Latvala to compete at Rally Finland with Toyota Rally1 car

Jari-Matti Latvala will make his Rally1 debut at next month’s Rally Finland, driving a Toyota GR Yaris.

Latvala, who became the team principal of Toyota’s WRC team late in December 2020, will compete with a Rally1 car for the first time at Rally Finland.

The 38-year-old will make his first appearance at a WRC rally since his one-off drive at Rally Sweden 2020. The Finn will drive a fourth GR Yaris Rally1 on his home event.

WRC championship leader Kalle Rovanperä, Elfyn Evans and Takamoto Katsuta are the nominated drivers to score manufacturers’ points for Toyota at Rally Finland. Sébastien Ogier won’t be competing in Finland.

Delighted and grateful to be at the start of @RallyFinland , next month, at the wheel of the GR YARIS Rally1 HYBRID! 🤩

I will team up with my friend Juho Hanninen and the plan is to have fun!

Big thank you to Morizo and Akio for making my dream come true! 🙏🏼… pic.twitter.com/e12aT8rsWa
— Jari-Matti Latvala (@JariMattiWRC) July 3, 2023

Photo: Toyota Gazoo Racing