Haas have confirmed a full title partnership with Toyota Gazoo Racing for the 2026 Formula One season. The team will race as TGR Haas F1 Team, with the new identity continuing the technical and personnel collaboration that began in 2024 and expanded across the 2025 campaign. The announcement forms the central pillar of the broader TGR Haas F1 Team 2026 programme.
Key Points – TGR Haas F1 Team 2026
- Haas will compete under the TGR Haas F1 Team name from 2026.
- Toyota Gazoo Racing becomes full title partner, replacing MoneyGram.
- Partnership builds on the 2024–25 technical agreement.
- TPC programme across 2025 included 14 days of running.
- Hirakawa, Miyata, Tsuboi and Kobayashi took part in VF-23 testing.
- Partnership follows the “People, Product, Pipeline” model.
- The VF-26 livery will be revealed on January 23.
- Barcelona private testing runs January 26–30.
The Announcement
Haas confirmed the expanded partnership with Toyota Gazoo Racing, Toyota’s motorsport and advanced research division. The agreement transitions the naming rights from MoneyGram to TGR for the 2026 Formula One season, marking a formal shift into a new identity ahead of the regulation change.
This step builds on the cooperation established in late 2024, when the two organisations signed a multi-year technical agreement. Over the 2025 season, that collaboration became visible through a complete Testing of Previous Car programme using the VF-23 chassis. The schedule included Silverstone, Paul Ricard, Fuji Speedway, Imola and Mugello, giving Toyota-backed drivers Ryō Hirakawa, Ritomo Miyata, Sho Tsuboi and Kamui Kobayashi structured time in Formula One machinery.
The wider partnership is rooted in the shared “People, Product, Pipeline” philosophy, focused on developing engineers, mechanics and drivers. For 2026, this expands into the TGR Haas Driver Development Program, providing a formal route for Toyota-affiliated talent to gain experience inside the Formula One environment.
Work between the two sides has also continued away from the circuit. That includes simulator development for 2026 at Haas’ Banbury facility, joint engineering projects, and personnel integration as both groups push toward the next regulatory era.
Official Comments
Team Principal Ayao Komatsu said the growth of the relationship has matched expectations.
“It’s a privilege to deepen our relationship with TGR through this new title partnership agreement. Our work together has already delivered progress on the TPC programme and behind the scenes, including simulator development for 2026. The cultivation of personnel has benefited us greatly and that will only increase as our partnership matures.”
Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda highlighted the transformation he has witnessed inside Toyota’s driver and engineering ranks.
“By taking our partnership with Haas another step forward, TGR’s ‘People, Product, Pipeline’ mantra will accelerate in a way we have never seen before. Together with Gene Haas, Ayao and everyone at TGR Haas F1 Team, we will build both a culture and a team for the future. Toyota is now truly on the move.”
What’s Next
TGR Haas F1 Team will reveal the VF-26 livery online on Friday January 23. The team then heads to Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for private testing from January 26 to 30. All teams receive three days of private running before official pre-season testing begins in Bahrain in February.
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