Stage 10 of the 2020 Dakar Rally proved to be one of drama for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing with two crews losing valuable time. Dakar title defenders, Nasser Al-Attiyah and navigator Mathieu Baumel suffered with mid-stage navigation, losing 17min 46sec. Fernando Alonso and navigator Marc Coma rolled their Toyota Hilux shortly after starting the 680-kilometre stage when crossing a steep sand dune. The crew emerged unscathed but the car sustained a broken windscreen and bent suspension components.​

Tänak takes historic first title with the Toyota Yaris WRC

Fernando Alonso and Marc Coma completed an eventful but invaluable learning experience at the Lichtenburg 400 in South Africa on September 13-14 with TOYOTA GAZOO Racing. Following successful training sessions in Namibia and Poland, the Spanish duo entered round five of the South African Cross Country Series, their first rally raid competition together in the Toyota Hilux.​