Jon Armstrong joins Josh McErlean in new M-Sport Ford WRC 2026 line-up
European Rally Championship title runner-up Jon Armstrong will join Josh McErlean as part of a new-look M-Sport Ford World Rally Championship driver line-up for 2026. The British squad’s decision to retain McErlean after an impressive maiden Rally1 season and add two-time ERC rally winner Armstrong to the line-up comes as part of an expanded collaboration […]
Sebastien Loeb admits you “need some luck to win” Dakar ahead of 10th start
Three weeks before the start of the Dakar, Sebastien Loeb stopped to take stock of his preparation with Dacia, the progress made since last year and the mindset with which he approaches his 10th start. In an interview with Motorsprot.com, he opens up about reliability, team orders and the uncertainty that comes with the iconic […]
How Hayden Paddon got his second shot in WRC
It’s fair to say Hayden Paddon’s return to the World Rally Championship next year after an eight-year hiatus was a surprise for the rally world to digest. It was even a shock for Paddon, but it was one of those “good surprises” that underlines why it is important to never give up on dreams. That […]
Lancia reveals driver line-up for 2026 WRC return
Lancia has unveiled its driver line-up ahead of its long-awaited return to the World Rally Championship next year. The Italian brand that won a record 10 WRC manufacturers’ titles named Yohan Rossel and Nikolay Gryazin as its drivers for its comeback, which will see the automaker contest the second tier WRC2 championship. Rossel and Gryazin […]
What Adrien Fourmaux and Oliver Solberg learned from 2026 Monte Carlo test
Preparations for the 2026 World Rally Championship began in earnest last weekend just a matter of days after Rally Saudi Arabia brought the curtain down on the 2025 campaign. With the opening round of the 2026 season in Monte Carlo [22-25 January] a little more than a month away, Toyota and Hyundai both fielded cars […]
FIA reveals final details of WRC 2027 regulations
The FIA has today confirmed the final elements of the World Rally Championship‘s new technical regulations, which will come into force from 2027. The 2027 regulations, originally unveiled in December last year, are designed to be more affordable and flexible in a bid to attract new manufacturers and teams to the series. Cars will be […]
Hayden Paddon, Esapekka Lappi and Dani Sordo join Hyundai 2026 WRC line-up
World Rally Championship event winners Dani Sordo, Esapekka Lappi and Hayden Paddon will rejoin Hyundai to share its third car next year following the departure of Ott Tanak. The trio will join 2024 world champion Thierry Neuville and multiple podium finisher Adrien Fourmaux after the pair agreed contract extensions to pilot the team’s two other […]
Oliver Solberg steps up WRC 2026 preparations with Rally1 outing
Toyota’s new signing Oliver Solberg will drive a GR Yaris Rally1 car on asphalt for the first time this week as he steps up his preparations for the 2026 World Rally Championship. A week on from Rally Saudi Arabia, where Solberg concluded a 2025 campaign that yielded a WRC2 title and a maiden outright WRC […]
Hyundai upgrading Rally2 car to “cover all bases” as 2027 WRC decision looms
Hyundai has started upgrading its Rally2 car as an option should it decide to continue its involvement in the World Rally Championship in 2027. The Korean’s manufacturer’s long-term future in rallying’s top tier has been shrouded in uncertainty for months, with a call to contest next season — the final year of Rally1 regulations — […]