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Rally Portugal: Sebastien Ogier leads WRC field as Ott Tanak hits trouble

A critical power steering failure severely dented Ott Tanak’s hopes of a first win of the World Rally Championship season, handing Sébastien Ogier the Rally Portugal lead.

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Martins Sesks working on expansion to 2025 WRC programme with M-Sport Ford

Martins Sesks is working to add a seventh round to his partial 2025 World Rally Championship programme with M-Sport-Ford that continues at Rally Portugal this week.

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WRC Rally1 line-up at Rally Portugal set to match record

Rally Portugal will welcome the strongest Rally1 line-up since 2022 when it hosts the next round of the World Rally Championship later this month.

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Rally Portugal set to feature record-equaling WRC Rally1 line-up

Rally Portugal will welcome the strongest Rally1 line-up since 2022 when it hosts the next round of the World Rally Championship later this month.

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M-Sport fears one-marque WRC in 2027 as technical regulations debate intensifies

“As far as I know there will be one manufacturer ready for 2027 with this timeframe.”

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How Malcolm Wilson’s FIA swearing sanctions agreement will impact the WRC

It has been quite the week for the FIA and the World Rally Championship and one which could have a lasting impact on both.

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Ben Sulayem proposes Malcolm Wilson as Robert Reid's successor at FIA

British Rally Championship winner and M-Sport founder Malcolm Wilson has been nominated by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem as his preferred candidate to succeed Robert Reid as the governing body’s deputy president for sport.

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Zebra avoidance triggers costly puncture for Rovanpera as Evans takes WRC Safari command

Kalle Rovanpera’s Safari Rally victory bid has been dented by a pair of costly punctures, the second caused by an off-road excursion to avoid a herd of zebra.

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Neuville questions 10s penalty after Safari Rally Kenya jump start

World Rally champion Thierry Neuville feels he has been wrongfully handed a penalty for a jump start due to what he believes was a timing glitch at Safari Rally Kenya.

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Neuville questions Safari Rally Kenya jump start penalty

World Rally champion Thierry Neuville feels he has been wrongfully handed a penalty for a jump start due to what he believes was a timing glitch at Safari Rally Kenya.

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Could 2025 be Rovanpera’s biggest WRC test yet?

The two-time world rally champion has struggled in the opening two rounds of the 2025 World Rally Championship season, but history has proved Kalle Rovanpera always overcomes a challenge.

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The five big takeaways from the WRC Rally Monte Carlo

The 2025 World Rally Championship season is well and truly underway with last weekend’s season opener in Monte Carlo already offering a glimpse into what lies ahead.

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Munster's maiden WRC stage win "deserved" after 3am repair job

Gregoire Munster's maiden World Rally Championship stage win in Monte Carlo was a "deserved" reward for both the driver and the team that worked until 3am to repair a mechanical fault.

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WRC Monte Carlo: Neuville snatches lead after Ogier error, Rovanpera struggles

Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier handed Hyundai's Thierry Neuville the Monte Carlo Rally lead after a small mistake in the final stage of the opening night of the 2025 World Rally Championship.

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How to watch WRC's 2025 Monte Carlo Rally: schedule, line-up and more

The 2024 World Rally Championship campaign only concluded at the end of November, yet the series is already back this weekend with its 2025 season-opening Monte Carlo round.

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WRC Monte Carlo: Tanak fastest as 2025 WRC cars make competitive debut

Hyundai’s Ott Tanak drew first blood as the 2025 non-hybrid World Rally Championship Rally1 cars and new tyre supplier Hankook made their competitive debut in Monte Carlo.

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M-Sport-Ford reveals new look Puma for WRC 2025

M-Sport has taken the covers off its newly liveried Ford Puma that will contest the 2025 World Rally Championship, ahead of next week’s Monte Carlo opener.

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How WRC teams prepare for Monte Carlo’s ‘four-day marathon’

New technical regulations and a change of tyre manufacturer has made preparations for the challenging Monte Carlo Rally among the most demanding for World Rally Championship teams in recent times. Not since the introduction of the Rally1 cars in 2022 has the WRC undergone such significant changes, heaping even more…

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Rally1 field expands for WRC Rally Sweden

The World Rally Championship will expand to 12 Rally1 cars for the second round of the season in Sweden next month.

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How the WRC’s latest debutant plans to capitalise on surprise drive

Being among the World Rally Championship’s top flight, traversing the start ramp in Monte Carlo’s glitzy Casino Square in front of thousands of fans, is the stuff of dreams for any rally driver. Next week the WRC’s latest top class debutant Josh McErlean will turn that into a reality after a…

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Sesks secures WRC Rally1 return with M-Sport

Martins Sesks will return to the World Rally Championship’s top flight this year after securing a six-round programme with M-Sport-Ford.

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M-Sport targets more WRC entries at selected events in 2025

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.

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Why 2025 is right for M-Sport’s new recruit to make WRC leap

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.

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Sainz predicts "strange" tactical battle in Dakar Rally

Carlos Sainz Sr believes that “tactics will be more important than ever” in this year’s running of the Dakar Rally.

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