Toyota enjoys a rich and storied history in motorsport dating back more than 60 years, while it’s current-day efforts, through TOYOTA GAZOO Racing, include front-running, championship-winning entries in the FIA World Rally Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship.
Having entered a multi-year technical partnership together in October 2024, the new title partnership deal is a further bonding of the core objectives of the relationship between Haas F1 Team and TGR – focusing on ‘People, Product, Pipeline’, which includes the development of essential human resources such as drivers, engineers and mechanics to build a sustainable motorsports industry and culture.
One key element of the existing partnership between the two companies was visibly demonstrated in the execution of the team’s first fully-fledged TPC program (Testing of Previous Car) throughout the 2025 season – a program which from 2026 will officially be known as the ‘TGR Haas Driver Development Program’.
This year’s TPC running extended across 14 days utilizing the Haas VF-23, taking in notable circuits such as Silverstone, Paul Ricard, Fuji Speedway, Imola and Mugello – with Japanese racers Ryō Hirakawa, Ritomo Miyata, Sho Tsuboi and Kamui Kobayashi all enjoying outings through their TGR associations – the company supporting the aspirations of driving talent through Formula 1 opportunities.