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TOYOTA @ GOODWOODFestival of Speed

12-13 July 2003

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Toyota at the GoodwoodFestival Of Speed 2003

• Olivier Panis to demonstrate latest PanasonicToyota TF103 Grand Prix car.

• The magnificent ‘7’ returns. Cristiano da Matta todrive the awesome twin-turbo, 800bhp, 5.0-litreToyota sports car from 1970.

• Rally legend Björn Waldegaard reunited with the‘king of Africa’, the 1986 Group B Toyota Twin-CamCelica Turbo.

• Le Mans winner Masanori Sekiya to drive 1992 V10Toyota TS010 sports car.

• Crowd favourite Rod Millen returns with the PikesPeak Toyota Tacoma.

• IMSA Champion Juan-Manuel Fangio II to drivedouble title-winning Toyota GTP Eagle sports car.

Toyota returns to the Goodwood Festival of Speed for asecond year, following their spectacular debut in 2002with Allan McNish in the TF102 F1 car and Rod Millen inthe Pikes Peak Toyota Celica. This year the line-up of carsand drivers has been increased further, to showcase aneven wider range of great cars from Toyota’s motor sporthistory.

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The Panasonic Toyota Racing F1 team returns in forcewith the latest Toyota TF103 Grand Prix car and both theregular team drivers. Frenchman Olivier Panis, the winnerof the 1996 Monaco Grand Prix, will demonstrate a carwhich may take to the track at Silverstone just a weeklater for the British Grand Prix, while his Formula Oneteam mate, Cristiano da Matta of Brazil, will drive thefearsome 5.0-litre twin-turbocharged Toyota 7 Can-Amstyle sports car.

It will be da Matta’s first time behind the wheel of the800-horsepower monster, but the Brazilian is no strangerto Toyota turbo-power. In 2002, da Matta set a string ofrecords on his way to the CART FedEx championship title,with seven wins including four consecutively, in histurbocharged 2.65-litre, methanol-fuelled, Toyota-powered Champ Car.

Also driving the Toyota 7 will be Dr Akihiko Saito,Executive Vice President of Toyota Motor Corporation. Healso assumes the position of Chairman of Toyota'sMotorsports Committee. In this role, Dr. Saito isresponsible for all Toyota activities in motorsportworldwide, incorporating the company's newestchallenge of Formula 1.

Björn Waldegaard, who in 1979 became rallying's firstever World Champion, will celebrate Toyota's 25 glorious

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years in the World Rally Championship by being reunitedwith the Toyota Celica Turbo Group B car that he droveto victory in the 1986 Bandana Rally in the Ivory Coast.Between 1984 and 1986, the Celica Turbo won threeSafari rallies and three Ivory Coast events, the cleansweep of the top African events gaining it the title the“King of Africa”.

The Toyota Celica Turbo was one of the most powerfultwo-wheel drive rally cars ever and remained unbeaten inAfrican events. Its domination was ended only by the rulechange that eliminated the Group B rallying category atthe end of 1986 in favour of the lower powered Group Acars.

The 1990s saw some of the most spectacular cars ever torace at Le Mans as the FIA ‘Group C’ category allowed theuse of high tech sport cars with F1-style, 3.5litre, V10engines. Although Toyota never claimed their much-sought victory, the Toyota TS010 was without doubt oneof the fastest cars on the track, setting the race lap recordin both 1992 and 1993.

The Toyota TS010 that finished second at Le Mans in1992, will again be driven by Masanori Sekiya, Japan’s LeMans star. Between 1985 and 2001, Sekiya drove at LeMans 12 times, including 1987, the year he was marriedin Le Mans town hall.

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In the beginning of 1990s Toyota also dominated theIMSA sports car racing series in the United States. Thehighest level, the GTP class saw the Toyota GTP Eagle winthe Sebring 12 Hours in 1992 and 1993, the Daytona 24Hours in 1993 and back-to-back championship titles forJuan-Manuel Fangio II. He will drive the 1993 title-winning Toyota GTP Eagle at Goodwood.

One of the greatest crowd-pleasers of all at the 2002Goodwood Festival of Speed will return this year. NewZealander Rod Millen, last year set the fastest competitivetime on the course, driving the 800bhp Toyota CelicaTurbo he used in 1994 to win the Pikes Peak ‘race to thesky’. In 1998, his team designed and built a truck basedon Toyota's production Tacoma pick up truck. Rod andthe ‘Pikes Peak Tacoma’, as it was known, went on to takethe unlimited class honours in 1998 and 1999. Millen willdrive this truck at the 2003 Festival of Speed.

