 The No. 9 Yaris WRC ofEsapekka Lappi during the2018 Rally de Portugal | |||||||||
| Category | World Rally Car | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constructor | Toyota | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Toyota Corolla WRC (1997–1999) | ||||||||
| Successor | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications[1][2] | |||||||||
| Suspension | MacPherson | ||||||||
| Length | 4,085 mm | ||||||||
| Width | 1,875 mm | ||||||||
| Wheelbase | 2,511 mm | ||||||||
| Engine | Toyota GI4A 1.6 L (98 cu in)I4,16-valveturbocharged | ||||||||
| Transmission | 6-speed hydraulic shift all wheel drive, active centre and mechanical front and rear differentials | ||||||||
| Weight | 1,190 kg | ||||||||
| Fuel | Panta laterTotal (official fuel supplier of WRC) | ||||||||
| Lubricants | Mobil 1 | ||||||||
| Brakes | 300mm gravel / 370mm asphalt | ||||||||
| Tyres | |||||||||
| Clutch | Double plate | ||||||||
| Competition history (WRC) | |||||||||
| Notable entrants |  Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | ||||||||
| Notable drivers | |||||||||
| Debut |  2017 Monte Carlo Rally | ||||||||
| First win |  2017 Rally Sweden | ||||||||
| Last win |  2021 Rally Monza | ||||||||
| Last event | 2021 Rally Monza | ||||||||
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| Constructors' Championships | 2 (2018,2021) | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 3 (2019,2020,2021) | ||||||||
TheToyota Yaris WRC is aWorld Rally Car designed byToyota Gazoo Racing WRT to compete in theWorld Rally Championship.[7] The car is based on theVitz-based XP130Toyota Yaris, and is the first carToyota have competed with in the WRC since withdrawing from the championship at the end of the1999 season to focus on theirLe Mans Prototype andFormula One programmes. The car was driven bySébastien Ogier,Elfyn Evans,Ott Tänak,Kalle Rovanperä andTakamoto Katsuta.
The car entered its testing and development phase in March 2014,[8] ahead of its début in the2017 season.[9] Development and operation of the cars would be overseen by four-time World Drivers' ChampionTommi Mäkinen,[10] and entered under the banner ofToyota Gazoo Racing WRT. The car made its first public appearance in May 2016 during testing inPalokka-Puuppola, with Mäkinen andJuho Hänninen driving.[11] The Toyota Gazoo Racing three car team of Toyota Yaris WRCs won the2018 manufacturers' championship, followed in2019 by the team'sOtt Tänak andMartin Järveoja winning the2019 drivers' and co-drivers' championships, the2020 drivers' (Ogier) and co-drivers' (Julien Ingrassia) championships, and a sweep of the2021 manufacturers', drivers' (Ogier) and co-drivers' (Ingrassia) championships.
A successor known as theToyota GR Yaris WRC, based on the 2020GR Yaris road car, was due to be introduced in2021[12] but was later decided against in favour of sticking with the existing rally car.[13] The Yaris WRC's true successor, theToyota GR Yaris Rally1, would not be racing untilthe year after.
* Season still in progress.
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by | Autosport Awards Rally Car of the Year 2019–2021 | Succeeded by |
