WRC champion Rovanpera tests Red Bull F1 car
Reigning two-time world rally champion Kalle Rovanpera swapped a rally car for a Red Bull RB8 Formula 1 car in a test at the Red Bull Ring. Suggestions the 15-time WRC rally winner could drive an F1 car emerged earlier this season while a picture posted on his Instagram of a visit to the Red […]
What Lancia needs to do to transform its rally return to the WRC
Lancia’s sporting director Eugenio Franzetti has explained why the brand is making its rally return in Rally4 and what is required to make a comeback to the World Rally Championship. Lancia, the winner of a record 10 WRC constructors’ titles (1974-1976, 1983, 1987-1992), is set to return to the rally stages next year with its […]
WRC set to drop hybrid power in 2025
The World Rally Championship is set to drop hybrid power from its Rally1 cars, beginning from next season. The future of hybrid power in the WRC’s top class has proved to be a long-running saga this year with the debate re-ignited following a mid-season change to the hybrid unit user guide from control supplier Compact […]
When a burly Skoda challenged the WRC’s big boys
It would be all too easy for Armin Schwarz to pick the Toyota Celica GT-Four as his favourite car. After all, from a career that graced the World Rally Championship podium with four different manufacturers, it was in the Group A weapon that he claimed his only WRC victory in Catalunya in 1991. Yet the […]
FIA Rally Star initiative reveals 2025 plans
The FIA Rally Star programme will provide extra support to rising star Romet Jurgenson and has opted to retain Taylor Gill and Max Smart to contest the 2025 FIA Junior WRC. The three drivers have impressed after earning selection into the FIA’s fully-funded programme that aims to unearth future WRC talent. Jose Caparo (Peru), Gill […]
Toyota to fight for WRC title without Rovanpera in Japan
Toyota will fight for the World Rally Championship manufacturers’ crown at Rally Japan season decider without Kalle Rovanpera. Rally Japan has released its entry list for next month’s (21-24 November) title decider confirming that Toyota will field three GR Yaris Rally1 entries. Toyota’s bid to overhaul Hyundai and claim a fourth consecutive WRC manufacturers’ crown […]
Rally Japan signs new multi-year WRC deal
Rally Japan will host a round of the World Rally Championship until at least 2028 after signing a new agreement with WRC Promoter. The new three-year agreement is set to begin from 2026 and ensures the asphalt rally will continue to be based out of Toyota City, which has hosted the event since 2022. The […]
Lancia launches its return to rally with Ypsilon Rally4
Lancia has officially launched its Ypsilon Rally4 car that will guide the World Rally Championship’s most successful manufacturer back to competitive motorsport. The Italian car maker, a winner of a record 10 WRC constructors’ titles (1974-1976, 1983, 1987-1992), has created an all-new Rally4 car that is set to compete in the European Rally Championship and […]
Solberg sheds light on 2025 WRC Rally1/Rally2 conundrum
Oliver Solberg says returning to the World Rally Championship’s top tier next year is his “dream”, but is wary not to make the same “mistake I did last time”. The WRC2 points leader is yet to secure a WRC seat for next season but could have options to graduate to Rally1 or remain in the […]