WRC News FIA explains performance between WRC27 and Rally2 cars Shortly after dropping the bombshell that Hyundai Motorsport is looking at running a Rally2 car for its frontline World Rally Championship challenge in 2027, the… Read more by David Evans October 18, 2025 2 min
WRC News Rovanperä steals CER lead from Ogier Kalle Rovanperä has stolen the lead of Central European Rally from Sébastien Ogier on the first stage of Saturday. The two world champions began Saturday’s… Read more by Luke Barry October 18, 2025 2 min
WRC News Ogier repels Rovanperä in tight CER fight Sébastien Ogier clung onto the lead of Central European Rally by just 0.6 seconds after a titanic Friday battle with Toyota team-mate and World Rally… Read more by Luke Barry October 17, 2025 2 min
WRC News Anti-cut devices frustrating drivers on CER The use of anti-cut devices – already a talking point before the start of the Central European Rally – became a source of significant frustration… Read more by David Evans October 17, 2025 2 min
WRC News Ogier stamps his authority as Neuville and Munster blunder Sébastien Ogier and Kalle Rovanperä are breaking clear at the head of Central European Rally, while both Thierry Neuville and Grégoire Munster made mistakes. After… Read more by Luke Barry October 17, 2025 3 min
WRC News Hyundai considering running a Rally2 car in 2027 Hyundai Motorsport president Cyril Abiteboul has admitted the Korean firm is considering running an i20 N Rally2 as its factory car for the 2027 World… Read more by David Evans October 16, 2025 3 min
WRC News Ben Sulayem expected to run unopposed in FIA presidential race Mohammed Ben Sulayem will face no opposition at December’s FIA presidential elections, with Tim Mayer expected to withdraw from the process at a press conference… Read more by David Evans October 16, 2025 2 min
WRC News Ogier leads Rovanperä overnight in CER Sébastien Ogier leads Central European Rally after a short opening day, but Toyota team-mate Kalle Rovanperä is just 1.6 seconds behind. The third-to-last round of… Read more by Luke Barry October 16, 2025 2 min
WRC News Ogier into the early lead of CER Sébastien Ogier won the opening stage of Central European Rally, as Adrien Fourmaux and Kalle Rovanperä shared second. Golf und Therme will be run twice… Read more by Luke Barry October 16, 2025 2 min
WRC News Neuville tops CER shakedown despite early off Thierry Neuville set the pace at the Central European Rally shakedown, despite hitting an Armco barrier with force on his first pass. After seven successive… Read more by Luke Barry October 16, 2025 2 min
WRC News Toyota’s route to the manufacturers’ title in CER That Toyota is going to win the manufacturers’ championship this year is basically a given. Even Hyundai has essentially accepted that fact, with its tactical… Read more by Luke Barry October 16, 2025 2 min
WRC News Nürburgring-based Rally Germany being discussed Central European Rally fans sit under something of a cloud this week. Round 12 of this year’s World Rally Championship represents year three of a… Read more by David Evans October 15, 2025 2 min
WRC News Halttunen’s plan now Rovanperä is retiring Think back to the finish of Rally Finland. For Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen it was the pure joy of winning. Now we know it… Read more by David Evans October 15, 2025 3 min
WRC News Loeb’s take on Rovanperä’s circuit racing switch If Kalle Rovanperä’s new career in single-seater racing goes perfectly, he’ll manage what fellow World Rally champion Sébastien Loeb so nearly did and race in… Read more by Luke Barry October 15, 2025 5 min
WRC Features Nine key questions CER will answer We’ve not exaclty been short of news in the World Rally Championship lately, have we? But five weeks between rounds of the championship is too… Read more by Luke Barry October 14, 2025 5 min
WRC News Wheatley joins Hyundai as WRC sporting director Andrew Wheatley will make an immediate return to the World Rally Championship service park after joining Hyundai Motorsport as the Korean firm’s sporting director. The… Read more by David Evans October 14, 2025 3 min
WRC News Al-Attiyah rejoins M-Sport for Saudi Rally1 outing Nasser Al-Attiyah will make a sensational return to the very top of the World Rally Championship for next month’s season-closing Rally Saudi Arabia. Al-Attiyah, who… Read more by Colin Clark October 13, 2025 3 min
WRC News Rallying needs to be a bigger part of FIA – Mayer FIA presidential candidate Tim Mayer says his administration would provide more support for rallying around the world – and consider a shift back to production-based… Read more by David Evans October 13, 2025 2 min
