Dakar Toyota Gazoo Racing: Pioneering Excellence in Off-Road Racing

For over a decade, Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Dakar division has redefined off-road racing dominance, combining cutting-edge technology with relentless precision to conquer the world’s harshest terrains.

Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Dakar vehicles represent the pinnacle of motorsport engineering, featuring advanced four-wheel-drive systems, lightweight composite materials, and intelligent traction control. These race-ready machines are built to endure extreme conditions while maximizing speed and reliability across dunes, rocks, and dust-choked trails.

Since entering the Dakar Rally in 2010, Toyota Gazoo Racing has secured multiple manufacturer and driver class victories, establishing a dominant presence through strategic innovation and unwavering teamwork. Their success stems from relentless testing and a commitment to pushing the limits of performance and durability.

Beyond race wins, Gazoo Racing drives technological advancement by integrating hybrid powertrains, real-time data analytics, and sustainable materials. These innovations not only enhance performance but also shape the future of motorsport, setting new standards for efficiency and environmental responsibility in extreme endurance events.

Dakar Toyota Gazoo Racing stands as a benchmark of excellence, blending passion, precision, and pioneering spirit. Join the journey—follow their legacy and witness how Toyota redefines what’s possible in off-road racing. Stay tuned for upcoming innovations and race updates.

The FIA/FIM Dakar World Rally Raid Championship (W2RC) 2026 is set to start from Yanbu, Saudi Arabia on January 3rd, 2026. The course is designed to wind through varying terrains such as the dunes of the Empty Quarter, craggy mountain and wide plains. TOYOTA GAZOO Racing W2RC (TGR W2RC) survived two weeks of intense competition in extreme conditions to reach the finish of the 2026 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia with two all-new DKR GR Hilux finishing in the top 10.

Three DKR GR Hilux lined up for the start on January 3, carrying TGR W2RC's hopes of overall victory. After overcoming misfortune, technical challenges and the harsh desert. TOYOTA GAZOO RACING SA claimed a stage victory and multiple top-ten stage results Saood Variawa finished as the top-placed South African driver in the event The 2026 Dakar Rally drew to a close on Saturday in the coastal town of Yanbu, bringing an end to more than 7,000 kilometres of competition across Saudi Arabia.

Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa rolled into Yanbu with dust still hanging in the air and hard earned belief firmly intact, as the 2026 Dakar Rally concluded after 13 punishing stages across Saudi. The 2026 Dakar Rally drew to a close on Saturday in the coastal town of Yanbu, bringing an end to more than 7,000 kilometres of competition across Saudi Arabia. For TOYOTA GAZOO RACING SA, this year's event proved to be one of the most demanding in recent memory, with crews contending with relentless rocky terrain, deep dune systems, complex navigation and two gruelling Marathon stages.

All. Toyota Gazoo Racing W2RC (TGR W2RC) unleashed the full potential of the all. Champion Toyota Gazoo Racing returns to Dakar Reigning FIA World Rally-Raid champion TOYOTA GAZOO Racing is ready to launch its title defence at the opening round of the 2026 W2RC - the Dakar Rally, the world's toughest race and scene of Toyota's outstanding success last year.

A testament to Toyota's commitment to develop ever-better cars and push them beyond limits in motorsport, the. Toyota in the World Rally-Raid Championship After a remarkably successful 2023, winning the Dakar Rally and W2RC titles for the second successive year, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing takes on the challenge of a five. He therefore entered the last Dakar Rally in a slightly less imposing vehicle.

In his second try on four wheels, he joined the Toyota Gazoo Racing W2RC factory team and will have a proven co-driver by his side: Spaniard Armand Monleon. TOYOTA GAZOO Racing W2RC heads into the 2026 Dakar Rally with a refreshed driver line-up, the latest evolution of the DKR GR Hilux, and a strengthened technological partnership with Repsol.