# Toyota Gazoo Racing WRC championship campaign

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/toyota-gazoo-racing-wrc-championship-campaign
> Updated: 2026-09-07T10:31:58.000Z. Sources: 5. Developments: 2.

Toyota Gazoo Racing achieved a historic milestone in the FIA World Rally Championship by securing three consecutive victories. Following wins in Estonia and Finland, driver Sami Bajari and co-driver Marco Salminen won the Rally Paraguay using a Toyota GR Yaris Rally1. Despite facing environmental challenges such as high temperatures, mud, and a water leak that briefly dropped them to seventh place, the crew recovered to win by a margin of 25.8 seconds.

Following this success, the team shifted focus to Rally Chile. Toyota Gazoo Racing entered the event aiming to secure the manufacturers’ championship, holding a 173-point lead with 180 points remaining in the season. In the drivers’ championship, Elfyn Evans maintained a 20-point lead over Sami Pajari. Due to a collarbone fracture sustained in Paraguay, co-driver Aaron Johnston was replaced by James Fulton for the Chilean competition.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-07: Gazoo Racing secures historic triple win at Rally Paraguay

Sami Bajari and Marco Salminen achieved a historic third consecutive WRC victory at Rally Paraguay driving a Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 for Gazoo Racing.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/gazoo-racing-secures-historic-triple-win-at-rally-paraguay

### 2026-09-03: Toyota Gazoo Racing targets WRC title at Rally Chile

Toyota Gazoo Racing heads to Rally Chile seeking to clinch the WRC manufacturers’ title following Sami Pajari’s recent victories in Paraguay.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/toyota-gazoo-racing-targets-wrc-title-at-rally-chile

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