Rally News Paddon’s “surreal” experience emulating his childhood hero After winning four from five Australian Rally Championship rounds, finishing 12th or better in Tasmania should have been a cinch for Hayden Paddon last weekend…. Read more by David Evans November 12, 2025 2 min
WRC News Neuville’s CER crash may have led to Japan problems Thierry Neuville’s multitude of technical failures in Japan may be traced to his big accident at the Central European Rally. Last year’s world champion hit… Read more by Luke Barry November 11, 2025 2 min
WRC News Ogier and Evans back Solberg to be a 2026 contender World Rally Championship contenders Elfyn Evans and Sébastien Ogier have backed Oliver Solberg to be fighting at the sharp end in 2026. Solberg was confirmed… Read more by Luke Barry November 11, 2025 2 min
WRC News Ogier could sense Tänak wasn’t happy Toyota driver Sébastien Ogier could sense Ott Tänak’s decision to step back from the World Rally Championship was coming. The two drivers – who worked… Read more by Luke Barry November 10, 2025 3 min
WRC News Solberg earns full-time Rally1 seat with Toyota Oliver Solberg will replace Kalle Rovanperä at Toyota for the 2026 World Rally Championship in an otherwise unchanged lineup. That means the Swede will team… Read more by Luke Barry November 10, 2025 2 min
WRC News Hyundai’s options now Tänak is out for 2026 Just hours before Ott Tänak confirmed his departure from next year’s World Rally Championship, Hyundai’s sporting director Andrew Wheatley talked DirtFish through possible replacements for… Read more by David Evans November 9, 2025 2 min
WRC News Fourmaux’s view on Hyundai without Tänak There’s little doubt Ott Tänak’s exit from Hyundai for the 2026 World Rally Championship season will weaken the team. Not just because Tänak is a… Read more by Luke Barry November 9, 2025 2 min
WRC News Hyundai reacts to Tänak’s decision Hyundai Motorsport president and team principal Cyril Abiteboul ‘understands’ Ott Tänak’s decision to step away from the World Rally Championship next season. Just hours after… Read more by Luke Barry November 9, 2025 2 min
WRC News Tänak to take a break from the WRC Ott Tänak will take a break from the World Rally Championship at the end of the 2025 season. The Estonian, who won the world title… Read more by Luke Barry November 9, 2025 2 min
WRC News Ogier cuts Evans’ lead to three points with Rally Japan win Sébastien Ogier has set up a thrilling finale for the World Rally Championship drivers’ title with victory on Rally Japan, narrowly beating team-mate and title… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay November 9, 2025 5 min
WRC News Fourmaux takes door off in Japan crash, retires from podium place Adrien Fourmaux has crashed out of a podium position in bizarre circumstances, ripping the passenger-side door off his Hyundai and being forced to retire despite… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay November 9, 2025 2 min
WRC News How Ogier and Evans plan to attack their Japan showdown Sébastien Ogier and Elfyn Evans are separated by only 6.5 seconds heading into the final day of Rally Japan. As it stands heading into Sunday,… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay November 8, 2025 3 min
WRC News Ogier fends off Evans charge to hold Japan lead Sébastien Ogier mounted a rebuttal to title rival Elfyn Evans’ Saturday morning charge on Rally Japan, winning the re-runs of the Ena and Obara stages… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay November 8, 2025 3 min
WRC News Katsuta home win hopes dashed by crash Takamoto Katsuta’s hopes of a maiden World Rally Championship win have been dashed by a crash on SS11 of Rally Japan, which broke the power… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay November 8, 2025 2 min
WRC News Evans and Fourmaux close on Japan leader Ogier Elfyn Evans has closed the Rally Japan lead gap to title rival Sébastien Ogier to only two seconds at the halfway point, while Adrien Fourmaux… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay November 8, 2025 3 min
WRC News Neuville retires from Rally Japan Thierry Neuville has retired from Rally Japan after suffering a third technical issue in as many days. The reigning World Rally champion’s event has been… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay November 7, 2025 3 min
WRC News Rovanperä’s damage was caused by more than one incident Toyota’s technical director Tom Fowler has shed more light on the reason for Kalle Rovanperä’s third-stage exit from the Rally Japan lead battle. The two-time… Read more by David Evans November 7, 2025 2 min
WRC News How Fourmaux is defying his team-mates’ Japan struggles Ott Tänak is over a minute off the lead. Thierry Neuville is over a minute and a half off the lead. Toyota has won every… Read more by Luke Barry November 7, 2025 3 min
