WRC News WRC has never been more attractive than 2022 – Matton Next year’s Rally1 cars will make the World Rally Championship more relevant and more attractive to car makers than ever before, according to FIA rally… Read more by David Evans May 18, 2021 3 min
ARA News McKenna wins appeal into Fiesta WRC’s ARA legality Defending American Rally Association presented by DirtFish National Champion Barry McKenna has won an appeal to keep using his latest generation Ford Fiesta WRC in… Read more by Luke Barry May 17, 2021 2 min
WRC News Toyota completes first full hybrid test with Rally1 Yaris Matthew Wilson is no longer unique. In terms of rally driving, that is. Last week, Juho Hänninen became the second person to sample a 2022… Read more by David Evans May 17, 2021 2 min
WRC News Mikkelsen to miss Portugal after positive COVID-19 test Andreas Mikkelsen has tested positive for coronavirus and will miss this week’s Rally Portugal, the fourth round of the 2021 World Rally Championship. Mikkelsen, who… Read more by Luke Barry May 17, 2021 2 min
WRC News Evans confident he can edge Ogier Losing the last round of the World Rally Championship by six-tenths of a second was one of the more frustrating moments of Elfyn Evans’s career…. Read more by David Evans May 17, 2021 2 min
Off-Road News Al-Attiyah beats Sainz for Andalucía Rally victory Nasser Al-Attiyah took victory on Rally Andalucía, beating X-raid Mini’s Carlos Sainz in the opening round of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies, despite… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon May 16, 2021 5 min
WRC News Hyundai releases images of 2022 Rally1 challenger Hyundai Motorsport has revealed pictures of its first test with a i20 N-based Rally1 car. The team was testing on rough gravel in the south… Read more by David Evans May 16, 2021 1 min
WRC News Rally Spain outing targeted for steer-by-wire Fiesta Armin Schwarz could return to the World Rally Championship at October’s Rally Spain with a state-of-the-art steer-by-wire Ford Fiesta Rally2 MkII. Schwarz is working with… Read more by David Evans May 15, 2021 2 min
WRC News Adamo keen for Breen to win Italian title Hyundai Motorsport team principal Andrea Adamo says he would like Craig Breen to push for this year’s Italian Rally Championship title. Breen, who is also… Read more by David Evans May 15, 2021 2 min
WRC News Rally Kenya outlines COVID-19 protocols ahead of return Safari Rally Kenya chief medical officer Dr Raj Jutley has reassured World Rally Championship regulars that his organization will be ready for every eventuality when… Read more by David Evans May 14, 2021 3 min
ERC News WRC Promoter to take over running of ERC The running of the European Rally Championship will be taken over by WRC Promoter next season. For the first time in history the ERC will… Read more by David Evans May 14, 2021
WRC News Hyundai didn’t even speak to any other drivers for 2022 Retaining Ott Tänak and Thierry Neuville was the number one choice for Hyundai Motorsport, with team principal Andrea Adamo not even contacting any other drivers… Read more by David Evans May 14, 2021 2 min
WRC News Toyota won’t copy Hyundai and do national rallies as tests For Sébastien Ogier and his Toyota team-mates, next week’s Rally Portugal will be their fourth rally of the season. For Hyundai Motorsport’s Thierry Neuville, Matosinhos… Read more by Luke Barry May 14, 2021 2 min
Rallycross News Pastrana, Speed and Hansen to race Gasly virtually After a successful debut last year, Red Bull Homestretch is returning for a new three-round Gran Turismo virtual race series where rallycross stars Travis Pastrana, Scott… Read more by Dominik Wilde May 13, 2021 2 min
Rallycross News The “invaluable” lessons McConnell will learn at Höljes Fresh from his breakthrough maiden top-level rallycross victory, Fraser McConnell is gearing up to continue his strong start to the RallyX Nordic season at Holjes… Read more by Dominik Wilde May 13, 2021
WRC News Chinese manufacturer tipped for WRC in ‘medium future’ A Chinese manufacturer is expected to enter the World Rally Championship in the ‘medium-term’ future. Five years ago, China came within touching distance for the… Read more by David Evans May 13, 2021 2 min
WRC News Hyundai’s Rally1 car could make debut this month With Hyundai Motorsport teasing pictures of its all-new 2022 Rally1 challenger, team principal Andrea Adamo has told DirtFish the car could be testing sooner than… Read more by David Evans May 12, 2021 2 min
Dakar News Why Dakar is returning to the mammoth Empty Quarter The biggest news surrounding the 2022 Dakar Rally route unveiling by event director David Castera and the Amaury Sport Organisation was that, after a year… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon May 12, 2021 3 min
