FIA approves updated bodywork rules for WRC 2027 regulations
The World Rally Championship’s highly anticipated 2027 technical rules are edging closer to being completely finalised with the FIA approving refined bodywork regulations. The WRC’s 2027 technical regulations were among the subjects up for discussion at Tuesday’s World Motor Sport Council in Macau. Last month, the WRC Commission revealed that it would present to the […]
Sebastien Ogier leads Rally Sardinia as Adrien Fourmaux’s victory bid fails
Sebastien Ogier continues to lead Rally Italy Sardinia after briefly losing the advantage in the dust of Adrien Fourmaux, whose World Rally Championship victory bid has failed. Ogier had extended his overnight 2.1s margin over Fourmaux to 7.4s after winning Saturday morning’s first test before drama struck on stage 8 – Lerno — Su Filigosu […]
WRC closing on long-term Italy commitment
Italy appears set to host a round of the World Rally Championship and European Rally Championship for the foreseeable future with plans for a long-term commitment in the works. Last weekend’s Rally Italy Sardinia marked the final event of its current contract with the WRC. Sardinia’s rough gravel roads have hosted the WRC every year, […]
Sebastien Ogier takes record-breaking WRC Sardinia victory
Sebastien Ogier claimed a third win of the World Rally Championship season after surviving a final-stage mistake to conquer a demanding Rally Italy Sardinia. The part-time Toyota driver and co-driver Vincent Landais avoided the pitfalls of Sardinia’s 16 rough gravel stages to take an impressive win, as Toyota extended its 100% winning start to 2025. […]
Sebastien Ogier spurns WRC title fight despite flurry of wins
Sebastien Ogier has reiterated that he has no plans to contest a full World Rally Championship season, after climbing to second in the standings following an ‘almost perfect’ run to victory in Sardinia. The eight-time world champion’s 7.9s win over Hyundai’s Ott Tanak added further gloss to a blistering start to a part-time campaign for […]
Sebastien Ogier survives brutal Sardinia Saturday with slender lead
Sebastien Ogier will take a slender 11.1s lead into the final day of Rally Italy Sardinia after surviving a brutal Saturday that served up trouble for several World Rally Championship crews. Toyota’s Ogier managed to hold his nerve in a tense and pressure-filled battle with Hyundai’s Ott Tanak in incredibly challenging conditions where the risk […]
Amid losing streak, Hyundai accepts “consequences” of chasing WRC Sardinia win
Hyundai will push for victory at Rally Italy Sardinia and “accept the consequences” as the team aims to score its first win of the 2025 World Rally Championship campaign. The Korean marque came to Sardinia — a rally where it has only been defeated twice since 2016 — under pressure to end Toyota’s 100% winning […]
Adrien Fourmaux explains drama that cost him shot at Rally Sardinia win
Adrien Fourmaux has explained the issue that took him out of the World Rally Championship victory battle for the second event in a row, remaining confident about his fortunes. Fourmaux had been locked in an intense fight for the rally lead with Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier at Rally Italy Sardinia that had seen the Hyundai driver lead […]
Hyundai on top at Rally Sardinia as M-Sport suffers nightmare triple retirement
Hyundai started its quest for a first World Rally Championship win of 2025 by setting the pace at Rally Sardinia, while M-Sport suffered a nightmare triple retirement that included a roll for Martins Sesks. Hyundai ended Friday morning’s trio of gravel stages with Adrien Fourmaux leading team-mate and reigning world’s champion Thierry Neuville by 2.9 seconds, […]