WRC News Evans tops Toyota 1-2-3 in Japan shakedown World Rally Championship leader Elfyn Evans topped the Rally Japan shakedown stage in a Toyota 1-2-3. Leading the standings by 13 points ahead of this… Read more by Luke Barry November 6, 2025 2 min
WRC News Neuville tops CER shakedown despite early off Thierry Neuville set the pace at the Central European Rally shakedown, despite hitting an Armco barrier with force on his first pass. After seven successive… Read more by Luke Barry October 16, 2025 2 min
WRC News Tänak heads Toyota trio on Rally Chile shakedown Ott Tänak set the pace in the first timed action of Rally Chile as World Rally Championship crews took on Thursday’s shakedown. The Hyundai driver… Read more by Mark Paulson September 11, 2025 3 min
WRC News Katsuta quickest on Paraguay shakedown that surprised drivers As a dress rehearsal to one of the most unpredictable rounds of the World Rally Championship rounds in years, Thursday morning’s Rally del Paraguay shakedown… Read more by Luke Barry August 28, 2025 2 min
WRC News Katsuta fastest at Rally Finland shakedown Takamoto Katsuta set the fastest time at Rally Finland shakedown ahead of Toyota team-mate Sébastien Ogier and M-Sport’s Josh McErlean. Using a reduced version of… Read more by Luke Barry July 31, 2025 2 min
WRC News Rovanperä clear at Estonia shakedown On an event he’s dominated since 2021, Kalle Rovanperä again looks the man to beat in 2025 as he set the pace at the Rally… Read more by Luke Barry July 17, 2025 2 min
WRC News Neuville and Katsuta joint top of Acropolis shakedown Thierry Neuville and Takamoto Katsuta shared the fastest time on the shakedown stage for Acropolis Rally Greece. The 2.2-mile Lygaria test was a small sample… Read more by Luke Barry June 26, 2025 3 min
WRC News Evans’ ire at ‘unrepresentative’ shakedown World Rally Championship leader Elfyn Evans is frustrated that “nobody’s listening” to drivers’ calls to make sure shakedown is representative of the competitive event. The Olbia Cabu… Read more by Luke Barry June 5, 2025 3 min
WRC News Ogier heads Toyota 1-2-3 in Sardinia shakedown Sébastien Ogier topped a Toyota 1-2-3 on the shakedown stage for Rally Italy Sardinia. Sardinia is the sixth round of the 2025 World Rally Championship,… Read more by Luke Barry June 5, 2025 2 min
WRC News Ingram tops Japan shakedown in a Rally2 car Chris Ingram incredibly set the fastest time on the final shakedown stage of the 2024 World Rally Championship season at Rally Japan, driving a Rally2-spec… Read more by Luke Barry November 21, 2024 3 min
WRC News Lappi tops an intriguing Rally Chile shakedown Esapekka Lappi was fastest from Mārtiņš Sesks on an intriguing Rally Chile shakedown stage where several Rally1 drivers opted to check their pace. At over… Read more by Luke Barry September 26, 2024 3 min
WRC News Lappi fastest on Finland shakedown Esapekka Lappi shaded Kalle Rovanperä to the fastest time at Secto Rally Finland shakedown – but the top four cars were all split by just… Read more by Luke Barry August 1, 2024 3 min
WRC News Tänak tops Latvia shakedown, Neuville survives moment Ott Tänak set the shakedown pace from Hyundai team-mate Thierry Neuville on the World Rally Championship’s very first visit to Rally Latvia. The 2.2-mile Cimdenieki… Read more by Luke Barry July 18, 2024 3 min
WRC News Neuville goes fastest on “ridiculous” Italy shakedown World Rally Championship points leader Thierry Neuville set the fastest time on Rally Italy Sardinia’s shakedown ahead of the rally start later on Friday afternoon…. Read more by Jon Scoltock May 31, 2024 3 min
WRC News Ogier fastest on Croatia shakedown Sébastien Ogier set the fastest time on shakedown for Rally Croatia, round four of the World Rally Championship season. The majority of drivers set their… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 18, 2024 3 min
WRC News Rovanperä and Neuville joint fastest on Safari shakedown World champion Kalle Rovanperä and points leader Thierry Neuville jointly set the pace on Safari Rally Kenya’s shakedown on Wednesday morning. Rovanperä, who won the… Read more by Mark Paulson March 27, 2024 2 min
WRC News Lappi’s late run sets Sweden shakedown pace Esapekka Lappi went fastest on shakedown for Rally Sweden, his first World Rally Championship event since stepping back to a part-time campaign for 2024. All… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay February 15, 2024 2 min
WRC News Neuville beats Rovanperä to win CER shakedown Thierry Neuville set the pace by an impressive 1.4 seconds over Kalle Rovanperä on the Central European Rally shakedown stage. CER is an all-new rally… Read more by Luke Barry October 25, 2023 2 min
