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On this day in 1995, Colin McRae became the UK’s first world rally champion

Three decades ago Colin McRae made history by securing the World Rally Championship title in a spectacular RAC Rally victory. Here’s how the impact of McRae and his 1995 title is still felt today

Motorsport · Nov 22, 2025

30 years on: When McRae became Britain’s first world rally champion

Three decades ago Colin McRae made history by securing the World Rally Championship title in a spectacular RAC Rally victory. Here’s how the impact of McRae and his 1995 title is still felt today

Autosport · Nov 22, 2025

WRC at 50: Ranking the 10 greatest WRC drivers

Autosport’s top 10 was determined by a panel including Toyota WRC team principal Jari-Matti Latvala, M-Sport Ford managing director Malcolm Wilson and Hyundai Motorsport’s WRC programme manager Christian Loriaux. Autosport also produced its own list.

Autosport · Sep 8, 2023

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WRC at 50: Ranking the world championship's 20 greatest moments

Since it launched in 1973, the WRC has created a myriad of memorable moments from emotional victories and defeats, historic game changing achievements, to feats that simply defy belief.

Autosport · Sep 6, 2023

How a breakthrough Safari win established a future WRC champion

“Richard Burns crossed the final flying finish line, punched the air and shouted something so obscene that the BBC won’t be able to show the moment!” That was how Autosport’s rally reporter Keith Oswin described Burns’ first win of what would become a glittering but unfortunately short World Rally Championship…

Autosport · Jun 22, 2023

The WRC three-peat that crowned McRae the Acropolis master

The World Rally Championship is gearing up to tackle the Acropolis Rally this weekend, where Kalle Rovanpera could steal Colin McRae’s record as its youngest ever world champion. Toyota's starlet won the event last year, but he'll have to go some way to match the prowess of McRae on the…

Autosport · Sep 7, 2022

Autosport readers choose the greatest WRC drivers in history

In the lead up to the World Rally Championship’s 50th anniversary season celebrations at Rally Portugal, Autosport asked readers on social media to name its greatest ever driver. So who came out on top?

Autosport · Jun 1, 2022

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