Toyota GAZOO Racing has officially revealed the GR GT3, the brand’s first dedicated, clean-sheet GT3 race car developed specifically for customer racing teams around the world.
Designed under the “driver-first” philosophy championed by Toyota President and master driver Akio Toyoda (known as “Morizo”), the GR GT3 is engineered to deliver outright victory potential while remaining accessible and confidence-inspiring for professional and gentleman drivers alike.
Sharing conceptual DNA with the limited-production GR GT road car currently in development, the new GR GT3 adopts an aggressive, low-slung silhouette with extreme aerodynamic treatment.
For the first time in a Toyota racing car, the chassis features a full aluminum spaceframe to achieve both light weight and exceptional rigidity.
Key technical highlights include:
– Rear-wheel drive layout
– 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 engine
– Overall length: 4,785 mm
– Width: 2,050 mm (maximum allowed in GT3 regulations)
– Wheelbase: 2,725 mm
– Extensively optimized aerodynamics with a pronounced front splitter, large rear diffuser and towering swan-neck rear wing
Toyota stresses that the GR GT3 has been created not only to win in the highly competitive global GT3 category, but also to serve as a platform that helps refine future GR road cars through real-world racing feedback.
Drawing a cultural parallel to the Japanese tradition of Shikinen Sengu, the periodic rebuilding of Ise Grand Shrine to pass craftsmanship to the next generation, Toyota says the GR GT3 embodies the same spirit of renewal and evolution.
While still listed as a development vehicle with final homologation pending, the car is expected to become available to privateer teams in the near future, allowing Toyota to expand its presence in top-tier GT3 series worldwide, including IMSA, Fanatec GT World Challenge, Super GT (GT300 class), and various national championships.
Further details on customer delivery timeline, pricing, and exact power output will be announced as the homologation process progresses.
