WRC News Rovanperä hits rockface on SS8, Evans extends lead A collision with a rockface has cost Kalle Rovanperä his third position on Rally Japan but he continued on with just a puncture, as Elfyn… Read more by Luke Barry November 11, 2022 3 min
WRC News Hyundai unsure it will ever find cause of Sordo’s fire Hyundai deputy team director Julien Moncet is “not sure we will ever be able to find out” what caused Dani Sordo’s fire on the first full… Read more by Luke Barry November 11, 2022 3 min
WRC News Kajetanowicz’s WRC2 title hopes are over Kajetan Kajetanowicz cannot win this year’s WRC2 title as the damage sustained to his Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo from his crash on Friday proved too… Read more by Luke Barry November 11, 2022 3 min
WRC News What you missed from Friday in Japan What didn’t you miss? That’s perhaps the better question to pose after a quite dramatic first full day (and loop in particular) of the World Rally Championship’s… Read more by Luke Barry November 11, 2022 3 min
WRC News Evans leads after opening day of Rally Japan Elfyn Evans leads Rally Japan overnight but a stage win on Friday’s final test for Kalle Rovanperä has edged him closer to second placed Thierry… Read more by Luke Barry November 10, 2022 3 min
WRC News Evans wins SS5 to move ahead of Neuville Elfyn Evans has nudged ahead of Thierry Neuville to lead Rally Japan as Friday afternoon’s loop began. After a chaotic morning in which Dani Sordo’s… Read more by Luke Barry November 10, 2022 3 min
WRC News Sordo fire and Breen crash shake up itinerary In response to Dani Sordo’s fire and Craig Breen’s accident on Friday morning’s loop of Rally Japan, the event organizer has shortened SS5 and canceled… Read more by Luke Barry November 10, 2022 2 min
WRC News Sordo explains what happened in dramatic SS2 fire Dani Sordo has explained that he was smelling fuel inside his Hyundai as early as Thursday before his car dramatically caught fire on Friday morning’s… Read more by Luke Barry November 10, 2022 2 min
WRC News SS3 canceled due to Sordo’s fire on previous stage The third stage of Rally Japan has been canceled due to Dani Sordo’s Hyundai catching fire on the previous test, but the final stage of Friday… Read more by Luke Barry November 10, 2022 3 min
WRC News SS2 red flagged after Sordo’s car catches fire Dani Sordo has retired from Rally Japan on Friday’s opening Isegami’s Tunnel test as his Hyundai caught fire, while overnight leader Sébastien Ogier dropped close… Read more by Luke Barry November 10, 2022 3 min
Rally Features What Dom Buckley Snr gave the world of rallying Hassington was never part of ‘The Big Circuit’ when I was growing up. This gruelling five-mile cycle, created by my dad, traversed the lanes north… Read more by Luke Barry November 10, 2022 2 min
WRC News Moncet’s WRC future in question Hyundai deputy team director Julien Moncet’s World Rally Championship future appears to be in doubt as he hinted to DirtFish that he may not be… Read more by Luke Barry November 10, 2022 3 min
WRC News Ogier edges Breen to win Rally Japan’s opening stage Sébastien Ogier has taken an early lead of Rally Japan, winning Thursday night’s opener by just one tenth of a second over Craig Breen. Kuragaike… Read more by Luke Barry November 10, 2022 3 min
WRC News Neuville and Evans share Japan shakedown honors Thierry Neuville topped the shakedown stage for Rally Japan, edging Sébastien Ogier’s Toyota by half a second. Uniquely, the final World Rally Championship shakedown stage… Read more by Luke Barry November 9, 2022 2 min
WRC News Hyundai’s 2023 driver lineup expected next week The identity of Hyundai Motorsport’s 2023 World Rally Championship driver lineup is expected to be announced next week, according to deputy team director Julien Moncet…. Read more by Luke Barry November 9, 2022
WRC Features Rally Japan 2022 form guide With a brand-new rally in front of the World Rally Championship’s finest for the second time this season, Rally Japan presents an equal opportunity for all… Read more by Luke Barry November 9, 2022 3 min
WRC Features The only time a Japanese WRC team won at home Petter Solberg’s World Rally Championship defense was crumbling. A monster shunt on the previous round in Germany was his third retirement in as many rallies,… Read more by Luke Barry November 8, 2022 5 min
WRC News The title showdown to be decided on WRC’s finale It all comes down to this. Kajetan Kajetanowicz vs Emil Lindholm. Winner takes all. Or the reigning champion wins instead. Andreas Mikkelsen may not be… Read more by Luke Barry November 7, 2022 3 min
