Ogier, Landais undergoing medical checks after WRC Poland reconnaissance crash
Eight-time world rally champion Sebastien Ogier and co-driver Vincent Landais are undergoing medical checks in hospital following a crash on reconnaissance for this week’s World Rally Championship round in Poland. The road-specification GR Yaris recce car Ogier and Landais were driving collided with another vehicle. The driver of that car and a member of the […]
Pajari to make WRC Rally1 debut in Finland as Toyota rejigs Latvia line-up
Rising World Rally Championship star Sami Pajari will now make his Rally1 debut in Finland instead of Latvia following a change to Toyota’s driver line-up. Toyota announced last month that Pajari and co-driver Enni Malkonen will step up from driving a Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 car in WRC2 to pilot a fourth GR Yaris Rally1 […]
WRC adds Paraguay to 2025 calendar in multi-year deal
The 2025 World Rally Championship calendar is edging closer to completion following the news Paraguay is set to make its debut next season. The WRC has been eyeing a 14-round schedule for 2025 that provides a more global calendar than it has been able to contest in recent seasons following the Covid-19 pandemic. Two events […]
M-Sport reveals Ford Puma for WRC Rally1 debutant Sesks
Martins Sesks is all set to make his top-flight World Rally Championship debut now the covers have come off the non-hybrid powered Ford Puma Rally1 car he will pilot. Sesks is set to make his Rally1 debut on Poland’s gravel roads next week which hosts the seventh round of the WRC. The event is part […]
Ogier was «never really attracted much» by Dakar as he rules out future outing
World Rally Championship star Sebastien Ogier has ruled out taking part in the Dakar Rally in the future, saying he has “never been really attracted” by the prospect of competing in the cross-country event. Ogier stepped down from WRC as a full-timer at the end of the 2021 season but continues to compete in a […]
WRC targets 2025 for new ‘Command Centre’ to bring fans closer to action
Dubbed the ‘Command Centre’, the concept is a part of the WRC Promoter’s plan to improve the championship’s ability to communicate unfolding stories during events to fans. The promoter has been working with teams and manufacturers to extract more data out of the cars and increase live interaction between the crews and their teams through […]
WRC champion Rovanpera reveals Le Mans ambition
The two-time WRC champion made his circuit racing debut last weekend finishing an impressive fourth and fifth in a pair of Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux races at Zandvoort. Rovanpera is this year expanding his motorsport horizons after making a decision to participate in a part-time WRC programme with Toyota ahead of a full-time return in […]
WRC champion Rovanpera reveals Le Mans ambition
The two-time WRC champion made his circuit racing debut last weekend finishing an impressive fourth and fifth in a pair of Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux races at Zandvoort. Rovanpera is this year expanding his motorsport horizons after making a decision to participate in a part-time WRC programme with Toyota ahead of a full-time return in […]
How the FIA’s U-turn delivered a much needed «rocket» for the WRC
During this period the WRC has gone full circle. There was a concept to abandon the hybrid-powered Rally1 cars entirely and install Rally2 as the top tier. There was the idea of creating a Rally2 plus category by downgrading Rally1 cars and upgrading current Rally2 cars. But on balance stability in Rally1 and Rally2 technical […]