Solberg makes Toyota switch for WRC2 2025 title shot after Pajari promotion
Oliver Solberg will drive a Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 in 2025 as he sets his sights on lifting the World Rally Championship second-tier title. The son of 2003 world rally champion Petter will join the Printsport team that pipped him to the WRC2 title by three points this year, with Sami Pajari aboard the GR […]
Hyundai to delay 2025 WRC car debut until after Monte Carlo
Hyundai will delay the debut of its upgraded World Rally Championship challenger after electing to run its 2024-specification car in next month’s Monte Carlo season opener. The Korean manufacturer had planned to homologate a practically all-new version of its i20 N Rally1 for next year before plans were abandoned amid uncertainty over the 2025 regulations. […]
Latest FIA departure as road sport director Andrew Wheatley leaves position
Wheatley will be replaced by Emilia Abel as junior road sport director and supported by Dieter Rencken, who moves across from his Formula 1 role into an executive advisor role, and both will report to FIA general manager Alberto Villarreal. Abel, also an FIA steward, had previously served as road sport deputy director and head […]
Why Hyundai sees Fourmaux as the missing piece to its WRC jigsaw
After narrowly missing out on the World Rally Championship manufacturers’ title to Toyota, Hyundai has changed its strategy for 2025 by employing a full-time third car driver it hopes can deliver the prize. Adrien Fourmaux is the driver tasked with the honour of piloting a third factory Hyundai i20 N Rally1 in next season’s […]
Hyundai signs Fourmaux to pilot third WRC 2025 entry
Adrien Fourmaux will join Hyundai to pilot its third entry on a full-time basis in the World Rally Championship next year. The five-time WRC podium finisher’s future has been the subject of speculation having been linked to a move from M-Sport-Ford to the Korean marque for several months. Fourmaux and co-driver Alex Coria will form […]
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 […]