Mustang Cobra

FOURTH, AGAIN

1988: Introduction of the 4WD Celica Gt-four, which would go on to win 29 WRC rallies and six World Championship titles (two manufacturers’ and four drivers’) in its ST165, ST185, and ST205 guises

1989: Manufacturers’ championship runner-up; Carlos Sainz makes his Toyota debut, taking three podiums from seven starts

1990: Sainz becomes Toyota’s first drivers’ world champion at the wheel of a Celica Gt-four (ST165); Toyota is runner-up in the manufacturers’ contest

1992: Sainz takes his second drivers’ title driving a Celica Gt-four ST185; Toyota is again runner-up in the manufacturers’ contest

1993: With seven victories, Toyota becomes the first Japanese company to win the WRC manufacturers’ title. Juha Kankkunen adds the drivers’ crown

1994: Toyota wins the manufacturers’ title again, with Didier Auriol taking the drivers’ crown. TTE is renamed ‘Toyota Motorsport Gmbh’ (TMG) after Toyota Motor Corporation takes ownership

1995: Third in manufacturers’ championship but later disqualified for 12 months for fitting an illegal system that unlocked engine power by allowing air to bypass the air restrictor on the turbo