Hyundai signings bolster WEC and WRC resources
Hyundai Motorsport has strengthened its resources by adding two valuable members of staff, which will oversee programmes in the World Rally Championship and World Endurance Championship. The Korean marque has created two new roles within its organisation in the form of Operations Director and Head of Engineering, which will be filled by the experienced Sebastien […]
Hyundai signings bolster WEC and WRC resources
Hyundai Motorsport has strengthened its resources by adding two valuable members of staff, which will oversee programmes in the World Rally Championship and World Endurance Championship. The Korean marque has created two new roles within its organisation in the form of Operations Director and Head of Engineering, which will be filled by the experienced Sebastien […]
Hyundai fined for breaching homologation rules at WRC Rally Japan
Hyundai has been fined €25,000 and issued a further suspended €25,000 fine for breaching regulations at the World Rally Championship season finale in Japan. A lengthy stewards’ hearing that concluded on Tuesday deemed that rear differential cases on the i20 N Rally1 cars driven by new world champion Thierry Neuville and team-mate Andreas Mikkelsen “were […]
WRC road order rules set to remain unchanged in 2025
Road order regulations appear set to remain unchanged in the World Rally Championship next year after a proposal to introduce a form of qualifying was rejected, Motorsport.com understands. The debate surrounding road position was ignited earlier this season, which prompted a proposal to alter the regulations for next year with the reintroduction of qualifying to […]
World champion Neuville joins WRC stars for Monza Rally Show
Newly crowned world champion Thierry Neuville will headline a host of World Rally Championship stars set to compete at the Monza Rally Show next month. The event has returned this year to celebrate Pirelli’s four-year stint as the WRC’s sole tyre supplier with the championship set to welcome South Korean tyre manufacturer Hankook to provide […]
What is expected from Toyota’s new WRC rising star?
Sami Pajari has won the Junior WRC and now clinched the WRC2 crown, but the “hard work” starts now as the Finn prepares to join the World Rally Championship elite in 2025. Toyota has put its faith in Finland’s latest prospect to come from its storied rally driver production line by handing the 22-year-old a […]
Hyundai «needs to do better» and learn from “painful» WRC title defeat
Hyundai “needs to do better” and learn from Ott Tanak’s Rally Japan accident that contributed to a “painful” World Rally Championship manufacturers’ title defeat, according to team principal Cyril Abiteboul. The Korean marque missed out on a first manufacturers’ title since 2020 in dramatic circumstances on the final day of the season at last weekend’s […]
Toyota expands WRC driver line-up for 2025, Kankkunen lands management role
Toyota will expand its World Rally Championship entry to five cars at selected events next year following confirmation Sami Pajari will join the team for a maiden full-time Rally1 campaign. Fresh from sealing the WRC manufacturers’ title in dramatic fashion at last weekend’s Rally Japan, Toyota has unveiled its 2025 plans, which also include four-time […]
Rally Japan organisers hit with hefty €50,000 fine for safety breach
Rally Japan organisers have been fined €50,000 and issued an additional €100,000 suspended fine after an unauthorised vehicle ventured onto a live stage at the World Rally Championship season finale. A minivan entered stage 12 (Ena) on Saturday morning, forcing officials to cancel the test after six of the eight Rally1 crews posted times. Television […]