WRC News Ogier responds to Tänak push in Portugal lead battle Sébastien Ogier has continued to hold Ott Tänak at bay in the battle for Rally Portugal victory, leading the Hyundai driver by 11.9 seconds with… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 11, 2024 3 min
WRC News Ford hints at bigger ambitions in off-road motorsport Ford Performance and M-Sport revealed half of a four-strong driver line-up for its Dakar program on Friday. Carlos Sainz and Nani Roma are big names…. Read more by David Evans May 11, 2024 2 min
WRC News Tänak tire trouble hands Ogier Portugal lead Sébastien Ogier has taken the lead of Rally Portugal after a Saturday morning filled with incidents, including the rally-ending crash of his team-mate and erstwhile… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 11, 2024 3 min
Rally News Rovanperä and Solberg explain Portugal crashes Coming over the brow of a medium right-hander at the end of a long straight, it was clear that Kalle Rovanperä’s Toyota GR Yaris Rally1… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 11, 2024 3 min
WRC News America gets WRC Promoter push America’s return to the World Rally Championship has been placed at the heart of the series promoter’s strategy. Rally USA’s Chattanooga-based exhibition event will run… Read more by David Evans May 11, 2024 3 min
WRC News Rovanperä and Solberg crash on same stage Kalle Rovanperä has dramatically rolled out of the lead of Rally Portugal, while Oliver Solberg amplified the drama of Montim by rolling his car only… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 11, 2024 3 min
WRC News Ogier chasing down Rovanperä for Portugal lead Kalle Rovanperä leads Rally Portugal by a single second from Toyota team-mate Sébastien Ogier, following a frenetic Friday on the roads around Arganil. Both world… Read more by David Evans May 10, 2024 3 min
WRC News Rovanperä takes narrow lead as Evans has pacenote drama Kalle Rovanperä and his Toyota team-mate Takamoto Katsuta are separated by only 0.2s after eight stages of Rally Portugal – but Elfyn Evans ran into… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 10, 2024 3 min
WRC News Katsuta heads tight Friday fight in Portugal Ten seconds split the top six drivers after a fascinating opening morning at Rally Portugal – but it’s Toyota’s Takamoto Katsuta sitting at the top… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 10, 2024 5 min
WRC News Katsuta snatches Portugal lead as crash delays running Takamoto Katsuta has taken the lead of Rally Portugal from early pacesetter Thierry Neuville. World Rally Championship points leader Neuville had led overnight after the… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 10, 2024 2 min
WRC News Hyundai gambles on future WRC rules Hyundai has gambled on the current World Rally Championship regulations remaining in place for the next two years – focusing its future development on the… Read more by David Evans May 10, 2024 3 min
WRC News Neuville takes early Portugal lead, Pajari strikes concrete marker Thierry Neuville has established a slim 0.6-second Rally Portugal lead over Sébastien Ogier after the opening superspecial on the streets of Figueira da Foz. Behind… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 9, 2024
WRC Features When Röhrl used Lancia’s tricks against the Italians At some point, the question’s coming. Given the potential for dry and dusty conditions, it’s as inevitable as the consumption of Pastéis de Nata in… Read more by David Evans May 9, 2024 5 min
WRC News Sordo tops Portugal shakedown, Rovanperä suffers issue Dani Sordo’s first World Rally Championship appearance in five months has gotten off to a flying start, as Hyundai’s third driver for Rally Portugal topped… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 9, 2024 2 min
WRC News Meeke downplays odds of WRC2 Portugal victory Kris Meeke has a message for the watching world: don’t be expecting any heroics at this week’s Rally de Portugal. While the Northern Irishman arrives… Read more by David Evans May 9, 2024 3 min
WRC Podcast What impact will Toyota’s part-time champions have in Portugal? There are two very big names on the Rally Portugal entry list that we haven’t seen simultaneously since November last year: Sébastien Ogier and Kalle… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 8, 2024
WRC Video DirtFish secures rallying’s golden history Barrie Hinchliffe wasn’t a film maker. He was an artist. He painted pictures, took you on a journey, showed you the world. Then told you… Read more by DirtFish Staff May 8, 2024 3 min
WRC Video Why the WRC’s future hangs in the balance The talking is just about done. Once the dossier is closed, the next two years in the World Rally Championship is decided. Slower Rally1, faster… Read more by DirtFish Staff May 8, 2024 2 min
