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Over 40 Years of Toyota at the Dakar Rally

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team (TGR-WRT) have set their sights on a third successive World Rally Championship (WRC) triple crown in 2023. This comes on the back of a debut season for the GR Yaris Rally1 Hybrid car, which powered the team to a clean-sweep of the drivers’, co-drivers’ and manufacturers’ titles.

After becoming the youngest WRC drivers’ champion yet at the age of 22, Kalle Rovanperä returns to defend his crown as the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team pushes the limits for better on the world's most demanding rally stages.

“We will continue to make ever-better cars by traversing the wide variety of roads and terrains across the world.”

Akio Toyoda

Not just for sport

Tested in the harshest environments by the most dedicated professionals. From the desert dunes to city hills, the new Hilux pushes the limits in the pursuit of making ever better cars.

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Forged at Dakar

  • Toyota GR DKR Hilux T1+

    Toyota Dakar Hilux features a mid-engine layout, larger air restrictor, bigger running gear and revised suspension set up, which provides it with excellent levels of balance and handling.

    • 3.5L V6 TT engine
    • Power: 298 kW / Torque: 660NM
    • Sadev 6-speed sequential shift
    • All-wheel drive

  • Toyota Dakar Land Cruiser

    • 4.4L V8 diesel engine
    • Power 300 HP / Torque 800NM
    • 6 speed automatic transmission
    • Full time 4-wheel drive

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Meet the Toyota GAZOO Racing Dakar Rally team:

  • Driver: Nasser Al-Attiyah

    Country: Qatar

  • Co-driver: Mathieu Baumel

    Country: France

  • Driver: Giniel de Villiers

    Country: South Africa

  • Co-Driver: Dennis Murphy

    Country: South Africa

  • Driver: Henk Lategan

    Country: South Africa

  • Co-driver: Brett Cummings

    Country: South Africa

Meet the team Land Cruiser Toyota Auto Body

  • Driver: Akira Mirua

    Country: Japan

  • Co-driver: Laurent Lichtleuchter

    Country: France

  • Driver: Ronald Basso

    Country: France

  • Co-driver: Jean-Michel Polato

    Country: France

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