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Toyota to enter Supercars in 2026, Walkinshaw Andretti United first confirmed group
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Toyota to enter Supercars in 2026, Walkinshaw Andretti United first confirmed group

Motorsports November 1, 2024
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Toyota will be a part of the Supercars grid in 2026, asserting on Wednesday that it’s going to accomplice with Walkinshaw Andretti United to race the GR Supra within the sequence.

There will probably be 4 of the Japanese coupes on the grid, two with WAU, which is at present operating a pair of Ford Mustangs for Chaz Mostert and Ryan Wooden, and two with a group to be introduced.

The long-time market chief in Australia, Toyota has made a five-year dedication to the class, so will race towards a grid of Mustangs and Chevrolet Camaros till at the very least 2030.

Improvement of the brand new automotive is already underway at Toyota Australia’s Melbourne base. The automotive will function an engine primarily based on the 2UR-GSE – an all aluminium, quad cam V8 – somewhat than the in-line six cylinder motor that comes fitted to the road-going Supra fashions.

“At Toyota, we have now been toying with the concept of competing in Supercars for greater than 20 years and now with the fitting automotive, the fitting group, and a really sturdy partnership with the Supercars Championship, the time is unquestionably proper,” stated Sean Hanley, Toyota Australia Vice President of gross sales and advertising and marketing.

“That is really an historic second. Our GR model and efficiency vehicles had been constructed on the data that we achieve from collaborating in top-level motorsport and our entry into the Supercars Championship will cement that connection and provides us the chance to showcase TOYOTA GAZOO Racing pleasure to a large viewers of passionate followers.”

Supercars CEO Shane Howard stated that Toyota’s announcement was “an unimaginable honour”.

WAU will develop into the homologation group for Toyota, in a lot the identical was as Dick Johnson Racing does with Ford and Triple Eights does with Chevrolet.

Chaz Mostert, Walkinshaw Andretti United Ford Mustang GT

Photograph by: Edge Photographics

The Walkinshaw Group already has a hyperlink with Toyota, changing US-built Tundra pickups to right-hand-drive at its Melbourne base.

“To announce our future with Toyota Australia, because it enters the Supercars Championship from 2026, is a improbable honour and privilege for everybody at Walkinshaw Andretti United,” group director Ryan Walkinshaw stated.

“We’ve developed a improbable relationship with Toyota Australia by the Walkinshaw Group, and we’re delighted to increase that partnership into Walkinshaw Andretti United – we will’t wait to share success collectively in 2026 and past.”

The introduction of Toyota will imply that Supercars can have greater than two producers for the primary time since 2019.

Volvo joined the grid for 3 seasons, in 2014 to 2017, whereas Nissan competed with Altima sedans between 2013 and 2019. Mercedes-Benz additionally featured on the grid on a buyer foundation, with Erebus Motorsport racing a pair of E Class sedans between 2013 and 2015.

Toyota is already engaged within the Supercars Championship by its Toyota GR Cup Australia one-make sequence, which options giant grids of 86 sportscars, and in addition competes within the Australian Rally Championship with Neal Bates Motorsport.

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