Toyota GAZOO Racing begins 10th WRC season with updated GR Yaris at Rallye Monte-Carlo
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Toyota GAZOO Racing World Rally Team kicks off its milestone 10th WRC season at the legendary Rallye Monte-Carlo. Coming off a record-breaking 2025, the team aims to defend its titles with an updated GR Yaris Rally1 featuring new aerodynamics, a reworked suspension, and a fresh red-and-white livery.
Sébastien Ogier heads to his home event as a nine-time champion and ten-time Monte-Carlo winner; a special GR Yaris edition celebrating his title will be unveiled before the start. Evans and Martin begin their seventh season with Toyota, while newcomer Oliver Solberg joins the manufacturer points-scoring drivers. Katsuta and Pajari are also competing under the team banner.
The young driver support program has been expanded: Yuki Yamamoto will contest a full WRC season in a GR Yaris Rally2. Seven such cars are entered for Monte-Carlo.
The rally route features night-time mountain special stages, snow and ice surfaces, and the return of a super special stage on the Monaco Grand Prix circuit—making it one of the toughest season openers for any manufacturer.
This English edition was prepared using AI translation under editorial oversight by SpeedMe. The original reporting is by Diana Degtyareva