Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
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| Full name | Toyota Gazoo Racing |
|---|---|
| Base | Jyväskylä, Finland |
| Team principal(s) | Tommi Mäkinen |
| Drivers |
Jari-Matti Latvala Juho Hänninen Esapekka Lappi |
| Co-drivers |
Miikka Anttila Kaj Lindström Janne Ferm |
| Chassis | Toyota Yaris WRC |
| Tyres | Michelin |
| World Rally Championship career | |
| Debut | 2017 |
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRC is a World Rally Championship (WRC) team based in Finland[1] that serves as Toyota's official factory team.[2][3] It is operated by four time World Drivers' Champion Tommi Mäkinen and his team, Tommi Mäkinen Racing.[4] The team made its début during the 2017 season, where it entered the Toyota Yaris WRC.[5] The team is a separate entity to the Toyota Gazoo Racing team led by Toyota Motorsport GmbH that competes in the World Endurance Championship.[6]
History
Toyota's return to the World Rally Championship and the development of the Yaris WRC was originally overseen by Toyota Motorsport GmbH, the successor to Toyota Team Europe, the team that ran Toyota Celicas and the Toyota Corolla WRC in the 1980s and 1990s. With Toyota Motorsport GmbH also overseeing the development and operation of the Toyota TS050 Hybrid in the World Endurance Championship, Toyota elected to reassign the project to Tommi Mäkinen. Mäkinen shelved the Yaris WRC prototype developed by Toyota Motorsport GmbH and started anew.
WRC results
| Year | Entrant | Car | No | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | WDC | Points | TC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRC | Yaris WRC | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 |  Jari-Matti Latvala |
MON 2 |
SWE 1 |
MEX 6 |
FRA 4 |
ARG 5 |
POR 9 |
ITA 2 |
POL 20 |
FIN | GER | ESP | GBR | AUS | 3rd* | 112* | 3rd* | 143* | |||
| 11 | Juho Hänninen |
MON 16 |
SWE 23 |
MEX 7 |
FRA Ret |
ARG 7 |
POR 7 |
ITA 6 |
POL 10 |
FIN | GER | ESP | GBR | AUS | 9th* | 30* | |||||
| 12 | Esapekka Lappi |
MON | SWE | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR 10 |
ITA 4 |
POL Ret |
FIN 1 |
GER | ESP | GBR | AUS | 12th* | 20* |
* Season still in progress.
References
- ↑ https://www.autosport.pt/ralis/toyota-esta-regresso-um-gigante-da-historia-do-wrc/
- ↑ "Toyota GAZOO Racing Outlines 2016 Motorsports Activities". Toyota. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ↑ "Toyota confirms all Finnish WRC line-up". speedcafe.com. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ↑ "Tommi Mäkinen to head up Toyota's WRC bid". speedcafe.com. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ↑ "Toyota announces WRC return in 2017". Toyota GB Blog. Toyota GB. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ↑ "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Outlines 2017 Motorsports Activities | PRESS RELEASE | 2017 | OTHER MOTORSPORTS | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing". TOYOTA GAZOO Racing. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
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