Engineering:Toyota Yaris WRC
Category | World Rally Car | ||||||||
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Constructor | Toyota | ||||||||
Predecessor | Toyota Corolla WRC (1997–1999) | ||||||||
Successor | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | ||||||||
Technical specifications[1][2] | |||||||||
Suspension | MacPherson | ||||||||
Length | 4,085 mm | ||||||||
Width | 1,875 mm | ||||||||
Wheelbase | 2,511 mm | ||||||||
Engine | Toyota Gazoo Racing 1.6 L (98 cu in) I4, 16-valve turbocharged | ||||||||
Transmission | 6-speed hydraulic shift all wheel drive, active centre and mechanical front and rear differentials | ||||||||
Weight | 1,190 kg | ||||||||
Fuel | Panta (Official fuel supplier of WRC) | ||||||||
Lubricants | Mobil 1 | ||||||||
Brakes | 300mm gravel / 370mm asphalt | ||||||||
Tyres |
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Clutch | Double plate | ||||||||
Competition history (WRC) | |||||||||
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Constructors' Championships | 2 (2018, 2021) | ||||||||
Drivers' Championships | 3 (2019, 2020, 2021) |
The Toyota Yaris WRC is a World Rally Car designed by Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT to compete in the World Rally Championship.[7] The car is based on the Vitz-based XP130 Toyota Yaris, and is the first car Toyota have competed with in the WRC since withdrawing from the championship at the end of the 1999 season to focus on their Le Mans Prototype and Formula One programmes. The car was driven by Sébastien Ogier, Elfyn Evans, Ott Tänak, Kalle Rovanperä and Takamoto Katsuta.
The car entered its testing and development phase in March 2014,[8] ahead of its début in the 2017 season.[9] Development and operation of the cars would be overseen by four-time World Drivers' Champion Tommi Mäkinen,[10] and entered under the banner of Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT. The car made its first public appearance in May 2016 during testing in Palokka-Puuppola, with Mäkinen and Juho Hänninen driving.[11] The Toyota Gazoo Racing three car team of Toyota Yaris WRCs won the 2018 manufacturers' championship, followed in 2019 by the team's Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja winning the 2019 drivers' and co-drivers' championships, the 2020 drivers' (Ogier) and co-drivers' (Julien Ingrassia) championships, and a sweep of the 2021 manufacturers', drivers' (Ogier) and co-drivers' (Ingrassia) championships.
A successor known as the Toyota GR Yaris WRC, based on the 2020 GR Yaris road car, was due to be introduced in 2021[12] but was later decided against in favour of sticking with the existing rally car.[13]
World Rally Championship results
Championship titles
WRC victories
WRC results
* Season still in progress.
See also
- World Rally Car
- Citroën DS3 WRC
- Citroën C3 WRC
- Ford Fiesta RS WRC
- Ford Fiesta WRC
- Hyundai i20 WRC
- Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC
- Mini John Cooper Works WRC
- Volkswagen Polo R WRC
References
- ↑ "Toyota Yaris WRC - About WRC". WRC. https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/about-wrc/manufacturers/toyota-yaris-wrc/page/4178-18667-4178--.html.
- ↑ "Toyota Yaris WRC". 9 November 2019. http://juwra.com/toyota_yaris_wrc.html.
- ↑ Evans, David (18 October 2016). "WRC 2017: Juho Hanninen gets first seat in Toyota's new Yaris". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126716/hanninen-gets-first-2017-toyota-wrc-seat.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Toyota confirms all Finnish WRC line-up". speedcafe.com. 13 December 2016. http://www.speedcafe.com/2016/12/14/toyota-confirm-finnish-wrc-line/.
- ↑ "TOYOTA GAZOO Racing confirms WRC driver line-up for 2019". Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT. 17 October 2018. https://toyotagazooracing.com/release/2018/wrc/1017-01.html.
- ↑ "Tänak joins Toyota". WRC. http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/october-2017/tanak-decision/page/4940--12-12-.html.
- ↑ Evans, David (19 March 2014). "Toyota start testing Yaris WRC ahead of potential return". Autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/113005.
- ↑ Evans, David (20 March 2014). "Photos: Toyota tests new Yaris WRC for first time in Italy". Autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/113043.
- ↑ "Toyota announces WRC return in 2017". Toyota GB. 30 January 2015. http://blog.toyota.co.uk/toyota-wrc-2017-return.
- ↑ "Tommi Mäkinen to head up Toyota's WRC bid". speedcafe.com. 7 July 2015. http://www.speedcafe.com/2015/07/07/tommi-makinen-to-head-up-toyotas-wrc-bid/.
- ↑ Evans, David (4 May 2016). "Pictures of Toyota's WRC test car emerge from running in Finland". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/124108/toyota-wrc-test-car-spotted-in-finland.
- ↑ Benyon, Jack (8 February 2020). "Toyota begins testing with 2021 GR Yaris WRC contender". autosport.com (Motorsport Network). https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/148164/toyota-begins-testing-2021-yaris-wrc.
- ↑ Thukral, Rachit; Rauli, Giacomo (2020-06-15). "WRC News: Toyota decides against introducing GR Yaris for 2021". Autosport. https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/149976/toyota-will-not-debut-gr-yaris-in-wrc-2021.
External links
Awards | ||
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Preceded by Ford Fiesta WRC |
Autosport Awards Rally Car of the Year 2019–2021 |
Succeeded by Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 |
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