WRC Opinion The good, the bad and the politics from Canarias The breeze blowing in off the Atlantic and through the Rally Islas Canarias service park had nothing to do with westerlies or monsoons last week…. Read more by David Evans April 29, 2025 3 min
WRC News The AI solution to prevent rally spectator issues A new system designed to semi-automate the process of identifying spectators in unsafe locations has completed its first trial on an FIA rally event, ahead… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 29, 2025 3 min
WRC News Hyundai threatens to leave WRC if 2027 regulations don’t change Hyundai will not commit to the 2027 World Rally Championship regulations without revisions from the FIA. Talking to DirtFish, Hyundai Motorsport technical director François-Xavier Demaison… Read more by Luke Barry April 29, 2025 3 min
WRC Opinion DirtFish’s Rally Islas Canarias 2025 driver rankings Rally Islas Canarias brought a challenge unique in the World Rally Championship: pure, unblemished and mostly smooth asphalt: for one weekend, the WRC’s best had… Read more by DirtFish Staff April 28, 2025 5 min
WRC Features The one fight even Ogier was never going to win Rally Islas Canarias can best be summarized by comments from Sébastien Ogier after just the opening trio of stages. “It’s two surprises,” Ogier began. “One… Read more by Luke Barry April 28, 2025 10 min +
WRC Photos Toyota changes livery for WRC summer gravel rounds Toyota has switched its livery from black to silver for the upcoming summer season of gravel rallies in the World Rally Championship. Internal cockpit temperatures… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 28, 2025 1 min
WRC News Drivers deliver opinion on Canarias’ WRC debut The World Rally Championship’s top drivers have heaped praise on Rally Islas Canarias after it made its WRC calendar debut last week. Rally Islas Canarias… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 28, 2025 3 min
WRC Features What we learned from Rally Islas Canarias 2025 For one of the three World Rally Championship teams, Rally Islas Canarias could not have gone any better. For the other two, it’s a rally… Read more by Luke Barry April 28, 2025 5 min
WRC News Kankkunen “not impressed” by Rovanperä’s crushing Canarias win It’s an odd statement on paper. Kalle Rovanperä simply disappeared into the distance on Rally Islas Canarias, not giving anyone so much as a crumb… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 27, 2025 3 min
WRC News Rovanperä and Toyota complete dominant Canarias victory Kalle Rovanperä delivered a crushing victory on Rally Islas Canarias, scoring maximum points and outpacing eight-time world champion Sébastien Ogier by 53.5 seconds. The two-time… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 27, 2025 3 min
WRC News McErlean crashes out, Rovanperä resumes stage-winning form The final morning of Rally Islas Canarias started with a bang, as the first car on the road Josh McErlean crashed out on the final… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 27, 2025 2 min
WRC Features Inside the WRC’s very first basketball stage I’ll be honest, I’m with the lion’s share of World Rally Championship drivers. I can’t call myself a basketball fan. And after what I saw… Read more by Luke Barry April 26, 2025 3 min
WRC News Pajari crashes out, Rovanperä extends lead Toyota’s hopes of a record-equalling 1-2-3-4-5 finish on Rally Islas Canarias are over, as Sami Pajari crashed out on Saturday’s penultimate stage. Pajari understeered wide… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 26, 2025 3 min
WRC News Ogier admits age is making him rethink approach to risk When Kalle Rovanperä rocked up to the finish line of the Tejeda stage on Rally Islas Canarias, there was an ominous sense of ‘business as… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 26, 2025 2 min
WRC News Rovanperä extends Canarias stage-winning streak Kalle Rovanperä is running away with the lead on Rally Islas Canarias, continuing his 100% stage win streak from the rally start and increasing his… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 26, 2025 3 min
WRC News New Hankook compound reveals key weakness in Hyundai’s design Hyundai technical director François-Xaiver Demaison has conceded that the new Hankook hard compound asphalt tire – making its World Rally Championship debut on Rally Islas… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 25, 2025 3 min
WRC News Rovanperä ‘relieved’ by his return to form It’s come three months later than perhaps we all expected, but the Kalle Rovanperä show is back on the road. Six stages; six scratch times…. Read more by Luke Barry April 25, 2025 3 min
WRC News Rovanperä’s clean sweep as Toyota hold 1-2-3-4-5 Kalle Rovanperä has strengthened his grip on the lead of Rally Islas Canarias, spearheading a Toyota domination of the leaderboard as Hyundai continued to struggle… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 25, 2025 3 min
