Category Rally

Every Rally1 driver’s most successful WRC event

To be successful in the World Rally Championship, you need to be fast on all surfaces and in all conditions. But sometimes, just sometimes, there’s… Read more

by Luke Barry July 29, 2023 3 min

ERC

Andrea Crugnola sets Rally di Roma pace as ERC stars suffer

Andrea Crugnola leads Rally di Roma Capitale by 20.2 seconds at the halfway point, as the European Rally Championship’s leading contenders all hit trouble. The… Read more

by Ida Wood July 29, 2023 5 min

Lappi’s theory for how to slow down Rovanperä

Esapekka Lappi has been a long-term admirer of his fellow Finn Kalle Rovanperä. After witnessing his then team-mate produce that stunning powerstage performance in Croatia… Read more

by Luke Barry July 29, 2023 2 min

Opinion

The challenge I wish Rovanperä had

Forgive me for reaching for a cliché so early into this column, but it genuinely holds true in the case of the 2023 World Rally… Read more

by Luke Barry July 28, 2023 5 min

ERC

Junior ERC heads for Italian asphalt

Want to know how popular this year’s Junior ERC is? Ask Victor Hansen. After towing his Peugeot 208 Rally4 400 miles across Sweden to Royal… Read more

by David Evans July 28, 2023 2 min

Toyota believes in Katsuta ‘with all our hearts’

Takamoto Katsuta wasn’t himself in Estonia. In fact, he wasn’t anywhere near himself. We know all about the Toyota driver’s speed. And we know about… Read more

by David Evans July 28, 2023 3 min

Solberg would rather be fastest than WRC2 champion

Oliver Solberg’s odds of becoming 2023 WRC2 champion are lengthening, but he says he’d rather be the quickest driver in the category than the champion…. Read more

by Luke Barry July 28, 2023 2 min

ERC

Evans backs Welsh event for ERC inclusion

Few feel Wales’ absence from an FIA calendar as keenly as Elfyn Evans. It’s four years since Rally GB last graced the nation’s northern coastline… Read more

by David Evans July 27, 2023 2 min

Katsuta: I should be performing better

The honesty of the answer was trademark Takamoto Katsuta, but it was still surprising. Where had he lost time in Estonia last week? Every corner…. Read more

by David Evans July 27, 2023 3 min

The driver surely destined for a Toyota Rally2 seat

I remember asking Sami Pajari at the end of 2022 which team he would likely pick for his 2023 WRC2 program. His response was considered…. Read more

by Luke Barry July 27, 2023 3 min

Hyundai’s 2022 decisions boosting Neuville’s 2023

Last year, it simply wouldn’t have happened. We know that because it didn’t. Thierry Neuville and the Hyundai i20 N Rally1 were not a podium-claiming… Read more

by Luke Barry July 27, 2023 2 min

Photos

The WRC’s missed mixed-surface challenge

I think I’ve got an addiction. Last week I picked a Subaru for our picture of the week feature from the Girardo & Co. Archive…. Read more

by Luke Barry July 26, 2023 2 min

Why Estonia’s support of Latvia isn’t “political bulls***”

Many months ago, when Urmo Aava told DirtFish he was pleased for Latvia and its inclusion into the World Rally Championship, I made a mental… Read more

by David Evans July 26, 2023 3 min

Toyota’s promise that unlocked Rovanperä’s domination

For a car made on the world’s fastest rally roads, the Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 simply wasn’t fast enough last year. Watching Hyundai beat them… Read more

by David Evans July 26, 2023 3 min

Sordo part of Hyundai’s plans – maybe not as a driver

Hyundai Motorsport team principal Cyril Abiteboul is keen for Dani Sordo to remain part of the team next season – but there’s no guarantee that… Read more

by Luke Barry July 26, 2023 2 min

Rally Estonia thankful Tänak penalty didn’t detract fans

Rally Estonia director Urmo Aava has thanked Estonian fans for continuing to support the event despite home hero Ott Tänak’s five-minute penalty. Tänak was ejected… Read more

by Luke Barry July 25, 2023 2 min