https://toyotagazooracing.com/pages/global/rss.xml WRC / WEC / Nürburgring / SUPER GT / SUPER FORMULA / All Japan Rally / TGR Rally Challenge / 86BRZ Race / Vitz Race and other Toyota motor sports activities, Toyota Motor (GAZOO Racing) that provides information on product brands such as GR / TOYOTA 86 ) Official website. Sun, 08 Nov 2026 10:49:29 +0900 en hourly 1 https://toyotagazooracing.com/pressrelease/2026/1103-01/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:30:00 +0900 WRC - FIA World Rally Championship,WRC Challenge Program World champions and rising stars form six-strong driver line-up TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team (TGR-WRT) will field two distinct teams with two different cars and a star-studded driver line-up as the FIA World Rally Championship enters a new era in 2027.]]> https://toyotagazooracing.com/pressrelease/2026/1103-01/ https://toyotagazooracing.com/pressrelease/2026/1102-01/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0900 ALL MOTORSPORTS Ryo, congratulations on your F1 debut! And most of all, thank you. From the bottom of my heart. Ever since Toyota withdrew from F1 in 2009, there has been a feeling I have carried with me. I believe every racing driver dreams of one day driving the fastest car in the world. I wanted to find a way to make that dream come true for our drivers. I wanted to see a Toyota driver race in F1 again. That was a dream I had quietly held in my heart for 17 years.]]> https://toyotagazooracing.com/pressrelease/2026/1102-01/ https://toyotagazooracing.com/pressrelease/2026/1028-01/ Wed, 28 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0900 GR series —Implementing in GR Kart Production AI-driven Autonomous Robotic Production Technology Based on SFA Insights— Yaskawa Electric Corporation (Yaskawa Electric) and GAZOO Racing (GR) announced today that they have jointly developed AI-driven autonomous robotic production technology based on insights gained from the motorsports-honed SFA (Sequence Freezing Arc Welding) arc welding technology and began implementing it in September 2026 at the Gamagori GR Kart Workshop in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture.]]> https://toyotagazooracing.com/pressrelease/2026/1028-01/ https://toyotagazooracing.com/challengeprogram_rally/release/2026/102604-01/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0900 WRC Challenge Program TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WRC Challenge Program drivers Rio Ogata and Kanta Yanaguida gained further experience on classic gravel roads at Rally Six Cities North of Portugal, the final round of the FIA European Rally Championship season.]]> https://toyotagazooracing.com/challengeprogram_rally/release/2026/102604-01/ https://toyotagazooracing.com/dakar/release/2026/1021-01/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0900 Dakar Rally GAZOO Racing has revealed further details about its fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) challenge on the 2027 Dakar Rally, including the driver-navigator crew for the gruelling event, as well as the first technical information about the DKR GR FC Hilux. As part of its commitment to making ever-better motorsports-bred cars, GAZOO Racing will enter the Dakar Future Mission 1000 category, which is dedicated to experimental vehicles and new technologies. This project marks Toyota’s first full-fledged entry in a motorsport competition with a hydrogen-powered FCEV. The project is also a further example of GAZOO Racing utilizing the motorsport arena to train people and develop talent.]]> https://toyotagazooracing.com/dakar/release/2026/1021-01/ https://toyotagazooracing.com/challengeprogram_rally/release/2026/101903-01/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0900 WRC Challenge Program A trio of TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WRC Challenge Program drivers gained valuable asphalt experience in their GR Yaris Rally2 cars as they completed the classic Rallye Sanremo in Italy.]]> https://toyotagazooracing.com/challengeprogram_rally/release/2026/101903-01/ https://toyotagazooracing.com/challengeprogram_rally/release/2026/101305-01/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0900 WRC Challenge Program Hiroya Minowa completed his debut year of rallying with the TGR WRC Challenge Program with a strong second-place finish in his class at the Saaremaa Rally in Estonia.Competing in a rally outside of Finland for the first time, and in tricky conditions with stages run in the dark and in wet weather, the 17-year-old Japanese driver finished 16.7 seconds behind the winner in the EMV4 class for Rally4 cars.]]