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 […]
Hyundai unveils Craig Breen tribute livery for WRC Croatia
Hyundai has unveiled a special livery for this week’s Croatian round of the World Rally Championship, which pays tribute to the late Craig Breen. Breen passed away in a pre-event test accident preparing for the Croatia Rally in 2023 while driving for the factory Hyundai team. Ever since Breen’s tragic passing the team has carried […]
Former FIA vice president and WRC boss Morrie Chandler dies at 85
Former FIA vice president for sport and World Rally Championship commission president Morrie Chandler has died, aged 85. Chandler will be remembered as a towering figure whose influence on motorsport stretched far beyond his native New Zealand across a career spanning more than five decades. Before rising to top administrative roles at MotorSport New Zealand and later […]
How Toyota’s new flying Finn is starting to make WRC headlines
Oliver Solberg, Elfyn Evans and now Takamoto Katsuta have grabbed World Rally Championship headlines with victories this year, but Toyota’s other young driver Sami Pajari is fast becoming its next star. Right now, Toyota has an embarrassment of riches within its WRC driver roster. All five of its drivers, Evans, Solberg, Katsuta, Pajari and part-timer and […]
Subaru teases new rally car for Japanese Championship
Subaru announced plans for an all-new rally car that will make its competition debut in Japan’s national rally championship later this year. The Japanese brand is synonymous with rallying through its factory involvement in the World Rally Championship in the 1990s and 2000s, claiming three manufacturers’ crowns from 1995-1997. Since pulling out of the WRC […]
Elfyn Evans retires as drivers slam “dangerous” decision from rally organisers
Oliver Solberg emerged from a Safari Rally Kenya mud bath with the lead, as several crews slammed rally organisers over a “dangerous” decision to make changes to the route. Solberg took a slender one-second overnight lead over Toyota team-mate Sebastien Ogier into Saturday, which was expected to test crews to the very limit. While the […]