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{{Short description|Program to support young racing drivers through their careers}}
{{infobox motor racing team
|name = TGR Driver Challenge Program
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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 program|driver development programme]] by [[Toyota Gazoo Racing]]. It is meant to promote talent in different racing series by helping them with funds,
The program was launched in 2001 when Toyota
==Current drivers==
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Ritomo Miyata]]<ref name="TGR17">{{cite news|title=TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Outlines 2017 Motorsports Activities|url=https://toyotagazooracing.com/release/2017/other/0202-01/|accessdate=2 February 2012|work=Toyota Gazoo Racing|date=2 February 2017}}</ref><ref name=":TGR2025">{{cite news|title=TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Presents its 2025 motorsport team setups in Japan|url=https://toyotagazooracing.com/pressrelease/2024/1225-01/|accessdate=25 December 2024|work=Toyota Gazoo Racing|date=25 December 2024}}</ref>
|align=center| 2017–2021,<br>2025–
|[[2025 Formula 2 Championship|Formula 2 Championship]]
| '''[[F4 Japanese Championship]] ([[2017 F4 Japanese Championship|2017]])<br>[[Super Formula Lights]] ([[2020 Super Formula Lights|2020]])'''
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Kazuto Kotaka]]<ref name="TGR19">{{cite news|title=TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Outlines 2019 Motorsports Activities|url=https://toyotagazooracing.com/release/2019/other/0207-01/|accessdate=7 February 2019|work=Toyota Gazoo Racing|date=7 February 2019}}</ref>
|align=center| 2019–
|[[2025 Super Formula Championship|Super Formula]]<br>[[2025 GT World Challenge Asia|GT World Challenge Asia]]<br>[[2025 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup|GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup]]<br>[[2025 Super GT Series|Super GT – GT500]]
| '''[[Super Formula Lights]] ([[2022 Super Formula Lights|2022]])'''
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Hibiki Taira]]<ref name="TGR21">{{cite news|title=TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Outlines 2021 Motorsports Activities|url=https://toyotagazooracing.com/release/2021/other/0212-01/|accessdate=2 December 2020|work=Toyota Gazoo Racing|date=2 December 2020}}</ref>
|align=center| 2021–
|[[2025 Super Formula Championship|Super Formula]]<br>[[
| ''None as TGR-DC driver''
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Miki Koyama]]<ref name="TGR22">{{cite news|title=TOYOTA GAZOO Racing announced its 2022 motorsport team setups |url=https://toyotagazooracing.com/pressrelease/2021/1206-01/|accessdate=6 December 2021|work=Toyota Gazoo Racing|date=6 December 2021}}</ref>
|align=center| 2022–
|[[2025 Super GT Series|Super GT – GT300]]
| '''[[Formula Regional Japanese Championship]] ([[2022 Formula Regional Japanese Championship|2022]])'''
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Seita Nonaka]]<ref name="TGR22"/>
|align=center| 2022–
|[[
| ''None as TGR-DC driver''
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|{{Flagicon|JAP}} [[Rikuto Kobayashi]]<ref name="TGR24">{{cite web|title=TOYOTA GAZOO Racing、2024年SUPER GT GT300クラス、スーパー耐久シリーズ参戦体制、国内レースのドライバー育成計画を発表 |url= https://toyotagazooracing.com/jp/pressrelease/2024/0110-01/|accessdate=10 January 2024|work=Toyota Gazoo Racing|date=10 January 2024}}</ref>
|align=center| 2024–
|[[2025 Super Formula Lights|Super Formula Lights]]<br>[[2025 Super GT Series|Super GT GT300]]<br>[[2025 Super Formula Championship|Super Formula]]
| ''None as TGR-DC driver''
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Jin Nakamura]]<ref name="TGR24"/>
|align=center| 2024–
|[[2025 Formula Regional Middle East Championship|Formula Regional Middle East Championship]]<br>[[2025 Formula Regional European Championship|Formula Regional European Championship]]<br>[[2025 Le Mans Cup|Le Mans Cup – LMP3]]
| ''None as TGR-DC driver''
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|{{Flagicon|FRA}} [[Esteban Masson]]<ref name=":TGR2025"/>
