Ultimate challenge: Car #500 finishes 1st in “THE 48H CHRONO STAGE” in the Stock (Production Car) category while Car #501 continues to compete
From January 11 to 12, the Dakar Rally 2024 proceeded with a new undertaking called “THE 48H CHRONO STAGE” near Shubaytah in southeastern Saudi Arabia. Running over two days with a 547 km SS (competition section) set in the Rub' al Khali Desert known as the "Empty Quarter", most of the road surface is soft sand. The stage includes a series of complex sand dunes that must be crossed, a serious task for a production car - this was literally the ultimate challenge of the rally.
MAIDEN STAGE WIN FOR MORAES/MONLEON, AS TGR CONTINUES DAKAR CAMPAIGN
・Stage victory for Lucas Moraes and Armand Monleon
・16th on stage for Giniel de Villiers and Dennis Murphy
・17th on stage for Seth Quintero and Dennis Zenz
・21st on stage for Saood Variawa and Francois Cazalet
・32nd on stage for Guy Botterill and Brett Cummings
・Lucas and Armand up into 4th overall
Both cars make a solid finish in the prologue run. Everything is lined up for the start of the real competition
On January 5, a 27km prologue run was held for the 2024 Dakar Rally near AlUla, a town in northwestern Saudi Arabia.
Rally Japan: Day 4 - Dream 1-2-3 finish at home for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team has scored a dream 1-2-3 finish on home roads at Rally Japan to complete a season of success in style, Elfyn Evans claiming victory ahead of Sébastien Ogier and Kalle Rovanperä.
Central European Rally: Day 4 - Rovanperä and Halttunen win back-to-back WRC titles with TOYOTA GAZOO Racing
Kalle Rovanperä and co-driver Jonne Halttunen have secured their second consecutive FIA World Rally Championship titles* with TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team after finishing in second place on the penultimate round of the 2023 season, the Central European Rally.
