Racing Diversity
Beyond its involvement in major international motor sports activities, Toyota has been – and still is – active in many Japanese domestic championships. These include GT, touring car and one-make series.As well as Formula 3, which was launched in Japan in 1979, Toyota is an active participant in the All-Japan GT Championship (known since 2005 as Super GT) with mighty 2.0-litre four-cylinder and 4.5-litre V8-powered Supra competing in the GT500 category and taking the title in 2001, 2002 and 2005. In 2006 Toyota was represented by a Lexus SC 430, which went on to win the Super GT series in its debut year.Toyota Celica and MR-S race cars also take part, in the GT300 class.
To help discover and encourage new talent, Toyota created the Formula Toyota series and, in the same spirit, established one-make series for the Vitz (Yaris).
Outside Japan, Toyota provided engines for the North American Formula Atlantic series from 1990 to 2005, while a number of European countries hosted their own Yaris Cup one-make series.
