The five moments that defined Rovanpera’s second WRC title Kalle Rovanpera has climbed up another notch in the World Rally Championship Hall of Fame following the successful defence of his world title. Autosport · Oct 31, 2023
WRC Chile: Tanak ends Saturday comfortably on top The 2019 world champion won four of the six stages to open up a 58.3s advantage aboard his Ford Puma, having started the day with a 4.2s margin over Suninen. Autosport · Sep 30, 2023
WRC Greece: Five things you may have missed 1. Rovanpera’s brilliance, resilience and lucky “buckaroo” moment Autosport · Sep 13, 2023
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 Alpine F1 team can learn from Toyota’s unique WRC management approach Car maker’s involvement in the management of motorsport programmes has been thrust into the spotlight by the 'football manager' style turnover of senior staff at the Alpine Formula 1 team. It doesn’t take an expert to realise that seven team principals across 10 years for the Enstone team is not… Autosport · Aug 10, 2023
WRC Finland: Five things you may have missed 1. Rovanpera crashes out but still leaves impact on rally Autosport · Aug 8, 2023
Finland domination “possibly” Evans’ best WRC Rally1 performance Evans won seven of the day’s eight stages to open up a 32.1s lead over Hyundai WRC title rival Thierry Neuville, with four stages remaining on Sunday. Autosport · Aug 5, 2023
WRC Finland: Rovanpera leads as drama strikes Tanak, Lappi Rovanpera managed to tame changeable conditions to win three of the four high-speed gravel stages to lead Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans by 3.9s at midday service. Autosport · Aug 4, 2023
WRC Safari Rally: The Good, The Bad and a battle between champions Top Performer - Sebastien Ogier and Vincent Landais Autosport · Jun 27, 2023
WRC Safari Rally: Everything you need to know The rally has prided itself on being one of the WRC’s jewel in the crown events given its difficulty to win. Its unique stages feature a mix of rough gravel and soft sandy roads sprawled across Kenya’s iconic wildlife-filled savannah. amid changeable weather, poses an altogether different challenge for crews.… Autosport · Jun 20, 2023
WRC Sardinia: The Good, The Bad and a Hyundai revival Top Performer - Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm Autosport · Jun 6, 2023
Toyota to investigate WRC water splash weakness Three of the team’s four drivers encountered issues with the GR Yaris while traversing water crossings during last weekend’s rain-impacted round on the Italian island. Autosport · Jun 6, 2023
Ogier gives bizarre reason for WRC Sardinia crash The eight-time world rally champion veered off the road in stage 14 in desperately wet conditions, while holding a 4.3s lead over Hyundai’s Esapekka Lappi. Motorsport · Jun 3, 2023
Ogier attributes WRC Sardinia crash to muddy boot slipping off brake pedal The eight-time world rally champion veered off the road in stage 14 in desperately wet conditions, while holding a 4.3s lead over Hyundai’s Esapekka Lappi. Autosport · Jun 3, 2023
Autosport · May 24, 2023 The important WRC discussion triggered by Neuville's outburst No matter what the business, if you stand still and fail to innovate as markets change there is a risk of being left behind and the prospect of not achieving the potential. This is the crux of Thierry Neuville’s comments made in the lead up to Rally Portugal. The Hyundai…
Autosport · May 14, 2023 WRC drivers question “harsh” Solberg doughnut penalty Solberg was leading the second tier WRC2 class by 35.4s when he performed doughnuts at the end of the Lousada super special on Saturday night, held on a bespoke Rallycross circuit in front of thousands of spectators.
Autosport · May 12, 2023 WRC Portugal: Tanak leads from chasing Rovanpera on Friday morning Tanak produced an impressive showing in his M-Sport Ford Puma, winning one of the three morning stages to lead Toyota’s Rovanpera by 3.0s.
Autosport · Apr 19, 2023 WRC Rally Croatia: Everything you need to know The WRC heads to Croatia in a sombre mood following the death of Hyundai driver Craig Breen, who succumbed to injuries sustained in a testing crash ahead of the event last Thursday.
Autosport · Mar 14, 2023 When a timely beer helped Hyundai to a maiden WRC podium It’s not often that beer and sporting success go hand in hand. However, wind back the clock to Rally Mexico 2014 and this popular beverage played an unlikely, yet vital cameo in saving Hyundai from the heartbreak of throwing away a first World Rally Championship podium at the final hurdle.
Autosport · Mar 14, 2023 WRC Rally Mexico: Everything you need to know Mexico’s famous rough gravel and high altitude mountainous stages last appeared on the WRC schedule in 2020, although the event, won by Sebastien Ogier, was shortened by the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Autosport · Feb 14, 2023 WRC Sweden: The Good, The Bad and a title race teaser The blue touch paper for this year's World Rally Championship title battle has been lit after M-Sport’s Ott Tanak took victory in a Rally Sweden classic. Autosport reviews the highs, lows, turning points, close calls and heartbreak from the year's only snow rally
Motorsport · Feb 12, 2023 WRC Sweden: Tanak ends M-Sport’s WRC victory drought Ott Tanak clinched victory from Hyundai’s Craig Breen at Rally Sweden to end M-Sport’s almost 13-month World Rally Championship win drought.
Motorsport · Jan 24, 2023 WRC Rally Monte Carlo: The Good, The Bad and the undisputed master The World Rally Championship kicked back into life after a brief hibernation last weekend with its iconic Rally Monte Carlo curtain raiser. Motorsport.com reviews the highs, lows, turning points, close calls and heartbreak from a history-making season opener.
Autosport · Jan 24, 2023 WRC Rally Monte Carlo: The Good, The Bad and the undisputed Monte master The World Rally Championship kicked back into life after a brief hibernation last weekend with its iconic Rally Monte Carlo curtain raiser. Autosport reviews the highs, lows, turning points, close calls and heartbreak from a history making season opener.
Autosport · Jan 19, 2023 WRC Monte Carlo: Ogier storms into early lead, Neuville caught out by ice World Rally Championship legend Sebastien Ogier once again outlined his class to storm into an early Monte Carlo Rally lead by winning Thursday night’s opening stages.