WRC championship leader Sébastien Ogier will take part in the WEC’s post season Bahrain rookie test for Toyota.
The seven-time WRC champion will drive the 24 hours of Le Mans winning Toyota GR010 Hybrid Hypercar in the rookie test. Ogier spent two days in the simulator back at Toyota’s WEC headquaters in Cologne to prepare himself for the test.
At the end for the 2021 WRC season, Ogier steps back from full-time WRC rallying. Next season, the Frenchman will share Toyota’s third WRC entry with Esapekka Lappi.
The Bahrain rookie test takes place on November 7. The final round of the 2021 WRC season at Rally Monza takes place two weeks later on the weekend of November 18-21
Ogier: “I’m happy to be driving the GR010 HYBRID Hypercar on track for the first time in the official WEC rookie test in Bahrain. The simulator session went well; it was nice to work with the team and discover the GR010 HYBRID for the first time.”
“As everyone knows, it’s a dream of mine to compete in endurance racing in the future and the test in Bahrain is important to learn more about the car and about my own level. It’s a big challenge for me and I’m working hard to be ready for Bahrain, but I’m really looking forward to it.”
Photos: Toyota Gazoo Racing