70 Ultimate (T1), 43 in Challenger (T3), 36 SSV (T4), 47 Truck (T5), and 3 Stock (T2) vehicles make up the near-200 that will race the Dakar Rally in 2024.
Laurent Lichtleuchter was like a brother to Akira Miura as they won 3 Dakar Rallies. After his death in a fatal crash, the team and Toyota president Akio Toyoda recalled fond moments with their intrepid co-driver.
Laurent Lichtleuchter, a 3× Dakar Rally T2-winning navigator, died instantly in Wednesday's Morocco Desert Challenge stage when his and Patrice Garrouste's car was T-boned and caught fire.
Toyota has proved once again the capabilities of its vehicles on all terrains and harsh climatic conditions, with a spectacular performance at the world’s most extreme motorsports event, the Dakar Rally. Toyota’s Land Cruiser continued to dominate the Production Car category, with the Toyota Auto Body team claiming a one-two victory. Akira Miura and Laurent Lichtleuchter took first place in the No. 340 Toyota Land Cruiser, while teammates Ronald Basso and Jean-Michel Polato finished as runners-up in the No. 345 Toyota Land Cruiser. This milestone means that the Land Cruiser has now achieved eight consecutive championship wins at the Dakar Rally.