"The challenge is not only to make a winning car for us, but also to make a winning car for our customers. I asked Norihiko Katsuta to take on this challenge next year in the Japanese Rally Championship. Similar to last year when we started competing in the Japanese Rally Championship with the GR Yaris rally car, we may have some problems at first, but we will continue to refine the car and make it a "championship level car" Akio Toyoda
For the new Rally1 rules introduced for 2022, the team developed the GR YARIS Rally1 HYBRID, which combines the same 1.6-litre turbocharged engine from Yaris WRC with a 3.9 kWh battery and a motor-generator unit (MGU) to provide drivers with over 500 PS. The car has demonstrated its competitive capabilities by winning seven out of 13 rallies, with Rovanperä achieving six of these on his way to being crowned the youngest ever WRC drivers’ champion at the age of 22. The team also defended its manufacturers’ title to complete a historic achievement spanning the WRC’s greatest technical revolution for a generation.
Length: 4225mm (incl. aero device)
Width: 1875mm
Height: Adjustable
Track width: Adjustable
Wheelbase: 2630mm
Minimum weight: 1260kg
Twisty turns, unforgiving roads and durable hard tyres. Lowered suspension is a must-have for high-speed events such as Rally Estonia.
Rutted roads, rocky tracks and a range of tyre compounds. Raised gravel suspension is crucial for hot weather events such as Rally Greece and Rally Mexico.
Frozen roads, snow banks and studded tyres. A loose-surface suspension setup is essential for sub zero events such as Rally Sweden.
Developed with the experts at TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team, GR Yaris brings leading motorsport technology and know-how to the road. Incorporating a powerful 1.6-litre 3-cylinder turbo engine, advanced GR-FOUR 4WD system and lightweight 3-door body, GR Yaris is born from WRC to deliver endless exhilaration on the roads you tackle.
“Two years ago, I asked Jari-Matti for one thing: to create a professional team with a family-like atmosphere. The other day, for the first time, I was able to spend time with the team. During that time, I truly felt that the team, including myself, was a family. No matter what we talked about, it always ended up being about cars. I feel like we are the "most car-loving family in the world," which is something you can't find anywhere else- "Akio Toyoda"
Led by Jari-Matti Latvala, the most experienced driver in WRC history, the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team fields a four-crew line-up in its 2023 campaign, as it set its sights on a third successive WRC triple crown following a successful debut season in 2022 for its GR YARIS Rally1 HYBRID.
Team founder /president Toyota Motor Corporation
Team Principal
Driver : Kalle Rovanperä
Country: Finland
Highlights: WRC 2 Pro champion (2019), 5th in WRC (2020), 4th in WRC (2021), World Rally Champion, six wins (2022)
Co-Driver : Jonne Halttunen
Country: Finland
Highlights: WRC 2 Pro champion (2019), 5th in WRC (2020), 4th in WRC (2021), World Rally Champion, six wins (2022)
Country: UK
Highlights: First WRC win Britain (2017), WRC runner-up, two wins (2020, 2021)
Country: UK
Highlights: First WRC podium Finland (2016), WRC runner-up, two wins (2020, 2021)
Country: France
Highlights: Six consecutive WRC titles (2013-18), Seventh WRC drivers’ title (2020), Eighth WRC drivers’ title (2021)
Country: France
Highlights: WRC 2 champion, two wins (2019), 11th in WRC, best result 4th (2022)
Country: Japan
Highlights: 7th in WRC, one podium (2021), 5th in WRC, two podiums (2022)
Country: Ireland
Highlights: First events in World Rally Car (2021), 5th in WRC, two podiums (2022)
19 - 22 January
09 - 12 February
16 - 19 March
20 - 23 April
11 - 14 May
01 - 04 June
22 - 25 June
20 - 23 July
03 - 06 August
07 - 10 September
28 September - 01 October
26 - 29 October
16 - 19 November
