WRC News Akio Toyoda thanks Katsuta for his ‘gift to Japan’ You’d be hard pushed to find a single soul connected to the World Rally Championship who didn’t have a nice thing to say about the… Read more by Luke Barry March 24, 2026 2 min
WRC Features The WRC’s ideal ‘third driver’ It’s a team sport, and there aren’t many more effective at playing the game – certainly not right now. The World Rally Championship is littered… Read more by Luke Barry March 23, 2026 3 min
ARA News The 1,000-day wait for a 0.4s defeat Over 1,000 days (1,007 to be precise) is a rather long time to wait, just to lose out by 0.4 seconds. But on his first… Read more by Luke Barry March 20, 2026 3 min
ARA News Toyota’s verdict on GR Corolla Rally RC2’s debut Toyota’s brand-new GR Corolla Rally RC2 failed to finish its maiden event, but that’s of no concern to the World Rally Championship’s leading manufacturer. World… Read more by Luke Barry March 20, 2026 3 min
ARA News Aoife Raftery to chase another podium at Olympus Rally No trail can be blazed without a clear starting point. April 2025 was that marker in the sand; the beginning of an inspirational story with… Read more by Luke Barry March 19, 2026 3 min
WRC News Ogier urges Toyota to dig deeper after tough Safari When you’re as obsessed with victory as Sébastien Ogier is, frustration is never far from the surface when you’re not winning. It doesn’t matter that… Read more by Luke Barry March 18, 2026 5 min
WRC News Neuville calls for more old school Safari Thierry Neuville has led calls for Safari Rally Kenya to be more “specific” in the future, suggesting Safari-spec cars and a vastly different itinerary. Drivers… Read more by Luke Barry March 18, 2026 3 min
ARA News Lia Block’s Rally2 debut: I know I can go faster Lia Block says she has plenty more pace in her after finishing fourth on her Rally2 debut at Rally in the 100 Acre Wood. The… Read more by Luke Barry March 17, 2026 2 min
WRC Features What we learned from Safari Rally Kenya 2026 If you weren’t crying, the person next to you was. Takamoto Katsuta and Aaron Johnston, finally, can call themselves World Rally winners after one of… Read more by Luke Barry March 16, 2026 5 min
WRC News Rovanperä and Tänak ‘proud’ of Katsuta Former World Rally Championship driver Kalle Rovanperä is ‘proud’ of Takamoto Katsuta after he clinched his first WRC victory at Safari Rally Kenya. Rovanperä was Katsuta’s… Read more by Luke Barry March 15, 2026 2 min
WRC News Katsuta reacts to emotional maiden WRC win He’s finally done it. After years of soaring high and crushing lows, Takamoto Katsuta has achieved the result he always wanted: a win in the World… Read more by Luke Barry March 15, 2026 2 min
WRC News Katsuta claims first WRC win at Safari Rally Kenya Takamoto Katsuta and co-driver Aaron Johnston are World Rally Championship winners; the pair victorious at Safari Rally Kenya 2026 by 27.4 seconds. Adrien Fourmaux finished… Read more by Luke Barry March 15, 2026 3 min
WRC News Katsuta’s thoughts with first WRC victory in sight In typical Takamoto Katsuta fashion, his first words were for his team-mates. “We knew that it was going to be a big day today, but… Read more by Luke Barry March 14, 2026 2 min
WRC News What caused Evans’ first retirement since 2024 Elfyn Evans has explained what led to his first World Rally Championship retirement in 19 events. Evans led the championship into Safari Rally Kenya and… Read more by Luke Barry March 14, 2026 2 min
WRC News Ogier loses two minutes, and three places, with puncture Sébastien Ogier lost three places and two minutes with a puncture on Saturday’s opening stage of Safari Rally Kenya. The nine-time and reigning world champion had… Read more by Luke Barry March 14, 2026 2 min
WRC News Why all three Hyundais overheated on the same stage The opening stage of Safari Rally Kenya was responsible for Hyundai’s overheating issue on the second which affected all three cars. All three i20 N Rally1s –… Read more by Luke Barry March 12, 2026 2 min
WRC News Solberg leads Toyota 1-2-3-4-5 in Kenya Oliver Solberg leads Safari Rally Kenya after a dramatic pair of stages on Thursday in a Toyota 1-2-3-4-5. A sudden downpour ahead of SS1 Camp… Read more by Luke Barry March 12, 2026 2 min
WRC News Solberg earns big lead as minutes separate Rally1 cars Oliver Solberg leads Safari Rally Kenya by 30 seconds after just one stage, with over three minutes separating the Rally1 field. Sudden rainfall battered the… Read more by Luke Barry March 12, 2026 2 min
