Ott Tanak lands 2027 WRC car testing role with Toyota
Ott Tanak has taken on a test driver role at Toyota to help develop the Japanese marque’s all-new car for the 2027 World Rally Championship. As first reported by Dirtfish, Toyota has since confirmed to Motorsport.com that the 2019 world champion has joined the team to help with the development of its 2027 WRC challenger, […]
Oliver Solberg crashes out on opening stage
Oliver Solberg retired from Friday’s action at the Croatia Rally after being caught out on the opening stage of the asphalt World Rally Championship event. The Monte Carlo winner clipped a bank 4.8km into the Vodice — Brest 1 (14.2km) test, which fired the car into a wild 360-degree spin. The Swede’s Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 […]
Adrien Fourmaux crashes out as Sami Pajari’s lead gets cut
Toyota’s Sami Pajari continues to lead Rally Croatia, but his overnight advantage has been cut to 12.4s over Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville, while Takamoto Katsuta lost ground in the victory fight. Pajari took an overnight lead into Saturday for the first time in his WRC career, and the Finn continued to show pace and maturity to […]
Why WRC Croatia victory was “quite special” for Takamoto Katsuta’s co-driver
Takamoto Katsuta’s World Rally Championship co-driver Aaron Johnston says it was “quite special” for an Irishman to win in Croatia on the third anniversary of Craig Breen’s passing. Former Citroen and Hyundai factory WRC driver Breen is always in the minds of the WRC service park when the championship heads to Croatia, as the much […]
Thierry Neuville vows to fight back after final stage shock
Thierry Neuville has vowed to “come back stronger” after a costly final stage mistake let slip a likely first win of the World Rally Championship season for Hyundai in Croatia. The 2024 world champion had been afforded the luxury to back off through Sunday’s asphalt stages having built a lead of more than a minute, […]
Adrien Fourmaux crashes, goes for a home-cooked lunch
The World Rally Championship has a habit of creating surreal stories that are unique in motorsport, as Adrien Fourmaux has experienced after a surprise at-home family lunch in Croatia. An image of Hyundai driver Fourmaux and co-driver Alex Coria sat at a dining table in race suits, eating lunch with a family last Saturday is likely […]
Lancia wins again after 33-year absence
Lancia has declared its maiden WRC2 victory in Croatia as an «exceptional result» on its second start since rejoining the World Rally Championship after an absence of more than three decades. The Italian manufacturer, which holds a record 10 WRC manufacturers’ titles, has made its long awaited return to the WRC this year through the second […]
Takamoto Katsuta wins after final stage drama for Thierry Neuville, Lancia takes first WRC2 victory
Takamoto Katsuta claimed victory in Croatia after a dramatic final stage that saw Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville throw away a likely first win of the 2026 World Rally Championship season. Neuville took a 1m15.4s lead into the final stage and was seemingly on course to end Toyota’s 100% winning start to the season. However, the Belgian […]
How Takamoto Katsuta’s maiden WRC win is impacting his mindset
Takamoto Katsuta revealed he feels ‘lighter’ and “more relaxed” now that the burden of trying to clinch a maiden World Rally Championship victory has been lifted. The Toyota driver will head into this week’s Croatian round of the 2026 campaign after he and co-driver Aaron Johnson secured a breakthrough victory at Safari Rally Kenya last […]