The Toyota Gazoo Racing Driver Challenge Program (TGR-DC ) formerly known as the Toyota Drivers Academy and Toyota Young Drivers Programme (TDP ), is a driver development programme by Toyota Gazoo Racing . It is meant to promote talent in different racing series by helping them with funds, hoping to find drivers who will race for the team in the future. Notable graduates of the scheme are Kazuki Nakajima , Kamui Kobayashi ; who made their F1 debuts for Williams and Toyota, respectively.
The program was launched in 2001 when Toyota entered Formula 1 , and wants to promote young drivers from Japan, and other countries that are able to reach F1.
Championship titles highlighted in bold . The TGR-DC Racing School is a team for young Toyota drivers who compete in F4 Japanese Championship .
Driver
Years
Japan Takashi Kogure
2001
Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2001 )
Japan 2001
Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2001 )
Australia Ryan Briscoe [ 7] [ 8] [ 1] 2001–2005
Formula Renault 2000 Italy 2001 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup (2001 )German Formula 3 Championship (2002 )International Formula 3000 (2002 )Formula 3 Euro Series 2003 IndyCar Series (2005 )
Japan Katsuyuki Hiranaka [ 8] 2001–2005
Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2002 )Formula 3 Euro Series (2003 –2004 )Formula Nippon (2005 )Super GT – GT300 (2005 )
Japan Tatsuya Kataoka
2001–2006
Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2002 –2003 )Formula Nippon (2004 –2006 )All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship – GT300 (2003 , 2009 –2010 )Super GT – GT500 (2005 –2006 , 2011 )
France Franck Perera [ 7] [ 8] [ 1] 2001–2006
Formula Renault 2000 Italia 2002 –2003 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup (2002 )Formula 3 Euro Series (2004 –2005 )GP2 Series (2006 )
Sweden [ 7] 2002
Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup (2002 )
Japan Hiroki Yoshimoto
2002–2003
Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2002 –2003 )
Japan Naoki Yokomizo
2002–2004
Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2002 –2004 )
Japan Taku Bamba
2002–2005
Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2003 –2005 )
Japan 2002–2004
Formula Toyota 2002 )Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2003 –2004 )
Japan Kohei Hirate [ 8] [ 1] [ 9] 2002–2011
Formula Renault 2000 Italia (2003 )Formula Renault 2000 Masters (2003 )Formula 3 Euro Series (2004 –2006 )GP2 Series (2007 )Formula Nippon (2008 –2011 )Super GT – GT300 (2008 )Super GT – GT500 (2009 –2011 )
Brazil Roberto Streit [ 8] 2003–2004
Formula Renault 2000 Italia (2003 )Formula 3 Euro Series (2004 )
Japan Kamui Kobayashi [ 8] [ 10] [ 9] 2003–2011
Formula Renault 2000 Italia (2004 )Formula Renault Eurocup 2005 Formula Renault 2.0 Italia 2005 F3 Euro Series (2006 –2007 )GP2 Asia Series 2008 , 2008–09 GP2 Series (2008 –2009 )Formula One (2009 –2011 )
Japan Kazuki Nakajima [ 11] [ 10] [ 9] 2003–2011
Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2004 )JGTC – GT300 (2004 )F3 Euro Series (2005 –2006 )GP2 Series (2007 )Formula One (2007 –2009 )Formula Nippon (2010 –2011 )
United Kingdom Ben Clucas
2004
Formula Renault 2000 Italia (2004 )
Japan 2004–2005
Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2004 –2005 )
Japan Yuhi Sekiguchi [ 12] 2004–2005,
Formula Toyota (2004–2005)Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2007 )
Japan Kazuya Oshima [ 10] [ 9] 2004–2011
Formula Toyota (2005)Japanese Formula 3 Championship 2006 –2007 Super GT – GT300 2007 Formula 3 Euro Series (2008 )Formula Nippon (2009 –2011 )Super GT – GT500 (2009 –2011 )
Japan [ 10] 2005–2006
Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2005 -2006 )
Japan Hideki Yamauchi [ 9] 2005, 2008
Formula Toyota (2005)Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2008 )
Japan [ 10] 2006
Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2006 )
