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
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YATES JOINS M-SPORT FORD IN WRC 2
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
M-SPORT AND SPARCO CONTINUE
M-Sport and Sparco enjoy an established and successful partnership, and the two companies are delighted to announce a two-year continuation of their long-standing relationship. A passion for motorsport underlies both companies, and together they have achieved worldwide success with countless drivers, co-drivers and technicians all benefitting from Sparco’s signature quality
2020 M-SPORT FORD WORLD RALLY TEAM’S FORD FIESTA WRC’S NEW LIVERY
M-Sport Ford World Rally Team’s EcoBoost-powered Ford Fiesta WRCs will be adorned with a striking new livery this year – Graphic Designer Phil Dixon delivering another eye-catching creation for the 2020 FIA World Rally Championship. https://youtu.be/TuuJntYXVh4 Dixon’s designs are eagerly awaited and the Cumbrian’s work attains fan-favourite status year after year. This
FOURMAUX SET FOR WRC 2
A YOUNG AND AMBITIOUS TEAM FOR 2020
Esapekka Lappi will join forces with Teemu Suninen and Gus Greensmith this season as the M Sport Ford World Rally Team put youth at the head of their FIA World Rally Championship campaign. https://youtu.be/6taET9tecVI Taking to the wheel of the EcoBoost-powered Ford Fiesta WRCs, the three drivers have an average age of
TAKAMOTO KATSUTA TO MAKE MORE YARIS WRC STARTS IN 2020
The TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Rally Challenge Program takes another significant step in 2020, with Japanese driver Takamoto Katsuta set to drive a Toyota Yaris WRC on eight FIA World Rally Championship events. Katsuta began 2019 by contesting seven WRC rounds in with an R5-specification car – winning the WRC2 class
OGIER, EVANS AND ROVANPERA: AN EXCITING NEW LINE-UP TO DRIVE THE TOYOTA YARIS WRC IN 2020
The Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team is pleased to confirm an exciting, all-new driver line-up for the 2020 season. Six-time FIA World Rally Champion Sébastien Ogier, proven rally winner Elfyn Evans and rising star Kalle Rovanperä will all join the team along with their respective co-drivers. Together, they will
JAPAN, KENYA AND NEW ZEALAND NAMED IN 2020 WRC CALENDAR
• WRC Promoter confirms 2020 FIA World Rally Championship calendar • Fixture list surprises with three new events for next season • New rounds emphasise strategy to further globalise championship • Six continents feature in WRC calendar for first time ever • Not since 1999 have Asia and Africa appeared side-by-side in
