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Line 7: \|name = TGR Driver Challenge Program \|logo = File:Tgrdc.png \|founded = {{start date and age\|~~2003~~2001}} (as ''Toyota Drivers Academy'' in 2003)<ref name="Toyota05">{{cite news\|title=Toyota Young Drivers Programme Ready for 2005\|url=https://toyotagazooracing.com/archive/ms/en/F1archive/news/2005/20050225.html\|accessdate=25 February 2005\|work=Toyota Gazoo Racing\|date=25 February 2005}}</ref> \|base = [[Cologne]], Germany & Japan \|principal = [[~~Akio~~Kazuki ~~Toyoda~~Nakajima]] \|founders = \|current series = Line 22: 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, with the hope of finding 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 enters [[Formula 1]], and want to promote young drivers from Japan, and other countries that able to reach F1. ==Current drivers== Line 125 ⟶ 127: \|- \|{{Flagicon\|AUS}} [[Ryan Briscoe]]<ref name="Toyota05"/><ref name="Toyota03"/> \|align=center\|~~2003–2005~~2001–2005 \|'''Formula Renault 2000 Italy (2001)'''<br>Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup (2001)<br>German Formula 3 Championship (2002)<br>International Formula 3000 (2002)<br>'''[[Formula 3 Euro Series]] ([[2003 Formula 3 Euro Series\|2003]])'''<br>[[IndyCar Series]] (2005) \|- \|{{Flagicon\|FRA}} [[Franck Perera]]<ref name="Toyota05"/><ref name="Toyota03">{{cite web\|url=https://www.crash.net/f1/news/44786/1/toyota-launches-drivers-academy\|title=Toyota launches 'Drivers Academy'\|website=Crash.net\|access-date=2 January 2025}}</ref>▼ \|{{flagicon\|BRA}} [[Roberto Streit]]<ref name="Toyota03"/>▼ \|align=center\|~~2003–2004~~2001–2006 \|[['''Formula Renault 2000 Italia]]''' (2002–'''2003''')<br>Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup (2002)<br>[[Formula 3 Euro Series]] (2004–2005)<br>[[GP2 Series]] (2006) \|- \|{{Flagicon\|SWE}} Alexander Storckenfeldt \|align=center\|2002 \|Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup (2002) \|- \|{{flagicon\|JPN}} [[Katsuyuki Hiranaka]]<ref name="Toyota03"/> \|align=center\|2003–2004 \|[[Formula 3 Euro Series]] (2003–2004) \|- ▲\|{{flagicon\|BRA}} [[Roberto Streit]]<ref name="Toyota03"/> ▲\|{{Flagicon\|FRA}} [[Franck Perera]]<ref name="Toyota05"/><ref name="Toyota03">{{cite web\|url=https://www.crash.net/f1/news/44786/1/toyota-launches-drivers-academy\|title=Toyota launches 'Drivers Academy'\|website=Crash.net\|access-date=2 January 2025}}</ref> \|align=center\|~~2003–2006~~2003–2004 \|[[Formula 3Renault ~~Euro~~2000 ~~Series~~Italia]] (2003)<br>[[~~GP2~~Formula 3 Euro Series]] (2004) \|- \|{{Flagicon\|JPN}} [[Kohei Hirate]]<ref name="Toyota03"/><ref name="Toyota05"/><ref name="T08"/> \|align=center\|2003–2011 \|Formula Renault 2000 Italia (2003)<br>Formula Renault 2000 Masters (2003)<br>[[Formula 3 Euro Series]] (2004–2006)<br>[[GP2 Series]] (2007)<br>[[Formula Nippon]] (2008–2011)<br>[[Super GT\|Super GT – GT300]] (2008)<br>[[Super GT\|Super GT – GT500]] (2009–2011) \|- \|{{flagicon\|GBR}} [[Ben Clucas]] \|align=center\|2004 \|[[Formula Renault 2.0 Italia]] (2004) \|- \|nowrap\|{{Flagicon\|JPN}} [[Kamui Kobayashi]]<ref name="Toyota03"/><ref name="T06"/><ref name="T08"/> \|align=center\|2004–2011 \|[[Formula Renault 2000 Italia]] (2004)<br>'''[[2005 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0\|Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (2005)]]<br>[[2005 Formula Renault 2.0 Italia\|Formula Renault 2.0 Italia (2005)]]'''<br>[[F3 Euro Series]] (2006–2007)<br>[[GP2 Asia Series]] (2008,'''[[2008–09 GP2 Asia Series\|~~GP2 Asia Series~~ (2008–09)]]''')<br>[[GP2 