS Rally1, also seemed to be fairly good.
  • I know that the members who built GR YARIS Rally1 from the GR Yaris also went through a lot of troubles and worked very hard.

Toyota GR YARIS Rally1 Ready for the WRC Hybrid Revolution

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Monday, January 17, 2022
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The GR YARIS Rally1 is the successor to the all-conquering Yaris WRC, which claimed a clean sweep of the manufacturers', drivers' and co-drivers' in the 2021 season that concluded just eight weeks ago at Monza in Italy.

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  • The GR YARIS Rally1 is the successor to the all-conquering Yaris WRC, which claimed a clean sweep of the manufacturers', drivers' and co-drivers' in the 2021 season that concluded just eight weeks ago at Monza in Italy.
  • Rally1 cars feature several significant changes compared to their predecessors, headlined by the arrival of hybrid technology to the highest level of rallying for the first time.
  • In the GR YARIS Rally1, this is combined with the proven 1.6-litre turbocharged engine from the Yaris WRC to provide the drivers with over 500 PS.
  • The GR YARIS Rally1 is built around a dedicated spaceframe chassis offering increased safety protection for drivers and co-drivers.