Oliver Solberg retired from Friday’s action at the Croatia Rally after being caught out on the opening stage of the asphalt World Rally Championship event.The Monte Carlo winner clipped a bank 4.8km into the Vodice — Brest 1 (14.2km) test, which fired the car into a…

Hyundai has brought updates to Croatia to improve its World Rally Championship car on tarmac, but will have to wait until Rally Portugal in May to debut its full development plan.The Korean team started the 2026 season on the backfoot with its i20 N struggling…

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…

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…

Organisers have been forced to make minor route changes for the World Rally Championship’s visit to the Canary Islands later this month due to damage caused by a recent weather event.Last month the Canary Islands were hit by Storm Therese, which resulted in high winds…

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…

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…

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’…

World Rally Championship rally winner Takamoto Katsuta leapt to the defence of Kalle Rovanpera after the Finn’s decision to halt circuit racing plans this year due to a medical issue.Two-time world rally champion Rovanpera and Toyota issued statements last weekend confirming that plans to compete in…

Toyota has announced that Kalle Rovanpera’s plans to compete in this year’s Super Formula Championship have been paused following advice and medical evaluations. Last year, Rovanpera announced bold plans to leave the World Rally Championship to pursue a career in single seaters, with the ultimate goal…