{"id":459927,"date":"2026-02-05T11:11:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T11:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/459927\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T11:11:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T11:11:16","slug":"motorsport-news-australian-taylor-gill-enters-wrc-feeder-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/459927\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorsport news: Australian Taylor Gill enters WRC feeder series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-TGill-Livery-04.jpg\" alt=\"Australian prodigy enters world rally\u2019s second step\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTaylor Gill&#8217;s Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 for the WRC2.<\/p>\n<p>Gill returns to the WRC scene off the back of finishing runner-up in the JWRC.<\/p>\n<p>Partnered with co-driver Dan Brkic, the pair will pilot a Rally2-spec Toyota GR Yaris.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeeing the car in its full colours for the first time makes the start of our WRC campaign feel incredibly real,\u201d said Gill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe grey and bright blue on the car is a bit of a nod to some of my first rallies in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never thought those colours would adorn a car of mine in the WRC, but here we are. This is a dream come true.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been working tirelessly behind the scenes to prepare for this step up, and to have a livery that looks this sharp is awesome.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt represents the hard work of our entire team and the incredible partners who are with us on the journey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rally Sweden takes place on February 12-15. The snow rally is a special one for Gill where he took his first JWRC win.<\/p>\n<p>Gill and Brkic will contest 300km of competitive action over 18 stages.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStarting our 2026 WRC program at Rally Sweden is a challenge we are ready for,\u201d said Gill, who is based in Finland.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe conditions are unique, and the speeds are immense. The preparation and support we have gives us the confidence to push from the very first stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t wait to see how those colours look against the Swedish snow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSweden is a legendary event, and one we\u2019ve done well on in the past, so it\u2019s a great place to have our first event in a Rally2 car.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will complete a pre-event test in the car, and amongst all the regular pre-event preparations, we are very busy and excited about what lies ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/t.cfjump.com\/92797\/b\/285241\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/285241.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Taylor Gill&#8217;s Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 for the WRC2. Gill returns to the WRC scene off the back&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":459928,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[572],"tags":[64,63,806,805,803,804,85,137997],"class_list":["post-459927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-motosport","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-motor","tag-motor-sports","tag-motosport","tag-motosports","tag-sports","tag-taylor-gill"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=459927"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459927\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/459928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=459927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=459927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=459927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}