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Toyota WEC boss Leupen stands down with rapid impact
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Toyota WEC boss Leupen stands down with rapid impact

By Miles Cooper October 30, 2024
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Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe race director Rob Leupen is departing the Cologne-based organisation that masterminds the Japanese producer’s World Endurance Championship marketing campaign.

The 60-year-old Dutchman, additionally managing director of the corporate, will depart the make use of of TGR-E on the finish of the 12 months, however has stepped down from his operational function with rapid impact forward of this weekend’s WEC finale in Bahrain. 

The transfer is a part of what TGR-E is asking a “renewal of its management construction”, which began earlier within the 12 months when longtime technical director Pascal Vasselon was changed by David Floury. 

A brief assertion from TGR learn: “TGR-E started a long-term replace of its management construction earlier this 12 months: with the tip of the calendar 12 months approaching, TGR-E publicizes the subsequent part on this ongoing course of.

“Rob Leupen will formally depart TGR-E on the finish of 12 months, and by mutual settlement he’ll droop his operational function with rapid impact. 

“Rob has made an immense contribution to TGR-E and Toyota in motorsport over virtually three many years of service and the corporate locations on file its honest thanks, and needs him success within the subsequent part of his life.”

Toyota WEC boss Leupen stands down with rapid impact

Rob Leupen, Toyota Director Enterprise Operations and Mike Conway

Picture by: Toyota Racing

Leupen joined what’s now TGR-E, then referred to as Toyota Motorsport GmbH, in 1995 in a human sources function and moved as much as turn into common supervisor after which director of enterprise operations.

He stepped as much as turn into managing director in 2015. 

Toyota has not given particulars of a revised administration construction at Cologne, which additionally produces the engines for the marque’s World Rally Championship programme and earlier this month introduced a technical partnership with the Haas Method 1 group. 

Masato Hirai is at present president, with former driver Kazuki Nakajima vice-chairman, a place he assumed on his retirement from the cockpit on the finish of the 2021 season. 

Kamui Kobayashi dovetails racing within the WEC with the place of group principal of the sportscar group. 

Leupen’s departure, like that of Vasselon, has come as a shock.

Vasselon had been anticipated to step down from the technical directorship he had held since 2006 and hand over to Floury on the finish of this season, however was relieved of his duties at brief discover earlier than the beginning of the season.

The Frenchman, additionally 60 when the transfer occurred, moved into a brand new function as vice-president of TGR strategic motorsport growth focussed on its deliberate hydrogen combustion prototype programme.

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