WRC News Puncture costs Ogier Portugal lead on penultimate stage Sébastien Ogier lost the lead of Rally Portugal on the penultimate stage after stopping to change a tire. Thierry Neuville had been 17.3 seconds behind Ogier… Read more by Luke Barry May 10, 2026 2 min
WRC News Rally Portugal given suspended €15,000 fine for tow truck incident Automóvel Club de Portugal (ACP), the organizing body of Rally Portugal, has been handed a €15,000 suspended fine and warned to “further improve existing safety… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 9, 2026 5 min
WRC News Ogier steps outside his comfort zone to grab the lead Sébastien Ogier reclaimed the lead of Rally Portugal with a determined drive through a torrential Saturday afternoon loop. Oliver Solberg stunned Ogier on SS14 before… Read more by Luke Barry May 9, 2026 2 min
WRC News Armstrong explains his Rally Portugal crash Jon Armstrong has talked DirtFish through his Rally Portugal accident 600 meters onto Saturday afternoon’s first stage. The M-Sport driver had been 10th overall, fighting back… Read more by Luke Barry May 9, 2026 3 min
WRC News Ogier responds to Solberg attack Sébastien Ogier retook the Rally Portugal lead from Oliver Solberg at the first opportunity. Ogier had led round six of the championship since Adrien Fourmaux… Read more by Luke Barry May 9, 2026 2 min
WRC News Armstrong crashes 600m into Saturday afternoon Jon Armstrong crashed out of Rally Portugal on the first stage of Saturday afternoon. The M-Sport driver was just 600 meters onto SS15 Felgueiras 2 when… Read more by Luke Barry May 9, 2026 1 min
WRC News Solberg stuns Ogier to grab Portugal lead Oliver Solberg vaulted from fourth to first on one single stage of Rally Portugal as the rain arrived late on Saturday morning.. Sébastien Ogier ended Friday… Read more by Luke Barry May 9, 2026 2 min
WRC News Rally Portugal investigating Evans tow truck incident Rally Portugal is investigating why two unauthorized vehicles were able to enter the second pass of Arganil on Friday afternoon once competition had started. Elfyn… Read more by Luke Barry May 8, 2026 2 min
WRC News Ogier profits as Fourmaux and Solberg falter Sébastien Ogier leads Rally Portugal with Thierry Neuville close behind, as erstwhile leader Adrien Fourmaux dropped down to sixth. Oliver Solberg led the event overnight after… Read more by Luke Barry May 8, 2026 3 min
WRC News Off-road moment costs Fourmaux Portugal lead Adrien Fourmaux lost the lead of Rally Portugal after a wild moment punctured both the front and rear-right tires on his Hyundai. Fourmaux had built… Read more by Luke Barry May 8, 2026 2 min
WRC News Sordo: Why do we need to choose tires 13 hours before? Dani Sordo has questioned why World Rally Championship drivers had to make their tire choice 13 hours before they’d be used at Rally Portugal. Because… Read more by Luke Barry May 8, 2026 3 min
WRC News Fourmaux extending his Rally Portugal lead Adrien Fourmaux is extending his lead of Rally Portugal, with Sami Pajari emerging as his closest challenger. Hyundai driver Fourmaux took the lead on the opening stage… Read more by Luke Barry May 8, 2026 2 min
WRC News Fourmaux grabs Portugal lead from Solberg Adrien Fourmaux has retaken the lead of Rally Portugal as Oliver Solberg slipped to fourth on Frdiay’s opening stage. Fourmaux won Portugal’s first test but… Read more by Luke Barry May 8, 2026 2 min
WRC News Solberg leads tight Portugal fight into Friday Oliver Solberg will take a 3.4-second lead into Rally Portugal’s first full day with Adrien Fourmaux as his closest challenger.Unlike most rounds of the World… Read more by Luke Barry May 7, 2026 3 min
WRC News Toyota expecting a clean rally from Solberg Toyota deputy team principal Juha Kankkunen wants Oliver Solberg to “stay on the road this time” after back-to-back crashes in the World Rally Championship. Solberg… Read more by Luke Barry May 6, 2026 3 min
WRC News Neuville tops Portugal shakedown, Ogier 11th Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville set the pace at Rally Portugal’s shakedown on Wednesday, with team-mate Adrien Fourmaux also inside the top-three. The 3.5-mile Baltar test offered World… Read more by Luke Barry May 6, 2026 2 min
WRC News How good will Lancia be on gravel? Lancia’s new Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale faces its next, and possibly most important, challenge at Rally Portugal this week. Thanks to works drivers Yohan Rossel… Read more by Luke Barry May 6, 2026 2 min
WRC News Mikkelsen breaks a world record World titles are what rally drivers usually aim for, not world records. But now, Andreas Mikkelsen has both. The Norwegian – twice a world champion in… Read more by Luke Barry May 5, 2026 5 min