Japan [ 10] 2006
Formula Challenge Japan (2006 )
Japan [ 10] [ 9] 2006
Formula Challenge Japan (2006 )
United Kingdom Martin Plowman [ 10] [ 9] 2006–2007
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2006 –2007 )Formula Renault 2.0 Italia (2006 –2007 )
Netherlands Henkie Waldschmidt [ 10] [ 9] 2006–2008
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2006 –2007 )Formula Renault 2.0 Italia (2006 –2007 )Formula 3 Euro Series (2008 )
Japan Keisuke Kunimoto [ 10] [ 9] 2006–2009
Formula Toyota (2006 –2007 )Formula Challenge Japan (2006 –2007 )Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2008 –2009 )Super GT – GT300 (2008 )Macau Grand Prix 2008 Formula Nippon (2009 )
Japan Takuto Iguchi [ 10] [ 9] 2006–2011
Formula Toyota (2006 –2007 )Formula Challenge Japan (2006 –2007 )Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2008 –2009 )Super GT – GT300 (2008 –2010 )Super GT – GT350 (2011 )
Japan Takamitsu Matsui [ 12] 2007
Formula Toyota (2007 )Formula Challenge Japan (2007 )
Italy Andrea Caldarelli [ 12] [ 9] [ 13] [ 14] 2007–2008
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2007 –2008 )Formula Renault 2.0 WEC (2008 )Formula 3 Euro Series (2008 )
Japan Hiroaki Ishiura [ 12] [ 9] 2007–2011
Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2007 –2009 )Super GT – GT300 2007 Super GT – GT500 (2008 –2011 )Formula Nippon (2009 –2011 )
Italy Kei Cozzolino [ 9] 2008
Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2008 )
Japan Yuji Kunimoto [ 9] 2008–2013
Formula Challenge Japan 2008 Japanese Formula 3 Championship 2009 –2010 Super GT – GT300 (2009 –2011 )Formula Nippon (2011 –2012 )Super GT – GT500 (2012 –2013 )Super Formula Championship (2013 )
Japan Naoya Gamou [ 9] [ 15] 2008,
Formula Challenge Japan (2008 )Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2010 –2011 )
Japan Yuichi Nakayama [ 9] [ 16] 2008,
Formula Challenge Japan (2008 )Japanese Formula 3 Championship 2011 –2013 Super GT – GT300 (2013 –2016 )Super Formula Championship (2014 –2016 )
Japan Takamoto Katsuta [ 17] 2012–2014
Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2012 –2014 )
Japan Ryo Hirakawa [ 2] 2013–2017
Super Formula Championship (2013 –2015 )Super GT – GT500 2014 –2017 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 (2016 –2017 )
Japan Kenta Yamashita [ 2] [ 18] 2014–2020
Japanese Formula 3 Championship 2014 –2016 Super GT – GT300 (2015 –2017 )Super GT – GT500 2018 –2019 Super Formula Championship (2017 –2020 )FIA World Endurance Championship (2019–20 )
Japan Sho Tsuboi [ 2] [ 19] 2016–2020
Japanese Formula 3 Championship 2016 –2018 Super GT – GT300 (2017 –2018 )Super GT – GT500 (2019 –2020 )Super Formula Championship (2019 –2020 )
Japan Kazuto Kotaka [ 18] 2019–2025
Toyota Racing Series (2019 )Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2019 )Super GT – GT300 (2019 –2024 )Super Formula Lights 2020 , 2022 Super Formula Championship (2021 , 2023 –2025 )GT World Challenge Asia (2025 )GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (2025 )Super GT – GT500 (2025 )
Japan Hibiki Taira [ 20] 2021–2025
Super Formula Lights (2021 –2023 )Super GT – GT300 (2021 –2025 )Super Formula Championship (2021 , 2024 –2025 )Super GT – GT300
Japan Seita Nonaka [ 4] 2022–2025
Super Formula Lights (2022 –2025 )Super GT – GT300 (2022 –2025 )GT World Challenge Asia (2023 )SRO Japan Cup – GT4 2024 –2025
France Esteban Masson [ 3] 2025
Super Formula Lights (2025 )European Le Mans Series – LMP2 (2025 )FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGT3 (2025 )
Championship titles highlighted in bold . Championship title highlighted in bold .
Promoted to TGR-DC drivers highlighted in italic .
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Driver development programs
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Subsidiaries
Asia- Africa Americas Europe Global Defunct
Affiliates Joint
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