Toyota: World Rally Champion relies on GR Yaris
FIT PARTNER French rally co-driver and reigning world champion Julien Ingrassia drives a Toyota GR Yaris in his private life. With it, he also focuses on extreme sportiness in road traffic. A nippy runabout for the professional. Together with driver Sébastien Ogier, Julien Ingrassia won the shortened season of the FIA World Rally Championship last year. In doing so, the two secured the [...]
Together with driver Sébastien Ogier, Julien Ingrassia won the shortened season of the FIA World Rally Championship last year. The pair thus secured the second success in a row for the Toyota Gazoo Racing WRC team. In 2019, Gazoo Racing won the title with the Tänak/Järveoja team.
Suitable car for the experienced rally crack
Julien Ingrassia began his career in 2002 in the club-level rally scene in France. He celebrated successes from 2006 onwards as co-driver for Sébastien Ogier, with whom he became Junior World Champion in 2008.
After entering the top class of the WRC, the duo developed into series winners - with seven world championship titles between 2013 and 2020. With the GR Yaris, he now drives a vehicle that is perfectly tailored to him.
Powerful three-cylinder engine with a brawny 261 hp
The GR Yaris is a sports car on a new platform, equipped with a new 1.6-liter three-cylinder turbocharged engine that delivers 360 Nm and 261 hp. All four wheels of the car, which weighs just 1288 kilograms, are driven via the special GR-Four system.
The optional Circuit Pack includes Torsen differentials on the front and rear axles as well as a specially tuned suspension and forged 18-inch aluminum wheels with Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires.
