Toyota's GR GT3 to race for the first time at Motegi next month
Toyota's new GR GT3 will make its competitive debut at the SUPER GT finale at Motegi on 7-8 November with Rookie Racing, more than a year before it reaches a wider group of customers in 2027. The car takes the place of the #32 Mercedes-AMG GT3.

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A final da SUPER GT do mês que vem, no Japão, dará ao novo Toyota GR GT3 a primeira aparição competitiva, mais de um ano antes de o carro chegar a um grupo maior de clientes em 2027.
A inscrição vem da Rookie Racing, a equipe do presidente da Toyota, Akio Toyoda. Ela vai colocar a máquina de nova geração em Motegi no fim de semana de 7 e 8 de novembro, no lugar do Mercedes-AMG GT3 número 32 que a equipe normalmente usa na classe GT3.
Como o carro está inscrito como entrada aberta, não pode pontuar. A condução nas duas corridas fica com Hiroaki Ishiura, duas vezes campeão da Super Formula, e Tokiya Suzuki, que tem 19 anos.
Os pneus serão Bridgestone, mesmo com a Dunlop assumindo como única fornecedora da GT300 em 2027, a temporada depois da qual a SUPER GT aposenta o seu pneu de controle de longa data.
O programa GT3 próprio da Toyota existe há vários anos; a primeira prévia é do Salão de Tóquio de 2022. O lançamento público veio no Festival de Goodwood em julho de 2025, com o piloto da Haas na F1, Esteban Ocon, subindo a colina, e ele voltou a Goodwood neste ano nas mãos de vários pilotos, entre eles o nome da Toyota no Mundial de Rally, Elfyn Evans.
Corridas selecionadas em 2026 chegaram a ser discutidas, e as 24 Horas de Nurburgring pareciam o lugar perfeito para começar; quando isso não avançou, a Toyota seguiu procurando uma forma de colocar o carro na pista antes do fim da temporada.
As entregas a clientes começam no ano que vem, quando o GR GT3 assume o lugar do envelhecido Lexus RC F GT3. A disponibilidade na primeira temporada costuma ser limitada a algumas equipes, mas o carro também está previsto na categoria LMGT3 do Mundial de Endurance, operada pela ASP.
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