WRC News Fourmaux explains rally-ending Portugal incident Adrien Fourmaux has done his best to make sense of his fight for victory at Rally Portugal coming to an abrupt halt, though still remains… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 16, 2025 2 min
WRC News Fourmaux retires from Rally Portugal lead fight Adrien Fourmaux appears to be out of Rally Portugal with damage to his Hyundai i20 N Rally1, becoming stuck in the middle of the road… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 16, 2025 2 min
WRC News Fourmaux closes on Portugal lead as Evans plummets Road sweeping came into full effect on the final two stages of Rally Portugal’s first Friday loop, as Adrien Fourmaux closed to within 0.2s of… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 16, 2025 5 min
WRC News Puncture drops Sesks out of Portugal contention Mārtiņš Sesks had started Rally Portugal as the fastest M-Sport driver, topping shakedown and finishing the opening superspecial as the only Ford Puma in the… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 16, 2025
WRC News Evans takes Portugal lead after opening superspecial Elfyn Evans holds a slim 0.2s advantage over Toyota team-mate Sébastien Ogier and Hyundai’s Ott Tänak after Rally Portugal’s opening superspecial – but faces the… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 15, 2025 3 min
WRC News Sesks fastest on Portugal shakedown Mārtinš Sesks marked his return to World Rally Championship gravel roads with the fastest time on Rally Portugal shakedown. Though he has one outing under… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 15, 2025 3 min
WRC Opinion The worrying announcement for rallying’s future Measuring the health of a world championship sport goes beyond simply counting the competitors in the field. There are three (or, as is often said… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 1, 2025 3 min
WRC News The AI solution to prevent rally spectator issues A new system designed to semi-automate the process of identifying spectators in unsafe locations has completed its first trial on an FIA rally event, ahead… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 29, 2025 3 min
WRC Photos Toyota changes livery for WRC summer gravel rounds Toyota has switched its livery from black to silver for the upcoming summer season of gravel rallies in the World Rally Championship. Internal cockpit temperatures… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 28, 2025 1 min
WRC News Drivers deliver opinion on Canarias’ WRC debut The World Rally Championship’s top drivers have heaped praise on Rally Islas Canarias after it made its WRC calendar debut last week. Rally Islas Canarias… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 28, 2025 3 min
WRC News Kankkunen “not impressed” by Rovanperä’s crushing Canarias win It’s an odd statement on paper. Kalle Rovanperä simply disappeared into the distance on Rally Islas Canarias, not giving anyone so much as a crumb… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 27, 2025 3 min
WRC News Rovanperä and Toyota complete dominant Canarias victory Kalle Rovanperä delivered a crushing victory on Rally Islas Canarias, scoring maximum points and outpacing eight-time world champion Sébastien Ogier by 53.5 seconds. The two-time… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 27, 2025 3 min
WRC News McErlean crashes out, Rovanperä resumes stage-winning form The final morning of Rally Islas Canarias started with a bang, as the first car on the road Josh McErlean crashed out on the final… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 27, 2025 2 min
WRC News Pajari crashes out, Rovanperä extends lead Toyota’s hopes of a record-equalling 1-2-3-4-5 finish on Rally Islas Canarias are over, as Sami Pajari crashed out on Saturday’s penultimate stage. Pajari understeered wide… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 26, 2025 3 min
WRC News Ogier admits age is making him rethink approach to risk When Kalle Rovanperä rocked up to the finish line of the Tejeda stage on Rally Islas Canarias, there was an ominous sense of ‘business as… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 26, 2025 2 min
WRC News Rovanperä extends Canarias stage-winning streak Kalle Rovanperä is running away with the lead on Rally Islas Canarias, continuing his 100% stage win streak from the rally start and increasing his… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 26, 2025 3 min
WRC News New Hankook compound reveals key weakness in Hyundai’s design Hyundai technical director François-Xaiver Demaison has conceded that the new Hankook hard compound asphalt tire – making its World Rally Championship debut on Rally Islas… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 25, 2025 3 min
WRC News Rovanperä’s clean sweep as Toyota hold 1-2-3-4-5 Kalle Rovanperä has strengthened his grip on the lead of Rally Islas Canarias, spearheading a Toyota domination of the leaderboard as Hyundai continued to struggle… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 25, 2025 3 min
