6 Hours of Monza: Race - Message from Hiroki Nakajima (Executive Vice President) after 2026 season

Message from Hiroki Nakajima (Executive Vice President) 2026 season.

In 2026, TOYOTA RACING took a step forward.

In our very first season as TOYOTA RACING, we achieved four victories and won both the manufacturers’ World Championship and the drivers’ World Championship.

It all began with our first victory in Imola.

At Le Mans, strategy, determined driving, and the collective effort of the whole team carried us through 24 intense hours of racing.

At our home race at Fuji Speedway, we turned the support from the grandstands, painted red with our passionate fans, into strength.

At Barcelona, we implemented the capabilities we had built throughout the season into a convincing result.

Each race brought its own challenges.

Even when things did not go as planned, every individual in the team embraced their responsibility, learned from setbacks, and applied those lessons to the next challenge. With each race, the team became stronger.

To everyone who came to the circuit, and to everyone who supported us from around the world, including our valued partners: Thank you very much.

To our drivers, engineers, mechanics, and all team members: I am truly proud of the way you never gave up, united your strengths, and fought until the very end. Thank you.

And to Mike, who brings his racing career to a close at the end of this season. Thank you sincerely for supporting Toyota’s challenge over so many years and for the tremendous contribution you have made to this team.

I would also like to express my sincere respect and gratitude to all our rival teams, and to everyone involved in making these races possible.

Because of you, we are able to compete at the highest level of motorsport and continue pushing the boundaries of our potential.

Morizo-san has fostered both people and technology through motorsport, creating an environment in which each individual can think independently and take on new challenges. That foundation has led us to this new beginning.

The results we achieved in our first season as TOYOTA RACING are not the finish line.

With “For the Engineering Race” in our hearts, we will use the experience gained here to drive our next evolution and continue striving to be the best in the world.

To everyone who helped create this season together with us, thank you very much.