With the exception of Toyota Tacoma , Eagle GTP and thecurrent F1 car which is built and run by ToyotaMotorsport in Cologne, Germany, all the Toyota entries,have been prepared by and shipped from the Toyotamuseum in the Aichi Prefecture of Japan. Their restorationand maintenance, in addition to providing a greatspectacle for the Goodwood fans, also gives youngToyota engineers an opportunity to appreciate thecompany’s long-established motorsports heritage.

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2003 Panasonic ToyotaTF103 Formula One

Following a successful maiden season in last year’sFormula One World Championship, when PanasonicToyota Racing picked up two world championship points,qualified in the top 10 on 9 occasions and achieved 18race finishes, the 2003 Toyota TF103 is an evolution oflast season's TF102, rather than an innovative or radicalnew design. It is lighter, generates more downforce andhas greater aerodynamic efficiency than its predecessor.

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The TF103 is the product of a design group led by GustavBrunner and co-ordinated by Keizo Takahashi andalthough it may be the product of evolution rather thanrevolution, almost every single component has beenchanged for the new season. The car’s carbon-fibrechassis and bodywork features aerodynamics developedin Toyota Motorsport’s own in-house wind tunnel inCologne, which became operational in July 2002, whilethe 3-litre RVX-03 V10 engine is both lighter and morepowerful than its predecessor. It is matched to asophisticated seven-speed semi-automatic gearbox. Theentire car, including driver, weighs in at just 600kg.

The TF103 will be demonstrated at Goodwood byPanasonic Toyota team driver Olivier Panis. Theexperienced 36 year-old from Grenoble in France wonthe 1993 Formula 3000 Championship before graduatingto Formula One in 1994 with the Ligier team, for whomhe won the 1996 Monaco Grand Prix. Next weekend hewill start his 135th Grand Prix, when he lines up on thestarting grid at Silverstone.

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Technical Specifications - Toyota TF103

Engine (RVX-03):Toyota V10 / 90° angle / 2998 ccTransmission: Toyota seven-speed semi-automatic gearboxChassis (TF103): Carbon fibreSuspension: Push rod with torsion bar front and rearBrakes: BremboShockabsorber: SachsWheels: BBS Magnesium Front 13x12, Rear 13x13.5Tyres: Michelin PilotElectronic: Magneti MarelliWheel base: 3,090mmWeight: 600kg (including driver)Total length: 4,547mmFront track: 1,424mmRear track: 1,411mm

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1992 Toyota TS010 3.5-litreV10 Group C Sports Car

As the profile and public awareness of endurance sports carracing developed in the 1980s, Toyota paid particularinterest to the ‘Group C’ category which placed a particularemphasis on matching performance with fuel efficiency.The initial cars, developed by teams including TOM’S andDOME, first used evolutions of the Celica turbo road carengine, and then from 1988, a purpose designed V8.

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In 1990, the TOM’S-Toyota team of Masanori Sekiya,Hitoshi Ogawa and Geoff Lees claimed sixth place in thefamous Le Mans 24-Hour race, the team’s best result yet,but already plans were underway to create some of the mostspectacular cars ever to race at Le Mans. From 1991 the FIA‘Group C’ category allowed the use of high tech sport carswith F1-style, 3.5litre, V10 engines and the Toyota TS010was built to take advantage of the new rules.

Toyota were destined never to claim their much sought-afterwin at Le Mans, but the Toyota TS010 was without doubtone of the fastest cars on the track, setting the race laprecord in both 1992 and 1993. The car which came closestto victory, with second place at Le Mans in 1992, will bedriven at Goodwood this weekend by Masanori Sekiya, whoshared the car that year with Pierre-Henri Raphanel andKenny Acheson.

Sekiya is known world-wide as Japan’s Le Mans star, with areputation in his native land equivalent to that of Derek Bellor Jacky Ickx. Between 1985 and 2001, Sekiya drove at LeMans 12 times, including 1987, the year he was married inLe Mans town hall on the eve of the race!

