Motoring journalist Richard Meaden may be best known for his reviews and road tests of high-end sports cars in evo Magazine, of which is a contributing editor, but he has a long and varied racing CV
Banging the drum for Team Toyota GB at the Britcar 24 Hours, Neil Primrose is an accomplished driver having raced in the historic Le Mans Classic and at the Nürburgring 24 Hours. He also runs a historic
Team profile – Team Toyota GB founded 1983 Team highlights 1983 Per Eklund claims Group A title, British Open Rally Championship driving a Toyota Corolla TE71 1984 Per Eklund claims Group A
TEAM TOYOTA GB GT86 The GT86 has been built in the Buckingham workshops of GPRM, the race preparation outfit which developed the Toyota Avensis ‘Next Generation Touring Car’ BTCC concept. Powered by a 16-valve
No motor-sporting debut is easy but this weekend’s first outing for the reformed Team Toyota GB and its all-new Toyota GT86 production racer will be one of the hardest – straight in at the deep end in the UK’s toughest race, the Britcar 24 Hours at Silverstone, which gets under way on Saturday afternoon.
Toyota Racing led from start to finish to claim the team’s first victory in just its third race, the fifth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Double British Touring Car Champion Chris Hodgetts is to return to competition and to Team Toyota GB next month when he teams up with his son, Stefan, to give the Toyota GT86 its British racing debut.
Fresh from success at Snetterton, where he claimed his best results of the BTCC season so far, Avensis racer Frank Wrathall leads Toyota’s independent drivers north of the border this weekend (25/26 August). Joining Dynojet Racing man Wrathall on the grid for the Knockhill rounds of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship will be fan favourite Paul O’Neill and his Speedworks Motorsport team-mate Adam Morgan.
Toyota Racing’s TS030 HYBRID makes its UK racing debut in the WECSix Hours of Silverstone this weekend, ready to take Toyota hybrid power to the podium in the fourth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship.
Toyota’s new GT86 sport coupe has claimed its first UK motorsport victory, winning the third round of the Toyota Sprint Series at Barkston Heath on Sunday 12 August. Driven and prepared by Adrian Smith of
Frank Wrathall raced his Dynojet Racing Toyota Avensis to a superb second place – equalling his best-ever BTCC result – at Snetterton this afternoon, the Lancashire man putting in a gutsy drive to chase multiple champion Jason Plato all the way to the chequered flag in the first race of the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship’s Norfolk weekend.
Dynojet Racing Toyota Avensis driver Frank Wrathall is celebrating his first BTCC pole position after storming this afternoon’s Snetterton qualifying. Frank pipped multiple champion Jason Plato and his MG to top spot by just 0.015s
After a seven-week break from track action the Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season resumes this weekend (11/12 Aug) at Snetterton in Norfolk, and Toyota’s BTCC independents and their Avensis touring cars are more than ready for the off.
A famous name from British motorsport history is to return to the track in September with an entry from Team Toyota GB in the UK’s toughest race, the Britcar 24 Hours. The newly reformed squad
Toyota’s three independent Avensis racers secured more Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship points today as the series reached the half-way stage with a dramatic trio of races at Croft.
BTCC Toyota Independent racer Frank Wrathall returns to the Goodwood Festival of Speed to demonstrate the power of his 2012-specification Toyota Avensis.
Toyota’s first WRC car was hailed as the purest and most advanced competition machine to emerge from the TTE workshops when it made its debut in 1997. Although it carried over some components from its
Team Imperial Toyota from South Africa enjoyed a dream debut in the Dakar Rally, with both its Hilux Double Cabs finishing in the top 10. Leading the way were Giniel de Villiers and Dirk von
TOYOTA Racing will start the Le Mans 24 Hours – its first race – from an impressive third and fifth on the grid after the final qualifying sessions at the La Sarthe circuit on Thursday night.
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.
