WRC Features McErlean’s plan now he’s in Munster’s position His would appear to be one of the most precarious positions in this year’s World Rally Championship. Year one affords any driver a degree of… Read more by Luke Barry January 9, 2026 5 min
WRC News Canarias to remain on WRC calendar until 2029 Rally Islas Canarias will remain on the World Rally Championship calendar until 2029. Graduating from the ERC in 2025, the rally – based on Gran… Read more by Luke Barry January 8, 2026 1 min
WRC News Neuville’s Monte test postponed due to snow Thierry Neuville’s pre-event test for the Monte Carlo Rally has been postponed due to heavy snowfall. The 2024 world champion drove Hyundai’s i20 N Rally2 car… Read more by Luke Barry January 8, 2026 2 min
WRC News The reason Hyundai put Neuville in a Rally2 car today Why was Thierry Neuville driving a Hyundai i20 N Rally2 in the French Alps on Wednesday? Simple: it was one small step backwards to take… Read more by David Evans January 7, 2026 3 min
WRC News Toyota to be called ‘Gazoo Racing’ from WRC 2027 Almost two decades ago Akio Toyoda wanted to go racing. Toyota wasn’t so sure. He did it anyway. But he did it, respectfully, under the… Read more by David Evans January 7, 2026 3 min
WRC News Hyundai moves its test base from Finland to France Hyundai has switched the location of its permanent test site from Finland to the south of France. Having tested out of a central Finland base… Read more by David Evans January 6, 2026 2 min
WRC News Toyota goes bold for 2026 WRC livery Toyota’s GR Yaris Rally1 will sport a fresh new look for the 2026 World Rally Championship. The car Sébastien Ogier powered to a record-equalling ninth… Read more by Luke Barry January 6, 2026 1 min
WRC News Solberg chosen to score Toyota manufacturer points in Monte Toyota has nominated Oliver Solberg to score points at the season-opening Monte Carlo Rally, with Sami Pajari again competing for a second team. Reigning WRC2… Read more by Luke Barry January 5, 2026 2 min
WRC News Should Evans do things differently in 2026? Whether it was Albert Einstein’s initial thought or not, the general consideration is that doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different… Read more by David Evans January 4, 2026 2 min
WRC News Katsuta wants to fight for WRC title in 2027 Takamoto Katsuta is aiming to fight for the World Rally Championship in 2027, with more podiums the target for 2026. Starting his seventh season as a… Read more by Luke Barry January 3, 2026 3 min
WRC News Solberg not ruling out WRC title in 2026 Last year, Oliver Solberg claimed his first world title in Rally2 and won his first World Rally in Rally1. Will this, then, be the year… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay January 1, 2026 2 min
WRC News Ogier says goodbye to his “hardest” competitor Sébastien Ogier wasn’t having it. He wasn’t prepared to stand by and watch his friend suffer. Putting the hood of his coat on his head,… Read more by David Evans December 30, 2025 3 min
WRC Features The WRC co-driver making a comeback at 66 It’s become a running joke within the World Rally Championship service park. He’s the man who simply won’t retire. The initial plan was to do so… Read more by Luke Barry December 29, 2025 5 min
WRC Features When a ‘part-time’ driver won the WRC with a privateer team Sébastien Ogier’s World Rally Championship success on a part-time season this year was nothing short of incredible. But he did it with the might of… Read more by Luke Barry December 27, 2025 10 min +
WRC Features The driver Subaru wanted but couldn’t have Britain needed its next rallying megastar. Colin McRae had disappeared from the World Rally Championship, Richard Burns was ill. It was time for the next… Read more by Luke Barry December 26, 2025
WRC Features The Loeb-esque Dakar and Monte plan The World Rally Championship’s off-season is a short one. Just 50 days stand between the final day of Rally Saudi Arabia and the first recce… Read more by Luke Barry December 25, 2025 5 min
WRC Features The secrets to Solberg’s 2025 success There were plenty of firsts in 2025. The first world title (in WRC2), the first World Rally Championship win (in Estonia) and the first full… Read more by Luke Barry December 24, 2025 5 min
WRC News Solberg: My dream is to be like Ogier History is about to repeat itself. Sébastien Ogier, brace yourself: the full force of a studious and single-minded Solberg is coming right at you. Rewind… Read more by David Evans December 23, 2025 2 min
