The Toyota Yaris WRC is a World Rally Car designed by Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT to compete in the World Rally Championship. The car is based on the Vitz-based XP130 Toyota Yaris, and is the first car Toyota have competed with in the WRC since withdrawing from the championship at the end of the 1999 season to focus on their Le Mans Prototype and Formula One programmes. The car was driven by Sébastien Ogier, Elfyn Evans, Ott Tänak, Kalle Rovanperä and Takamoto Katsuta.

The car entered its testing and development phase in March 2014, ahead of its début in the 2017 season. Development and operation of the cars would be overseen by four-time World Drivers' Champion Tommi Mäkinen, and entered under the banner of Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT. The car made its first public appearance in May 2016 during testing in Palokka-Puuppola, with Mäkinen and Juho Hänninen driving. The Toyota Gazoo Racing three car team of Toyota Yaris WRCs won the 2018 manufacturers' championship, followed in 2019 by the team's Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja winning the 2019 drivers' and co-drivers' championships, the 2020 drivers' (Ogier) and co-drivers' (Julien Ingrassia) championships, and a sweep of the 2021 manufacturers', drivers' (Ogier) and co-drivers' (Ingrassia) championships.

A successor known as the Toyota GR Yaris WRC, based on the 2020 GR Yaris road car, was due to be introduced in 2021 but was later decided against in favour of sticking with the existing rally car. The Yaris WRC's true successor, the Toyota GR Yaris Rally1, would not be racing until the year after.

World Rally Championship results Championship titles YearTitle Competitor Entries Wins Podiums Points 2018 39 5 14 368 2019 13 6 9 263 13 6 9 263 2020 7 2 5 122 7 2 5 122 2021 36 9 18 520 12 5 7 230 12 5 7 230

WRC victories YearEventSurfaceDriverCo-driverEntrant20171Snow2 2017 Rally Finland Gravel Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm20183 2018 Rally Argentina Gravel Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja4 2018 Rally Finland Gravel Ott Tänak 5 Tarmac Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja6 2018 Rally Turkey Gravel Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja7Gravel20198Snow Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja9Gravel Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja10Gravel Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja11 2019 Rally Finland Gravel Ott Tänak 12 Tarmac Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja 13 Gravel Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja202014Snow Elfyn Evans Scott Martin15Gravel Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia16Gravel Elfyn Evans Scott Martin17Tarmac Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia202118 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia19Tarmac Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia20Gravel Elfyn Evans Scott Martin21Gravel Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia22Gravel Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia23Gravel Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen24Gravel Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen25Gravel Elfyn Evans Scott Martin26Tarmac Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia

WRC results Year Entrant Driver Rounds Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Jari-Matti Latvala MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER ESP GBR AUS 251 3rd Juho Hänninen MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER ESP GBR AUS Esapekka Lappi MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER ESP GBR AUS Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Ott Tänak MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP AUS 368 1st Jari-Matti Latvala MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP AUS Esapekka Lappi MON SWE MEX FRA ARG POR ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP AUS Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Ott Tänak MON SWE MEX FRA ARG CHL POR ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP AUS 362 2nd Jari-Matti Latvala MON SWE MEX FRA ARG CHL POR ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP AUS Kris Meeke MON SWE MEX FRA ARG CHL POR ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP AUS GRX Team Marcus Grönholm MON SWE MEX FRA ARG CHL POR ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP AUS – – Tommi Mäkinen Racing Juho Hänninen MON SWE MEX FRA ARG CHL POR ITA FIN – – Takamoto Katsuta GER TUR GBR ESP AUS Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Sébastien Ogier MON SWE MEX EST TUR ITA MNZ 236 2nd Elfyn Evans MON SWE MEX EST TUR ITA MNZ Kalle Rovanperä MON SWE MEX EST TUR ITA MNZ Takamoto Katsuta MON SWE MEX EST TUR ITA MNZ – – Latvala Motorsport Jari-Matti Latvala MON SWE MEX EST TUR ITA MNZ – – Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Sébastien Ogier MON ARCCROPORITAKENESTBELGREFINESPMNZ 520 1st Elfyn Evans MON ARCCROPORITAKENESTBELGREFINESPMNZ Kalle Rovanperä MON ARCCROPORITAKENESTBELGREFINESPMNZ Takamoto Katsuta MON ARCCROPORITAKENESTBELGREFINESPMNZ – – RTE-Motorsport Esapekka LappiMONARCCROPORITAKENESTBELGREFINESPMNZ – – * Season still in progress.

See also World Rally Car Citroën DS3 WRC Citroën C3 WRC Ford Fiesta RS WRC Ford Fiesta WRC Hyundai i20 WRC Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Mini John Cooper Works WRC Volkswagen Polo R WRC

References

External links

Technical details at wrc.com Yaris WRC at juwra.com Toyota Yaris WRC at ewrc-results.com