Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
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The Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team is a competitor of the World Rally Championship (WRC) based in Finland, serving as the entry for the car manufacturer Toyota.[1][2][3] Its team principal is former WRC driver Jari-Matti Latvala and its drivers for 2023 include reigning champion Kalle Rovanperä, alongside Elfyn Evans, Takamoto Katsuta and Sébastien Ogier.[4][5] The team made its debut during the 2017 season, where it entered the Toyota Yaris WRC.[6]
Full name | Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team |
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Base | Jyväskylä, Finland[lower-alpha 1] Japan[lower-alpha 2] |
Team principal(s) | Jari-Matti Latvala |
Drivers | Sébastien Ogier Elfyn Evans Kalle Rovanperä Takamoto Katsuta |
Co-drivers | Vincent Landais Scott Martin Jonne Halttunen Aaron Johnston |
Chassis | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 |
Tyres | Pirelli |
World Rally Championship history | |
Debut | 2017 Monte Carlo Rally |
Manufacturers' Championships | 4 (2018, 2021, 2022, 2023) |
Drivers' Championships | 5 (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023) |
Rally wins | 43 |
The team is a separate operational unit to the Toyota Gazoo Racing team that competes in the World Endurance Championship, but both are a part of Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe.[7][8]
In 2018, the team won the championship for manufacturers, Toyota's first since 1999, followed by more wins in 2021 and 2022.[9] The team have also delivered championship titles for drivers and co-drivers every year since 2019.[10]