OUR STORY | TOYOTA GAZOO Racing

PHILOSOPHY OF GR

ROADS BUILD PEOPLE
AND CARS

Toyota’s history in motorsports dates back more than 60 years.
Having raced in all manner of motorsports throughout the world, Toyota’s major successes gained under the most extreme conditions serve as the flesh and blood for building tomorrow’s cars.
In order to embody the concept of “Roads Build People and Cars,” Toyota refines every aspect of its cars on the world’s roads and unsparingly applies the knowledge and technology gained in this way as feedback.
All is for “making ever-better cars.”
Holding this philosophy which has remained unchanged for more than 60 years, Toyota continues to push the limits.

OUR MASTER DRIVER,
AKIO TOYODA,
TAKES ON ALL
THE ROADS AND
THE CARS &ON HIS OWN

As chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation, Akio believes our mission is making better-driving cars. With that in mind, he continues to take the wheel to hone his special knack for building the kind of vehicles he loves.

Not only does he race—primarily in rallies on public roads—he also takes part in the 5 Continents Drive. By taking to the road and handling vehicles himself, Akio embodies the Toyota philosophy: “Roads build people, and people build cars.”

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"WILD MOMENT"

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CHALLENGES OF GR

MOTORSPORTS

WRC - FIA World Rally Championship

In 2025, the TGR team will take on the mission of regaining a title of the Drivers’ and Co-Drivers’ Championships as well as defending the Manufacturers’ title.

In the 2024 season, TGR-WRT won 8 out of 13 WRC races to take its fourth consecutive Manufacturers’ title.
In 2025, a new young driver from Finland, Sami Pajari will join the team. And the two-time world champion Kalle Rovanperä will return for a full season. Elfyn Evans and Takamoto Katsuta will likewise continue to challenge with TGR-WRT, while the eight-time world champion Sébastien Ogier will also make a spot appearance to race in this season.

WRC

WEC - FIA World Endurance Championship

In 2025, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) will continue to defend the title and compete with a two-car team in the Hypercar class, which is the top category of WEC.

In 2024, The TGR team completed their 12th season of WEC competition – all exclusively with hybrid power – earlier this month by extending their reign as a manufacturers' World Champion for the sixth consecutive season. In 2025, they will enter two GR010 HYBRIDs, fitted with a RACING HYBRID powertrain that has been advanced through WEC competition.

An unchanged driver line-up of proven winners and world champions will continue to contribute to TGR's mission of "making ever-better motorsports-bred cars" and "pursuing activities to enhance the appeal and sustainability of motorsports".

WEC

Dakar Rally

TOYOTA 1-2 FINISH AT DAKAR 2025 AFTER WINNING THE OVERALL TITLE.

The 2025 Dakar Rally brought not only a victory but also a one-two finish for Toyota after finishing all the stages. Team TOYOTA GAZOO Racing was assembled with the six GR Hilux EVOs and raced through this rally. As a result, Henk Lategan and Brett Cummings took a second place overall, and Yazeed Al-Rajhi and Timo Gottschalk in their GR Hilux EVO competed as a privateer and obtained their first win at Dakar Rally.

Dakar Rally

24H NÜRBURGRING

GR YARIS Finishes in 52nd Place and GR Supra GT4 Evo2 Finishes in 29th Place Overall.

2025 marks TGR’s return to the 24 Hours of Nürburgring after a six-year hiatus. The GR YARIS completed the race in 52nd place overall and first in the SP2T class, with the GR Supra GT4 Evo2 finishing in 29th place overall and fourth in the SP8T class. Although we successfully completed the 24-hour race at Nürburgring after a six-year hiatus, this is not the finish line; it is the start line for “making ever-better cars,” a goal that has remained unchanged since 2007.

24H NÜRBURGRING

GR LINEUP

ABOUT GR CARS

GR SERIES:A PURE SPORTS CAR
WITH THE DNA OF
MOTORSPORTS.

Motorsports initiatives have given Toyota broad perspective and deep experience, which the company has applied to the development of numerous production cars. Some of these model line-ups are ideally suited for passing on the special motorsports DNA, particularly Toyota’s GR Series.
GR series sportscars are packed with technologies and pumping with the passion of motorsports. Drive one and the thrill is yours.

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