WRC closing on long-term Italy commitment
Italy appears set to host a round of the World Rally Championship and European Rally Championship for the foreseeable future with plans for a long-term commitment in the works. Last weekend’s Rally Italy Sardinia marked the final event of its current contract with the WRC. Sardinia’s rough gravel roads have hosted the WRC every year, […]
Sebastien Ogier takes record-breaking WRC Sardinia victory
Sebastien Ogier claimed a third win of the World Rally Championship season after surviving a final-stage mistake to conquer a demanding Rally Italy Sardinia. The part-time Toyota driver and co-driver Vincent Landais avoided the pitfalls of Sardinia’s 16 rough gravel stages to take an impressive win, as Toyota extended its 100% winning start to 2025. […]
Sebastien Ogier spurns WRC title fight despite flurry of wins
Sebastien Ogier has reiterated that he has no plans to contest a full World Rally Championship season, after climbing to second in the standings following an ‘almost perfect’ run to victory in Sardinia. The eight-time world champion’s 7.9s win over Hyundai’s Ott Tanak added further gloss to a blistering start to a part-time campaign for […]
Sebastien Ogier survives brutal Sardinia Saturday with slender lead
Sebastien Ogier will take a slender 11.1s lead into the final day of Rally Italy Sardinia after surviving a brutal Saturday that served up trouble for several World Rally Championship crews. Toyota’s Ogier managed to hold his nerve in a tense and pressure-filled battle with Hyundai’s Ott Tanak in incredibly challenging conditions where the risk […]
Amid losing streak, Hyundai accepts “consequences” of chasing WRC Sardinia win
Hyundai will push for victory at Rally Italy Sardinia and “accept the consequences” as the team aims to score its first win of the 2025 World Rally Championship campaign. The Korean marque came to Sardinia — a rally where it has only been defeated twice since 2016 — under pressure to end Toyota’s 100% winning […]
Adrien Fourmaux explains drama that cost him shot at Rally Sardinia win
Adrien Fourmaux has explained the issue that took him out of the World Rally Championship victory battle for the second event in a row, remaining confident about his fortunes. Fourmaux had been locked in an intense fight for the rally lead with Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier at Rally Italy Sardinia that had seen the Hyundai driver lead […]
Hyundai on top at Rally Sardinia as M-Sport suffers nightmare triple retirement
Hyundai started its quest for a first World Rally Championship win of 2025 by setting the pace at Rally Sardinia, while M-Sport suffered a nightmare triple retirement that included a roll for Martins Sesks. Hyundai ended Friday morning’s trio of gravel stages with Adrien Fourmaux leading team-mate and reigning world’s champion Thierry Neuville by 2.9 seconds, […]
Sebastien Ogier leads WRC Rally Sardinia after Thierry Neuville crashes out
Sébastien Ogier admits he is surprised to be leading Rally Italia Sardinia after an eventful Friday that caught out several of his World Rally Championship rivals. The eight-time world champion faced the effects of road cleaning in the morning, starting third, but completed Friday’s six gravel stages with a 2.1s lead over Hyundai’s Adrien Fourmaux. Ogier […]
Hyundai “hopeful” of 2026 WRC entry, but questions remain for 2027
Hyundai has given its clearest indication yet that it is gearing up to continue in the World Rally Championship until at least the end of 2026. There have been question marks surrounding its short-term and long-term future in rallying’s top tier that first surfaced last year when it confirmed plans to embark on a programme […]