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Following the classic baja format, Baja Aragon will feature two legs, with the first covering 435 km of timed stage distance. Leg 2 will take place over a 160 km stage, and the total distance for the rally, including liaisons, will be 874 km. The terrain in the area consists mainly of gravel tracks, and […] July 20, 2022 at 12:45AM

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing’s Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Mathieu Baumel recorded victory at the 2022 Qatar International Baja, which was shortened when a developing sandstorm, high winds and reduced visibility forced the organisers to cancel the final leg of the three-day event. The GR DKR Hilux T1+ crew had built up a lead of 3min 53sec […] The post Victory for TGR’s Al-Attiyah / Baumel as Qatar Baja finishes early appeared first on Automoto Network . March 29, 2022 at 06:15AM

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing will be entering Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Mathieu Baumel in the 2022 Qatar International Baja, Round 2 of the FIA’s Middle-East Cup for Cross-Country Rallies, which takes place from 24-26 March this year. This follows the cancellation of the 3rd round of the 2022 World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC), which was due to […] March 22, 2022 at 06:15AM

Stage 4 of the 2022 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, Round 2 of the FIA’s World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC), brought a third consecutive stage win for Nasser Al-Attiyah and Mathieu Baumel. The TOYOTA GAZOO Racing crew had to open the route in the GR DRK Toyota Hilux T1+ again, after winning yesterday’s Stage 3, but this […] March 10, 2022 at 06:16AM

A second consecutive stage win by TOYOTA GAZOO Racing’s Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Mathieu Baumel at the 2022 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge showed the true potential of the mighty GR DKR Hilux T1+. The pair brought the Dakar-winning car home in first place on Stage 3 of the 5-stage event, despite starting in first position […] March 09, 2022 at 06:16AM

Fresh from their victory in the gruelling Dakar Rally earlier this year, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing’s Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Mathieu Baumel will be facing their next challenge for the team: Round 2 of the five-round 2022 World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC), the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge. This five-day race will see the TGR crew back in […] March 03, 2022 at 06:16AM

To everyone,I am enormously grateful for our cars’ strong performance: the Hilux, Land Cruiser, and Hino.  To Nasser,You maintained the top position in all the 12 stages! It was perfect. Congratulations on this long-awaited victory, repeating your success of 2019!  To Yazeed,Congratulations on achieving a podium position with 3rd place overall!  To Sugawara-san of Hino […] January 16, 2022 at 06:15AM

The penultimate stage of Dakar 2022 saw TOYOTA GAZOO Racing’s Nasser Al-Attiyah and Mathieu Baumel maintain their lead at the head of the field, when they went 7th-fastest on Stage 11, just 6min 42sec behind the stage winners. At the same time, their nearest competitors were handed a 5min penalty for speeding in a controlled […] January 14, 2022 at 06:15AM

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing’s Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Mathieu Baumel continued their measured pace at the 2022 Dakar Rally, recording the 7th-fastest time on Stage 10 of the 12-stage event. Their nearest competitor recorded a time only 1min 25sec faster than the GR DKR Hilux T1+ crew, who still hold a commanding overall lead of 32min […] January 13, 2022 at 06:15AM

Three TOYOTA GAZOO Racing cars occupied the podium positions of the 9th stage of the 2022 Dakar Rally, which saw crews complete a looped stage starting and ending near the city of Wadi Ad Dawasir. It was a close-run thing, but in the end it was Giniel de Villiers and co-driver Dennis Murphy who took […] January 12, 2022 at 06:15AM

Stage 7 of the 2022 Dakar Rally brought disappointment for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing’s Giniel de Villiers and co-driver Dennis Murphy. The pair were lying in 4th position overall mid-way through the rally, after a tumultuous opening week filled with drama. But a broken oil pipe put paid to their podium aspirations, just 130km into the […] January 10, 2022 at 06:20AM

The final stage leading up to the mid-point of Dakar 2022, Stage 6, saw TOYOTA GAZOO Racing’s Shameer Variawa and co-driver Danie Stassen record their best finish of the race to date, posting the 7th-fastest time on the stage. The GR DKR Hilux T1+ crew trailed the stage winners home by 4min 6sec, moving up […] January 09, 2022 at 06:18AM

The duo were determined to continue their clean sweep of stage wins when they began the challenging 252 km journey in their V8-powered Toyota Hilux. They once again opened the road, holding an 11min 18sec lead over second-placed Jakub Przygonski and Timo Gottschalk. While their advantage was good, it was by no means comfortable, and […] November 12, 2021 at 06:18AM

The second stage promised to be the longest of the five-stage rally, with competitors taking on a timed distance of 332km – consisting of undulating sandy terrain before being welcomed by dunes, dunes and more dunes. It was a playground perfectly suited for Nasser, and the ‘King of the Dunes’ once again delivered, as he […] November 10, 2021 at 06:18AM

Starting on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, the first stage – the third-longest of the rally – saw competitors cover a timed distance of 264km, as they entered the famous Al Dhafra dunes before finishing at Hameem. The top seeded TOYOTA GAZOO Racing pair of Al-Attiyah and Baumel started first, and while the bike competitors […] November 09, 2021 at 06:17AM

Al-Attiyah and Baumel have now collected 61 points in their V8-powered Toyota Hilux and sit 17 points clear of their closest challengers, Yazeed Al-Rajhi and Michael Orr. Another victory for the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing teammates in the UAE could be enough for them to clinch the title with one round remaining. The pair last tasted […] November 06, 2021 at 06:19AM

Victory in the 2021 edition of the rally brings Toyota its fifth consecutive win in Morocco, with Nasser and Mathieu taking four of their victories with a Toyota Hilux. TOYOTA GAZOO Racing teammate, Giniel de Villiers and navigator Alex Haro, contributed another win during the last running of the event, in 2019. This gives Toyota […] October 15, 2021 at 06:18AM

The route again started and finished near the town of Zagora, where the bivouac is based. A morning liaison of 118km lead the crews to the start of the 367km-long timed section, which was run largely over rocky and sandy tracks. A liaison of 60km after the stage brought the crews back to the bivouac. […] October 14, 2021 at 06:15AM

Stage 3, which again started and finished near the town of Zagora, saw crews cover a timed stage of 341km, with liaisons of 75km before the start and 187km after the finish, to bring everyone back to the bivouac. The terrain was rocky with some sandy tracks, but lacked the dunes that marked Stage 2. As […] October 13, 2021 at 06:17AM

The Toyota crew had the task of opening the stage, after winning Stage 1 the previous day. This made navigation tricky, especially once they reached the fearsome dunes near Merzouga. Despite this challenge, Nasser and Mathieu showed their class, winning Stage 2 by 6min 1sec from the fellow Toyota Hilux crew of Yazeed Al Rajhi […] October 12, 2021 at 06:17AM