ERC News ERC calendar revealed for 2026 There’s minor changes to the European Rally Championship calendar for 2026, including the return of Portugal and a switch of surface in Poland. As was… Read more by Luke Barry October 16, 2025 2 min
ERC News Marczyk the new ERC champion despite Armstrong win The 2025 European Rally Championship went down to the wire in Croatia, but it was Miko Marczyk who prospered to become the new European Rally champion…. Read more by Luke Barry October 5, 2025 3 min
ARA News The next step for a promising prospect What’s next? A phrase now commonly associated with Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas, but equally applicable to DirtFish Women in Motorsport Driver Aoife Raftery. The… Read more by Luke Barry September 26, 2025 3 min
WRC News Rome replaces Sardinia as Italy’s WRC round from 2027 Italy’s round of the World Rally Championship will be based in Rome from 2027, with Sardinia pivoting to the European Rally Championship. Sardinia has been… Read more by Luke Barry September 23, 2025 2 min
ERC News Armstrong claims first ERC win at Rali Ceredigion Jon Armstrong claimed his maiden European Rally Championship victory at Rali Ceredigion in an M-Sport 1-2 ahead of team-mate Romet Jürgenson. In doing so, Armstrong… Read more by Luke Barry September 7, 2025 3 min
ERC Features Who’s fighting for the ERC title? Six rounds, six different winners and realistically now just two title contenders remain with two rallies left – yet neither of them are among those… Read more by Luke Barry September 4, 2025 3 min
ERC Podcast M-Sport’s chance of a championship title this season? With its inexperienced driver lineup, M-Sport always knew its chances of World Rally Championship silverware in 2025 were slim. But with works efforts in Rally2… Read more by DirtFish Media August 27, 2025 10 min +
ERC Video Onboard an ERC rally stage – without pacenotes! It’s a difficult feeling to describe – the trust that you’re going to be fine, yet the lack of belief that this level of speed… Read more by Luke Barry August 27, 2025 2 min
ERC News Paddon’s planned ERC comeback thwarted European Rally champion Hayden Paddon had planned a return to the series at next week’s Rali Ceredigion, but the deal could not be completed. He… Read more by Luke Barry August 25, 2025 2 min
ERC Features The ERC’s answer to Ogier? Brilliantly balancing pace with patience, expertly eking out a defendable advantage, picking his stage to pounce and utilizing all of his experience to perfection, it was nothing short… Read more by Luke Barry August 23, 2025 5 min
ERC Features The fulfilled promise delivering WRC its next hotshot Calle Carlberg should consider making more promises to people if his last one’s anything to go by. Coming to the end of his prize-drive season… Read more by Luke Barry August 22, 2025 5 min
ERC News Kopecký regains his Barum Rally crown After losing out last year to Dominik Stříteský, Jan Kopecký regained his Barum Rally Zlín crown with a masterful drive in 2025. Kopecký’s victory, by 10.7… Read more by Luke Barry August 17, 2025 2 min
ERC News Penalty costs Crugnola ERC hat-trick in Rome On pace alone, Andrea Crugnola would’ve won his third Rally di Roma Capitale in a row in the European Rally Championship. But a 20-second time… Read more by Luke Barry July 6, 2025 2 min
WRC Features The driver who did 6 rallies in 7 weekends This weekend will be something of a relief. To wake up in his own bed, to be free of any stresses or pressure. When your life… Read more by Luke Barry June 20, 2025 5 min
WRC News What Sesks’ ERC dominantion means for his WRC career The contrast between the two weekends could not be clearer. While Mãrtiņš Sesks flew home to hang out with friends as his fellow World Rally… Read more by Luke Barry June 17, 2025 5 min
ERC Features Using Pac-Man to unlock a career-best result Weeks earlier, it was he who was helping to call the moment. Performing the co-commentator role for the European Rally Championship, Eyvind Brynildsen was on… Read more by Luke Barry June 4, 2025 5 min
WRC News 2027 cars designed not just for WRC The FIA intends for the next set of World Rally Championship regulations to become the backbone of championships all over the world, not just the WRC. Rally1… Read more by Luke Barry May 12, 2025 2 min
ERC Features What we learned from ERC Hungary The smooth Tarmac rounds of Rally Sierra Morena were traded for the ultra-punishing gravel tracks of Rally Hungary for round two of this year’s European… Read more by Luke Barry May 11, 2025 5 min
