DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Toyota Gazoo Racing has taken the wraps off its long-awaited new GR GT prototype and GR GT3 variant, which have been under development and feature racing potential in the future.
Toyota Gazoo Racing posted these highlights:
- Two new, unveiled models strive to provide an ultimate driving experience by way of enhanced capabilities centered on three key elements: a low center of gravity, low weight with high rigidity, and the pursuit of aerodynamic performance.
- The GR GT is TGR’s new flagship sports car developed as a road-legal race car that further advances TGR’s philosophy of making ever-better motorsport-bred cars.
- The GR GT3 is a new, GR GT-based, FIA GT3-spec race car engineered for all customers who want to win races.
- Both unveiled models feature the active adoption of new technologies and manufacturing methods, including Toyota’s first all-aluminum body frame and a 4-liter, V8 twin-turbo engine.
The GR GT and GR GT3 are flagship models that embody TGR’s philosophy of building ever-better motorsports-bred cars. Their development―starting with the vehicle concept formulation stage―was advanced under a one-team approach centered on TMC Chairman Akio Toyoda, aka Master Driver Morizo, in which professional drivers Tatsuya Kataoka, Hiroaki Ishiura, and Naoya Gamou, gentleman driver Daisuke Toyoda, and in-house evaluation drivers worked in unison with engineers. The GR GT is defined by a driver-first approach to development that involves listening to, understanding, and fulfilling the needs of the person behind the wheel. The GR GT3―a race car based on the GR GT―was also developed in line with this methodology.
Positioned as flagships in the footsteps of the Toyota 2000GT of yesteryear and the Lexus LFA, one of the aims of the development of the GR GT and GR GT3 was to preserve and pass on “the secret sauce of car-making” to the next generation as “Toyota’s Shikinen Sengu*“. The two models are the result of veterans of development of the Lexus LFA transferring skills and techniques to younger members, the active adoption of new, Toyota-first technologies for enhanced vehicle performance, and the taking on of numerous unprecedented challenges.
Regarding the GR GT3 in particular, Toyota revealed this:
The GR GT3 features the same three elements of a low center of gravity, low weight with high rigidity, and the pursuit of aerodynamic performance found in the GR GT, on which it is based. It meets the specifications of the Federation Internationale d’Automobile (FIA) GT3, which is the top category of production vehicle-based customer motorsports, and aims to be a car that is chosen by people who want to win yet be easy to drive for anyone.
TGR believes that its driver-first principle, just as it is important in the GR GT, is equally important in the GT3 race car category, which can find both professional drivers and gentleman drivers behind the wheel. At the same time, in addition to heightening the competitiveness of the GR GT3 as a car, TGR is also preparing to establish an optimal support system for customers who race to help them fully enjoy motorsports.
You can view Toyota’s full release and technical details of both models here via its Global Newsroom.
Both Toyota and sister brand Lexus compete among IMSA’s 18 OEMs across the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge and IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge.
Lexus currently campaigns the Lexus RC F GT3, which has been in active competition since 2017 and is poised to start its tenth season of competition in 2026.
Toyota’s GR Supra GT4 EVO2 races in the two Challenge series. Quite impressively, the Supra swept the VP Racing Challenge Grand Sport X (GSX) class of all 12 races in 2025 with wins split between RAFA Racing and BSI Racing.
Photos by Toyota Gazoo Racing