WRC News Why Portugal’s itinerary was so long FIA sporting delegate Timo Rautiainen has explained the thinking behind Rally Portugal’s brutal itinerary. Even before the fifth round of this year’s World Rally Championship… Read more by Luke Barry May 20, 2025 2 min
WRC Opinion DirtFish’s Rally Portugal 2025 driver rankings Rally Portugal threw up plenty of surprises for the drivers: some stages were slicker than expected on Friday, rougher than expected on Saturday and looser… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 19, 2025 5 min
ARA News Final stage thriller and Pastrana’s first LN4 podium Javier Olivares knew the time was there. He just needed to find it. It sat in the Oregon gravel between Emerson Loop Road and Fifteen… Read more by David Evans May 19, 2025 3 min
WRC Features What we learned from Rally Portugal 2025 After the unique events that kickstart the season, it’s long been said that Rally Portugal is the first true indicator of everyone’s form, and potential,… Read more by Luke Barry May 19, 2025 5 min
WRC Features Cunning Ogier flexed his new best trait to punish Tänak He was quite literally on the floor. Parked up in the quaint Portuguese village of Fridão, rallying’s eight-time world champion needed time to cool his… Read more by Luke Barry May 19, 2025 5 min
WRC News Tänak: We have been treated like animals Former World Rally champion Ott Tänak has spoken out against the Rally Portugal itinerary, saying the drivers were treated like performing animals during the Matosinhos-based… Read more by David Evans May 18, 2025 3 min
WRC News Ogier beats charging Tänak to extend Rally Portugal record Sébastien Ogier has clinched the seventh Rally Portugal win of his World Rally Championship career, as erstwhile rally leader Ott Tänak ran out of stages… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 18, 2025 5 min
WRC News Rovanperä mounts late bid for Portugal victory Sébastien Ogier remains atop the Rally Portugal standings with three stages to go, though an emphatic stage win on Paredes from Kalle Rovanperä has cut… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 18, 2025 3 min
WRC News Ogier faces his biggest physical struggle ever on a rally The drivers had warned ahead of time: Rally Portugal’s 15-hour Friday itinerary is going to be punishing. While the stage mileage wasn’t far beyond a… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 17, 2025 2 min
WRC News Hyundai identifies cause of Tänak power steering failure Hyundai technical director has indicated the rough conditions on Rally Portugal’s Amarante test, combined with Ott Tänak’s need to push full speed to keep Sébastien… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 17, 2025 2 min
WRC News Tänak power steering failure hands Ogier Portugal lead Ott Tänak’s 15-stage streak at the head of the Rally Portugal field is over, as a power steering failure aboard his Hyundai i20 N Rally1… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 17, 2025 3 min
WRC News Tänak fends off Ogier’s challenge for Portugal lead Ott Tänak has successfully fended off Sébastien Ogier’s challenge for the lead of Rally Portugal, taking a crucial stage win on Amarante to bounce back… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 17, 2025 3 min
Video Last year’s biggest Oregon Trail drama? Meet Karen… Karen. A year on. She’s forgiven. And she’s joining Sean and Kendra for Friday’s the trip south to Portland. The trio of Sean Edwards, Kendra… Read more by David Evans May 17, 2025 2 min
WRC News Rovanperä questions Portugal itinerary, Tänak extends lead Ott Tänak has extended his Rally Portugal lead to seven seconds after Portugal’s arduous Friday, fending off Toyota’s challenge alone after Hyundai team-mate Adrien Fourmaux’s… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 16, 2025 3 min
Learn News Why so many people came to DirtFish for their OTR test In the end, it was ARA National Championship round 3.5. Or that’s what it felt like. Hosting a pre-Oregon Trail Rally test at DirtFish Rally… Read more by David Evans May 16, 2025 3 min
WRC News Fourmaux explains rally-ending Portugal incident Adrien Fourmaux has done his best to make sense of his fight for victory at Rally Portugal coming to an abrupt halt, though still remains… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 16, 2025 2 min
WRC News Fourmaux retires from Rally Portugal lead fight Adrien Fourmaux appears to be out of Rally Portugal with damage to his Hyundai i20 N Rally1, becoming stuck in the middle of the road… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 16, 2025 2 min
ARA News How Raftery aims to climb the podium steps in Oregon Podiums are the buzzword for Aoife Raftery right now. The DirtFish Women in Motorsport driver secured one at last month’s Olympus Rally, was cruelly denied… Read more by Luke Barry May 16, 2025 5 min
