Nasser Al-Attiyah leaves Toyota to join Prodrive for 2024 Dakar
Al-Attiyah will drive the Prodrive-built Hunter T1+ in the 2024 World Rally Raid Championship, beginning with the Dakar Rally in January. The Qatar driver, who will continue racing with long-time co-driver Mathieu Baumel, will get his first competitive run behind the Prodrive-built prototype in Baja Portalegre 500 on October 26-28, before taking part in the […]
New Central European Rally to offer “huge challenge” for WRC teams
This weekend’s Central European Rally will undertake a first for the WRC as it hosts a rally that will feature stages in three countries, namely the Czech Republic, Austria and Germany. The penultimate round of the championship, which will return next year, will feature 18 asphalt stages across four days, beginning with tests in the […]
Only takes one slip up to turn WRC title race
The Toyota driver heads into the all-new asphalt rally knowing he must outscore his team-mate to take the championship fight to the final round in Japan next month. Evans trails Rovanpera by 31 points ahead of this weekend’s penultimate round, which will present a new challenge to crews, who will travel across borders to tackle […]
FIA Rally Star finalist Jurgenson claims third Rally3 victory
Jurgenson and co-driver Oja Siim once again starred in the FIA Rally Star World Rally Championship talent spotting initiative after taking a class win on gravel at RallyRACC last weekend. Organised and funded by the FIA, six driver and co-driver pairings have been selected from regional finals held across the world to tackle six European […]
Rovanpera feeling “good pressure” as he closes in on WRC title
The Toyota driver can successfully defend his WRC title at the asphalt event if he can outscore team-mate and title rival Elfyn Evans, who trails the Finn by 31 points. The inaugural Central European Rally, which features stages in the Czech Republic, Germany and Austria, hosts the penultimate round of the season, meaning only a […]
M-Sport hands Fourmaux Rally1 outing for WRC season finale
The British squad has announced the Frenchman will pilot a Ford Puma Rally1 alongside its other full-time entrant driven by Ott Tanak at the asphalt event from 16-19 November. Pierre-Louis Loubet won’t make the trip to Japan after a joint decision was made between the driver and the team that the Central European Rally would […]
WRC анонсировал 13 этапов в сезоне-2024
Организаторы чемпионата мира по классическому ралли WRC представили календарь серии на сезон-2024. Устроители первенства намерены провести 13 гонок, среди которых войдут восемь гравийных ралли, четыре гонки на асфальте и традиционный снежный этап в Швеции. Главными изменениями стали отказ от этапа в Мексике в пользу гонки в Польши, которая возвращается в WRC впервые с 2017 года. […]
WRC reveals 13-round 2024 calendar
The schedule, ratified in Thursday’s FIA World Motor Sport Council, will feature eight gravel rallies, four asphalt events and the traditional snow round in Sweden. The calendar has undergone a shake-up with Mexico dropping off the schedule in favour of Poland, which confirmed its WRC return for the first time since 2017, earlier this month. […]
Hard to know what to expect from WRC’s newest rally
The WRC will undertake an all-new asphalt rally that will comprise 18 stages held across three countries namely; Czech Republic, Germany and Austria. The rally will be based out of the German city of Passau on the Austrian border. The concept of competing in a rally across three countries on brand new stages is set […]