> https://toyotagazooracing.com/challengeprogram_rally/release/2026/101305-01/ https://toyotagazooracing.com/wrc/release/2026/rd13-day4/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:30:00 +0900 WRC - FIA World Rally Championship TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team’s Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin have won their first FIA World Rally Championship drivers’ and co-drivers’ titles after a thrilling intra-team battle decided in a dramatic final stage of the season at Rally Italia Sardegna.]]> https://toyotagazooracing.com/wrc/release/2026/rd13-day4/ https://toyotagazooracing.com/wrc/release/2026/rd13-day3/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0900 WRC - FIA World Rally Championship Oliver Solberg has taken the lead of Rally Italia Sardegna to set up a final day championship decider with fellow TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team drivers Elfyn Evans and Sami Pajari.]]> https://toyotagazooracing.com/wrc/release/2026/rd13-day3/ https://toyotagazooracing.com/wrc/release/2026/rd13-day2/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:30:00 +0900 WRC - FIA World Rally Championship TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team driver Oliver Solberg is third overall after the first full day of Rally Italia Sardegna as he heads the team’s trio of title challengers.]]> https://toyotagazooracing.com/wrc/release/2026/rd13-day2/ https://toyotagazooracing.com/wrc/release/2026/rd13-day1/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0900 WRC - FIA World Rally Championship TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team’s drivers have started the final and deciding round of the 2026 FIA World Rally Championship season with a spectacular side-by-side stage at Rally Italia Sardegna, where title contender Oliver Solberg claimed the initial lead.]]> https://toyotagazooracing.com/wrc/release/2026/rd13-day1/ https://toyotagazooracing.com/challengeprogram_rally/release/2026/092805-01/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0900 WRC Challenge Program Rio Ogata has become the first Japanese driver to win a Finnish Rally Championship title in a close final-round decider between two TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WRC Challenge Program drivers.Ogata claimed his third victory of the season in the SM2 class for Rally3 machinery at the Porvoon Ralli, finishing 5.4 seconds ahead of Kanta Yanaguida. After seven rallies, Ogata secured the SM2 championship title by just one point over Yanaguida.Hiroya Minowa meanwhile continued his learning in his debut rally campaign, finishing fourth in the SM3 class for Rally4 cars.]]> https://toyotagazooracing.com/challengeprogram_rally/release/2026/092805-01/ https://toyotagazooracing.com/wrc/release/2026/rd13-preview/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0900 WRC - FIA World Rally Championship Three TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team drivers will go head-to-head to be crowned FIA World Rally Champion for the first time when Rally Italia Sardegna hosts the 13th and final round of the 2026 season on October 1-4.]]> https://toyotagazooracing.com/wrc/release/2026/rd13-preview/ https://toyotagazooracing.com/challengeprogram_rally/release/2026/092404-01/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0900 WRC Challenge Program TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WRC Challenge Program drivers Rio Ogata and Kanta Yanaguida performed well in challenging changeable conditions on Italian asphalt roads at Rally Lazio, where they finished first and second in their class and sixth and 10th overall respectively.Co-driver Tomiya Maekawa also continued to gather experience by competing in this event alongside Jarkko Nikara until their rally ended in an accident on stage six.]]> https://toyotagazooracing.com/challengeprogram_rally/release/2026/092404-01/ https://toyotagazooracing.com/wrc/release/2026/rd12-day3/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 23:30:00 +0900 WRC - FIA World Rally Championship TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team has secured its sixth consecutive FIA World Rally Championship manufacturers’ title at Rally Chile where Oliver Solberg led a one-two finish.]]