ERC News Max McRae to take on ERC in 2023 Eighteen-year-old Max McRae will look to finish a job his grandfather Jimmy started 41 years ago when he tackles this season’s European Rally Championship. That… Read more by David Evans February 1, 2023 3 min
WRC Features 10 things to look forward to in 2023 Happy New Year dear DirtFish reader. Welcome to another year; welcome to the fourth year of the DirtFish media project. And what a year we… Read more by Luke Barry January 1, 2023 3 min
Rally Features Top 10 Rally2 drivers of 2022 It’s that time of year once again. Following the successes of this feature in both 2020 and 2021, it’s back for another sequel in 2022…. Read more by Luke Barry December 23, 2022 5 min
WRC Features Why no WRC is suiting Østberg There aren’t many variables that remain constant for over 15 years in the World Rally Championship. But Mads Østberg had been one of them. For… Read more by Luke Barry December 18, 2022 5 min
ERC News Østberg planning ERC program in 2023 Mads Østberg is the latest ex-factory World Rally Championship driver to signal his interest in the European Rally Championship next season. Hayden Paddon told DirtFish… Read more by Luke Barry December 14, 2022 3 min
ERC Features The driver that broke a record no WRC driver ever has It’s an achievement so ridiculous that it’s scarcely believable. Domination so absolute it’s beyond incredible. A record that, definitively, can never be bettered. But for… Read more by Luke Barry December 14, 2022 3 min
WRC News Paddon’s WRC2 title plan in doubt Hayden Paddon’s plan to win next year’s WRC2 title is in doubt, but the European Rally Championship is “of interest” as an alternative. Paddon, who… Read more by Luke Barry December 8, 2022 3 min
ERC Features What we know about Royal Rally of Scandinavia It’s new, yet it isn’t. It’s an international rally in Sweden, but not as you know it. It’s the new European Rally Championship event that… Read more by Luke Barry December 4, 2022 5 min
WRC News WRC’s new 24/7 channel to launch mid-2023 The World Rally Championship’s evolution of its All Live platform will make its debut midway through 2023, with the rebranding also incorporating the European Rally… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon November 30, 2022 2 min
ERC News ERC 2023 calendar unveiled The 2023 European Rally Championship calendar has been unveiled, including an all-new summer event in Sweden. Next year’s eight-round series begins with Rally de Fafe… Read more by Luke Barry November 25, 2022 2 min
ERC News Bonato takes maiden European win as ERC4 titles go to the wire Yoann Bonato has scored a career-first European Rally Championship victory on Rally Spain, fending off recently crowned ERC champion Efrén Llarena for top spot. Several… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay October 22, 2022 2 min
ERC News Azores Rally dropped from ERC calendar Azores Rally has lost its place on the European Rally Championship calendar for 2023 in the first deliberate calendar shift since WRC Promoter’s takeover. Azores… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay September 23, 2022 3 min
ERC News Kopecký takes seventh Rally Zlín win in row Jan Kopecký has scored a seventh consecutive Barum Rally Zlín victory, as unpredictable heavy rain showers contributed to multiple crashes. Barum Rally’s most successful driver… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay August 28, 2022 2 min
ERC News Cais gets suspended DSQ for Barum tire violation Erik Cais has narrowly escaped being disqualified from second place on Barum Rally Zlín as punishment for a tire violation on the European Rally Championship’s… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay August 27, 2022 2 min
ERC News Kopecký on target to extend Rally Zlín record Jan Kopecký is on his way to extending his record run of Barum Rally Zlín victories, with an eighth victory in a row in sight… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay August 27, 2022 3 min
ERC News European champion Llarena crashes out of Rally Zlín Newly crowned European Rally Champion Efrén Llarena has crashed out of Barum Rally Zlín only three stages in, triggering a red flag. Llarena had wrapped… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay August 27, 2022 2 min
ERC Features The championships won in unconventional ways This weekend’s Barum Rally Zlín was always likely to be one to remember for Efrén Llarena. His championship lead was sizable enough that he was… Read more by Luke Barry August 26, 2022 5 min
ERC Features How do you beat Jan Kopecký in Zlín? How do you beat Jan Kopecký in Zlín? It’s a question the rallying world has been asking for nearly a decade and still hasn’t found… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay August 25, 2022 3 min
