WRC News Pajari confirms his new co-driver Sami Pajari has confirmed that Marko Salminen will be his co-driver for his first full season in the World Rally Championship, replacing Enni Mälkönen. Pajari… Read more by Luke Barry December 3, 2024 2 min
WRC Features The man Neuville needed to become world champion Just over a week has passed since Thierry Neuville immortalized himself as a World Rally champion. And that feels particularly appropriate when you consider the… Read more by Luke Barry December 2, 2024 3 min
WRC Features When WRC drivers made cameos in Ireland Ireland has never produced an outright World Rally champion and has only ever hosted a round of the World Rally Championship twice, but its place… Read more by Luke Barry November 29, 2024 5 min
WRC News WRC drivers deliver mixed verdict on hybrid decision World Rally Championship drivers have delivered a mixed reaction to the news that hybrids will be removed from the top-class Rally1 cars from 2025. An… Read more by Luke Barry November 29, 2024 3 min
WRC News Abiteboul wants to ‘solve the riddle’ with Tänak There’s perhaps never been a bigger fall from ‘hero to zero’ than Ott Tänak experienced on the final morning of Rally Japan. His performance had… Read more by Luke Barry November 28, 2024 3 min
WRC News Pajari responds to backlash over Mälkönen decision Sami Pajari has responded to backlash he has received over his decision to part ways with co-driver Enni Mälkönen for next season’s World Rally Championship. Pajari – who… Read more by Luke Barry November 27, 2024 2 min
WRC Features 10 moments that decided the 2024 WRC season At times in his career it looked like it just wasn’t meant to be, but since the very beginning of 2024 Thierry Neuville has looked… Read more by Luke Barry November 27, 2024 5 min
WRC News Abiteboul sees Toyota’s manufacturers’ title as “justice” Hyundai Motorsport president Cyril Abiteboul believes Toyota’s World Rally Championship manufacturers’ title is “justice” and a “fair representation” of the two teams’ respective performance levels…. Read more by Luke Barry November 26, 2024 3 min
WRC Features What we learned from Rally Japan 2024 The new points system implemented for the 2024 World Rally Championship season has been heavily criticized, but what a finale it helped create. The drivers’ title… Read more by Luke Barry November 25, 2024 5 min
WRC News Katsuta has never felt pressure like he did in Japan Takamoto Katsuta feels his performance at Rally Japan was career-saving, under more pressure than he’s ever experienced in his life as he feared for his… Read more by Luke Barry November 24, 2024 2 min
WRC News Pajari and co-driver Mälkönen end their partnership WRC2 champions Sami Pajari and Enni Mälkönen will end their partnership after the 2024 season. Pajari has been co-driven by Mälkönen full-time since 2022 – the season after he… Read more by Luke Barry November 24, 2024 2 min
WRC News Toyota beats Hyundai to manufacturers’ title in epic finish Toyota has retained its World Rally Championship manufacturers’ crown after a thrilling battle with Hyundai that was settled on the powerstage of Rally Japan. Thierry… Read more by Luke Barry November 24, 2024 2 min
WRC News Pajari overhauls Solberg to become WRC2 champion Sami Pajari and Enni Mälkönen have become WRC2 champions, beating Oliver Solberg to the title after securing second place at Rally Japan. Pajari, who turns… Read more by Luke Barry November 24, 2024 2 min
WRC News Hyundai and Toyota level in the championship as it stands Hyundai and Toyota’s showdown for the World Rally Championship manufacturers’ title is set to be decided on the Rally Japan powerstage with the two provisionally… Read more by Luke Barry November 24, 2024 2 min
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
