Toyota will field four factory World Rally Championship entries in Portugal with part-time drivers Kalle Rovanpera and Sebastien Ogier set to compete.
The reigning world champion squad has announced that it will field both of its part-time crews in the same event for the first time this season, on Portugal's gravel roads from 9-12 May.Two-time world champion Rovanpera and eight-time WRC title winner Ogier will pilot GR Yaris Rally1 cars alongside full-timers Elfyn Evans and Takamoto Katsuta.
Kalle Rovanperä, Jonne Halttunen, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Photo by: Toyota Racing 'We don't have the ideal starting position for an asphalt rally, so we'll have to assess the conditions and see what we can do.'My main motivation is always to reach the podium and fight for victory, but I'm also here to help the team, and with the new points system we can see that Sundays are also now more important than ever.
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