Toyota Gazoo Racing

Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR)
Product typeHigh-performance engines and cars
Automotive sports accessories
Motorsport services
OwnerToyota Motor Corporation
CountryGlobal
Introduced2007
MarketsAutomotive, motorsport
TaglinePushing the Limits for Better
Websitetoyotagazooracing.com
Company
Key people
Tomoya Takahashi (President and General Manager)
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Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) is a motorsport division of the Japanese car manufacturer Toyota. Alongside competition activities, the division develops technologies for the Gazoo Racing (GR) sub-brand of Toyota's sports and performance-oriented production road cars.[2][3]

Stylised by the manufacturer as TOYOTA GAZOO Racing, TGR compete most notably as the manufacturer's entries in FIA's World Rally Championship (as TGR WRT), World Endurance Championship and World Rally-Raid Championship. Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe (TGR Europe) is a research and development facility based in Cologne, Germany, with branches in the United Kingdom and Finland.[4]

The GR-branded performance road cars include the GR Supra, the GR Yaris, the GR86, and the GR Corolla.[5]

Toyota Gazoo Racing and MoneyGram Haas F1 Team announced a basic agreement to collaborate on vehicle development and FIA Formula One World Championship (F1) efforts. The partnership aims to foster the growth of young Japanese drivers, engineers, and mechanics in motorsports.

  1. ^ "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Toyota Europe".
  2. ^ CORPORATION, TOYOTA MOTOR. "OUR STORY". TOYOTA GAZOO Racing. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  3. ^ "トヨタ GR | About GR | トヨタ自動車WEBサイト". toyota.jp. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  4. ^ "About Us". TOYOTA GAZOO Racing. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  5. ^ CORPORATION, TOYOTA MOTOR. "ROAD CARS". TOYOTA GAZOO Racing. Retrieved 12 January 2023.