WRC unveils fix for Rally1 fuel system failures
World Rally Championship Rally1 teams will be permitted to make changes to their cars to prevent a repeat of the fuel system issues that occurred at Acropolis Rally Greece. Rally1 teams were forced to monitor problems with the fuel systems of their cars that ultimately forced Toyota and M-Sport-Ford to retire cars driven by Sami […]
How Thierry Neuville’s WRC co-driver prepared for Rally Estonia at Goodwood
If you peeked through the window of Thierry Neuville’s Hyundai i20 N World Rally Championship car last weekend at the Goodwood Festival Speed, you wouldn’t have seen the reigning world champion wearing his orange rimmed spectacles. Instead, it was another Belgian, albeit a familiar face, in Neuville’s world championship winning co-driver Martijn Wydaeghe sat behind […]
How Thierry Neuville’s WRC co-driver prepared for Rally Estonia at Goodwood
If you peeked through the window of Thierry Neuville’s Hyundai i20 N World Rally Championship car last weekend at the Goodwood Festival Speed, you wouldn’t have seen the reigning world champion wearing his orange rimmed spectacles. Instead, it was another Belgian, albeit a familiar face, in Neuville’s world championship winning co-driver Martijn Wydaeghe sat behind […]
WRC legend Juha Kankkunen to drive hydrogen Toyota rally car
Four-time WRC world champion and Toyota deputy team principal Juha Kankkunen will pilot the latest hydrogen-powered rally car from Toyota at Rally Finland. The GR Yaris Rally2 H2 Concept will make its debut on the Harju stage of the event, which runs from 31 July until 3 August. The car has been extensively developed at […]
Alpine reveals new all-electric rally car
Alpine has taken the covers off an all-new electric rally car that is set to make its competition debut before the end of the 2025 season. The French manufacturer today revealed a rally version of its A290 road car, which is a performance-based derivative of the new Renault 5 electric vehicle. The A290 Rallye is […]
Oliver Solberg to make WRC Rally1 outing with Toyota in Estonia
Oliver Solberg will make a return to the World Rally Championship top tier at Rally Estonia this month after being handed a drive by Toyota. The current WRC2 points leader had been set to contest the fast gravel rally (17-20 July) piloting his Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 in the WRC2 class, but will now swap […]
Sebastien Ogier to make WRC return at Rally Finland
Sebastien Ogier will add Rally Finland to his part-time 2025 World Rally Championship campaign after opting to sit out Rally Estonia later this month. Ogier has today confirmed that he will make his sixth start of the WRC season on Finland’s fast gravel roads, which will host the ninth round of the season (31 July–3 […]
New WRC 2027 regulations draw interest from tuners and manufacturers
Interest from new manufacturers and tuners in the World Rally Championship’s 2027 technical regulations is growing as work continues to finalise the ruleset’s finer details. The WRC will usher in new technical regulations from 2027 that have been formed primarily to be more affordable and flexible in the hope of attracting new manufacturers and teams […]
Ott Tanak extends lead as Adrien Fourmaux hits trouble
Ott Tanak produced an impressive drive across Saturday morning’s three stages to extend his Acropolis Rally Greece lead after Hyundai team-mate Adrien Fourmaux lost time after clipping a bank. Tanak took a three-second lead into the day’s action and increased his advantage by winning stage eight by 6.7s from Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier before going on […]