Toyota opts against hiring Leupen replacement for 2025 WEC campaign Toyota is not planning to replace Rob Leupen as team director of its World Endurance Championship squad for next season. Autosport · Nov 21, 2024
Toyota WEC boss Leupen stands down with immediate effect Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe race director Rob Leupen is departing the Cologne-based organisation that masterminds the Japanese manufacturer’s World Endurance Championship campaign. Autosport · Oct 30, 2024
Long-time Toyota technical director Vasselon replaced Vasselon, 60, has been succeeded on a temporary basis by David Floury as the technical chief of the Cologne-based organisation that masterminds Toyota's World Endurance Championship programme, develops the engines for its World Rally Championship GR Yaris Rally 1 and builds the GR Supra GT4 customer racer. The move announced… Motorsport · Jan 15, 2024
Toyota to continue McLaren relationship despite end of F1 wind tunnel deal McLaren’s switchover to its own brand-new wind tunnel at its Woking factory is expected to take place this month, bringing an end to a 12-year partnership it had using the Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe (TGR-E) facility in Cologne. Autosport · Aug 9, 2023
Toyota hints new WEC junior Miyata could succeed Kobayashi Japanese youngster Miyata, a race winner in both Super Formula and SUPER GT, was named as the latest member of Toyota’s WEC Challenge programme in the lead-up to last weekend’s Le Mans 24 Hours, and was embedded within the team for the French classic. Autosport · Jun 15, 2023
Nakajima appointed Toyota WEC reserve for 2023 season Three-time Le Mans 24 Hours winner Kazuki Nakajima has been named by Toyota as its World Endurance Championship reserve driver more than a year after his retirement from the cockpit. Autosport · Feb 24, 2023