TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Sets All-Time WRC Win Record with Ogier Leading Chile 1-2

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TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Sets All-Time WRC Win Record with Ogier Leading Chile 1-2

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Sep, 2025

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team made history at Rally Chile 2025, scoring its 103rd victory in the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) — the most wins by any manufacturer in the series. The result also marked the team’s 30th 1-2 finish, equalling another WRC record.

Ogier celebrates milestone win

In his 200th WRC start, Sébastien Ogier alongside co-driver Vincent Landais claimed his 66th career win and second in just two weeks on South American soil. Ogier also topped the Super Sunday classification and the Power Stage, earning maximum points and moving into the lead of the drivers’ standings with three rounds remaining.

“I’m very happy to take another win in South America and to also come away with the maximum points this time,” Ogier said. “To take the lead of the championship with three rallies to go is definitely positive. We can be very proud of what we’ve achieved so far.”

Evans close behind

Teammate Elfyn Evans pushed Ogier all the way through the Chilean forests of Biobío, with the two separated by just 6.3 seconds going into the final day. Evans eventually finished runner-up, just 11.0s behind, and now trails Ogier by only two points in the standings.

“It’s mixed feelings for us at the finish because we always want to win,” Evans said. “But the big positive is that we showed strong speed here after struggling two weeks ago in Paraguay. The championship is still close and we’ll keep giving it our best.”

Strong team performance

The rally brought further positives for TGR-WRT:

Kalle Rovanperä recovered from an early setback to finish sixth and stays just 21 points off the championship lead.
Sami Pajari impressed with fifth place in his GR YARIS Rally1.
Takamoto Katsuta secured seventh with improved pace on the final day.
In WRC2, Oliver Solberg clinched the 2025 championship title with victory in his GR Yaris Rally2.

Deputy Team Principal Juha Kankkunen praised the squad:

“For Toyota to now have more wins than any manufacturer in the WRC is a very special moment. Seb and Elfyn both drove really well this weekend, and the whole team can be proud of this record.”