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…
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…
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…
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…
Why WRC drivers thought Rally Saudi Arabia was too extreme
World Rally Championship drivers feel Rally Saudi Arabia’s unique challenges deserve a place on the calendar, but the event is too extreme for the cars and tyres to host a title decider.Saudi Arabia made its WRC debut at the weekend after signing 10-year deal with…
What Kalle Rovanpera will miss most now he’s called time on WRC
Kalle Rovanpera says rallying will always hold a special place in his heart after closing the chapter on a record-breaking World Rally Championship career in favour of a move to single-seater racing. A fairytale finish to his WRC career eluded the Toyota driver, who missed out on securing a third world title,…
Ott Tanak looking forward to break from full-time rallying next year
Rally Saudi Arabia marked Ott Tanak’s final outing with Hyundai after the 2019 world champion announced plans to take a sabbatical earlier this month to reset and spend more time with his family. Tanak had been in the victory hunt in Saudi Arabia before a series of punctures…
What Elfyn Evans was missing in his 2025 WRC title fight
Elfyn Evans believes he needs to be more ruthless in the World Rally Championship next year after missing out on the 2025 title to Sebastien Ogier.Evans finished runner-up in the WRC title race for a fifth time in his career after falling four points shy…
Sebastien Ogier on matching Sebastien Loeb’s record after «incredible» WRC season
Sebastien Ogier hailed the 2025 campaign as his “strongest” in the World Rally Championship and is “super proud” to match Sebastien Loeb’s record of nine world titles.Ogier sealed a stunning ninth crown after finishing third in an intense Rally Saudi Arabia finale, beating Toyota team-mate…
WRC Saudi Arabia: Thierry Neuville wins chaotic finale as Sebastien Ogier claims ninth title
Sebastien Ogier overhauled Elfyn Evans to claim a record-equalling ninth World Rally Championship title after emerging from a chaotic Rally Saudi Arabia final that was won by Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville. Ogier and co-driver Vincent Landais sealed the title by finishing third, 1m03.3s behind outgoing champion Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe, as well…