|align=center| 2025–
|[[2025 European Le Mans Series|European Le Mans Series – LMP2]]<br>[[2025 FIA World Endurance Championship|FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGT3]]<br>[[2025 Super Formula Lights|Super Formula Lights]]
| ''None as TGR-DC driver''
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Yuki Sano]]<ref name=":TGR2025"/>
|align=center| 2025–
|[[2025 Super Formula Lights|Super Formula Lights]]<br>[[2025 Super GT Series|Super GT – GT300]]
| ''None as TGR-DC driver''
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Tokiya Suzuki]]<ref name=":TGR2025"/>
|align=center| 2025–
|[[2025 Formula Regional Japanese Championship|Formula Regional Japanese Championship]]<br>[[2025 F4 Japanese Championship|F4 Japanese Championship]]
| ''None as TGR-DC driver''
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Kiyoshi Umegaki]]<ref name=":TGR2025"/>
|align=center| 2025–
|[[2025 Formula Regional Japanese Championship|Formula Regional Japanese Championship]]<br>[[2025 F4 Japanese Championship|F4 Japanese Championship]]
| ''None as TGR-DC driver''
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! Driver<ref name=":TGR2025"/>
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Kiyoshi Umegaki]]
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Tokiya Suzuki]]
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Yuzuki Miura]]
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Takahiro Kikuchi]]
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Megumu Suzuki]]
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Masana Muto]]
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|[[Japanese Formula 3 Championship]] ([[2001 Japanese Formula 3 Championship|2001]])
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|{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Ryan Briscoe]]<ref name="
|align=center|2001–2005
|'''[[Italian Formula Renault Championship|Formula Renault 2000 Italy]]''' ('''[[2001 Formula Renault 2000 Italia|2001]]
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|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Katsuyuki Hiranaka]]<ref name="Toyota03"/>
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|[[Japanese Formula 3 Championship]] ([[2002 Japanese Formula 3 Championship|2002]]–[[2003 Japanese Formula 3 Championship|2003]])<br>[[Formula Nippon]] ([[2004 Formula Nippon Championship|2004]]–[[2006 Formula Nippon Championship|2006]])<br>[[All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship|All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship – GT300]] ([[2003 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship|2003]], [[2009 Super GT Series|2009]]–[[2010 Super GT Series|2010]])<br>[[Super GT|Super GT – GT500]] ([[2005 Super GT Series|2005]]–[[2006 Super GT Series|2006]], [[2011 Super GT Series|2011]])
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|{{Flagicon|FRA}} [[Franck Perera]]<ref name="
|align=center|2001–2006
|'''[[Italian Formula Renault Championship|Formula Renault 2000 Italia]]''' ([[2002 Formula Renault 2000 Italia|2002]]–'''[[2003 Formula Renault 2000 Italia|2003]]''')<br>[[Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup]] ([[2002 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup|2002]])<br>[[Formula 3 Euro Series]] ([[2004 Formula 3 Euro Series|2004]]–[[2005 Formula 3 Euro Series|2005]])<br>[[GP2 Series]] ([[2006 GP2 Series|2006]])
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|{{Flagicon|SWE}} Alexander Storckenfeldt<ref name="Toyota02">{{cite web|url=https://www.atlasf1.com/grapevine/2002/feb/report.php/id/567/.html|title=Toyota Finalise Young Drivers' Programme|website=atlasf1.com|access-date=5 January 2025}}</ref>
|align=center|2002
|[[Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup]] ([[2002 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup|2002]])
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|align=center|2002–2005
|[[Japanese Formula 3 Championship]] ([[2003 Japanese Formula 3 Championship|2003]]–[[2005 Japanese Formula 3 Championship|2005]])
|-▼
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Wataru Kobayakawa▼
