Lancia has signed Yohan Rossel and Nikolay Gryazin to lead its first World Rally Championship campaign in over 30 years.
Competing in the all-new Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale, the duo will compete for Team Lancia Corse HF which will be operated by PH Sport.
Both will take on the season-opening Monte Carlo Rally – an event Rossel has won in WRC2 for the past three years. They last worked together as DG Sport team-mates driving Citroën C3 Rally2s in 2024.
Didier Clément will act as team principal, and described Lancia’s pairing as drivers “capable of fighting for victory at every race”.
Rossel said: “Discovering Lancia’s pedigree and listening to Miki Biasion, who compares Lancia to Ferrari, you immediately understand it is a brand that commands respect. I am therefore very proud to join Lancia with the same motivation I had at the start of my career.
“This new chapter will give real momentum to my career: a new manufacturer, great ambitions, and the desire to go even further with the project… to win.”
Gryazin added: “I am very proud to join Team Lancia Corse HF as an official driver for the 2026 season. Lancia has an iconic history in rallying, and it is a tremendous honour for me to be part of this story.
“With the team, we share the same ambitions: to fight at the front, to keep improving every day, and to bring this legendary name back to its rightful place. I am highly motivated for the work ahead, from the very first test to the final stage of the season. I want to thank Team Lancia Corse HF for their trust, as well as my partners and fans for their continued support.”
Lancia says “more than 40” Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrales have already been ordered to compete in international and national championships.
