WRC News What we can learn from this week’s Saudi test event The World Rally Championship’s return to the Middle East moves a step closer this week, with Rally Saudi Arabia running as a candidate event ahead… Read more by David Evans May 1, 2025 3 min
WRC News Evans’ view on a conflicting weekend On the one hand, he finished 1m17.1s behind a driver in the same car as him. But on the other, although Kalle Rovanperä reduced the… Read more by Luke Barry May 1, 2025 2 min
WRC News EA will not produce next WRC game EA Sports and Codemasters will not produce the next official World Rally Championship game, it has been announced. EA Sports WRC was released in 2023 and… Read more by Luke Barry April 30, 2025 2 min
WRC News Toyota has a new, more aggressive WRC strategy For Sunday after Sunday early last year, Toyota watched as Hyundai reeled it in across the final day of a World Rally Championship round. On… Read more by David Evans April 30, 2025 2 min
WRC News The AI solution to prevent rally spectator issues A new system designed to semi-automate the process of identifying spectators in unsafe locations has completed its first trial on an FIA rally event, ahead… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 29, 2025 3 min
WRC News Hyundai threatens to leave WRC if 2027 regulations don’t change Hyundai will not commit to the 2027 World Rally Championship regulations without revisions from the FIA. Talking to DirtFish, Hyundai Motorsport technical director François-Xavier Demaison… Read more by Luke Barry April 29, 2025 3 min
WRC News Drivers deliver opinion on Canarias’ WRC debut The World Rally Championship’s top drivers have heaped praise on Rally Islas Canarias after it made its WRC calendar debut last week. Rally Islas Canarias… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 28, 2025 3 min
WRC News Kankkunen “not impressed” by Rovanperä’s crushing Canarias win It’s an odd statement on paper. Kalle Rovanperä simply disappeared into the distance on Rally Islas Canarias, not giving anyone so much as a crumb… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 27, 2025 3 min
WRC News Rovanperä and Toyota complete dominant Canarias victory Kalle Rovanperä delivered a crushing victory on Rally Islas Canarias, scoring maximum points and outpacing eight-time world champion Sébastien Ogier by 53.5 seconds. The two-time… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 27, 2025 3 min
WRC News McErlean crashes out, Rovanperä resumes stage-winning form The final morning of Rally Islas Canarias started with a bang, as the first car on the road Josh McErlean crashed out on the final… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 27, 2025 2 min
WRC News Pajari crashes out, Rovanperä extends lead Toyota’s hopes of a record-equalling 1-2-3-4-5 finish on Rally Islas Canarias are over, as Sami Pajari crashed out on Saturday’s penultimate stage. Pajari understeered wide… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 26, 2025 3 min
WRC News Ogier admits age is making him rethink approach to risk When Kalle Rovanperä rocked up to the finish line of the Tejeda stage on Rally Islas Canarias, there was an ominous sense of ‘business as… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 26, 2025 2 min
WRC News Rovanperä extends Canarias stage-winning streak Kalle Rovanperä is running away with the lead on Rally Islas Canarias, continuing his 100% stage win streak from the rally start and increasing his… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 26, 2025 3 min
WRC News New Hankook compound reveals key weakness in Hyundai’s design Hyundai technical director François-Xaiver Demaison has conceded that the new Hankook hard compound asphalt tire – making its World Rally Championship debut on Rally Islas… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 25, 2025 3 min
WRC News Rovanperä ‘relieved’ by his return to form It’s come three months later than perhaps we all expected, but the Kalle Rovanperä show is back on the road. Six stages; six scratch times…. Read more by Luke Barry April 25, 2025 3 min
WRC News Rovanperä’s clean sweep as Toyota hold 1-2-3-4-5 Kalle Rovanperä has strengthened his grip on the lead of Rally Islas Canarias, spearheading a Toyota domination of the leaderboard as Hyundai continued to struggle… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 25, 2025 3 min
WRC News Why Hyundai is struggling so much on Islas Canarias Thierry Neuville, like every Rally1 driver in the World Rally Championship, is required to talk to media when coming back to service. Not much was… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 25, 2025 3 min
WRC News Rovanperä leads early Toyota 1-2-3 in Canaries Kalle Rovanperä was a cut above the rest on the opening morning of Rally Islas Canarias, winning all three of Friday’s first loop of stages… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 25, 2025 2 min
