Toyota’s GR GT, GR GT3 To Make North American Debut at Monterey Car Week
GAZOO Racing will have displays for the GR GT & GR GT3 at Laguna Seca's pit garages & at The Quail, a Motorsports Gathering…
At the 2026 Monterey Car Week, GAZOO Racing will showcase the GR GT sports car and its racing sibling, the GR GT3 racecar.
During the week, GR GT and GR GT3 prototypes will run their first public, uncamouflaged hot laps on track in North America at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Iconic Japanese motorsports vehicles from throughout history are being represented as the featured marque at this year’s Reunion event, making it an ideal venue for the GR GT and GR GT3 to make their runs, company officials stated in a press release.
GR GT, GR GT3 Specs
The GR GT is scheduled to launch around 2027, powered by a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8 engine supported by a single-motor hybrid system. Total output is expected to be 641-plus horsepower and 627-plus pound-feet of torque, sent to the rear wheels via a carbon-fiber torque tube and a rear-mounted 8-speed automatic transaxle.
GR’s new GT forms the basis for the GR GT3 racecar, created in accordance with FIA GT3 regulations—the top category for production vehicle-based customer motorsports. Like the GR GT, the GR GT3 employs a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8 but trades the GR GT’s 8-speed automatic transmission for a purpose-built racing transmission.
Monterey Car Week Schedule
Professional drivers Jack Hawksworth, who has served as a development driver for the GR GT3, as well as Tatsuya Kataoka, another GR development driver, will be behind the wheel of the two GRs at Laguna Seca. The sports car and racing car will make runs on Friday, Aug. 14, between 12:55 p.m. and 1:10 p.m., and again Saturday, Aug. 15, between 5:55 p.m. and 6:10 p.m.
GAZOO Racing will host a display at the pit garages during the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion from Wednesday, Aug. 12 to Saturday, Aug. 15. GR will also have a presence at The Quail, a Motorsports Gathering, on Friday, Aug. 14, giving eventgoers an up-close and personal look at the GR GT and GR GT3, noted the release.
