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Fernando Alonso and Marc Coma completed an eventful but invaluable learning experience at the Lichtenburg 400 in South Africa on September 13-14 with TOYOTA GAZOO Racing. Following successful training sessions in Namibia and Poland, the Spanish duo entered round five of the South African Cross Country Series, their first...

I thought GR was for sports cars That’s because there’s a necessary distinction to be drawn between GR (Gazoo Racing) and GR-Sport (GR-S). On the performance pyramid, Gazoo Racing is the tip, home to the Supra and Yaris, while GR-S is nearer the base, conforming to suspension and cosmetic...

One of the most entertaining automotive events has come to a close today in Argentina where the Dakar 2018 winners celebrated their triumph in the words most gruelling and unforgiving race. The Golden Boy, Carlos Sainz, celebrated his second Dakar win in Cordoba with Peugeot celebrating their third win...

The 12th day of the gruelling Dakar 2018 event turned out to be the longest day for cars and trucks, while the bike stage was cancelled due to the intense weather.   To say the car stage between Chilecito to San Juan was intriguing would be an understatement. The...

The eighth-day of the Dakar Rally saw some of the greatest cross-country racing taking place in the Bolivian Andes, between Uyuni and Tupiza. Spanish Carls Sainz celebrated a well-deserved victory with his Peugeot, while the battle for second-place looked to be a bit more demanding. Stephane Peterhansel managed to...

The South African Toyota Gazoo racing team saw unprecedented events on day four of the Dakar, with two of the Hilux’s running into trouble early on in the stage.  Nasser Al Attiyah had two flat tyres early in the race and was forced to proceed cautiously after using both...

While most South African families were celebrating Christmas Day, the Toyota Gazoo Racing SA team started their journey to South America for Dakar 2017. The race gets under way on January 2nd, 2017, in the Paraguayan capital of Asunción, but there is still a mass of work to be...

Hallpeed has undertaken an intense development path for 2017 Dakar. With a new car, fair(er) rules and a formidable driver pairing, Toyota Gazoo Racing is raring to go. How is Leeroy Poulter doing after his operation? Glyn Hall: Leeroy is great, he is here today. Doctors gave him the all clear...

The Dakar Rally, simply put, is a gruelling 14 day cross-country event where vehicles race between some of the most hardcore off-road courses with hopes of emerging victorious in the World’s longest official race, stretching over a total of 4,800 race kilometres in some of the most beautiful destinations...