WRC Features The longest waits to become world champion Of all the ways for it to happen, nobody thought it would be quite like this. Thierry Neuville’s extremely long wait to lift rallying’s biggest prize… Read more by Luke Barry November 23, 2024 5 min
WRC News Neuville crowned world champion as Tänak crashes out Thierry Neuville has won the World Rally Championship for the very first time after Ott Tänak crashed out of the first stage of Rally Japan’s… Read more by Luke Barry November 23, 2024 2 min
WRC News Neuville and Hyundai closing on WRC titles If Friday was frantic at Rally Japan, Saturday was somewhat sedate. None of the title twists that lit up the first full day followed into… Read more by Luke Barry November 23, 2024 3 min
WRC News Rally Japan stage canceled due to unauthorized vehicle The 12th special stage of Rally Japan was cancelled due to the presence of a non-competing on the start-line. Six competing crews were able to… Read more by Luke Barry November 23, 2024 2 min
WRC News Neuville back into the points at Rally Japan Thierry Neuville is on the cusp of the points after Saturday morning’s loop of Rally Japan, but title rival Ott Tänak is doing all he… Read more by Luke Barry November 23, 2024 2 min
WRC News Tänak’s WRC title shot becomes realistic after Neuville troubles With both World Rally Championship titles still on the line, this year’s Rally Japan was always going to be intriguing. But did anyone really think… Read more by Luke Barry November 22, 2024 3 min
WRC News Mikkelsen crashes out of Rally Japan Andreas Mikkelsen has crashed out of Rally Japan, dealing Hyundai a massive blow to its manufacturers’ championship hopes. While Ott Tänak leads the event by 13.7… Read more by Luke Barry November 22, 2024 2 min
WRC News Neuville’s power problem unable to be fixed Thierry Neuville will complete Friday afternoon’s stages of Rally Japan at reduced pace with a power problem still affecting his Hyundai i20 N Rally1. Neuville… Read more by Luke Barry November 22, 2024 2 min
WRC News Neuville runs into power problem in Japan Elfyn Evans leads Rally Japan after Friday morning’s group of stages by just 0.7 seconds over Ott Tänak, but world champion elect Thierry Neuville ran… Read more by Luke Barry November 22, 2024 2 min
WRC News Ogier and Katsuta both puncture, Tänak leads Neuville Sébastien Ogier and Takamoto Katsuta have suffered disastrous starts to Rally Japan as both punctured on Friday’s first stage. The infamous Isegami’s Tunnel is always… Read more by Luke Barry November 21, 2024 2 min
WRC News Neuville’s mindset with the WRC title on the line It was all light-hearted. Small talk, even, as he wound himself up for the interview ahead. But the words that trailed from his lips carried significant… Read more by Luke Barry November 21, 2024 3 min
WRC News Fourmaux leads Japan, Mikkelsen almost out of fuel Adrien Fourmaux leads a round of the World Rally Championship for the very first time after topping Rally Japan’s opening superspecial, but there was almost… Read more by Luke Barry November 21, 2024 2 min
WRC News Ingram tops Japan shakedown in a Rally2 car Chris Ingram incredibly set the fastest time on the final shakedown stage of the 2024 World Rally Championship season at Rally Japan, driving a Rally2-spec… Read more by Luke Barry November 21, 2024 3 min
WRC News How can Tänak stop Neuville becoming champion? World Rally Championship history is littered with examples of team-mates disputing the drivers’ title between themselves. Take the very first season (1979) where Björn Waldegård and… Read more by Luke Barry November 20, 2024 2 min
WRC Features Rally Japan 2024 form guide Unless you’re wearing the white and blue of M-Sport Ford this week, the stakes could not be higher with both World Rally Championship titles on… Read more by Luke Barry November 19, 2024 5 min
ERC News ERC reveals revamped calendar for 2025 A revamped European Rally Championship calendar has been revealed for 2025, including a new season-opener in Spain and the return of Rally Poland, but no Rally… Read more by Luke Barry November 18, 2024 2 min
WRC News Abiteboul: No team orders at Rally Japan Hyundai drivers Thierry Neuville and Ott Tänak will be free to fight each other for the drivers’ title at next week’s Rally Japan, despite Hyundai’s… Read more by Luke Barry November 15, 2024
WRC News Toyota: Pressure is on Hyundai not us in Japan Hyundai is in the winning position, but it has the most to lose. That’s the mindset Toyota team principal Jari-Matti Latvala is carrying into next… Read more by Luke Barry November 14, 2024 2 min
