WRC News Rovanperä didn’t impress himself with dominant powerstage When Kalle Rovanperä woke up on Sunday morning, it’s a fair assumption he wasn’t expecting to outshine the 18th supreme pontiff, Pope Pontian. Word is… Read more by David Evans June 9, 2025 2 min
WRC News Rovanperä predicts he’ll never get on with Hankooks Kalle Rovanperä has suggested he will never fully acclimatize to Hankook’s World Rally Championship gravel control tire. Hankook took over as sole tier supplier to… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 26, 2025 2 min
WRC News Rovanperä calls for WRC maximum day length rule Kalle Rovanperä has called for more stringent regulation around how World Rally Championship itineraries are designed, suggesting a rule should be implemented that enforces a… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 22, 2025 3 min
WRC News Rovanperä mounts late bid for Portugal victory Sébastien Ogier remains atop the Rally Portugal standings with three stages to go, though an emphatic stage win on Paredes from Kalle Rovanperä has cut… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 18, 2025 3 min
WRC News Rovanperä questions Portugal itinerary, Tänak extends lead Ott Tänak has extended his Rally Portugal lead to seven seconds after Portugal’s arduous Friday, fending off Toyota’s challenge alone after Hyundai team-mate Adrien Fourmaux’s… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 16, 2025 3 min
WRC News Why Evans has as much trepidation as Rovanperä He may be the World Rally Championship leader, but Elfyn Evans knew who was top dog last time out at Rally Islas Canarias. “You have… Read more by Luke Barry May 9, 2025 3 min
WRC Features Ogier’s class in defeat reflects his career perspective Every now and then sport brings a moment of brilliance when you have to step back and bow down. To appreciate it for what it… Read more by David Evans May 2, 2025 3 min
WRC News Rovanperä not expecting to suddenly be dominant It was one of the best performances of Kalle Rovanperä’s World Rally Championship career – but the Finn is not expecting Rally Islas Canarias to… Read more by Luke Barry May 2, 2025 3 min
WRC Features The one fight even Ogier was never going to win Rally Islas Canarias can best be summarized by comments from Sébastien Ogier after just the opening trio of stages. “It’s two surprises,” Ogier began. “One… Read more by Luke Barry April 28, 2025 10 min +
WRC News Kankkunen “not impressed” by Rovanperä’s crushing Canarias win It’s an odd statement on paper. Kalle Rovanperä simply disappeared into the distance on Rally Islas Canarias, not giving anyone so much as a crumb… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 27, 2025 3 min
WRC News Rovanperä extends Canarias stage-winning streak Kalle Rovanperä is running away with the lead on Rally Islas Canarias, continuing his 100% stage win streak from the rally start and increasing his… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 26, 2025 3 min
WRC News Rovanperä ‘relieved’ by his return to form It’s come three months later than perhaps we all expected, but the Kalle Rovanperä show is back on the road. Six stages; six scratch times…. Read more by Luke Barry April 25, 2025 3 min
WRC News Rovanperä’s clean sweep as Toyota hold 1-2-3-4-5 Kalle Rovanperä has strengthened his grip on the lead of Rally Islas Canarias, spearheading a Toyota domination of the leaderboard as Hyundai continued to struggle… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 25, 2025 3 min
WRC News Rovanperä leads early Toyota 1-2-3 in Canaries Kalle Rovanperä was a cut above the rest on the opening morning of Rally Islas Canarias, winning all three of Friday’s first loop of stages… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 25, 2025 2 min
WRC News How driver pacenotes are compromised for WRC Canarias The recce at Rally Islas Canarias, a brand-new event on the World Rally Championship calendar, was always going to be a challenge with drivers creating… Read more by Luke Barry April 24, 2025 5 min
WRC News Rovanperä dominates Rally Islas Canarias shakedown Kalle Rovanperä topped the timesheets on Rally Islas Canarias’ shakedown stage, besting the rest of the field by 2.5s on the 6.26km Santa Brigida test…. Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 24, 2025 3 min
WRC Podcast Must Rovanperä apply an all-or-nothing approach? Kalle Rovanperä has 57 reasons to be worried by the form of his Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans. Even if he records a perfect 35-pointer at… Read more by DirtFish Media April 23, 2025 10 min +
WRC Features The team-mate swap in an echoed WRC tale It’s a season he started as world championship favorite, but so far has yet to deliver. The expected flashes of speed have been there, but… Read more by Luke Barry April 18, 2025 3 min