Series]](2008–2009)<br>[[Formula One]] (2009–2011) \|- \|{{Flagicon\|JPN}} [[Kazuki Nakajima]]<ref name="Toyota06">{{cite news\|title=3 Japanese drivers from TOYOTA Young Drivers Program will participate in F1 tests in 2007\|url=https://toyotagazooracing.com/archive/ms/en/F1archive/news/2006/20061110.html\|accessdate=10 November 2007\|work=Toyota Gazoo Racing\|date=10 November 2007}}</ref><ref name="T06"/><ref name="T08"/> \|align=center\|2004–2011 \|[[Japanese Formula 3 Championship]] (2004)<br>[[Super GT\|Super GT – GT300]] (2004)<br>[[F3 Euro Series]] (2005–2006)<br>[[GP2 Series]] (2007)<br>[[Formula One]] (2007–2009)<br>[[Formula Nippon]] (2010–2011) \|- \|{{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\|2006 \|[[Japanese Formula 3 Championship]] (2006) \|- \|{{Flagicon\|JPN}} Tsubasa Abe<ref name="T06"/> \|align=center\|2006 \|[[Japanese Formula 3 Championship]] (2006) \|- \|{{Flagicon\|JPN}} Yoshifumi Kubota<ref name="T06"/> \|align=center\|2006 \|Formula Challenge Japan (2006) \|- \|{{Flagicon\|JPN}} Sadaomi Masuda<ref name="T06"/><ref name="T08"/> \|align=center\|2006 \|Formula Challenge Japan (2006) \|- \|{{Flagicon\|GBR}} [[Martin Plowman]]<ref name="T06"/><ref name="T08"/> \|align=center\|2006–2007 \|[[Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0]] (2006–2007)<br>[[Formula Renault 2.0 Italia]] (2006–2007) \|- \|{{Flagicon\|NED}} [[Henkie Waldschmidt]]<ref name="T06"/><ref name="T08"/> \|align=center\|2006–2008 \|[[Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0]] (2006–2007)<br>[[Formula Renault 2.0 Italia]] (2006–2007)<br>[[Formula 3 Euro Series]] (2008) \|- \|{{Flagicon\|JPN}} [[Keisuke Kunimoto]]<ref name="T06"/><ref name="T08"/> \|align=center\|2006–2009 \|Formula Toyota (2006–2007)<br>Formula Challenge Japan (2006–2007)<br>[[Japanese Formula 3 Championship]] (2008–2009)<br>[[Super GT\|Super GT – GT300]] (2008)<br>[[Formula Nippon]] (2009) \|- \|{{Flagicon\|JPN}} [[Kazuya Oshima]]<ref name="T06"/><ref name="T08"/> \|align=center\|2006–2011 \|'''[[2007 Japanese Formula 3 Championship\|Japanese Formula 3 Championship (2007)]]'''<br>'''[[2007 Super GT Series\|Super GT GT300 (2007)]]'''<br>[[Formula 3 Euro Series]] (2008)<br>[[Formula Nippon]] (2009–2011)<br>[[Super GT\|Super GT – GT500]] (2009–2011) \|- \|{{Flagicon\|JPN}} [[Takuto Iguchi]]<ref name="T06"/><ref name="T08"/> \|align=center\|2006–2011 \|Formula Toyota (2006–2007)<br>Formula Challenge Japan (2006–2007)<br>[[Japanese Formula 3 Championship]] (2008–2009)<br>[[Super GT\|Super GT – GT300]] (2008–2010)<br>[[Super GT\|Super GT – GT350]] (2008–2011) \|- \|{{Flagicon\|JPN}} [[Yuhi Sekiguchi]]<ref name="T07">{{cite news\|title=Toyota Outlines Motorsports Activities for 2007\|url=https://global.toyota/en/detail/276294\|accessdate=12 March 2007\|work=Toyota\|date=12 March 2007}}</ref> Line 194 ⟶ 204: \|{{Flagicon\|JPN}} [[Takamitsu Matsui]]<ref name="T07"/> \|align=center\|2007 \|Formula Toyota (2007)<br>Formula Challenge Japan (2007) \|- \|{{Flagicon\|ITA}} [[Andrea Caldarelli]]<ref name="T07"/><ref name="T08"/><ref>{{cite news\|title=Teen tests Toyota\|url=https://www.eurosport.com/formula-1/teen-tests-toyota_sto1787029/story.shtml\|accessdate=17 December 2008\|work=eurosport\|date=17 December 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Toyota give Caldarelli maiden test\|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/toyota-give-caldarelli-maiden-test-4426716/4426716/\|accessdate=17 December 2008\|work=autosport\|date=17 December 2008}}</ref> \|align=center\|2007–2008 \|[[Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0]] (2007)<br>Formula Renault 