WRC Video Access all areas with Toyota What you see is the press release, the images on social media and the news of who will be competing in the following season of… Read more by DirtFish Media November 18, 2025 10 min +
WRC News Katsuta: I tried too hard to win Japan The weight of disappointment lay firmly on his shoulders. In his eyes, he’d not just let himself down, or his team down. He’d let a nation… Read more by Luke Barry November 14, 2025 3 min
WRC News Ogier could sense Tänak wasn’t happy Toyota driver Sébastien Ogier could sense Ott Tänak’s decision to step back from the World Rally Championship was coming. The two drivers – who worked… Read more by Luke Barry November 10, 2025 3 min
WRC News Katsuta home win hopes dashed by crash Takamoto Katsuta’s hopes of a maiden World Rally Championship win have been dashed by a crash on SS11 of Rally Japan, which broke the power… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay November 8, 2025 2 min
WRC News Katsuta: Japan win not impossible The manufacturers’ title is already wrapped; three of its drivers are firmly in contention for the drivers’ prize – 2025 is shaping up to be… Read more by Luke Barry November 1, 2025 2 min
WRC Opinion Is it time for Toyota to widen its net? Ten years and a couple of months ago Takamoto Katsuta arrived in Helsinki for the first time. He was ready for an adventure. Circuit racing… Read more by David Evans October 31, 2025 3 min
WRC News Rovanperä ‘carrying Katsuta’s dream’ going racing As a driver who switched from racing single-seaters to compete at the top level of the World Rally Championship, Takamoto Katsuta knows the challenge facing… Read more by Mark Paulson October 23, 2025 3 min
WRC News The reasons Katsuta struggled in Chile Fridays on World Rally Championship gravel are critical. They set a driver up for the rally ahead: get stuck with a bad road position for… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay September 21, 2025 5 min
WRC News Katsuta explains his Paraguay crash Toyota driver Takamoto Katsuta has talked DirtFish through his day-ending crash at Rally del Paraguay. Katsuta had been running ninth overall, restricted by a puncture… Read more by Luke Barry August 29, 2025 2 min
WRC News Rovanperä swap was Katsuta’s idea Deputy team principal Juha Kankkunen was in no position to argue. Helping out friends and countrymen is nothing new for the four-time world champion, so… Read more by David Evans June 29, 2025 2 min
WRC News Katsuta laments his ‘unlucky’ mistake Takamoto Katsuta owned up to a mistake that led to his retirement from Saturday at Acropolis Rally Greece, but felt he was also unlucky. The… Read more by Luke Barry June 28, 2025 2 min
WRC News Rovanperä questions Portugal itinerary, Tänak extends lead Ott Tänak has extended his Rally Portugal lead to seven seconds after Portugal’s arduous Friday, fending off Toyota’s challenge alone after Hyundai team-mate Adrien Fourmaux’s… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 16, 2025 3 min
WRC News Toyota taking responsibility for Katsuta’s latest crash Toyota team principal Jari-Matti Latvala has absolved Takamoto Katsuta of blame for the final-stage Safari Rally Kenya crash which cost the Japanese driver fourth place…. Read more by David Evans April 1, 2025 2 min
WRC News Katsuta fails to make the finish of Safari Rally Takamoto Katsuta retired from Safari Rally Kenya on the way back to service following a roll on the powerstage. The Toyota driver had been fourth… Read more by Luke Barry March 23, 2025 2 min
WRC News Katsuta suffering from food poisoning and lack of sleep Friday’s gruelling 98-mile leg through rock-strewn roads, menacing piles of fech-fech and arduous terrain was punishing enough. But try taking all that on when you’re… Read more by Luke Barry March 21, 2025 2 min
WRC News Latvala: Katsuta ready to win WRC events One year ago, Takamoto Katsuta’s world was collapsing around him. He’d gone toe-to-toe with Esapekka Lappi for the lead of Rally Sweden, then buried his… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay February 19, 2025 2 min
WRC News Rovanperä’s noticed a difference in Katsuta Few could doubt that Takamoto Katsuta’s Rally Sweden performance, which netted a close second to Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans, was one of the best –… Read more by Mark Paulson February 18, 2025 3 min
WRC Features What we learned from Rally Sweden 2025 Here’s what we learned from Rally Sweden 2025: Evans a real championship favorite Where has this Elfyn Evans been the last couple of years? Relaxed,… Read more by Luke Barry February 17, 2025 5 min
