Editing Toyota in Formula One (section)

===1957–2002: origins===
[[File:1999 Toyota TS020 01.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The [[Toyota GT-One]] entered the [[1998 24 Hours of Le Mans|1998]] and [[1999 24 Hours of Le Mans]] with ex-Formula One drivers [[Martin Brundle]], [[Thierry Boutsen]] and [[Ukyo Katayama]]. The car itself was competitive in terms of speed; however, reliability problems denied the team a win on both occasions.]]

Toyota made an early entrance into motorsport when a [[Toyota Crown|Toyopet Crown]] entered the Round Australia Trial in 1957.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111019184235/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,809902,00.html www.time.com] Retrieved 8 March 2007</ref> The Formula One team's roots can be traced to a later development in 1972, when [[Sweden|Swede]] [[Ove Andersson]]'s Andersson Motorsport team used a [[Toyota Celica]] 1600GT in the [[RAC Rally]] in Great Britain. The team was later renamed ''[[Toyota Team Europe]]'' and then, after being bought by Toyota in 1993, ''Toyota Motorsport GmbH''. The rally team won four [[World Rally Championship]] drivers' titles, most notably with [[Carlos Sainz Sr.|Carlos Sainz]], as well as three constructors' titles.<ref>World Rally Championship for drivers [http://www.rallybase.nl/index.php?type=championlist&subchamptype=wcd www.rallybase.nl] Retrieved 1 February 2007</ref> The FIA banned the team from competition for 12 months at the end of [[1995 World Rally Championship season|1995]] for running illegal parts, causing the team unable to race at next season (Toyota's official regional teams entered the Celica GT-Four the next season, but the suspension meant they were ineligible for manufacturer's points). Toyota continued to win rallies after their return in 1997, but did not achieve the same level of dominance.<ref name="GP">Toyota Motorsport [http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/con-toyot.html www.grandprix.com] Retrieved 1 February 2007.</ref>

[[File:Toyota TF101 Megaweb.jpg|thumb|left|150px|The first Formula One test car of Toyota, the [[Toyota TF101|TF101]] (2001)]]
In 1997 the team moved into track racing with a [[sports car racing|sports car]] project, twice failing to win the [[Le Mans 24 Hours]]. On 21 January 1999 Toyota announced its move into Formula One.<ref>{{cite news| first = Alexandra| last = Harney| title = Toyota Motor set to join Formula 1| work = Financial Times| page = 23| date = 22 January 1999}}</ref> The company ended its rallying and Le Mans programs in order to concentrate on Formula One.<ref name="GP"/> On 30 June 2000 the team secured its place as the 12th entry for the {{F1|2002}} Formula One season. Originally intending to enter F1 in 2001, Toyota forfeited an $11&nbsp;million deposit by delaying their entry.<ref>Toyota set for F1 debut [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/1154217.stm news.bbc.co.uk Retrieved 1 February 2007]</ref> Unusually, Toyota opted to start their own works team rather than partner with a specialist race team and chassis manufacturer.<ref name="Unofficial1">Mark Hughes ''[https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0754815099/ The Unofficial Complete Encyclopedia Of Formula One]'' Page 131, Line 3–6 Hermes House {{ISBN|1-84309-864-4}}</ref> The team was also set up away from Formula One's traditional manufacturing centre in "Motorsport Valley" in the [[United Kingdom]]. During 2001, [[Toyota]] tested with their prototype [[Toyota TF101|TF101]] (AM01) car and drivers at 11 F1 circuits.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.toyota-f1.com/public/en/motorsports/evolution/tf101.html |title=TOYOTA and motorsport the evolution of Toyota F1 |publisher=Toyota F1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061122051352/http://www.toyota-f1.com/public/en/motorsports/evolution/tf101.html |archive-date=22 November 2006 |access-date=9 January 2016}}</ref> The idea was to gain telemetry data for the races, which allowed them to make aerodynamic changes for the TF102, and for the drivers to experience the tracks in the new cars. [[Finnish people|Finn]] [[Mika Salo]], who can communicate in [[Japanese language|Japanese]], and Scotsman [[Allan McNish]], who drove the GT-One during the [[1999 24 Hours of Le Mans]], were appointed as test drivers.