WRC Features A reminder Group B wasn’t just about 4WD Can you get much cooler than a very sideways Opel Manta 400 with Henri Toivonen at the wheel? Adorned in that iconic livery too, there… Read more by Mark Paulson November 22, 2023 2 min
WRC News The one time Ogier was happy to be second Sébastien Ogier’s driving, and championship-winning, style might be more in-line with Alain Prost, but he’s demonstrated throughout his career that he’s learned plenty from his… Read more by Luke Barry November 22, 2023 3 min
WRC Opinion Does no Rovanperä cheapen the 2024 WRC title? Reigning world champion Kalle Rovanperä will not compete full-time in the 2024 World Rally Championship. Has that sunk in fully yet? The idea that the 23-year-old… Read more by DirtFish Staff November 21, 2023 5 min
WRC News Toyota could run Rovanperä and Ogier on the same event The announcement that world champion Kalle Rovanperä will compete on a part-time basis next year sent shockwaves through the World Rally Championship on Monday. Eight-time… Read more by Mark Paulson November 21, 2023 2 min
WRC Podcast Podcast: Rovanperä’s big decision + Rally Japan On any other Tuesday the week after a World Rally Championship event, the weekend’s rally would fuel the discussion on SPIN, The Rally Pod. But… Read more by DirtFish Media November 21, 2023 10 min +
WRC News Neuville/Tänak question strength of WRC after Rovanperä’s decision Thierry Neuville and Ott Tänak both feel something must be going wrong in the World Rally Championship for reigning world champion Kalle Rovanperä to decide… Read more by Luke Barry November 21, 2023 2 min
WRC Features What we learned from Rally Japan 2023 Rally Japan 2023 isn’t an event the World Rally Championship drivers will be forgetting in a hurry. In a way the rally was all over… Read more by Luke Barry November 20, 2023 3 min
WRC Podcast Podcast: Rovanperä explains his decision The 2024 World Rally Championship driver market has blown up with Toyota’s announcement in the wake of Rally Japan. It will keep the same roster… Read more by DirtFish Media November 20, 2023 10 min +
WRC Opinion Why would Rovanperä want to step back from WRC? Who saw that coming? Be honest, you didn’t. Neither did I. How could we? Kalle Rovanperä is a 23-year-old Finn with the keys to a… Read more by David Evans November 20, 2023 3 min
WRC News Rovanperä steps down to part-time WRC program in 2024 Kalle Rovanperä will step down from a full program of World Rally Championship events next season, tackling only selected rallies in a Toyota GR Yaris… Read more by David Evans November 20, 2023 3 min
WRC Features Toyota’s route to a dream Rally Japan shutout After a season as perfect as Toyota’s 2023 World Rally Championship, there was only really one way to end it: with a win. But why… Read more by David Evans November 19, 2023 10 min +
WRC News Akio Toyoda toasts Toyota’s dream result Toyota team principal Jari-Matti Latvala summed up his team’s Rally Japan perfectly. “We came here with one aim which was to take the victory, and… Read more by Luke Barry November 19, 2023 5 min
WRC News How Evans won the ‘undriveable’ rally Had it not been for Thursday night’s dash around the Toyota City stadium, Elfyn Evans would have scored a start-to-finish win in some of the… Read more by David Evans November 19, 2023 3 min
WRC Opinion Winners + losers from Rally Japan 2023 Rally Japan brought the curtain down on the 2023 World Rally Championship season – and what a way to do it. Insanely challenging and unpredictable… Read more by DirtFish Staff November 19, 2023 5 min
WRC Features WRC manufacturers to score a 1-2-3 at home Toyota has done it – it has won its home World Rally Championship event in Japan. But not only that, it sealed it by locking… Read more by Luke Barry November 18, 2023 3 min
WRC News Evans wins Rally Japan in Toyota 1-2-3 Elfyn Evans led home an historic Toyota 1-2-3 on the final round of the 2023 World Rally Championship season, Rally Japan. Sébastien Ogier and Kalle… Read more by Luke Barry November 18, 2023 3 min
WRC News Rally Japan clerk of the course reprimanded The Rally Japan clerk of the course, Haruo Takakuwa, has been reprimanded for the SS9 incident in which Thierry Neuville caught a zero car. Saturday’s… Read more by Luke Barry November 18, 2023 2 min
WRC News Katsuta passes Tänak, Lappi in his sights Takamoto Katsuta has overhauled Ott Tänak into fifth place on Rally Japan and has just 16.2 seconds to make up if he wants to steal… Read more by Luke Barry November 18, 2023 2 min
