WRC Photos Grönholm’s lesser-known factory chance It is common for top drivers in the World Rally Championship to drive for multiple manufacturers, as the notoriously fickle makes come and go, or… Read more by Mark Paulson April 10, 2024 2 min
WRC Photos Friends reunited after 20 years Twenty years ago, a pair of fresh-faced Frenchmen were on a mission on the stages around Antalya, Turkey. The third round of the 2004 Junior… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon April 4, 2024
WRC Photos Ferrari’s WRC heyday Mention “Ferrari” and “1982” around any seasoned motorsport fan, and only one story comes to mind. Villeneuve and Pironi; Imola and Zolder. The tale and… Read more by James Bowen March 27, 2024 2 min
WRC Features The story of Airikkala’s sole WRC triumph This was supposed to be a picture of a Mitsubishi Starion on the 1988 Cartel International Rally. Or an Opel Manta 400, same woods a… Read more by David Evans March 20, 2024 2 min
WRC Features McRae’s Safari debut in a strange Subaru Iconic blue-and-yellow livery? Check. Subaru badge on the hood? Check. Colin McRae and Derek Ringer aboard? Check. But that’s a bit small for an Impreza,… Read more by Mark Paulson March 13, 2024 2 min
WRC Features The Toyota WRC car you might’ve missed If you’ve been even a casual observer of the World Rally Championship over the last seven years, it’s fair to say you’ll be fairly used… Read more by James Bowen February 28, 2024 2 min
WRC Photos When Mazda got its moment in the Swedish sun Timo Salonen rarely believed in convention. The 1985 World Rally champion is primarily famous for three things: driving a Peugeot 205 T16, chain smoking, and… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay February 14, 2024 2 min
WRC Features A WRC postcard from the beach February in Northern Europe. It’s grey, it’s cold, it’s windy and it’s damp. So to warm up those of us still struggling through the depths… Read more by James Bowen February 7, 2024 2 min
WRC Features Ford’s Monte dilemma at the dawn of Group A And then it was 1987. A month and three days after saying farewell to Ford’s rocketship RS200, Stig Blomqvist had a decision to make. The… Read more by David Evans January 17, 2024 2 min
WRC Features Lancia’s most unusual rally car What’s this, a Group 5 car rallying? What’s that all about then? You don’t see many cars like that on a rally stage. But hang… Read more by Mark Paulson January 10, 2024 2 min
WRC Photos Calling home from Argentina It’s Didier. On the phone. And what a telephone. The archive at Girardo & Co. is a quite extraordinary place. It’s packed, wall-to-wall, with some… Read more by David Evans December 27, 2023
WRC Photos Africa’s other marathon challenge Can you feel the dust clinging to your sweaty body and choking your lungs? This is the Ivory Coast Rally, also known as the Bandama… Read more by Mark Paulson December 20, 2023 2 min
WRC Photos The summer snow of a classic WRC event December is perhaps the most difficult month of the year for rally fans. With the World Rally Championship season over there’s no action to feast… Read more by James Bowen December 13, 2023 2 min
WRC Features The brief WRC career of a sports car icon It might be revered in racing circles but, when it comes to rallying, the BMW M1 isn’t the type of car you expect to see… Read more by Mark Paulson December 6, 2023 2 min
WRC Photos A love letter to a Kit Car hero I’ve had to give myself a good talking to. How can it be that we’ve been running the Girardo & Co. picture of the week… Read more by Luke Barry November 29, 2023 2 min
WRC Features A reminder Group B wasn’t just about 4WD Can you get much cooler than a very sideways Opel Manta 400 with Henri Toivonen at the wheel? Adorned in that iconic livery too, there… Read more by Mark Paulson November 22, 2023 2 min
WRC Features The WRC pair who always seemed to become team-mates Early January is said to be one of the most depressing times of the year, but not for a World Rally Championship fan. With just… Read more by Luke Barry November 8, 2023 2 min
WRC Features Remembering Kankkunen’s final WRC act His is a name that returned to the World Rally Championship news agenda, as Toyota team principal Jari-Matti Latvala compared Kalle Rovanperä’s latest title success… Read more by Hamir Thapar November 1, 2023 2 min
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