Sophie McGuinness

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Europe

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Europe is a unique high-performance testing and development facility based in Cologne, Germany, with a branch in the UK offering state-of-the-art simulation solutions. Specialising in high technology, TGR-E is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the TOYOTA Motor Corporation and offers its services to external clients as well as members of the TOYOTA family. Constructed to the highest standards with no compromise on quality or functionality, the 30,000m² Cologne facility and its highly-skilled staff of around 300 offer a remarkable range of machines, facilities and expertise. In addition to engineering services to external parties, the Cologne facility is also the home of TOYOTA GAZOO Racing's successful World Endurance Championship (WEC) team and the birthplace of the Yaris Rally1 Hybrid engine for the World Rally Championship (WRC). In endurance racing, the Cologne-based team has earned multiple Le Mans 24 Hour victories and WEC Drivers' and Manufacturers' World Championships with its LMP1 hybrid prototypes and the GR010 HYBRID Hypercar. TOYOTA GAZOO Racing's World Rally Team has won several manufacturers' and drivers' World Championship titles since its return in 2017 with the Yaris WRC and Yaris Rally1 Hybrid. TGR-E's passion and dedication for making ever-better cars extends beyond works motorsport, bringing the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing philosophy to customer motorsport vehicles as well. The championship-winning GR Supra GT4, designed and built in Cologne, is the first global customer race car from TOYOTA GAZOO Racing and is now available in an upgraded Evo version.