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Technical SpecificationsToyota TS010 3.5-litre V10

Engine : Toyota RV10. 72° angle V105 valves / cylinder, 3500 cc+/- 700 hp ( sprint ), +/- 600 hp ( Le Mans )

Transmission: 6M/T Chassis: Carbon fiber monocoqueTyres: Goodyear 17" & 18"Electronic: DensoWheel base: 2750 mmTotal length: 4800 mmTotal width: 2000 mmTotal height: 1030 mmMax. speed: 346 km/h (Le Mans)

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1993 Toyota GTP Eagle,IMSA sports car championship winner.

Toyota's debut in American motorsport began in theIMSA sports car racing series, with an inauguralprogramme in 1983. Toyota-powered GTU cars won 10races, before moving up into the GTO ranks in 1985. Afurther 15 victories were gained along with the 1987Manufacturer's Championship, before the move to thehighest level, the GTP class in 1989.

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In total Toyota earned 51 sports-car victories between1983 and 1993. Among those who drove Toyota sportscars in addition to Fangio, were 1987 champion ChrisCord, Al Unser Jr., Wally Dallenbach Jr., twice IMSA Driverof the Year Willy T. Ribbs, and actor Gene Hackman, whobegan racing in the Toyota Pro/Celebrity racing series.

The Toyota GTP programme, where the team claimed 26wins and 23 pole positions, ranks as one of the mostsuccessful in American motorsport history. In 1992 and1993 it culminated in 17 consecutive victories over thetwo-year span. In addition to back-to-backManufacturer's Championships, Juan Manuel Fangio IIalso drove to the Eagle to two consecutive Driver'sChampionships. The Toyota GTP Eagle also won the 1992and 1993 Sebring 12-Hour events and the 1993 Daytona24-Hour race. Fangio is once again back behind thewheel of his 1993 title-dominating Toyota GTP Eagle atGoodwood.

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Technical Specifications - Toyota GTP Eagle

Engine : Turbocharged in-line ‘2100cc

Horsepower: 750hp in 1992 (54 mm air restrictor)700hp in 1993 (52 mm air restrictor)

Transmission: 5-speed March basedSuspension: Independent, unequal length double

wishbones, bell crank pushrod and four-way adjustable shocks with co-axial springs and driver adjustable anti-roll bar

Steering: Rack and pinionBrakes: 14 in. ventilated discs (1992: carbon/1993:

iron), with Brembo four-piston calipersWheels: 17in.x13in./17in.x15in. BBS alloyTyres: 25.5in.x12.5in./28.5in.x14.5in.

Goodyear Eagle Racing Radials Weight: 832 kgs. (914 kgs. in 1993)Wheelbase: 2667 mmTotal length: 4800 mmTotal width: 2000 mmTotal height: 1016 mm

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1970 Toyota 75-Litre Twin-Turbo

This year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed marks theappearance of the ultimate derivative of the legendaryToyota 7 sports car, with twin turbochargers boosting thepower of the 5-litre V8 engine to over 800bhp, in a carweighing just 620kg. However changes in the world ofmotorsport meant that, in this form, the car was neverraced.

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The Toyota 7 sports car was initially developed in the late1960s, when the profile of sports car racing in Japan wassufficiently high that the Japanese Grand Prix was run forthese types of cars rather than Formula One. Theprototype was first seen testing at Suzuka in February1968 and was powered by the DOHC fuel-injected, six-cylinder, two-litre engine derived from the 2000GT road-going sports car. This was changed to a three-litre DOHCall-alloy V8 unit by the time the car appeared at its firstrace in March.

Designed by Jiro Kawano, the man behind the Toyota2000GT, the Toyota 7 took its name from ‘Group 7’, theFIA title for the sports prototype race category. Its designand development, entrusted to the Yamaha company,was typical of the Group 7 cars of the period, with themain cockpit structure made up of sheet aluminium sidesills and scuttles, attached to an aluminium tubularspaceframe.

After running strongly in Japanese events in 1968 andearly 1969, a new more powerful 5-litre derivative wasdeveloped. It went on to win the Japanese Can-Am event,the Fuji 1000km, Suzuka 12 Hours and Suzuka 1000km.This paved the way for the ultimate Toyota 7, the twinturbocharged 800bhp monster, designed to win theJapanese Grand Prix.

