Toyota WRC team boss buys top WRC2 squad
Toyota World Rally Championship team principal Jari-Matti Latvala has purchased the WRC2 title-winning Printsport Racing outfit. JML-WRT Oy, a company created by the 18-time WRC rally winner, has acquired the Finnish rally team that has recently guided Sami Pajari and Oliver Solberg to WRC2 titles in 2024 and 2025 respectively. Both drivers have since graduated […]
Full route, schedule and marathon stage details
The 47th edition of the Dakar Rally will begin on 3 January and mark the start of the 2026 motorsport season. As has been the case every year since 2020, the event will run entirely in Saudi Arabia, having moved from its former base in South America. This means the Gulf nation will be the […]
Why Hyundai expects to be stronger in WRC 2026
Hyundai will be «better prepared» and «stronger» in the World Rally Championship next year after a difficult 2025, according to team principal Cyril Abiteboul. The Korean marque was soundly beaten this season scoring two victories, at Acropolis Rally Greece and in Saudi Arabia, while rivals Toyota chalked up a stunning 12 wins spread across drivers […]
Red Bull co-owner Mark Mateschitz to enter Dakar Rally under an alias
Red Bull co-owner Mark Mateschitz and his celebrity partner Victoria Swarovski will contest the 2026 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia next month. In the shadow of rally legends Carlos Sainz Sr, Sebastien Loeb, and Nasser Al-Attiyah, another pair of well-known names will face the challenge at the 48th edition of Dakar, which will run from 3-17 […]
Gregoire Munster to contest Dakar Rally and WRC Monte Carlo in double-header
Gregoire Munster will rejoin M-Sport-Ford for the opening round of the 2026 World Rally Championship next month off the back of competing as a co-driver at the Dakar Rally. After two full WRC seasons piloting a Ford Puma Rally1, Munster’s rallying future appeared uncertain after M-Sport announced Josh McErlean and new recruit Jon Armstrong as […]
Toyota brings Corolla back to rallying with all-new rally car
Toyota will bring the Corolla name back to rallying with its newly-developed GR Corolla RC2 rally car, which will compete in the American Rally Association (ARA) National Championship next year. The Japanese brand initially showcased its GR Corolla rally car concept at the Tokyo Auto Salon in January this year. The car has since undergone […]
FIA shares first look at new 2027 WRC cars
The FIA has offered up a first look at the World Rally Championship cars of the future, built under the new technical regulations that will come into force from 2027. The new technical regulations, which will span a 10-year period, are designed to be more affordable and flexible in a bid to attract new manufacturers […]
Does Martins Sesks have a future with M-Sport in WRC?
M-Sport Ford is involved in ongoing discussions to add Martins Sesks to its World Rally Championship driver line-up for 2026. The British squad announced its full-time driver line-up for next year this week, which sees Josh McErlean joined by European Rally Championship title runner-up Jon Armstrong – who will make the leap to Rally1 machinery for […]
FIA announces new constructor set to join WRC 2027
The FIA has revealed details of a new constructor that is developing a car to compete under the World Rally Championship’s new technical regulations in 2027. Founded by experienced motorsport engineer Lionel Hansen, former FIA rally director and Citroen WRC boss Yves Matton and Prospeed, Project Rally One represents the first project to be officially […]