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Longtime Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe technical director Pascal Vasselon will be stepping back from operational duties for the 2024 season as the Cologne, Germany-based team reviews its management or…
Pascal Vasselon, the long-serving technical director of Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe, will be stepping back from his operational duties for the 2024 season. This decision comes as the team in Cologne, Germany, reviews its management structure. Vasselon’s responsibilities will be taken over by David Floury, who has previously worked as a race engineer for Toyota and served as ORECA’s technical director before joining Toyota full-time in 2021. Vasselon joined Toyota in 2005 after running the Formula 1 program at Michelin. Initially in charge of Formula 1 chassis development, he became the technical director in 2006 after replacing Mike Gascoyne. Under Vasselon’s leadership, Toyota achieved six World Manufacturers Championship wins and secured five consecutive victories at the Le Mans 24 Hours from 2018 to 2022.