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The new car was unveiled at the Fuji 1000km in July 1970where it made a demonstration run. However that yearJapanese motorsport’s ruling body, JAF, changed the rulesfor the Japanese Grand Prix, opening it to open-wheeledracing cars and removing the Toyota 7’s raison d’être.Development was stopped and for much of the last twodecades the sole example sat in the Toyota Museum inJapan.

During 2001, a team of road car engineers began torestore the 7 back to its original condition, as a part of aninternal project to help its engineers appreciate thecompany’s long-established motorsport heritage. A lackof many original drawings meant that many parts had tobe rebuilt by copying the originals. The engine was aparticular challenge as it used many advancedmagnesium alloy and titanium parts to minimise weight.

The magnificent 7 will be driven at Goodwood thisweekend by Panasonic Toyota team driver Cristiano daMatta. It will be the 29 year-old Brazilian’s first time atGoodwood and his first time behind the wheel of theToyota 7, but da Matta is no stranger to Toyota turbo-power. In 2002, he set a string of records on his way tothe CART FedEx championship title, with seven winsincluding four consecutively, in his turbocharged 2.65-litre, methanol-fuelled, Toyota-powered Champ Car.

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Also driving the Toyota 7 will be Dr Akihiko Saito,Executive Vice President of Toyota Motor Corporationand Chairman of Toyota's Motorsports Committee. Hisinvolvement at Goodwood is a clear sign of the passionfor the sport that runs to the highest levels in the Toyotaorganisation.

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Technical Specifications - Toyota 7, 5-litre Twin Turbo

Engine: Toyota V8 at 90°2 turbos, 32 valves 4986 cc ( 102 x 76 mm ) 856 hp at 8000 rpm74 mkg at 7600 rpm

Transmission: ASCO at 5 gearChassis: Tubular aluminium spaceframeBrakes: GirlingTyres: Firestone IndyElectronic: DensoWheel base: 2350 mmWeight: 620 kgLength: 3750 mmWidth: 2040 mmHeight: 840 mmMax. speed: 360 km/h

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1986 Toyota Celica Twin-Cam Turbo Group B Rally Car

In the 25 years that Toyota were a dominant force inWorld Championship rallying from 1975 to the end of the1999 season, the Toyota Celica Twin-Cam Turbo perhapsmarks one of the most exciting phases in the history ofthe sport, when the WRC switched to the ‘Group B’regulations between 1983 and 1986.

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The Group B rules required car manufacturers to produceand sell 200 units of a model to qualify for homologationto the new formula. Working in conjunction with ToyotaTeam Europe at their base in Cologne, Toyota devised aplan to produce 200 road cars, 20 ‘evolutionary’ versionsfor rallying and a powerful new engine.

While some manufacturers moved to four-wheel drive fortheir Group B cars, the Toyota Celica Twin-Cam Turboremained true to traditional rear-wheel drive heritage.With up to 380bhp available from the 2.1-litreturbocharged engine, it remains one of the mostpowerful two-wheel drive rally cars ever built.

The Celica Twin-Cam Turbo was also specifically noted forits strength and reliability, testament to the highstandards of preparation by TTE. This made it ideal forthe gruelling special stage in African events. Between1984 and 1986, the Celica Twin-Cam Turbo won threeSafari rallies and three Ivory Coast events, the cleansweep of the top African events gaining it the title the“King of Africa”. Its domination was ended only by therule change that eliminated the Group B rallying categoryat the end of 1986 in favour of the lower powered GroupA cars.

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This weekend, Sweden’s Björn Waldegaard, who in 1979became rallying's first ever World Champion, is beingreunited with the Toyota Celica Twin-Cam Turbo Group Bcar that he drove to victory in the 1986 Bandana Rally inthe Ivory Coast, with Northern Ireland’s Fred Gallagher asco-driver. Following the event the car returned toGermany where it was rebuilt and then shipped to ToyotaKenya. It then participated in many African events at thehands of Ian Duncan who clocked up a total of 15 Africanvictories before it earned its retirement.

With the advent of the production-based Group Acategory, many of the lessons learned with the CelicaTwin-Cam Turbo were applied to the new generation offour-wheel drive machines. These gave Toyota three WRCmanufacturers titles (1993, 1994 and 1999) and fourdriver’s championship titles, for Carlos Sainz in 1990 and1992, Juha Kankkunen in 1993 and Didier Auriol in 1994.Today, three seasons after Toyota’s official withdrawalfrom the sport, the Corolla WRC is still winning rallies andnational championships.

