Toyota to field two WRC teams and six drivers in 2027

Toyota will compete in the 2027 WRC season with two teams, two different Rally1 cars and six drivers. Toyota GAZOO Racing World Rally Team (TGR-WRT) is entering the FIA World Rally Championship's new technical era with this structure. The TOYOTA Racing team will race the new GR Celica Rally1, while the GAZOO Racing TOYOTA team will campaign the GR Yaris Rally1.

The driver line-up features three world champions. Elfyn Evans, the 2026 champion, is joined by Ott Tänak, who returns to Toyota after being champion in 2019, and Kalle Rovanperä, champion in 2022 and 2023. Oliver Solberg, Sami Pajari and Takamoto Katsuta complete the group. Toyota won its sixth consecutive Manufacturers' Championship in 2026, equalling the record.

TOYOTA Racing line-up and the GR Celica Rally1

The Celica name returns to the WRC, one of the best-known in Toyota's rally history. Evans will lead the team with co-driver Scott Martin. The pair will start their eighth full season with Toyota. Alongside them are Solberg with co-driver Elliott Edmondson, who finished second in 2026, and Pajari with Marko Salminen, who finished third.

In his first full season with Toyota, Solberg won three rallies and took more stage wins than any other driver over the season. Pajari, in his second full Rally1 season, won three times and scored nine podium finishes in 13 rallies.

GAZOO Racing TOYOTA and the GR Yaris Rally1

The best-known name at GAZOO Racing TOYOTA will be Tänak. The Estonian driver returns to Toyota after seven years, with co-driver Martin Järveoja. He won 10 rallies with the Yaris WRC in 2018 and 2019. Katsuta and Aaron Johnston are also in the team's full-season line-up. In 2026, Katsuta won his first WRC rallies in Kenya and Croatia, and became the first Japanese driver to lead the championship.

Rovanperä, returning after a one-year break, will race for this team with co-driver Jonne Halttunen in selected rallies. This part-time programme will also allow other drivers to get opportunities during the season. Nine-time world champion Sébastien Ogier remains part of the team, and competing in selected rallies is among his options. Toyota will also continue supporting young drivers through the GR WRC Challenge Program.

New Rally1 rules and homologation

Under the new Rally1 technical regulations taking effect in 2027, Toyota can enter up to six factory cars per rally. Both teams will be run from the company's base in Jyväskylä, Finland. The new rules aim to make the top category more accessible and to increase competition.

Toyota is developing the two cars at the same time. The team is continuing simulator testing in Finland with its 2027 prototype and aims to complete homologation in December. The technical details and livery designs of the cars are planned to be revealed before the 2027 season.