WRC News Lappi decides to pause his rallying career Esapekka Lappi has announced that his professional rallying career is over “for now”. The 35-year-old Finn contested five events for Hyundai in this year’s World… Read more by Luke Barry September 21, 2026 2 min
WRC News ‘95%’ of WRC drivers in favor of qualifying stage World Rally Championship drivers are largely united in their belief that the championship should reintroduce the qualifying stage next year. Road-order regulations have long been… Read more by Mark Paulson September 21, 2026 3 min
ARA News Tänak wins first rally for Toyota since 2019 Ott Tänak made a victorious return to rallying at the Overmountain Rally in America on Saturday. The penultimate round of the ARA National Championship was… Read more by David Evans September 20, 2026 3 min
WRC News Why Saudi Arabia couldn’t be replaced WRC Promoter CEO Éric Boullier has explained why the World Rally Championship was not able to replace its cancelled final round in Saudi Arabia. Saudi… Read more by Luke Barry September 19, 2026 3 min
WRC News Project Rally One reveals its test drivers Project Rally One will use eight drivers for its testing and development ahead of its planned World Rally Championship debut in Monte Carlo. The new… Read more by Luke Barry September 18, 2026 3 min
WRC News Katsuta impressed by stand-in co-driver Fulton Takamoto Katsuta thanked James Fulton for the “amazing job” he did deputizing for Aaron Johnston at last week’s Rally Chile. Johnston was ruled out of last… Read more by Luke Barry September 18, 2026 2 min
WRC News WRC returns to the BBC in the UK The BBC will broadcast the World Rally Championship in the United Kingdom for the first time since 2001. As part of a new three-year agreement… Read more by Luke Barry September 18, 2026 2 min
WRC News Why loss of Saudi Arabia won’t change Evans’ approach World Rally Championship leader Elfyn Evans has told DirtFish the loss of the final round of the series won’t change his approach to next month’s… Read more by David Evans September 17, 2026 3 min
WRC Features Seven effects of the WRC’s finale being moved to Italy And then there were 13. Rally Saudi Arabia being dropped from this year’s WRC schedule – and the inability to find a replacement – suddenly… Read more by Luke Barry September 17, 2026 3 min
WRC News Virves becomes WRC2 champion thanks to calendar change The cancellation of Rally Saudi Arabia has confirmed Robert Virves as the WRC2 champion for 2026. The Estonian Toksport Škoda driver has won four consecutive events… Read more by Luke Barry September 17, 2026 2 min
WRC News WRC drops 2026 season finale and won’t replace it Rally Saudi Arabia has been removed from the WRC 2026 schedule and will not be replaced, leaving next month’s Rally Italia Sardegna as the final… Read more by David Evans September 17, 2026 2 min
WRC News The two WRC records Ogier now shares Sébastien Ogier’s chase for a record-breaking 10th World Rally Championship is nearing impossibility, given his 63-point deficit and only 70 points left to claim. But… Read more by Luke Barry September 17, 2026 3 min
WRC News Drivers want ‘modern classic’ Rally Chile to stay World Rally Championship drivers hope “modern classic” Rally Chile remains on the calendar for years to come. The South American event debuted in the WRC… Read more by Luke Barry September 16, 2026 3 min
WRC News Lappi told Hyundai Paddon should do Chile Esapekka Lappi told Hyundai it should’ve taken Hayden Paddon to last week’s Rally Chile instead of him. Paddon drove the third i20 N Rally1 at Rally… Read more by Luke Barry September 16, 2026 3 min
WRC News WRC drivers’ verdict on tire exchange zone Adrien Fourmaux led praise for World Rally Championship tire supplier Hankook, the FIA and WRC Promoter’s decision to introduce a tire exchange zone at Rally… Read more by Luke Barry September 15, 2026 3 min
WRC News Chile’s a breakthrough result, not performance, for Solberg Rally Chile winner Oliver Solberg feels he could’ve won the last three World Rally Championship rounds, but fortune finally favored him last week. Solberg closed… Read more by Luke Barry September 15, 2026 3 min
Rally News Paddon to mentor the son of his rallying hero When Hayden Paddon won the Australian Rally Championship last year, few could comprehend the importance of lifting the trophy. It had nothing to do with… Read more by David Evans September 14, 2026 3 min
WRC News Evans had expected to lose championship lead by now World Rally Championship leader Elfyn Evans admitted he would consider dropping points to avoid running first on the road if the title fight goes down… Read more by David Evans September 14, 2026 2 min
