Four GR Yaris Rally1 cars will be running with three cars comprising the main team, with Elfyn Evans, Sébastien Ogier and Kalle Rovanpera at the wheel respectively. The fourth car will be running in a new-for-2022 team, Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team Next Generation, with Takamoto Katsuta at the wheel.
“Rallying is entering a very new era and it’s a very exciting moment,” said Jari-Matti Latvala, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT team principal.
“There are a lot of question marks and Rallye Monte-Carlo will be giving us some of the answers. As a team, we have been working very hard to be ready, but nobody can know how the different cars compare against each other until we get to the first rally. We might also see a difference between the drivers who feel the most confident with their new cars and those who will still be finding that confidence. For a driver, Monte Carlo has always been the most difficult rally in the championship.”