{"product_id":"toyota-yaris-gr-rally1-hybrid-team-toyota-ga-s6878","title":"Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Hybrid Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT No. 5 Pajari Mälkönen 4th Rally Finland 2024 Spark Model 1:43","description":"\u003cblockquote class=\"vr-tldr\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpark Model's 1:43 scale model reproduces car No. 5 of Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT as raced by Sami Pajari and Enni Mälkönen at Rally Finland 2024, where the Finnish development driver delivered a 4th-place finish on his home ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRally Finland 2024 ran from 1 to 4 August as round 11 of the FIA World Rally Championship season. Among the Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT entries, car No. 5 carried a young Finnish driver making one of his selected factory appearances of the year — a detail that gives this particular resin model a sharper narrative edge than a standard factory entry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"gr-yaris-rally1-hybrid\"\u003eThe Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Hybrid\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduced for the 2022 WRC season under FIA Rally1 technical regulations, the GR Yaris Rally1 Hybrid pairs a 1.6-litre turbocharged three-cylinder petrol engine with a Compact Dynamics 100 kW electric motor unit, producing a combined output of approximately 500 hp. The Rally1 rules mandate a standardised hybrid system across all competing manufacturers, marking a significant shift in the technical character of the World Rally Championship. Built on the GR Yaris road car platform, the competition version retains a direct visual link to the production model while operating at an entirely different performance level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"pajari-rally-finland-2024\"\u003eSami Pajari at Rally Finland 2024\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSami Pajari is a Finnish driver and one of rallying's recognised emerging talents, competing for Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT in a selective programme across the 2024 WRC calendar. Rally Finland — held on the fast, flowing gravel roads around Jyväskylä — is widely regarded as one of the championship's most demanding and celebrated rounds. Finishing 4th overall alongside co-driver Enni Mälkönen at his home event represented a meaningful result for a development driver competing against established WRC regulars. The car ran in the team's standard white livery with red and black accents, carrying GR and Castrol branding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"spark-143-scale-model\"\u003eThe Spark 1:43 Scale Model\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:43\u003c\/span\u003e scale model is produced by Spark Model in resin, the material that defines the upper tier of small-scale rally replicas. Spark Model has built a long-standing relationship with WRC subjects, consistently reproducing factory liveries, car numbers, and sponsor graphics with the precision that distinguishes resin construction from diecast alternatives. The model replicates car No. 5 in the Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT livery precisely as fielded at Rally Finland 2024, documenting the hybrid-era Rally1 generation of the GR Yaris at a specific competitive moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 id=\"display-cabinet\"\u003eIn the Display Cabinet\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cspan class=\"vr-scale\"\u003e1:43\u003c\/span\u003e model pairs logically with other Spark WRC releases from the 2024 season — the No. 33 GR Yaris Rally1 Hybrid of Evans\/Martin and the No. 69 of Ogier\/Landais form a natural Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT group. Collectors building a Rally Finland-themed shelf will also find relevance in earlier Spark releases covering the pre-Rally1 era. For those following Pajari's career trajectory, this model documents a formative factory result from 2024 that will carry increasing reference value should his WRC campaign expand in subsequent seasons.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SPARK MODEL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57646499070336,"sku":"S6878","price":78.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0922\/8828\/7104\/files\/vroomi-s6878-front34-v4.jpg?v=1792687522","url":"https:\/\/vroomimodels.com\/de\/products\/toyota-yaris-gr-rally1-hybrid-team-toyota-ga-s6878","provider":"Vroomi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}