Off-Road News Cross-country rallying awarded FIA world championship status Cross-country rallying will officially become a world championship discipline from 2022, starting with the famous Dakar Rally, following an agreement between the FIA and the… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon June 17, 2021 2 min
ERC News WRC Promoter to take over running of ERC The running of the European Rally Championship will be taken over by WRC Promoter next season. For the first time in history the ERC will… Read more by David Evans May 14, 2021
WRC News Chinese manufacturer tipped for WRC in ‘medium future’ A Chinese manufacturer is expected to enter the World Rally Championship in the ‘medium-term’ future. Five years ago, China came within touching distance for the… Read more by David Evans May 13, 2021 2 min
WRC News FIA in “accelerated process” to ready hybrids for 2022 WRC The FIA has talked about its ‘accelerated process’ to ensure the hybrid Rally1 cars destined for next year’s World Rally Championship remain on course for… Read more by David Evans April 27, 2021 2 min
WRC Opinion What are the rules that Ogier was punished for? You know, we’ve seen these situations many times before during the course of a rally. A car sustains damage, more often than not on the… Read more by DirtFish Staff April 26, 2021 3 min
WRC News Ogier given all-clear to continue with damaged car Sebastien Ogier’s Toyota has been approved to continue by the FIA following the damage incurred in a road accident ahead of Sunday morning’s opening stage…. Read more by David Evans April 25, 2021 2 min
WRC News Matton adamant no hybrid delays in WRC FIA rally director Yves Matton has assured DirtFish the World Rally Championship’s hybrid plans are on track for January’s Monte Carlo Rally. The series’ hybrid… Read more by David Evans April 24, 2021 2 min
WRC Features Opinion Why these rally aces should succeed Todt as FIA president Twelve years ago, change was coming. No doubt about it. The World Rally Championship had drifted very definitely into the doldrums. The 2009 season started… Read more by David Evans March 22, 2021 2 min
WRC News The case for two winter WRC rallies Dear FIA and WRC Promoter. We’ve solved the problem of Sweden or Finland for next year’s winter rally slot. Seriously, you can have this one… Read more by David Evans March 14, 2021 3 min
Rally Features Can a nostalgia project kickstart a stalled category? Five Alpine A110 Rally RGTs appeared on the Monte Carlo Rally, and there was certainly anticipation about whether this new car from the 1973 World… Read more by Ida Wood February 17, 2021 5 min
World RX Features WRC Promoter takes over World RX – what we want to see At long last, WRC Promoter has been announced as the new commercial rights holder for the World Rallycross Championship. The agreement will likely inject fresh… Read more by DirtFish Media February 11, 2021 5 min
World RX News Why WRC and World RX may have a shared future Last November something great was supposed to happen. It came close. But, ultimately, it didn’t quite make it. That thing was the combination of the… Read more by David Evans February 3, 2021 3 min
WRC Features News What’s the rule that Tänak broke? Ott Tänak’s suspended one-round ban from the 2021 World Rally Championship sparked plenty of debate across social media. There was an overwhelming feeling that this… Read more by DirtFish Media January 25, 2021 5 min
WRC News Ogier fined for on-stage helmet rules breach Monte Carlo Rally leader Sébastien Ogier has been fined €400 for completing the Saint-Clément – Freissinières stage without his helmet strap fastened, but escaped any… Read more by Luke Barry January 23, 2021 2 min
Euro RX News Euro RX split from World RX possible after tender launch The FIA has launched a tender process for the European Rallycross Championship promoter that could mean it splits from the World Rallycross Championship for the… Read more by Dominik Wilde January 17, 2021 3 min
Rally News Neuville’s firm to supply CrossCars for FIA Rally Star Thierry Neuville will play an active role in finding his own replacement – along with helping to source the next Sébastien Ogier and an all-new… Read more by David Evans January 4, 2021 5 min
WRC Features 1995 Rewind: What we’ve seen so far this season What next? In a World Rally Championship season that hasn’t stopped twisting and turning since the Monte Carlo opener, prediction has become utter folly. Predictions… Read more by David Evans November 9, 2020 3 min
World RX Features How bad timing sidelined rallycross’ disabled trailblazer There is no rallycross hall of fame. Not yet at least. The names that would conceivably be there are fairly obvious; Kenneth Hansen, the most… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay November 3, 2020 10 min +