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Technical Specifications - Toyota CelicaTwin-Cam Turbo Group B

Engine (4T-GTE): 2090cc Water-cooled inline, 4-cyl., 8-valve twin DOHC

Transmission: Hewland 5 speed, rear wheel driveChassis: 4T-GTETurbo charger type: KKK/K27Maximum output: 370hp/8000rpmMaximum torque: 430 Nm/5500rpmBore and stroke: 89.0x84.0 mmWeight: 1,100 kgWheelbase: 2500 mmHeight: 1310 mmLength: 4284 mmWidth: 1785 mmFront/rear track: 1410x1400 mmTyres and wheels: Pirelli / Speedline

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Pikes Peak Toyota Tacoma

One of the greatest crowd-pleasers of all at the 2002Goodwood Festival of Speed was the four-wheel drive,800bhp Toyota Celica Turbo driven by New ZealanderRod Millen, which last year set the fastest competitivetime on the course. The car was originally used by Millenin 1994 to score a record-breaking win in the Pikes Peak‘Race to the Sky’ up the 14,110ft mountain in Colorado,USA, an event with which Millen and Toyota havebecome synonymous.

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Millen originally trained as a surveyor in New Zealand,but he found his true vocation in dirt road rallying. In1978, after becoming the first driver to win threeconsecutive New Zealand Rally Championships, hemoved to California to compete against the top U.S. rallydrivers. Then he fulfilled a lifetime’s ambition bycompeting in and winning, the amazing ‘Race to theSky’. Millen’s 1994 record time of 10 minutes 04.06seconds, for the 12.42 mile, 156-turn dirt road stillstands. A combination of road conditions and bad luck,have prevented Millen or anyone else from beating it,thus far.

In 1998, the team at Rod Millen Motorsport designedand built a new Toyota Tacoma racing truck for the 76thPikes Peak International Hill Climb event. The vehiclerepresented a new approach in design with a dynamicnew look based on Toyota's production Tacoma pick-up.The Pikes Peak Tacoma, as it was known, went on to takethe unlimited class honours in 1998 and 1999. It is thistruck that Millen will drive at the 2003 Festival of Speed.

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Technical SpecificationsToyota Pikes Peak Tacoma

Engine: 4 Cylinder Twin-Cam, 4 valves per cylinderFuel injected, Turbocharged2.1 litres

Transmission: 5-speed non-synchronised gearbox, with 4-wheel drive

Chassis: Chrome-Moly steel tube frame chassisBody: Carbon fiber body, front and rear underwing

(ground effect tunnels)Suspension: Ohlins shock absorbers

Double A-Arm with pushrod and rocker, coil over suspension

Steering: Power assisted Rack and PinionBrakes: 14" Brembo 8 piston calipersWheels: BBS wheels (fr & rr: 17”x12.5”)Tyres: BF Goodrich Experimental Comp

T/A P335/30ZR17Curb weight: 884.5 kgTotal length: 4623 mmTotal width: 1930 mmTotal height: 1168mm

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Toyota in motor sport todayThroughout its history, Toyota has been involved inmotor sport, creating a passion for racing that is far frombeing a recent development. The first motor sports eventin which Toyota took part was in 1957, when a ToyopetCrown was entered in the "Rally of Australia".

Since then, Toyota has been an active competitor all overthe world, whether in domestic motorsport in Japan, orchallenging for victory in world rallying, the IMSA andCART championships in the USA, classic events such asthe Le Mans 24 Hours, the commitment to success is thesame. At the same time, Toyota has understood theimportance of developing young talent. Toyota has beena major supporter of the Formula 3 racing category andhas supported several leading European teams as anengine supplier. Toyota has also supported several single-marque championships, the famous Formula Atlantic inNorth America and the Yaris Cup in Europe.

Toyota’s Formula Three involvement has led someremarkable feats in flagship events, including a victory inMacau Grand Prix with Ayrton Senna in 1983, and a one-two in the Macau F3 Grand Prix for Martin Donnelly andJan Lammers in 1987, JJ Lehto’s winning the British F3Championship title in 1988 and victory in the Marlboro

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Masters in Zandvoort, Holland with Tom Coronel in 1997and another Formula 3 victory in Macao in 1997 withPeter Dumbreck.

