Toyota GAZOO Racing Breaks WRC Win Record with One-Two Finish at Rally Chile

The Toyota GAZOO Racing World Rally Team (TGR-WRT) celebrated a record-breaking victory at Rally Chile, where Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais in the No. 17 Toyota GR YARIS Rally1 led teammates Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin in the No. 33 Toyota GR YARIS Rally1 to another commanding one-two finish.

The triumph marks Toyota’s 103rd victory in the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) - the most by any manufacturer in the history of the series - as well as a record-equaling 30th one-two finish. With this result, Toyota extends its manufacturers’ championship lead to 125 points, with three rounds remaining.

Akio Toyoda, TGR-WRT Chairman, commented “Congratulations Sébastien and Vincent on your victory at Rally Chile. Heading into the final stages of the season, I have only one wish; with three rallies remaining, I simply want the drivers to be able to enjoy their driving to the fullest. To all the team members; please continue preparing the cars with care so that the drivers can enjoy them to the max - I am counting on you. And to all the drivers and co-drivers; please give it your all and enjoy these last three rallies - I am eagerly looking forward to seeing you in action.”

The rally in Chile’s Biobío region provided a rollercoaster battle with constantly changing grip levels and weather conditions. Rain ahead of the opening stages neutralized the road-cleaning effect, allowing Evans to seize the early lead before drying roads dropped him down the order. Ogier capitalized to close in, while further rainfall later on helped Evans fight back before Ogier responded with three consecutive stage wins to reclaim momentum.

Just 6.3 seconds separated the two crews heading into the closing stages. Both split the early tests before Ogier surged clear on the penultimate run and delivered a decisive push in the Power Stage. With his 66th career win and second consecutive South American triumph, Ogier also claimed maximum points by topping both Super Sunday and the Power Stage. The result puts him at the top of the drivers’ championship with 224 points.

Evans and Martin secured second overall after a measured performance across the rally, finishing only 11 seconds adrift. Their strong showing also earned second place in Super Sunday, keeping them just two points behind Ogier in the drivers’ championship standings.

Over the years, Toyota has been participating in many different forms of motorsports, ‎including Formula One, the World Endurance Championship and the Nürburgring 24 ‎Hours endurance race. Toyota’s involvement in these events was overseen by separate ‎entities within the company until April 2015, when Toyota established GAZOO Racing (GR) ‎to consolidate its motorsports activities under one in-house brand. Representing ‎Toyota’s belief that ‘the roads build the people’ and ‘the people build the cars’ - GR highlights the role of motorsports as a fundamental pillar of Toyota’s commitment to ‎making ‘ever-better’ cars. Harnessing years of experience garnered under the extreme ‎conditions of various motorsports events, GR aims to forge new ‎technologies and solutions that bring the freedom, adventure and joy of driving to everyone.

Round 12 of the 2025 FIA WRC is the Central European Rally, taking place between 16 and 19 October, marking a return to asphalt after seven gravel events. First held in 2023, this cross-border rally takes place on challenging roads across Germany, the Czech Republic and Austria.