Kalle Rovanperä has explained the factors behind new speed that elevated the Toyota driver to the lead of a World Rally Championship gravel event for the first time in almost a year.The two-time world champion has been renowned for his impressive pace on loose surface…

Toyota’s Kalle Rovanperä emerged from an intense multi-crew fight with a slender Rally Finland lead after battling through tricky changeable conditions on Friday. There were question marks over the two-time World Rally Championship champion’s form having struggled on gravel this year, and despite not being overly…

Kalle Rovanpera has rediscovered some form on gravel to lead Rally Finland in what proved to be an intense World Rally Championship fight for the lead on Friday morning.The two-time world champion has struggled on gravel this season but has found speed from his Toyota…

NASCAR champion and Daytona 500 winner Kurt Busch believes the World Rally Championship has the potential to crack America after receiving a taste of the series at Rally Finland. The 2004 NASCAR Cup champion and 2017 Daytona 500 winner made the trip to Finland to experience…

Sebastien Ogier says he would be interested in a World Rally Championship title bid and will consider doing more events if his impressive partial campaign continues. The eight-time world champion has enjoyed a stellar season to date having recorded three wins (Monte Carlo, Portugal, Sardinia) and…

Hyundai Motorsport has confirmed it will continue its factory World Rally Championship programme next year.The Korean marque’s future competing in rallying’s top tier has been the subject of speculation for several months. However, in recent weeks Hyundai’s management had been making positive comments regarding its…

The FIA is confident the World Rally Championship is on track to host a round in the USA in 2027 following its omission from the 2026 schedule.The WRC has long held an ambition to return to the USA for the first time since the 1988…

The World Rally Championship will once again be contested over 14 rounds in 2026, although much anticipated plans to host a round in the USA have not come to fruition.Next year the schedule will begin in Monte Carlo in January and end in Saudi Arabia…

A super special stage utilising the Monaco Grand Prix Formula 1 circuit is being planned for the 2026 Monte Carlo Rally, the opening round of next year’s World Rally Championship.Rally organisers have unveiled the planned route for the WRC’s traditional curtain-raiser, which will take place…

Oliver Solberg has “definitely proven” he is ready to make the step up to the World Rally Championship’s top flight after his Rally Estonia win, according to 2019 world champion Ott Tanak.Solberg’s sensational run to a maiden WRC Rally1 victory in Estonia has caused shockwaves…