Toyota Gazoo Racing Dakar 2021

Floyd on Cars and The Village News will once again be reporting the progress of the Toyota Gazoo Racing team from the start to the final podium ceremony in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on the 15th January 2021.

The official start will be on the 3rd January following two days of documentation, scrutineering and the prologue, competitors then face a total distance of 7,646KM, of which 4,767KM will be special stages.

Toyota Gazoo Racing will run four South African built Toyota Hilux vehicles this year in the capable hands of Nassar Al-Attiyah and co-driver Matthieu Baumel (No. 301), Giniel de Villiers with Alex Haro (No. 304), Henk Lategan with co-driver Brett Cummings (No. 332) and Shameer Variawa with Dennis Murphy (No. 330).

A major change for the 2021 race Toyota Hilux is the exterior design, which now reflects the latest version of the production vehicle.

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