Rally News WRC stars take on Portuguese warm-up What’s better than one Rally of Portugal in a season? Exactly… two. Granted, this weekend’s Rali Terras d’Aboboreira might not be blessed with the full… Read more by Jon Scoltock April 26, 2024 3 min
WRC News Loubet announces WRC2 return with Škoda Pierre-Louis Loubet will drive for Škoda in 2024, having announced his return to the WRC2 category on Thursday. The Frenchman, who has competed for M-Sport… Read more by James Bowen January 11, 2024 2 min
WRC News What do we know about M-Sport’s 2024 driver plans? Toyota has shown its full hand for next year’s World Rally Championship. And in confirming Esapekka Lappi’s place in its lineup, Hyundai has laid plenty… Read more by Luke Barry November 23, 2023 5 min
WRC News Loubet knows he’s better than his 2023 Pierre-Louis Loubet’s 2023 World Rally Championship was a disappointing stutter in form after his impressive bounceback the year before – but he knows he’s better… Read more by Luke Barry November 7, 2023 3 min
WRC News Loubet penalized a minute for helmet misdemeanour Pierre-Louis Loubet and Benjamin Veillas have been given a one-minute time penalty and handed a €1500 fine for not wearing their safety gear correctly on… Read more by Luke Barry October 27, 2023 2 min
WRC News Fourmaux to return to Rally1 for WRC season finale Adrien Fourmaux will return to Rally1 competition aboard an M-Sport Ford Puma at next month’s Rally Japan, the team have announced. The Frenchman, who’s promotion… Read more by James Bowen October 20, 2023 2 min
WRC News Loubet chooses ex-Ogier co-driver to replace Gilsoul Pierre-Louis Loubet has chosen Sébastien Ogier’s former co-driver Benjamin Veillas to replace Nicolas Gilsoul, starting from next weekend’s Central European Rally. Loubet and Gilsoul teamed up… Read more by Luke Barry October 19, 2023 2 min
WRC News Loubet splits with co-driver Gilsoul following Rally Chile exit M-Sport driver Pierre-Louis Loubet has split with his co-driver Nicolas Gilsoul, less than two weeks before the next World Rally Championship round. The pairing only… Read more by Ida Wood October 13, 2023 2 min
WRC News Loubet crashes out, Evans leads Chile Toyota’s Elfyn Evans leads Rally Chile after the opening loop of stages on Friday, which ended with Pierre-Louis Loubet rolling out. M-Sport Ford’s Ott Tänak… Read more by Ida Wood September 29, 2023 2 min
WRC News M-Sport apologizes to Loubet for rally-ending water pump issue M-Sport Ford team principal Richard Millener has apologized to Pierre-Louis Loubet after a water pump problem, which also affected his team-mate Ott Tänak, ruled him… Read more by Luke Barry September 8, 2023 3 min
WRC News Loubet retires from Acropolis with technical issue Pierre-Louis Loubet has retired from Acropolis Rally Greece, failing to start SS2 with a technical problem aboard his Ford Puma Rally1 Hybrid. It may have… Read more by Ida Wood September 7, 2023 2 min
WRC News Loubet carrying “small issue” for final Rally Finland morning M-Sport Ford’s Pierre-Loubet has had to start the final day of Rally Finland driving in road mode, and may have to do the whole morning… Read more by Ida Wood August 5, 2023 2 min
WRC News Lappi out of Rally Finland, Rovanperä to restart Esapekka Lappi will play no further part in Rally Finland, but both Kalle Rovanperä and Pierre-Louis Loubet will restart on Saturday. Four Rally1 cars retired… Read more by Luke Barry August 4, 2023 3 min
WRC News M-Sport: Impact caused Tänak’s engine issue M-Sport Ford believe an impact was the cause of Ott Tänak’s engine issue which caused him to retire from Rally Finland. Tänak struck something with… Read more by Ida Wood August 4, 2023 2 min
WRC News Tänak’s engine dies, Loubet crashes on SS3 Both of M-Sport’s drivers have retired from Rally Finland on SS3 as Ott Tänak parked up with engine failure and Pierre-Louis Loubet crashed. Tänak came… Read more by Ida Wood August 3, 2023 2 min
WRC News Loubet steps in for Tänak in Finland warm-up rally Pierre-Louis Loubet will take team-mate Ott Tänak’s place at this weekend’s HYAcenter Rally – a warm-up event for next week’s Rally Finland. M-Sport had originally… Read more by Luke Barry July 24, 2023 2 min
WRC News Millener rages against M-Sport negativity Richard Millener’s patience was being tested. Sorely tested. Safari week was nearly done, but he was still being goaded by the media. He smiled, delivered… Read more by David Evans July 5, 2023 2 min
WRC News Loubet: I need to be a better mechanic Pierre-Louis Loubet feels he needs to become a better mechanic if he is to excel in the World Rally Championship. There have been flashes of… Read more by Luke Barry July 4, 2023 2 min
