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Photo: Toyota Gazoo Racing
Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team (TGR-WRT) is pleased to confirm that the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) has officially granted homologation to the GR Yaris Rally2 from January 1, 2024.
Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) has previously competed in the FIA World Rally Championship with the GR YARIS Rally1 HYBRID and the FIA World Endurance Championship with the GR010 HYBRID and also developed the GR Supra GT4 to “become even better”. cars” for customers.
The new GR Yaris Rally2 is designed for rally customers. Chief Executive Akio Toyoda hopes this car will be the first step in bridging high-end motorsports and production cars in rally competition, which could help grow the rally market around the world.
Photo: Toyota Gazoo Racing
With the approval of the homologation certificate, TGR-WRT can now begin selling the GR Yaris Rally2 to customers worldwide. We would like to remind you that four new “GR Yaris Rally2” cars will compete in Monte Carlo WRC in the first round of the World Rally Championship (WRC) of the season.
The GR Yaris is the first four-wheel drive sports car developed by Toyota in 20 years, and TGR developed it with the goal of winning the WRC. “The GR Yaris Rally2 is not a TGR car made to win, rather the GR Yaris Rally2 is a car made for customers to win – this is the beginning of our new challenge,” the statement said.
The car made its public debut at the 2022 Rally Japan, when Toyoda got behind the wheel and assessed its performance. Since then, TGR has received a lot of feedback from many drivers who have tried the Rally2 car on different surfaces and in different conditions. In total, more than 15,000 kilometers were covered in the preparation period, including participation in the Japanese Rally Championship, which also served as a test on Japanese roads.
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