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
WRC News Tänak rules himself out of Rovanperä’s Toyota seat Ott Tänak has ruled himself out of a possible return to Toyota to replace Kalle Rovanperä next season. Rovanperä announced his retirement from the World… Read more by David Evans October 11, 2025 2 min
WRC News Rovanperä’s replacement? Solberg tight-lipped on speculation Rally Estonia winner Oliver Solberg has remained tight-lipped on his future beyond the end of this season – despite consistent speculation that he is the… Read more by David Evans October 10, 2025 2 min
WRC News Neuville ‘excited’ to follow Rovanperä’s racing career Reigning World Rally Champion Thierry Neuville has wished his fellow title-winner Kalle Rovanperä well in his pursuit of a new career in racing – but… Read more by David Evans October 10, 2025 2 min
WRC News Tänak chooses older-spec Hyundai for Central Europe Ott Tänak will run a Monte Carlo-specification Hyundai i20 N Rally1 in Central European Rally next week, feeling it will be better suited to the… Read more by Mark Paulson October 10, 2025 3 min
WRC Podcast Rovanperä quits rallying Kalle Rovanperä dropped a bombshell when he announced he’d been leaving the World Rally Championship this year, in pursuit of his circuit racing dreams. A… Read more by DirtFish Media October 9, 2025
WRC News Rovanperä’s ultimate goal is Formula 1 Kalle Rovanperä is aiming to be the first World Rally Championship driver to compete in Formula 1 as he makes the switch to single-seater racing… Read more by Luke Barry October 9, 2025 2 min
WRC News Rovanperä to leave WRC and go circuit racing in 2026 Kalle Rovanperä will quit the World Rally Championship at the end of the 2025 season, pursuing a career in circuit racing instead. The two-time world… Read more by Luke Barry October 9, 2025 3 min
WRC News Breen’s 2016 Citroën suit up for auction The Breen family are auctioning one of Craig’s World Rally Championship racing suits in support of the Craig Breen Foundation. The suit in question is… Read more by David Evans October 8, 2025 3 min
WRC News M-Sport’s 2026 plan for its latest young WRC prospect M-Sport is taking a cautious approach to promoting its prodigious talent Romet Jürgenson, suggesting a promotion to its main World Rally Championship lineup for 2026… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay October 7, 2025 2 min
WRC News Rovanperä aware time is running out At no point this season has Kalle Rovanperä led the World Rally Championship drivers’ standings. But he’s been close behind team-mate Elfyn Evans and erstwhile… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay October 6, 2025 2 min
WRC News The knock on the door that changed Kankkunen’s career Even today, Juha Kankkunen can’t help but chuckle as he tells the story. It’s 36 years since that knock at the door. After returning –… Read more by David Evans October 4, 2025 5 min
WRC News The Rovanperä comparison Pajari’s holding himself to Is experience an excuse? The common thinking in the World Rally Championship today is yes. With drivers effectively able to memorize stages now, knowledge of… Read more by Luke Barry October 3, 2025 3 min
WRC News Rallying’s first live phone-in show Got an opinion on how a driver is performing? Think a team is headed in the wrong direction or have a strong point of view… Read more by DirtFish Media October 2, 2025 2 min
WRC Opinion The historic and current challenge of promoting the WRC The 1999 season was a big one for the World Rally Championship. World Rally Car regulations, launched in ’97, were coming into their own. Peugeot… Read more by DirtFish Media October 2, 2025 5 min
WRC News Ogier’s championship lead not concerning Evans When Elfyn Evans guides his Toyota out of the service park in Passau next month, it’ll be just the third time this season that he’s… Read more by Luke Barry September 30, 2025 2 min