|'''[[Formula Toyota]]''' ('''2002''')<br>[[Japanese Formula 3 Championship]] ([[2003 Japanese Formula 3 Championship|2003]]–[[
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Kohei Hirate]]<ref name="Toyota03"/><ref name="Toyota05"/><ref name="T08"/>
|align=center|2002–2011
|[[Italian Formula Renault Championship|Formula Renault 2000 Italia]] ([[2003 Formula Renault 2000 Italia|2003]])<br>[[Formula Renault 2000 Masters]] ([[2003 Formula Renault 2000 Masters|2003]])<br>[[Formula 3 Euro Series]] ([[2004 Formula 3 Euro Series|2004]]–[[2006 Formula 3 Euro Series|2006]])<br>[[GP2 Series]] ([[2007 GP2 Series|2007]])<br>[[Formula Nippon]] ([[2008 Formula Nippon Championship|2008]]–[[2011 Formula Nippon Championship|2011]])<br>[[Super GT|Super GT – GT300]] ([[2008 Super GT Series|2008]])<br>[[Super GT|Super GT – GT500]] ([[2009 Super GT Series|2009]]–[[2011 Super GT Series|2011]])
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▲|{{flagicon|JPN}} Wataru Kobayakawa
▲|align=center|2002–2005
▲|'''[[Formula Toyota]]''' ('''2002''')<br>[[Japanese Formula 3 Championship]] ([[2003 Japanese Formula 3 Championship|2003]]–[[2005 Japanese Formula 3 Championship|2005]])
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|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Roberto Streit]]<ref name="Toyota03"/>
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Kazuya Oshima]]<ref name="T06"/><ref name="T08"/>
|align=center|2004–2011
|[[Formula Toyota]] (2005)<br>'''[[Japanese Formula 3 Championship]]''' ([[2006 Japanese Formula 3 Championship|2006]]–'''[[2007 Japanese Formula 3 Championship|2007]]''')<br>'''[[
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} Hideto Yasuoka<ref name="T06">{{cite news|title=Toyota Outlines Motorsports Activities for 2006|url=https://global.toyota/en/detail/270936|accessdate=3 March 2006|work=Toyota|date=3 March 2006}}</ref>
|align=center|2005–2006
|[[Japanese Formula 3 Championship]] ([[2005 Japanese Formula 3 Championship|2005]]-[[2006 Japanese Formula 3 Championship|2006]])
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Hideki Yamauchi]]<ref name="T08"/>
|align=center|2005, 2008
|[[Formula Toyota]] (2005)<br>[[Japanese Formula 3 Championship]] ([[2008 Japanese Formula 3 Championship|2008]])
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} Tsubasa Abe<ref name="T06"/>
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Keisuke Kunimoto]]<ref name="T06"/><ref name="T08"/>
|align=center|2006–2009
|[[Formula Toyota]] ([[2006 Formula Toyota season|2006]]–[[2007 Formula Toyota season|2007]])<br>[[Formula Challenge Japan]] ([[2006 Formula Challenge Japan|2006]]–[[2007 Formula Challenge Japan|2007]])<br>[[Japanese Formula 3 Championship]] ([[2008 Japanese Formula 3 Championship|2008]]–[[2009 Japanese Formula 3 Championship|2009]])<br>[[Super GT|Super GT – GT300]] ([[2008 Super GT Series|2008]])<br>'''[[Macau Grand Prix]]''' ('''[[2008 Macau Grand Prix|2008]]''')<br>[[Formula Nippon]] ([[2009 Formula Nippon Championship|2009]])
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Takuto Iguchi]]<ref name="T06"/><ref name="T08"/>
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Hiroaki Ishiura]]<ref name="T07"/><ref name="T08"/>
|align=center|2007–2011
|[[Japanese Formula 3 Championship]] ([[2007 Japanese Formula 3 Championship|2007]]–[[2009 Japanese Formula 3 Championship|2009]])<br>'''[[
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|{{Flagicon|ITA}} [[Kei Cozzolino]]<ref name="T08">{{cite news|title=Toyota Outlines Motorsports Activities for 2008|url=https://global.toyota/en/detail/283518|accessdate=7 March 2008|work=Toyota|date=7 March 2008}}</ref>
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Yuji Kunimoto]]<ref name="T08"/>
|align=center|2008–2013
|'''[[Formula Challenge Japan]]''' ('''[[2008 Formula Challenge Japan|2008]]
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Naoya Gamou]]<ref name="T08"/><ref name="T10">{{cite news|title=TMC Outlines Motorsports Activities for 2010|url=https://global.toyota/en/detail/337436|accessdate=15 March 2010|work=Toyota|date=15 March 2010}}</ref>