> https://toyotagazooracing.com/wrc/release/2026/rd12-day3/ https://toyotagazooracing.com/wrc/release/2026/rd12-day2/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 23:30:00 +0900 WRC - FIA World Rally Championship Oliver Solberg continues to lead Rally Chile in what is now a TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team one-two-three with one day remaining.]]> https://toyotagazooracing.com/wrc/release/2026/rd12-day2/ https://toyotagazooracing.com/wrc/release/2026/rd12-day1/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:30:00 +0900 WRC - FIA World Rally Championship TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team drivers Oliver Solberg and Elfyn Evans excelled in a muddy and slippery start to Rally Chile and are separated by 10 seconds at the top of the leaderboard after day one.]]> https://toyotagazooracing.com/wrc/release/2026/rd12-day1/ https://toyotagazooracing.com/pressrelease/2026/0910-01/ Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:05:00 +0900 GR series,CUSTOMER MOTORSPORTS —Aiming for Motorsports in Which More People Can Take Up the Challenge— GAZOO Racing (GR) launched the “GR KART”—an entry-level racing kart developed to broaden hands-on access to motorsports for children and families—nationwide today in Japan at kart tracks and GR Garage locations.Racing karts offer the thrill of controlling a vehicle hands-on. But hurdles such as kart costs, transportation, storage, and maintenance await those who want to get into karting. By offering a price point and system for the GR KART that makes competing easier, GR aims to make direct involvement in motorsports possible for more people.]]> https://toyotagazooracing.com/pressrelease/2026/0910-01/ https://toyotagazooracing.com/challengeprogram_rally/release/2026/090703-01/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0900 WRC Challenge Program Five drivers from the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WRC Challenge Program took part in their first asphalt rally of 2026 at the Rally 1000 Miglia in Brescia in northern Italy.]]> https://toyotagazooracing.com/challengeprogram_rally/release/2026/090703-01/ https://toyotagazooracing.com/wrc/release/2026/rd12-preview/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0900 WRC - FIA World Rally Championship TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team continues its South American adventure with ambitions of more success at Rally Chile on September 10-13. ]]> https://toyotagazooracing.com/wrc/release/2026/rd12-preview/ https://toyotagazooracing.com/wrc/release/2026/rd11-day3/ Sun, 30 Aug 2026 23:30:00 +0900 WRC - FIA World Rally Championship Sami Pajari has completed a historic hat-trick of wins with TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team by claiming victory at Rally del Paraguay.]]> https://toyotagazooracing.com/wrc/release/2026/rd11-day3/ https://toyotagazooracing.com/wrc/release/2026/rd11-day2/ Sat, 29 Aug 2026 23:30:00 +0900 WRC - FIA World Rally Championship TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team driver Sami Pajari has increased his lead at Rally del Paraguay ahead of the final day.]]> https://toyotagazooracing.com/wrc/release/2026/rd11-day2/ https://toyotagazooracing.com/wrc/release/2026/rd11-day1/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 23:30:00 +0900 WRC - FIA World Rally Championship Sami Pajari has continued his strong FIA World Rally Championship form by leading for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team at the end of an incredibly eventful first day of the Rally del Paraguay.]]> https://toyotagazooracing.com/wrc/release/2026/rd11-day1/ https://toyotagazooracing.com/wrc/release/2026/rd11-preview/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0900 WRC - FIA World Rally Championship TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team has its eyes on the prize as it travels to the Rally del Paraguay (August 27-30) for round 11 of the 2026 FIA World Rally Championship and the first of two consecutive challenges on South American gravel. ]]> https://toyotagazooracing.com/wrc/release/2026/rd11-preview/ https://toyotagazooracing.com/challengeprogram_rally/release/2026/081705-01/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0900 WRC Challenge Program TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WRC Challenge Program driver Rio Ogata finished a close second in his class in the penultimate round of the Finnish Rally Championship at Ralli Kitee.]]> https://toyotagazooracing.com/challengeprogram_rally/release/2026/081705-01/