How Thierry Neuville’s WRC co-driver prepared for Rally Estonia at Goodwood
If you peeked through the window of Thierry Neuville’s Hyundai i20 N World Rally Championship car last weekend at the Goodwood Festival Speed, you wouldn’t have seen the reigning world champion wearing his orange rimmed spectacles.Instead, it was another Belgian, albeit a familiar face, in…
How Oliver Solberg is preparing for «dream” Toyota Rally1 return in Estonia
Oliver Solberg says World Rally Championship legend Sebastien Ogier has helped him “a lot” to feel “ready” to drive a factory Toyota Rally1 car at next week’s Rally Estonia.The current WRC2 points leader is set to return to the WRC’s top flight for the first…
WRC legend Juha Kankkunen to drive hydrogen Toyota rally car
Four-time WRC world champion and Toyota deputy team principal Juha Kankkunen will pilot the latest hydrogen-powered rally car from Toyota at Rally Finland. The GR Yaris Rally2 H2 Concept will make its debut on the Harju stage of the race on the first two days…
Alpine reveals new all-electric rally car
Alpine has taken the covers off an all-new electric rally car that is set to make its competition debut before the end of the 2025 season.The French manufacturer today revealed a rally version of its A290 road car, which is a performance-based derivative of the…
Oliver Solberg to make WRC Rally1 outing with Toyota in Estonia
Oliver Solberg will make a return to the World Rally Championship top tier at Rally Estonia this month after being handed a drive by Toyota.The current WRC2 points leader had been set to contest the fast gravel rally (17-20 July) piloting his Toyota GR Yaris…
Sebastien Ogier to make WRC return at Rally Finland
Sebastien Ogier will add Rally Finland to his part-time 2025 World Rally Championship campaign after opting to sit out Rally Estonia later this month.Ogier has today confirmed that he will make his sixth start of the WRC season on Finland’s fast gravel roads, which will…
New WRC 2027 regulations draw interest from tuners and manufacturers
Interest from new manufacturers and tuners in the World Rally Championship’s 2027 technical regulations is growing as work continues to finalise the ruleset’s finer details.The WRC will usher in new technical regulations from 2027 that have been formed primarily to be more affordable and flexible…
Why Ott Tanak feared final stage drama could cost his WRC Acropolis Rally win
Ott Tanak admitted he was “very worried” he’d lose a drought-ending World Rally Championship win in Greece after a gearbox issue struck in the final stage.Tanak had dominated a demanding Acropolis Rally having driven his Hyundai to nine stage wins to open up a 48.8s…
WRC Acropolis Rally: Ott Tanak ends Hyundai’s seven-race victory drought
Ott Tanak boosted his World Rally Championship title hopes after producing a stunning drive in extreme conditions to win Acropolis Rally Greece — ending Hyundai’s victory drought.Tanak beat Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier by 32.8s following an intense head-to-head that concluded with Tanak suffering a gearbox issue…
FIA investigates WRC retirements due to fuel system issues
The FIA is investigating a series of fuel system issues experienced by World Rally Championship Rally1 teams at Acropolis Rally Greece, which prompted Toyota and M-Sport-Ford to retire cars.Toyota opted to retire Sami Pajari on the road section after stage five on Friday due to…