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Yuichi Nakayama]]<ref name="T08"/><ref name="TGR16">{{cite news|title=Toyota GAZOO Racing Outlines 2016 Motorsports Activities|url=https://newsroom.toyota.eu/download/249888/toyotagazooracingoutlines2016motorsportsactivities.pdf|accessdate=4 February 2016|work=Toyota Gazoo Racing|date=4 February 2016}}</ref>
|align=center|2008,<br>2011–2016
|[[Formula Challenge Japan]] ([[2008 Formula Challenge Japan|2008]])<br>'''[[Japanese Formula 3 Championship]]''' ([[2011 Japanese Formula 3 Championship|2011]]–'''[[2013 Japanese Formula 3 Championship|2013]]
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Takamoto Katsuta]]<ref name="TGR14">{{cite news|title=Toyota Outlines Its Motorsports Activities for CY2014|url=https://global.toyota/en/detail/565974|accessdate=30 January 2014|work=Toyota Gazoo Racing|date=30 January 2014}}</ref>
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Kenta Yamashita]]<ref name="TGR17"/><ref name="TGR19"/>
|align=center|2014–2020
|'''[[Japanese Formula 3 Championship]]''' ([[2014 Japanese Formula 3 Championship|2014]]–'''[[2016 Japanese Formula 3 Championship|2016]]''')<br>[[Super GT|Super GT GT300]] ([[2015 Super GT Series|2015]]–[[2017 Super GT Series|2017]])<br>'''[[Super GT|Super GT GT500]]''' ([[2018 Super GT Series|2018]]–'''[[2019 Super GT Series|2019]]
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Sho Tsuboi]]<ref name="TGR17"/><ref name="TGR20">{{cite news|title=TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Outlines 2020 Motorsports Activities|url=https://toyotagazooracing.com/release/2020/other/0207-01/|accessdate=7 February 2020|work=Toyota Gazoo Racing|date=7 February 2020}}</ref>
|align=center|2016–2020
|'''[[Japanese Formula 3 Championship]]''' ([[2016 Japanese Formula 3 Championship|2016]]–'''[[2018 Japanese Formula 3 Championship|2018]]
|-<!--
|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Ritomo Miyata]]<ref name="TGR17"/><ref name=":TGR2025"/>
|align=center|2017–2021,<br>2025–
|'''[[
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Kazuto Kotaka]]<ref name="TGR19"/>
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} ''[[Hibiki Taira]]''
|align=center| '''[[2020 F4 Japanese Championship|2020]]'''
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} ''[[Seita Nonaka]]''
|align=center| [[2020 F4 Japanese Championship|2020]]–'''[[2021 F4 Japanese Championship|2021]]'''
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} Jiei Okuzumi
|align=center| [[2020 F4 Japanese Championship|2020]]–[[2021 F4 Japanese Championship|2021]]
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Eijiro Shimizu]]
|align=center| [[2020 F4 Japanese Championship|2020]]–[[2021 F4 Japanese Championship|2021]]
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Rin Arakawa]]
|align=center| [[2021 F4 Japanese Championship|2021]]–[[2022 F4 Japanese Championship|2022]]
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} ''[[Rikuto Kobayashi]]''
|align=center| [[2022 F4 Japanese Championship|2022]]–'''[[2023 F4 Japanese Championship|2023]]'''
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} ''[[Jin Nakamura]]''
|align=center| [[2022 F4 Japanese Championship|2022]]–[[2023 F4 Japanese Championship|2023]]
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Ryoma Henzan]]
|align=center| [[2022 F4 Japanese Championship|2022]]
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Shunji Okumoto]]
|align=center| [[2023 F4 Japanese Championship|2023]]
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|''{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Yuki Sano]]''
|align=center| [[2023 F4 Japanese Championship|2023]]–[[2024 F4 Japanese Championship|2024]]
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|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Kazuhisa Urabe]]
|align=center| [[2024 F4 Japanese Championship|2024]]
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* Championship title highlighted in '''bold'''.
* Promoted to TGR-DC drivers highlighted in ''italic''.
== See also ==
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{{Driver development programs}}
{{Toyota Motor Corporation}}
[[Category:Racing schools]]
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