Esapekka Lappi has regained the lead of Rally Finland after Toyota teammate Jari-Matti Latvala was forced to retire from the event.Latvala had won all five speed tests on Saturday in his Toyota Yaris to overhaul overnight leader Lappi and build a 8.5sec advantage over his fellow Finn. But Latvala's came...

Jari-Matti Latvala set a string of four fastest times during Saturday morning's loop of stages to reclaim the lead of Rally Finland and head an impressive Toyota 1-2-3 at the team's home event. He heads last night's leader Esapekka Lappi by 7.8 seconds at the mid-leg service with Juho Hanninen,...

Volkswagen refugee Sebastien Ogier tested the Toyota Yaris WRC on Wednesday. The Frenchman joined the Toyota test in Spain, where he drove the car on wet asphalt and on gravel."Yes, it's true. Sebastien did come and test the car but I can't tell you anything more than that at the...

Tommi Makinen will approach all three Volkswagen refugees about 2017 Toyota World Rally Championship seats, but Juho Hanninen's drive is safe.Champion Sebastien Ogier, Jari-Matti Latvala and Andreas Mikkelsen have been released onto what had seemed a settled WRC driver market with VW's decision to quit the series after 2016.Hanninen has...

Toyota Gazoo Racing has confirmed its first World Rally Championship driver for 2017, announcing that Juho Hanninen will drive for the team.The 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge winner and '12 European Rally Champion was part of Hyundai's driver line-up when it re-entered the WRC in '14, contesting six rallies.Hanninen's appointment had...

Toyota unveiled a partnership with Microsoft as it launched its 2017 World Rally Car's livery in Paris on Thursday.Four-time world champion and Toyota Gazoo Racing team principal Tommi Makinen revealed the car's new colors, which also incorporate alliances with DMG Mori and Panasonic.Microsoft joins Toyota's return to the World Rally...

Toyota's return to the World Rally Championship will be fronted by two Finns, with Esapekka Lappi expected to be announced alongside Juho Hanninen as a 2017 factory Yaris WRC driver.Hanninen has long been part of team boss Tommi Makinen's plans, having played an extensive role in the test program. The...

Ott Tanak and the WRC2 frontrunners are Tommi Makinen's main targets for seats with his new factory Toyota team in the 2017 World Rally Championship.A decision on drivers is likely after Rally Germany later this month, once Makinen has held further talks with the Toyota factory in Japan.Tanak's stock has...

Toyota's 2017 World Rally Car has completed its first week of testing, with Tommi Makinen behind the wheel. The four-time WRC champion is leading Toyota's return to the championship as team principal, and completed more than 600 miles in its first Yaris in the last five days.Juho Hanninen is driving...

Tommi Makinen does not anticipate announcing Toyota's 2017 World Rally Championship driver line-up before the autumn.There was considerable speculation over Toyota's driver plans at Rally Mexico earlier this month when former Hyundai factory driver Juho Hanninen and co-driver Kaj Lindstrom completed the recce. The Finnish duo confirmed they would recce...