The new GR Yaris Rally Cup single-brand championship, wanted and organized by Toyota, starts from Rome this weekend . From today 23 July and until Sunday 25 July, this series will debut. on the streets of the Rally di Roma Capitale, valid as the third round of the European Rally Championship (ERC) and fifth act of the Italian Rally Championship (CIR). For the way of this single-brand store & egrave; an important stage was therefore chosen.
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11 cars will participate in this first race. As known, the protagonist of this series will be; the GR Yaris we already have; got to try and that was born to be an excellent base for rallies. Precisely for this reason, Toyota wanted to organize this single-brand store which in 2021 includes 5 events. The GR Yaris used for the championship derives directly from the road version and can & ograve; count on a three-cylinder 1.6 turbo with 261 HP (192 kW) and a torque of 360 Nm that allows you to go from 0 to 100 km/h in just 5.5 seconds.
For the car & egrave; A specific kit was prepared with which the teams were able to prepare it in compliance with the regulations of the national R1T 4×4 category. The total prize money of the single-brand is; established at 300,000 euros , distributed between competition prizes and final prizes.
The race will start Friday & igrave; 23 July at 19:00 from the scenographic setting of Castel Sant & # 39; Angelo and will propose & agrave; the moment has now become a & ldquo; must & rdquo; worldwide: the parade of competitors through the streets of Rome. The cars will parade in front of the Colosseum, the Imperial Forums, the Vittoriano and then arrive in the Circo Massimo area where, at 20:00, they will pick up & agrave; the first special stage, novelty; absolute 2021, with a completely urban route around the Baths of Caracalla. On Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th July the race will move on. instead in the Lazio hinterland, based in Fiuggi, where the Service Park and Rally HQ will be set up. The special stages will characterize a path that will unite; tradition and innovation recognized by the rally world as one of the most difficult and technical issues of the whole continental calendar. There will be 12 special stages to tackle, for a total of 187,370 kilometers of competitive distance, 27.10% of the entire track, which measures 595.07 kilometers. The arrival will be in Fiuggi, on the afternoon of Sunday 25 July from 18:00.
Below we recall the 2021 calendar.
- 23-25 July Rally di Roma Capital & ndash; Rome (CIR)
- 04-05 September Rally 1000 Miglia & ndash; Brescia (CIR)
- 09-10 October Rally 2 Valli & ndash; Verona (CIR)
- 30-31 October Modena Rally & ndash; Modena (CRZ)
- 2-5 December Monza Rally & ndash; Monza (to be confirmed)
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