WRC News Rovanperä moves into Ypres third place, Tänak wins SS18 Kalle Rovanperä has dumped Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans off the podium, stealing third place on the second stage of Sunday morning on the Ypres Rally…. Read more by Luke Barry August 15, 2021 3 min
WRC News Ogier punctures on first Spa stage to lose podium chance Sébastien Ogier’s planned attack on Toyota team-mate Kalle Rovanperä’s fourth place has been thwarted after a puncture on the opening stage of Sunday on the… Read more by Luke Barry August 15, 2021 3 min
WRC Features How Breen has made sense of “tricky” Ypres characteristics Craig Breen has enjoyed the first day of Ypres Rally competition, in his own words, “immensely”. He finds himself second on the leaderboard overnight, 7.6… Read more by Luke Barry August 13, 2021 5 min
WRC News Ypres’ final Friday stage canceled on safety grounds Friday’s final stage of Ypres Rally, Zonebeke 2, has been canceled on safety grounds, bringing the first leg of World Rally Championship action in Belgium… Read more by Luke Barry August 13, 2021 2 min
WRC News Rovanperä passes Evans to move into podium contention Kalle Rovanperä has overhauled Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans to lead the Toyota charge and put pressure on the podium places on Friday’s penultimate Ypres Rally… Read more by Luke Barry August 13, 2021 3 min
WRC News Tänak battles engine issues as Neuville extends lead Ott Tänak is carrying an engine issue aboard his Hyundai but he continues to hold third overall after six stages of the Ypres Rally while… Read more by Luke Barry August 13, 2021 3 min
WRC News Neuville edges away in Ypres with SS5 win Thierry Neuville has taken an important chunk of time out of Craig Breen on the fifth stage of the Ypres Rally, stopping the clocks 2.1… Read more by Luke Barry August 13, 2021 3 min
WRC News Neuville becomes third Hyundai driver to lead Ypres Thierry Neuville grabbed the Ypres Rally lead from Craig Breen on the final stage of the first loop, but has just 0.4 seconds in hand… Read more by Luke Barry August 13, 2021 3 min
WRC News Breen keeps lead as Fourmaux crashes, Ogier suffers puncture Craig Breen doubled up on stage wins at the head of the Ypres Rally, claiming a second stage in a row to move 1.6 seconds… Read more by Luke Barry August 13, 2021 3 min
WRC News Breen edges team-mate Neuville to take Ypres lead Craig Breen has taken the lead of the Ypres Rally after overhauling Ott Tänak – who struggled on the second stage and dropped to third…. Read more by Luke Barry August 13, 2021 3 min
WRC News Tänak heads Hyundai 1-2-3 on first Ypres Rally stage Ott Tänak won the first World Rally Championship stage to be held in Belgium, to lead an early Hyundai 1-2-3 over Thierry Neuville on the… Read more by Luke Barry August 13, 2021 3 min
WRC News Neuville fastest on Ypres Rally shakedown Ypres Rally favorite Thierry Neuville headed the times on the pre-event shakedown stage, edging his Hyundai team-mate Ott Tänak by 0.8 seconds. Neuville is the… Read more by Luke Barry August 13, 2021 3 min
WRC Features Should WRC qualifying stages return? Drivers’ verdict On Wednesday I wrote a column arguing that the qualifying stage should be reintroduced to the World Rally Championship. While not the most contentious in… Read more by Luke Barry August 12, 2021 3 min
WRC News Ogier’s unexpected source of Ypres guidance With 80% of the World Rally Championship field starting this week’s Ypres Rally with no prior experience of the event, several of them have turned… Read more by Luke Barry August 12, 2021 2 min
WRC Opinion How WRC’s support classes stack up for Ypres Rally No headline act is complete without the supporting cast. But simply referring to the WRC2, WRC3 and Junior WRC runners as a back-up act is… Read more by Luke Barry August 12, 2021 3 min
WRC News Why Neuville doesn’t believe his Ypres favorite status It’s rare for a driver who hasn’t won a World Rally Championship event in 19 months to be so hotly tipped for success heading into… Read more by Luke Barry August 12, 2021 3 min
WRC Features Ypres Rally form guide The World Rally Championship’s first ever visit to Belgium is nudging ever nearer. The crews are in town, recce is being completed and preparations being… Read more by Luke Barry August 11, 2021 5 min
WRC Opinion Should the WRC qualifying stage be reintroduced? Qualifying and the World Rally Championship aren’t two phrases that usually collide; but for two years the circuit-racing concept was married to rallying’s world championship…. Read more by Luke Barry August 11, 2021 3 min
