WRC News Lappi crashes out, Tänak takes Italy lead Esapekka Lappi has crashed out of the lead of Rally Italy, handing Ott Tänak a healthy 21.5s lead and bringing the long-running lead battle from… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay June 3, 2022 2 min
WRC News Last-minute fix agreed for Italy dust problems On Friday morning, the World Rally Championship’s finest drivers knew what was coming. Aside from Kalle Rovanperä, the first driver to set foot into Rally… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay June 3, 2022 3 min
WRC News Two stages canceled, Lappi leads Rally Italy into Saturday The final two stages of Rally Italy’s Friday itinerary have both been canceled, so Esapekka Lappi leads Ott Tänak by 0.7s overnight. First of the… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay June 3, 2022 2 min
WRC News Tänak transmission woe gives Lappi lead Esapekka Lappi has retaken the lead of Rally Italy as Ott Tänak suffered a mechanical gremlin on his Hyundai i20 N Rally1, costing him precious… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay June 3, 2022 3 min
WRC News Tänak extends advantage at start of afternoon loop Ott Tänak extended his lead on Rally Italy with a first stage win of the event, as Craig Breen retook the final podium spot from… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay June 3, 2022 3 min
Rally News The reason Evans has lost a likely Italy podium Elfyn Evans had started Rally Italy brightly, getting stuck into a three-way battle for the lead with fellow Toyota driver Esapekka Lappi and Hyundai’s Ott… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay June 3, 2022 2 min
WRC News Lappi misses lead with puncture, Neuville in trouble Ott Tänak remains in front on Rally Italy but is fortunate to still have the lead, as Esapekka Lappi had been set to moved ahead… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay June 3, 2022
WRC News Evans exits Rally Italy while Tänak moves into lead Ott Tänak has assumed the lead of Rally Italy, edging 0.9 seconds ahead of Toyota’s Esapekka Lappi as the lead pair pull away from the… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay June 3, 2022 3 min
WRC News Lappi launches into rally lead, Evans encounters issues Esapekka Lappi has swooped directly into the lead of Rally Italy on Friday’s second stage, as erstwhile leader and Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans suffered a… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay June 2, 2022 3 min
WRC News Evans into Italy lead as dust frustrates drivers Elfyn Evans has moved into the lead of Rally Italy after the first proper test of the rally, Terranova, as the majority of Rally1 crews… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay June 2, 2022 3 min
WRC News Neuville beats Toyota quartet in opening Italy superspecial Thierry Neuville scooped the first stage win of Rally Italy, establishing a 0.5s lead over a four-strong army of Toyotas right behind him on the… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay June 2, 2022 2 min
WRC News Sordo vents frustration at lack of Rally1 cooling Dani Sordo has expressed deep frustration at the lack of a proper cooling package in the new generation of World Rally Championship vehicles, while also… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay June 2, 2022 2 min
WRC News Neuville edges Toyotas on Italy shakedown Thierry Neuville topped shakedown for Rally Italy, pipping Toyota pairing Esapekka Lappi and Elfyn Evans for fastest time. Lappi had been fastest out of the… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay June 2, 2022 2 min
WRC Features What we learned from 2022 Rally Portugal Round four of the 2022 World Rally Championship season is in the books and it yielded yet another victory for Toyota’s Kalle Rovanperä. With a… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 23, 2022 5 min
WRC News Rovanperä defies the odds to take third WRC win in a row Kalle Rovanperä scored a stunning third World Rally Championship win in a row on Rally Portugal, beating his team-mate Elfyn Evans and taking a maximum… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 22, 2022 3 min
WRC News Rovanperä strengthens lead ahead of final stage Kalle Rovanperä has put himself in the box seat for a third consecutive World Rally Championship victory, extending his lead over Elfyn Evans on Rally… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 22, 2022 2 min
WRC News Evans mounts response to Rovanperä on Fafe Elfyn Evans has finally been able to eat into Kalle Rovanperä’s Rally Portugal lead, reducing the deficit to 6.6s with two stages remaining. Rain began… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 22, 2022 2 min
WRC News Tänak leads Hyundai 1-2 on Montim Ott Tänak has registered his first stage win of Rally Portugal, beating the World Rally Championship field on the short Montim test. Kalle Rovanperä and… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 22, 2022 2 min
