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WRC Portugal: Rovanpera, Ogier split by a second, Evans suffers pacenote issue

Reigning world champion Rovanpera snatched the rally lead on stage six, but the margin never grew larger than a second as the part-time driver battled with a GR Yaris that wasn’t too his liking.

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WRC drivers expect Portugal to deliver "most competitive" victory fight

This weekend marks the start of the traditional gravel rally season welcoming the strongest Rally1 field of the season to date, comprising five previous Portugal winners.

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Gravel season “definitely” an opportunity for Tanak to ignite WRC title bid

The Hyundai driver heads to Portugal this week - which marks the start of the WRC’s traditional gravel season - sitting fourth in the championship and 33 points adrift of championship leader and team-mate Thierry Neuville.

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How to watch WRC's Rally Portugal: schedule, line-up and more

The 2024 WRC season is as open as it comes with four different winners in as many rounds to commence the campaign. Championship leader Thierry Neuville kicked things off with victory in the season-opening Monte Carlo Rally, before Esapekka Lappi won in Sweden, Kalle Rovanpera in Kenya and finally Sebastien…

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Gravel Notes Podcast: WRC Croatia review

Toyota driver Ogier and his co-driver Vincent Landais were locked in a three-way fight with title contenders Elfyn Evans and Thierry Neuville before an incident-filled stage 18 ultimately decided the rally in the eight-time world champion’s favour.

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Auction raises more than €50K for Craig Breen Foundation

To mark the one-year anniversary since the loss of much-loved World Rally Championship driver Craig Breen, an auction was set up. The Hyundai WRC team, which Breen drove for from 2019-2021 and in 2023, supported it by donating a host of items.

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Evans: New points system offered “zero reward” from “mega” WRC battle

The Toyota driver has been among the most critical of the new points system and again brought the subject back into question after finishing second behind team-mate Sebastien Ogier.

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Neuville: WRC Croatia not a “disaster” after final day error

The Hyundai driver took a 4.9s lead into the final day after winning nine of the 16 stages up to that point, in what was an intense battle with Toyota’s Elfyn Evans.

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WRC Croatia: Ogier takes shock lead as Neuville, Evans crash

Ogier started the morning 11.6 seconds adrift of Neuville but similar accidents for both Neuville and Evans have pushed the eight-time world champion into a 9.1s lead over Evans.

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The unusual extra motivational bet that capped Neuville’s WRC Croatia display

Neuville’s co-driver Martijn Wydaeghe put down a proposition on the event’s recce after noticing that the final stage of the Saturday morning and afternoon loop featured a 9.11km stage.

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WRC Croatia: Relentless Neuville fends off Evans to hold narrow lead

The title rivals were locked in a titanic scrap across the day’s eight stages, which saw the lead change hands and the margin between the pair never exceeding five seconds, having started Saturday tied on overall times.

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Latvala: Neuville, Evans tied for WRC Croatia lead "something special"

Hyundai’s Neuville and Toyota driver Evans incredibly clocked identical overall times to sit tied for the lead on Friday night after 119.74 competitive stage kilometres.

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Hyundai enacts contingency plan after WRC Kenya fuel issue

Neuville’s i20 N was struck by a fuel system issue at Safari Rally Kenya that ended any hopes of a podium finish.

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Gravel Notes Podcast: WRC Croatia preview

The championship is finely poised with Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville leading Toyota’s Elfyn Evans by six points following a grueling Safari Rally Kenya that saw both title contenders hit trouble.

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Why tough love has allowed Fourmaux to reach new WRC heights

Three rounds into the 2024 World Rally Championship season, a compelling case could be made for Adrien Fourmaux to be classed as the driver of the season so far. The Frenchman has turned heads on his full-time Rally1 return, exceeding both his and the M-Sport Ford team’s expectations to sit…

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How to watch WRC's Croatia Rally: schedule, line-up and more

The World Rally Championship is set for a return to asphalt stages at the Croatia Rally after a gruelling weekend on gravel in Kenya last time out.

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Hyundai to mark Breen anniversary with tribute livery, charity auction support

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Gravel Notes Podcast: Kenya WRC review

Rovanpera and co-driver Jonne Halttunen managed to tame Kenya’s wild terrain to complete a largely untroubled run to a dominant victory - their first of a partial campaign this year. The pair were the only Rally1 crew to avoid any major delays in what is renowned as the WRC’s toughest…

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WRC Safari Rally: Sublime Rovanpera tames a wild Safari to head Toyota 1-2

Two-time world champions Rovanpera and co-driver Jonne Halttunen clinched a first victory of the season in the second event of a partial campaign by a dominant 1m37.8s from Toyota team-mate Takamoto Katsuta. M-Sport’s Ford’s Adrien Fourmaux claimed a second career WRC podium in third, 2m25.1s adrift.

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Neuville frustrated as WRC Safari Rally hoodoo continues

The WRC points leader climbed to second position across Saturday morning, benefitting from punctures delaying his Toyota rivals Elfyn Evans and Takamoto Katsuta.

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WRC Safari Rally: Drama strikes Neuville to put Rovanpera firmly in control

Reigning world champion Rovanpera was one of the few to avoid punctures or mechanical issues to complete the day’s six stages with a 2m08.9s lead over Toyota team-mate Takamoto Katsuta, with M-Sport Ford’s Adrien Fourmaux third [+3m13.3s].

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WRC Safari Rally: Drama strikes Neuville, Rovanpera firmly in control

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Gearbox explosion caused Lappi's Safari Rally exit

The Rally Sweden winner was forced to surrender second position when his i20 N ground to a halt in stage five with a transmission issue.

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WRC Safari Rally: Tanak, Lappi retirements hands Rovanpera huge lead

Rovanpera set a blistering pace across the day’s six stages aboard his factory Toyota to lead team-mate Elfyn Evans by 56.9s heading into Saturday.

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WRC Safari Rally: Rovanpera stuns rivals to lead as Neuville suffers puncture

Two-time world champion Rovanpera, making the second start of a partial WRC campaign, managed to tame an at times ill-handling GR Yaris to open up a 15.5s lead over Hyundai’s Esapekka Lappi.

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