Highlights from a track record in the USA that is certainlyvaried and substantial, include two back-to-back IMSA GTPsports car racing titles in the United States (1992-1993)with a total of 26 victories, including the famous Sebring12 hours and the Daytona 24 hours. Most recently ofcourse, have come dual driver and constructors’ titles inthe CART ChampCar series, claimed last season with adominant performance by the Brazilian Cristiano da Matta.

Over a twenty-five year history Toyota have certainlymade their mark on World Championship rallying, withthree world constructor’s titles (1993, 1994 and 1999),four world driver’s titles with Carlos Sainz (1990 and1992), Juha Kankkunen (1993) and Didier Auriol (1994),plus four European titles with Enrico Bertone (1995),Armin Schwarz (1996), Henrik Lundgaard (2000) andArmen Kremer (2001), one Asia-Pacific title (1990 CarlosSainz) and four Middle-East titles with M. Bin Sulayem(1986-87-88-90) and several national titles all around theworld. In total, Toyota has won no less than 43 ralliescounting towards the world championship.

Today, Toyota is focusing principally on two objectives:Formula 1 and the IRL series in the United States, while in

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its domestic Japanese market, it is committed to successin touring cars and endurance racing. In every one ofthese series, Toyota is continuing to display its passion forwinning and for the sport.

IRL –Victory in the Indianapolis 500!

Toyota left the CART championship with a flourish at theend of last season, having claimed both drivers’ andconstructors’ titles with its 2.65-litre turbocharged V8engine and the skills of Cristiano da Matta. For 2003, likea number of other teams, Toyota turned to America’s rivalsingle-seat racing series, the Indy Racing League or IRL.

The logic was simple. The CART Championship wasincreasingly leaving its native territory, the United States,to stage races in Canada, Mexico, Europe (UK andGermany) and even in Australia. This internationalizationof the CART championship posed a problem of duplicatestrategy for manufacturers such as Toyota, who were alsopresent on the international stage in Formula 1.

There was an added incentive to joining the Indy RacingLeague. The cars in the championship also compete inone of the most prestigious races in the world, theIndianapolis 500. The legendary race was first run in 1911and it is the oldest event is still run today.

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In 2003, the 500-mile event was totally dominated byToyota. 400,000 spectators witnessed a Toyota one-two,with Team Penske driver Gil de Ferran taking victoryahead of his Brazilian compatriot Helio Castroneves. SixToyota drivers finished in the first ten places and betterstill, four were in the top five. With this victory, oneobjective has been achieved. Now the IRL championshiptitle is also within reach!

The challenge of Formula 1

Both technically and in terms of audience awarenessaround the World, Formula One is the pinnacle of allmotor sport efforts. Typically perhaps, Toyota chose totake up the challenge in its entirety.

Toyota would not settle for supplying an existing teamwith engines, or taking over an existing team as othershad done, but instead decided to mount a directchallenge at the very highest level of motor sport. Bystarting from the drawing board, and building the entirecar, chassis, gearbox and engine, Toyota adopted thesame strategy as the prestigious Ferrari team. So it was agamble for high stakes.

From building its first "laboratory" Formula 1 car in 2000,Toyota was ready to take up its greatest challenge at the

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start of the 2002 season. By scoring its first point in its firstever race, the Australian Grand Prix, Panasonic ToyotaRacing made its mark in history. The team ended theseason having scored two world championship points,qualified in the top 10 on nine occasions and achieved 18race finishes, but there is still a long way to go.

For 2003, Toyota Motorsport have signed two newdrivers, the highly experienced Olivier Panis and Toyota’sdefending CART champion, Cristiano da Matta. At thewheel of the TF103, a comprehensive evolution of lastyear’s TF102, the drivers will have to try to fulfil theteam’s ambitions for this season, qualify in the top tenand to score more points in races.

The scale of this challenge is not to be underestimated. Incomparison with its established opposition the team isrelatively young and inexperienced, and despite thetechnical experience brought in by Olivier Panis it is stillin a Formula 1 learning phase. Already though, bothdrivers have scored points and they have qualified in thetop ten. The team’s experience is improving with everyrace and the commitment now is to ensure that thesecond half of the season brings even better results thanthe first. The two drivers will be present at Goodwood forthe "Festival of Speed" with Panis behind the wheel of thelatest Formula 1 Toyota TF103 model, which a week laterwill contest the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

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