WRC expects increased Rally1 field for inaugural Rally Paraguay
Paraguay’s inclusion on the 2025 World Rally Championship calendar is likely to bolster the Rally1 field following an explosion in local interest in the category.The WRC will head to the South American nation for the first-time next year as part of multi-year agreement announced last…
Ogier declared fit for WRC return in Latvia
Sebastien Ogier will make a return to the World Rally Championship in Latvia after being declared fit to compete following a reconnaissance crash that ruled him out of Poland.The eight-time world champion and co-driver Vincent Landais escaped serious injury after being involved in road traffic…
The other byproduct of M-Sport’s non-hybrid WRC experiment
M-Sport is hopeful the strong debut of its non-hybrid version of its Ford Puma World Rally Championship car will help stimulate its Rally1 car sales.The Ford squad took advantage of a new FIA regulation introduced this year that allows teams to enter non-hybrid powered Rally1…
What to look out for at the Goodwood Festival of Speed
One of the highlights of the annual motorsport calendar is upon us, as the great and good of Formula 1, sportscar racing, rallying and more descends on West Sussex for a four-day celebration of the cars and stars that make racing special.As ever, the Goodwood…
WRC confident it can keep manufacturers amid Hyundai future rumours
The World Rally Championship is doing “everything” to keep its current manufacturers and create a series that can attract at least one new marque in 2027, according to the championship’s promoter.Rallying’s top flight has long been striving to broaden its manufacturer base, having operated with…
Kubica keen for rally comeback but only for fun
Robert Kubica says he misses rallying but would only consider a return to the discipline in the future for «fun» rather than competition.The one-time Formula 1 race winner and now AF Corse Ferrari Hypercar driver in the World Endurance Championship continues to follow the World…
Rovanpera overcomes penalty to claim maiden circuit race win
Kalle Rovanpera overcame a jump start penalty to claim a maiden circuit race win in only his fourth start in the Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux series at Imola.The two-time world rally champion, contesting a partial campaign in the one-make Porsche series, completed an impressive lights-to-flag…
Tanak unharmed after high-speed crash at Rally Estonia
World Rally Championship title contender Ott Tanak and co-driver Martin Jarveoja have escaped unharmed from a high-speed crash at Rally Estonia.The pair were driving a WRC-specification Hyundai i20 Rally1 car in the national class of the event, which this weekend is hosting the fourth round…
Toyota expands to five WRC Rally1 entries for Finland, Latvala to drive Rally2
Toyota will field five Rally1 cars when the World Rally Championship heads to Finland next month, while team principal Jari-Matti Latvala will drive a Rally2 car.Rally Finland has today released an 80-car entry list for the famous gravel rally, which hosts the ninth round of…
WRC launches female driver programme
The World Rally Championship is inviting aspiring female drivers to take part in a new initiative that will offer a fully-funded drive in next year’s Junior World Rally Championship.The launch of the scheme, run under the championship’s Beyond Rally platform, aims to increase female participation…
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