The fourth Hilux will be driven by Bernhard ten Brinke (Netherlands), teamed up with Belgium’s Tom Colsoul.
Toyota's biggest challenge will come from the nine-car Mini team which includes record Dakar winner Stéphane Peterhansel. The Frenchman, looking for his 14th success at the Dakar (he's won six times on a motorcycle and seven times on four wheels) will be navigated by Portugal's Paulo Fiuza.
Peterhansel had originally planned to contest the 2020 race with his wife Andrea Peterhansel (Germany) in the co-driver seat, but she has been forced to sit this rally out on health grounds.
Another victory contender in the Mini JCW Buggy is two-time Dakar winner and former world rally champion Carlos Sainz (Spain) and his Spanish co-driver Lucas Cruz.
Among those tackling the iconic event in the four-wheel drive Mini JCW Rally are Jakub ‘Kuba’ Przygonski (Poland) and his German co-driver Timo Gottschalk, as well as Orlando Terranova (Argentina) and Bernardo ‘Ronnie’ Graue (Argentina).
The official entry list consists of 351 vehicles comprising cars, motorcycles, quads, trucks, and side-by-sides, and 557 competitors representing 53 nationalities.
The 2020 Dakar Rally consists of 12 stages, with the route following roughly 7,500km from Jeddah to Al-Quiddia via the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh, where the competitors will have a rest day. The rally ends on January 17.