2.0 WEC (2007)<br>[[Formula 3 Euro Series]] (2008) \|- \|{{Flagicon\|JPN}} [[Hiroaki Ishiura]]<ref name="T07"/><ref name="T08"/> \|align=center\|2007–2011 \|[[Japanese Formula 3 Championship]] (2007–2009)<br>'''[[2007 Super GT Series\|Super GT – GT300 (2007)]]'''<br>[[Super GT\|Super GT – GT500]] (2008–2011)<br>[[Formula Nippon]] (2009–2011) \|- \|{{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> \|align=center\|2008 \|[[Japanese Formula 3 Championship]] (2008) \|- \|{{Flagicon\|JPN}} [[Hideki Yamauchi]]<ref name="T08"/> \|align=center\|2008 \|[[Japanese Formula 3 Championship]]~~<br>[[Super~~ ~~GT\|Super GT – GT300]]~~(2008) \|- \|{{Flagicon\|JPN}} [[Yuji Kunimoto]]<ref name="T08"/> \|align=center\|2008–2013 \|Formula Challenge Japan (2008)<br>'''[[~~2010~~ Japanese Formula 3 Championship\|]]''' (2009–'''[[2010 Japanese Formula 3 Championship (\|2010)]])'''<br>[[Super GT\|Super GT – GT300]] (2009–2011)<br>[[Super GT\|Super GT – GT500]] (2012–2013) \|- \|{{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> \|align=center\|2008, <br>2010–2011 \|Formula Challenge Japan (2008)<br>[[Japanese Formula 3 Championship]] (2010–2011) \|- \|{{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)<br>'''[[~~2013~~ Japanese Formula 3 Championship\|]]''' (2011–'''[[2013 Japanese Formula 3 Championship (\|2013)]])'''<br>[[Super GT\|Super GT – GT300]] (2013–2016)<br>[[Super Formula Championship]] (2014–2016) \|- \|{{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> \|align=center\|2012–2014 \|[[Japanese Formula 3 Championship]] (2012–2014) \|- \|{{Flagicon\|JPN}} [[Ryo Hirakawa]]<ref name="TGR17"/> \|align=center\|2013–2017 \|[[Super Formula Championship]] (2013–2015)<br>'''[[~~2017~~ Super GT Series\|Super GT GT500 ]]''' (2014–'''[[2017 Super GT Series\|2017)]])'''<br>[[European Le Mans Series\|European Le Mans Series - LMP2]] (2016–2017) \|- \|{{Flagicon\|JPN}} [[Kenta Yamashita]]<ref name="TGR17"/><ref name="TGR19"/> \|align=center\|~~2013–2019~~2014–2020 \|'''[[~~2016~~ Japanese Formula 3 Championship\|]]''' (2014–'''[[2016 Japanese Formula 3 Championship (\|2016)]]''')<br>[[Super GT\|Super GT GT300]] (2015–2017)<br>'''[[~~2019~~ Super GT ~~Series~~\|Super GT GT500]]''' (2018–'''[[2019 Super GT Series\|2019)]])'''<br>[[Super Formula Championship]] (2017–2019)<br>[[FIA World Endurance Championship]] (2019–20) \|- \|{{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 \|'''[[~~2018~~ Japanese Formula 3 Championship\|]]''' (2016–'''[[2018 Japanese Formula 3 Championship (\|2018)]])'''<br>[[Super GT\|Super GT GT300]] (2017–2018)<br>[[Super GT\|Super GT GT500]] (2019–2020)<br>[[Super Formula Championship]] (2019–2020) \|-<!-- \|{{Flagicon\|JPN}} [[Ritomo Miyata]]<ref name="TGR17"/><ref name=":TGR2025"/> \|align=center\|2017–2021,<br>2025– \|'''[[2017 F4 Japanese Championship\|F4 Japanese Championship (2017)]]'''<br>[[Japanese Formula 3 Championship]] (2017–2019)<br>[[Super GT\|Super GT GT300]] (2018–2019)<br>[[Super GT\|Super GT GT500]] (2020–2021)<br>'''[[2020 Super Formula Lights\|Super Formula Lights (2020)]]'''<br>[[Super Formula Championship]] (2020–2021)<br>[[Formula 2 Championship]] (2025) \|- \|{{Flagicon\|JPN}} [[Kazuto Kotaka]]<ref name="TGR19"/> \|align=center\|2019– \|[[Toyota Racing Series]] (2019)<br>[[Japanese Formula 3 Championship]] (2019)<br>[[Super GT\|Super GT GT300]] (2020–2024)<br>'''[[Super Formula Lights]]''' (2020, '''[[2022 Super Formula Lights\|2022]]''')<br>[[Super Formula Championship]] (2021, 2023–2025)--> \|} * Championship titles highlighted in '''bold'''.

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