Toyota Gazoo Racing instance of auto racing team
Motorsport
FIA World Rally Championship
The Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team is based in Jyväskylä, Finland. The team was established and operated by an independent company, Tommi Mäkinen Racing, upon request of Toyota for their return to the championship in 2017. Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe GmbH later purchased Tommi Mäkinen Racing and its assets in 2020, bringing the team under the manufacturer's control.
The TGR WRT operated Toyota Yaris WRC cars between 2017 and 2021, winning the championship for manufacturers twice in 2018 and 2021, and the drivers and co-driver champion titles in 2019 for Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja; and Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia in 2020 and 2021. Since 2022, the team has operated hybrid Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 cars, winning a third manufacturer's championship in the cars first year, along with the driver and co-driver championship titles for Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen.
Former rally driver Jari-Matti Latvala is the team principal.
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