The seventh round of the World▨ Touring Car Championship will see a Toyota take its place on the grid following the confirmation that Philip Geipel will make his debut at the 🌟next round in Brno, Czech Republic.

Currently piloting a Corolla T-Sport in the German ADAC Procar Series, where he holds third place in the championship, 19-year-old Geipel will race with the car under the TFS-Yaco🐠 Racing Team banner, although he will have to carry a 20kg weight handicap as part of his debut.

It is not the first time Toyota have raced, or ratꦗher attempted to race, in the WTCC after several Asian Touring Car Toyota Altezza's competed at last season's finale at Macau, albeit failing to qualify for the race itself.

Meanwhile, the one remaining SEAꩵT Toledo of GR Asia's Maurizio Ceresoli will be consigned to the hꦍistory books when the Italian joins team-mate Tom Coronel in switching to a Le?n for the remainder of the season.

Currently fifth in the Independent standings, Cere🌸soli has satisfied the team enough for him to be gifted the SEAT Sport built vehicle and become the eighth Le?n to line-up on the grid.

"Maurizio has shown consistent progress throughout the season, and I think that the ✤new car will be a terrific motivation f✨or him, " team manager Paul Ridgway said.