Sebastien Ogier believes crews will arrive at the World Rally Championship season opener “less prepared than ever” following the introduction of new tyres and hybrid-less cars for 2025.Ogier is once again gearing up to start a partial WRC campaign with Toyota, beginning with this month’s…

M-Sport is likely to expand its World Rally Championship entries at selected events this season after securing Gregoire Munster and Josh McErlean to full-time drives for 2025.The Ford squad has once again opted for a youthful line-up this year after retaining the services of Munster…

Toyota expects Kalle Rovanpera to be fighting for the World Rally Championship title on his full-time return this year as the Finn ramped up his Monte Carlo preparations this week.The two-time world champion will contest the full 14-round season this year after conducting a partial…

M-Sport-Ford new signing Josh McErlean believes 2025 is the best time since the Rally1 era began to make the leap to the World Rally Championship’s top tier.McErlean is gearing up to make the jump from WRC2 to the top class this season after a somewhat…

Esapekka Lappi has offered an update on his future, stating that he is “still in talks” with Hyundai, while also looking at other options to continue his rallying career.Lappi became a free agent for 2025 after Hyundai announced a new strategy for its third World…

Seventy crews will tackle the 2025 World Rally Championship season opener in Monte Carlo following the release of the event’s entry list.Monte Carlo will kick off the expanded 14-round WRC season from 23-26 January with 10 entries representing the top Rally1 class for the asphalt…

Takamoto Katsuta’s biggest target for 2025 is to be more consistent with his results across a World Rally Championship campaign, which he expects will offer up a “bigger challenge”.The 31-year-old is gearing up for a sixth season with the factory Toyota squad, which will expand…

The number #1 will return to the World Rally Championship for the first time since 2022 with new champion Thierry Neuville set to adopt the number for the 2025 campaign.The Hyundai driver in recent years has become synonymous with the #11 — a number which…

Kalle Rovanpera says he’s learned “many things” in 2024 and is hopeful his new found circuit racing skills can help him on asphalt World Rally Championship events in 2025.The two-time world rally champion will make a full-time return to the WRC in 2025 after a…

Improving performance on rough gravel rallies is the main focus for Elfyn Evans in 2025 to enhance his chances of lifting a maiden World Rally Championship title.The Toyota driver finished as the WRC title runner-up for a fourth time this season after a campaign that…