WRC News Ogier faces his biggest physical struggle ever on a rally The drivers had warned ahead of time: Rally Portugal’s 15-hour Friday itinerary is going to be punishing. While the stage mileage wasn’t far beyond a… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 17, 2025 2 min
WRC News Hyundai identifies cause of Tänak power steering failure Hyundai technical director has indicated the rough conditions on Rally Portugal’s Amarante test, combined with Ott Tänak’s need to push full speed to keep Sébastien… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 17, 2025 2 min
WRC News Tänak power steering failure hands Ogier Portugal lead Ott Tänak’s 15-stage streak at the head of the Rally Portugal field is over, as a power steering failure aboard his Hyundai i20 N Rally1… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 17, 2025 3 min
WRC News Tänak fends off Ogier’s challenge for Portugal lead Ott Tänak has successfully fended off Sébastien Ogier’s challenge for the lead of Rally Portugal, taking a crucial stage win on Amarante to bounce back… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 17, 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 Fourmaux explains rally-ending Portugal incident Adrien Fourmaux has done his best to make sense of his fight for victory at Rally Portugal coming to an abrupt halt, though still remains… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 16, 2025 2 min
WRC News Fourmaux retires from Rally Portugal lead fight Adrien Fourmaux appears to be out of Rally Portugal with damage to his Hyundai i20 N Rally1, becoming stuck in the middle of the road… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 16, 2025 2 min
WRC News Fourmaux closes on Portugal lead as Evans plummets Road sweeping came into full effect on the final two stages of Rally Portugal’s first Friday loop, as Adrien Fourmaux closed to within 0.2s of… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 16, 2025 5 min
WRC News Puncture drops Sesks out of Portugal contention Mārtiņš Sesks had started Rally Portugal as the fastest M-Sport driver, topping shakedown and finishing the opening superspecial as the only Ford Puma in the… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 16, 2025
WRC News Evans takes Portugal lead after opening superspecial Elfyn Evans holds a slim 0.2s advantage over Toyota team-mate Sébastien Ogier and Hyundai’s Ott Tänak after Rally Portugal’s opening superspecial – but faces the… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 15, 2025 3 min
WRC News No time to eat? Portugal itinerary concerns WRC drivers The statistics tell the story. Ten stages, 91 competitive miles, 16 hours and just two remote service zones. Friday’s leg of Rally Portugal has always… Read more by Luke Barry May 15, 2025 5 min
WRC News Sesks fastest on Portugal shakedown Mārtinš Sesks marked his return to World Rally Championship gravel roads with the fastest time on Rally Portugal shakedown. Though he has one outing under… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 15, 2025 3 min
WRC Podcast Portugal’s unique challenge for WRC crews On the one hand, it’s an improvement. With the return of remote services for 2025 – and Rally Portugal becoming the first event to utilize… Read more by DirtFish Media May 14, 2025 10 min +
WRC Features The one-off alliance that could have been much more Sport is full of tantalizing ‘what ifs’ that frustratingly linger in our minds as unanswered fantasies. This one is no different, but the exception is… Read more by Luke Barry May 13, 2025 5 min
WRC News Sesks focused on experience over results Mãrtiņş Sesks isn’t chasing headline results as he heads into the first of five consecutive World Rally Championship rounds this week with M-Sport. Instead, his priority… Read more by Luke Barry May 13, 2025 3 min
WRC News Hyundai targets ‘championship fightback’ in Portugal Rally Islas Canarias was bad for Hyundai, that much nobody is denying. Even it is aware and seeing the light side with some amusing Uno-based… Read more by Luke Barry May 13, 2025 3 min
WRC News Rally Portugal 2025 data: Entry list + itinerary With more Rally1 cars than we’ve seen for two and a half years, and a record WRC2 entry, 2025’s edition of Rally Portugal is already… Read more by Luke Barry May 12, 2025 3 min
WRC News Toyota: Our domination so far is ‘irrelevant’ Toyota’s domination of the early part of the 2025 World Rally Championship season means little as the series heads west for this week’s Rally Portugal,… Read more by David Evans May 12, 2025 2 min
