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CONSISTENCY FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING CREWS ON DAKAR 2020 STAGE 5

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TOYOTA GAZOO Racing crews performed steadily on Stage 5 of the 2020 Dakar Rally as the race moved from the spectacular scenery around Al Ula to the north-western agricultural city of Ha’il. While the mostly sandy terrain meant fewer punctures, the crews’ consistent performance did not deliver the race result

TOYOTA GAZOO RACING WORLD RALLY TEAM AT TOKYO AUTO SALON TO LAUNCH THE 2020 WRC SEASON

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The TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team is launching its 2020 campaign at the Tokyo Auto Salon (January 10-12), with its all-new driver line-up of Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia, Elfyn Evans/Scott Martin and Kalle Rovanperä/Jonne Halttunen presented together with the Toyota Yaris WRC in front of many Japanese fans. https://youtu.be/vRApW6dB37o This is the

THE NEW TOYOTA GR YARIS: FORGED IN THE HEAT OF WORLD RALLY COMPETITION

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Developed directly from World Rally activity, with Tommi Mäkinen RacingToyota’s second global GR model and a homologation model for future World Rally Championship activityNew 1.6-litre three-cylinder turbo engine producing 257bhp/192kWAerodynamic and lightweight body design, producing power-to-weight ratio of 5kg per bhpNew lightweight GR-Four all-wheel drive system https://youtu.be/zoxEGte-Oks The new GR Yaris is

WRC ACTION FOR THE CITROËN C3 R5 IN 2020

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Citroën Racing is to continue competing in the FIA World Rally Championship in association with its leading C3 R5 customers, beginning with this month’s Rallye Monte-Carlo and concluding in November in Japan after taking in many of the WRC’s classic fixtures. This stepped up programme with the C3 R5 will

LAIA SANZ FINISHES 26TH ON DAKAR STAGE FIVE

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AS THE 2020 EVENT MOVES CLOSER TO ITS MID-WAY POINT GASGAS FACTORY RACING’S LAIA SANZ SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES ANOTHER GRUELLING STAGE Battling her way to the end of another long and physically demanding stage, Laia Sanz has ridden her GasGas RC 450F to a 26th place finish on day five of the

THE LEGENDARY BMW JUNIOR TEAM MAKES ITS COMEBACK IN 2020

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New generation, new training programme: The legendary BMW Junior Team makes its comeback in 2020. The legendary BMW Junior Team celebrates its comeback after more than 40 years. 2020 will see a new generation of promising talents contest races under the name BMW Junior Team. Dan Harper (GBR), Max Hesse

YATES JOINS M-SPORT FORD IN WRC 2

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M-Sport Ford will run a pair of EcoBoost-powered Ford Fiesta R5 MkIIs in the FIA World Rally Championship’s premier support series this year – Britain’s Rhys Yates teaming up with Adrien Fourmaux for a full campaign in the WRC 2 category. Yates announced his programme at Autosport International, and will contest

TOBY PRICE TOPS DAKAR STAGE FIVE

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Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Toby Price has won the fifth leg of the Dakar Rally. Putting in a superb performance throughout the special, the Australian now sits second overall in the provisional event standings. Teammates Matthias Walkner and Luciano Benavides completed the stage in fifth and eighth respectively. Red

BRC CHAMPION TEAMS UP WITH YUASA

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Matt Edwards will be chasing a third British Rally Championship crown this year – taking to the wheel of M-Sport’s EcoBoost-powered Ford Fiesta R5 MkII with support from title sponsor Yuasa, Swift Leisure Vehicles and Pirelli. The Fiesta has delivered the British Rally Championship for the past four years –

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