Can Rali Ceredigion act as a catalyst for a WRC Rally GB revival?
International rallying returned to Britain for the first time since 2019 last weekend as Rali Ceredigion made a resoundingly successful debut as part of the European Rally Championship. The event certainly filled British rally fans with hope and, just maybe, could be a catalyst for a Rally GB revival. Last weekend marked yet another impressive […]
Ogier, Rovanpera selected to help Toyota WRC title bid in Chile
World champions Sebastien Ogier and Kalle Rovanpera will feature for Toyota to help the Japanese marque’s World Rally Championship title bid at Rally Chile. Toyota will therefore field four GR Yaris Rally1 cars for the final gravel round of the season held in the South American nation from 26-29 September. Ogier and Rovanpera have both […]
WRC eyeing extra asphalt round for 2026 calendar
The World Rally Championship would like to add another asphalt round to its calendar in 2026 to further even out the split between tarmac and gravel rallies. Now the championship has published an expanded 14-round calendar for next season, the WRC is already looking to 2026 as demand to join the schedule continues to increase. […]
Martins Sesks set for WRC Rally1 return with M-Sport
Martins Sesks will rejoin the World Rally Championship’s top tier after securing a deal to contest Rally Chile next month. The 24-year-old Latvian made his Rally1 debut earlier this year courtesy of a two-round programme funded by the WRC Promoter and his personal sponsors to compete in Poland (June) and Latvia (July). Sesks and co-driver […]
WRC selects finalists vying to be the next female rally star
The World Rally Championship has selected 15 aspiring female drivers that will compete to win a fully funded drive in the Junior WRC next year. The WRC launched its women’s driver development programme in the hope of unearthing new talent and increasing female participation in the discipline. In recent years women have enjoyed success in […]
Report suggests WRC Promoter is gearing up for potential sale
The commercial rights holder of the World Rally Championship is investigating a potential sale of the business, according to a media report. WRC Promoter GmbH acquired the commercial rights to the World Rally Championship in 2013. Previously, the promotion was handled by North One Sports, but the ten-year (in force since 2010) contract with the […]
M-Sport to launch behind-the-scenes WRC docuseries
A new World Rally Championship docuseries will launch later this month, offering fans a rare behind-the-scenes look at M-Sport Ford’s 2024 campaign. The series titled ‘More than Machine’, produced in partnership with team sponsor SafetyCulture by Superlative Films, is a six-part documentary that follows the daily lives of M-Sport’s drivers Adrien Fourmaux and Gregoire Munster, […]
Sordo to make WRC return for Hyundai in Greece
Dani Sordo will contest another World Rally Championship event this year after confirmation Hyundai has selected the veteran to pilot its third entry at next month’s Acropolis Rally Greece. Sordo’s immediate WRC future had been unknown, with the Spaniard revealing earlier this season that he had only two outings planned with the Korean marque. Those […]
Ogier set to tackle WRC Acropolis Rally Greece
Toyota has confirmed that Sebastien Ogier will be part of its World Rally Championship line-up for next month’s Acropolis Rally Greece. The eight-time world champion had been tipped to start the rough gravel rally from 5-8 September to assist Toyota’s push to retain its WRC constructors’ title. Toyota has now announced its line-up for the […]