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 […]
Hyundai yet to make 2025 WRC third driver call as Fourmaux rumours swirl
Hyundai is “not quite there yet” with its decision regarding who will pilot its third World Rally Championship entry next year, although Motorsport.com understands Adrien Fourmaux is the favourite. The Korean marque has already confirmed that it has retained the services of Thierry Neuville and Ott Tanak, but its plans for its third entry are […]
WRC points system change set for FIA vote
The FIA is confident it has an option to present to the World Motor Sport Council to improve and «simplify» the World Rally Championship’s radical points system for next year. This year’s all-new points structure has proved a hot topic among competitors and fans thanks to its complexity and weighting that many feel has devalued […]
How team-mate Tanak denied Neuville title on match point at WRC Central Europe
In Tennis terms the Central European Rally represented the first real match point moment for Thierry Neuville in his relentless 12-year quest to lift the World Rally Championship title. The scene was set perfectly. An asphalt rally where being first on the road is advantage, featuring stages in Germany not a million miles from his […]
How Katsuta bounced back stronger after WRC benching
Takamoto Katsuta has explained why he was able to make a strong World Rally Championship comeback at the Central European Rally after being benched. The Japanese driver rejoined the Toyota squad for the penultimate round of the season last weekend following a shock decision by the team to bench its full-time driver for last […]
If Neuville is “smart» there is «no chance» to win WRC title
Ott Tanak says if team-mate Thierry Neuville is “smart” at the Rally Japan there will be no chance for him to claim a second WRC title despite Hyundai allowing its drivers to fight. Both the drivers’ and manufacturers’ titles will go down to the wire in Japan next month after last weekend’s dramatic Central European Rally. […]