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Official name: | Toyota Castrol |
Operated by: | Toyota Team Europe TTE |
Headquarters: | Cologne, Germany |
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Car: | Toyota Corolla WRC |
Tyres: | Michelin |
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Castrol, Telefonica Movistar |
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Best results: | 1st: Monte Carlo (Carlos Sainz) 1st: Catalunya (Didier Auriol) 1st: New Zealand (Carlos Sainz) |
Rallies contested: | 13 | (works entries) |
WRC starts: | 29 | (works entries) |
Outright wins: | 3 | (wins to rallies ratio 23.1 %) |
Podiums: | 12 | (podiums to starts ratio 41.4 %) |
DNF's: | 8 | (DNF's to starts ratio 27.6 %) |
Stage wins: | 81 | |
Points scored: | 85 | (manufacturer championship) |
Avg points per rally: | 6.5 | |
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Monte Carlo
Sweden
Safari
Portugal
Catalunya
Corsica
Argentina
Acropolis
New Zealand
Finland
San Remo
Australia
Great Britain
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5: 6: 11: | Carlos Sainz Didier Auriol
Carlos Sainz Thomas Radstrom Didier Auriol
Carlos Sainz Didier Auriol
Carlos Sainz Didier Auriol
Carlos Sainz Freddy Loix Didier Auriol
Carlos Sainz Didier Auriol
Carlos Sainz Didier Auriol
Carlos Sainz Didier Auriol
Carlos Sainz Didier Auriol
Carlos Sainz Didier Auriol
Carlos Sainz Didier Auriol
Carlos Sainz Didier Auriol
Carlos Sainz Didier Auriol Marcus Gronholm | 1st 14th
2nd retired (accident) 6th
retired (suspension) 4th
2nd retired (gearbox)
7th 2nd (1st in manufacturers) 1st
8th 6th (4th in manufacturers)
2nd retired (engine)
4th 2nd
1st 2nd
2nd 4th
4th retired (unknown)
2nd 3rd
retired (engine) retired (clutch) retired (engine) |
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1998 Toyota drivers: Sainz - Auriol - Giraudet - Moya
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Size of TTE
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Of the big teams in late 1990's, TTE was perhaps the biggest of all. In 17,000 m2 facilities at Cologne team employed some 260 people.
About one fifth worked with Le Mans project but rest in various rally projects, including customer operations which Toyota was very active with.
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