Hyundai’s WRC upgrade plan to close the gap to Toyota
Hyundai plans to unleash further upgrades to its World Rally Championship car after this week’s Safari Rally Kenya as it bids to close the gap to rivals Toyota. The Korean marque has made a slow start to the 2026 season resulting in comprehensive defeats to Toyota at the opening two rounds of the season in […]
Why Hyundai WRC team is «working at 120 per cent» to salvage its difficult 2026 season
Hyundai is no closer to making a decision regarding its participation in the World Rally Championship in 2027, with the team confirming its priority is to improve its 2026 Rally1 car. The WRC is less than 12 months away from the launch of its new technical regulations designed to be more affordable and flexible with […]
Lando Norris samples Toyota rally car alongside Oliver Solberg
Formula 1 world champion Lando Norris jumped behind the wheel of a Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 car in the lead-up to this week’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix.The McLaren driver took part in a special event organised by sponsor Monster Energy, where he sampled a host of rally car and drifting machinery on a frozen lake […]
Lancia rally legend Sandro Munari passes away aged 85
Sandro Munari, the driver synonymous with Lancia’s rise to prominence in world rallying, has died aged 85. The Italian driver will be remembered as one of the most iconic and successful drivers of his generation, lighting up the rally stages during the 1970s. Munari lifted the FIA Cup for Rally Drivers, the forerunner to today’s […]
New Toyota WRC car breaks cover in testing
Images and videos of what appears to be Toyota’s all-new 2027 World Rally Championship car have emerged on social media. Toyota is the only mainstream automotive manufacturer that is known to be developing a new car that adheres to the WRC’s new technical regulations that will come into force from 2027. The images, that are […]
Why Esapekka Lappi was so happy at WRC Rally Sweden
Two years ago at Rally Sweden, there was a beaming smile on Esapekka Lappi’s face after successfully ending a victory drought that stretched six and a half years. However, after this year’s run to sixth you could argue Lappi’s smile was even broader. Granted, Lappi was incredibly satisfied to be immediately on the pace on his World Rally Championship return, a […]
Acropolis Rally’s Thursday parc ferme will be on a boat
Acropolis Rally Greece will feature a new base and a unique floating parc ferme for this year’s World Rally Championship edition of the brutal gravel event. Organisers have today unveiled the itinerary for round eight of the 2026 campaign (25-28 June) which will see the rally service park shift 240 kilometres south from the town of […]
Martins Sesks sets out target ahead of WRC return
Rising World Rally Championship star Martins Sesks has set out two key objectives ahead of his return to rallying’s tip tier at Rally Sweden this weekend. Sweden’s snow stages mark the start of Sesks’ seven-round partial programme with M-Sport-Ford that includes the same line-up of rallies (Sweden, Portugal, Greece, Estonia, Finland, Sardinia) and the possibility […]
Elfyn Evans leads as Oliver Solberg drops to P5 after lucky escape
Elfyn Evans claimed the Rally Sweden lead to head a Toyota 1-2-3 as overnight frontrunner Oliver Solberg dropped to fifth following a dramatic Friday morning. After three snow stages, Evans headed to the midday service with a 14.5s lead over Toyota’s Takamoto Katsuta, with team-mate Sami Pajari in third [+23.3s]. The top five was completed […]