WRC Safari Rally Kenya tipped for expansion in 2025 amid larger changes
Safari Rally Kenya is set to cover more competitive kilometres next year although general changes to World Rally Championship event formats are likely to be “evolutionary” rather than “revolutionary”. Changes to event formats have been a topic of discussion in 2024 with the FIA and the WRC Promoter keen to offer event organisers more flexibility […]
New Toyota WRC signing Pajari announces 2025 co-driver
Toyota’s new World Rally Championship signing Sami Pajari has announced that Marko Salminen will be his co-driver for his first full-time season in the Rally1 class next year. Pajari has spent the last three years working alongside Enni Malkonen, but that partnership recently ended after winning the WRC2 title at last month’s Rally Japan. The […]
WRC road order rules set to remain unchanged in 2025
Road order regulations appear set to remain unchanged in the World Rally Championship next year after a proposal to introduce a form of qualifying was rejected, Motorsport.com understands. The debate surrounding road position was ignited earlier this season, which prompted a proposal to alter the regulations for next year with the reintroduction of qualifying to […]
How to assemble the giant Meccano kit to build a rally car
It’s quite easy to marvel at the sight of a World Rally Championship car darting through narrow asphalt lanes, sliding between snow banks and surviving some of the world’s toughest rocky terrains. But exactly how are these machines built? Hyundai Motorsport has lifted the lid on the process with a behind-the-scenes look at how it […]
WRC 2027 rules to offer powertrain flexibility and component cost cap
The 2027 World Rally Championship regulations are likely to offer manufacturers a range of powertrain options and cars that will be significantly cheaper through a cost cap on components. The WRC’s 2027 ruleset for the future of Rally1 and Rally2 is expected to be revealed at next month’s World Motor Sport Council, although Motorsport.com understands […]
World champion Neuville joins WRC stars for Monza Rally Show
Newly crowned world champion Thierry Neuville will headline a host of World Rally Championship stars set to compete at the Monza Rally Show next month. The event has returned this year to celebrate Pirelli’s four-year stint as the WRC’s sole tyre supplier with the championship set to welcome South Korean tyre manufacturer Hankook to provide […]
What is expected from Toyota’s new WRC rising star?
Sami Pajari has won the Junior WRC and now clinched the WRC2 crown, but the “hard work” starts now as the Finn prepares to join the World Rally Championship elite in 2025. Toyota has put its faith in Finland’s latest prospect to come from its storied rally driver production line by handing the 22-year-old a […]
Hyundai «needs to do better» and learn from “painful» WRC title defeat
Hyundai “needs to do better” and learn from Ott Tanak’s Rally Japan accident that contributed to a “painful” World Rally Championship manufacturers’ title defeat, according to team principal Cyril Abiteboul. The Korean marque missed out on a first manufacturers’ title since 2020 in dramatic circumstances on the final day of the season at last weekend’s […]
Toyota expands WRC driver line-up for 2025, Kankkunen lands management role
Toyota will expand its World Rally Championship entry to five cars at selected events next year following confirmation Sami Pajari will join the team for a maiden full-time Rally1 campaign. Fresh from sealing the WRC manufacturers’ title in dramatic fashion at last weekend’s Rally Japan, Toyota has unveiled its 2025 plans, which also include four-time […]