The North Yorkshire circuit of Croft is the venue next weekend (23/24 June) for the final rounds of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship before it takes an Olympics-sized break from the circuits and
British Touring Car Championship race winner Paul O’Neill is to drive a Toyota Avensis next weekend (23/24 June) after signing a deal to join the Speedworks Motorsport team.
Toyota’s three independent racers endured a mixed weekend at Oulton Park as the battle for Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship honours resumed today after a brief early-summer break.
KEY POINTS Toyota Racing to make motorsport history with two hybrid-powered race cars entered for the Le Mans 24 Hours TS030 HYBRID cars competing in the elite LMP1 class, using new powertrain developed specifically for
TOYOTA Motorsport GmbH (TMG) will demonstrate its high-performance electric powertrain technology on one of North America’s most demanding motorsport events; the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado on 8 July.
After a month away from competition, the three Avensis-driving independents of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship restart their seasons next weekend (9/10 June) at Oulton Park in Cheshire.
The GAZOO Racing Toyota GT86 took the win in the SP3 class, completing 129 laps. In the overall standings, the car finished in 46th place.
The Nürburgring has played an important role in the development of Toyota’s latest generation of high-performance cars and this weekend the daunting German circuit will see the Lexus LFA and GT86 demonstrating their race pace in the 40th running of the ADAC 24 Hours race.
Toyota’s independent Avensis racer Frank Wrathall scored his maiden podium finish of the BTCC season this afternoon at Thruxton, his third place – and Independents Trophy win – in the final race capping a superbly
Toyota’s trio of Avensis-driving BTCC stars face their toughest test of the season so far when they tackle Thruxton, the fastest circuit on the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship calendar, on Sunday (29 April).
Toyota’s three independent BTCC racers secured no fewer than six points finishes between them in a dramatic second meeting of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season yesterday (Sunday) at Donington Park.
Toyota’s home circuit of Donington Park, 10 miles from the birthplace of Avensis, is the venue this Sunday (15 April) for the next stop on the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship trail, and all three Toyota independents are hoping for strong results in front of some partisan supporters.
Toyota will enter the new GT86 sports car in the 24 Hours Nürburgring endurance race. The new coupes will join the Lexus LFA to form a three car team for the race held inGermanyfrom May 17 to 20. The cars will be run by the GAZOO Racing team which has been competing in the 24 Hours Nürburgring endurance race since 2007.
Toyota’s trio of independent BTCC racers endured a roller-coaster ride of mixed fortune at Brands Hatch today, accidents and mechanical mishaps marring what had promised to be a promising start to their Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship campaigns.
Toyota has underlined its commitment to supporting grassroots British motor sport with further backing for the forthcoming season for both the MR2 Championship and the Toyota Sprint Series. It is the second consecutive year that the massively popular club-level championships have enjoyed Toyota’s title sponsorship.
BTCC rookie Adam Morgan enjoyed his first taste of a Speedworks Motorsport-prepared Toyota Avensis Friday at Donington Park, the 23-year-old joining his team-mate Tony Hughes to gain some vital pre-season experience of the Leicestershire circuit.
Anthony Davidson, one of the world’s most accomplished endurance racing drivers, has been recruited to drive an additional Toyota TS030 Hybrid at this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours (16-17 June). Davidson is named by Toyota Racing in its finalised 2012 driver line-up, alongside Japanese GT star Hiroaki Ishiura and Swiss Formula 1 pilot Sébastien Buemi.
These three join Alex Wurz, Nicolas Lapierre and Kazuki Nakajima, who will drive for Toyota in the FIA World Endurance Championship from the Six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (5 May) onwards.
Toyota Racing has expanded its plans for the 2012 season and entered the FIA World Endurance Championship.
The team had originally planned only to take part in selected races – fewer than required to be considered a full-time entrant – but revised its programme after unexpected changes faced by the championship. This means the Toyota TS030 Hybrid will make its racing debut at the Six Hours of Spa Francorchamps on 5 May.
This is the racy new look of the Toyota Avensis in which BTCC rookie Adam Morgan will make his debut in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship this season. Adam’s new car is being built in the Stockport workshops of Speedworks Motorsport ready for March testing, and this artist’s impression of its livery has been released as an appetite-whetter.
Toyota Racing today announced more details of its forthcoming FIA World Endurance Championship participation, including an intention to race two cars in specific races.
From the UK’s most-watched race series, the BTCC, to the roots of British club motorsport, Toyota drivers enjoyed a successful and exciting season of track competition in 2011.
Toyota’s independent racer Frank Wrathall ended his maiden season in the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship on a high note at Silverstone today, confirmed as the championship’s top rookie and also as the BTCC fans’ favourite driver of 2011.
Toyota will compete in the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2012 with a new hybrid power sports car.
