WRC Features What we learned from Safari Rally Kenya 2026 If you weren’t crying, the person next to you was. Takamoto Katsuta and Aaron Johnston, finally, can call themselves World Rally winners after one of… Read more by Luke Barry March 16, 2026 5 min
WRC Opinion What next for Katsuta now he’s a WRC winner? Like the vast majority of the service park, I’ve always got on with Katsuta. Even when he was dropped for Chile and Central Europe Rally… Read more by David Evans March 16, 2026 2 min
WRC News Johnston: Victory has been a long time coming For Aaron Johnston, winning the Safari Rally isn’t the realization of a dream. He never dreamed the dream, because he never expected to be in… Read more by David Evans March 15, 2026 2 min
WRC News Rovanperä and Tänak ‘proud’ of Katsuta Former World Rally Championship driver Kalle Rovanperä is ‘proud’ of Takamoto Katsuta after he clinched his first WRC victory at Safari Rally Kenya. Rovanperä was Katsuta’s… Read more by Luke Barry March 15, 2026 2 min
WRC News Katsuta reacts to emotional maiden WRC win He’s finally done it. After years of soaring high and crushing lows, Takamoto Katsuta has achieved the result he always wanted: a win in the World… Read more by Luke Barry March 15, 2026 2 min
WRC News Katsuta claims first WRC win at Safari Rally Kenya Takamoto Katsuta and co-driver Aaron Johnston are World Rally Championship winners; the pair victorious at Safari Rally Kenya 2026 by 27.4 seconds. Adrien Fourmaux finished… Read more by Luke Barry March 15, 2026 3 min
WRC News Katsuta’s thoughts with first WRC victory in sight In typical Takamoto Katsuta fashion, his first words were for his team-mates. “We knew that it was going to be a big day today, but… Read more by Luke Barry March 14, 2026 2 min
WRC News Katsuta climbs from seventh to lead Safari Rally Kenya Takamoto Katsuta will lead Safari Rally Kenya into the final day following the cancellation of the second run of the Sleeping Warrior stage on Saturday… Read more by David Evans March 14, 2026 2 min
WRC News Tänak: I’m not Katsuta’s coach, just his friend One of the Rally Sweden’s biggest post-event storylines was Takamoto Katsuta’s revelation that Ott Tänak has been helping him. Tänak walked away from the World… Read more by Luke Barry March 5, 2026 3 min
WRC News Tänak has been helping Katsuta this year If we told you a World Rally champion had been helping Takamoto Katsuta this season, would you be surprised? After all, Kalle Rovanperä’s friendship with… Read more by Luke Barry February 17, 2026 3 min
WRC News Katsuta: I wouldn’t have won anyway Toyota driver Takamoto Katsuta has offered a deeper explanation into the issues which he felt cost him the chance to fight to the end of… Read more by David Evans February 15, 2026 3 min
WRC News Evans grabs WRC lead with Rally Sweden win Elfyn Evans has taken the lead of the World Rally Championship after a second Rally Sweden victory in as many years. The Toyota driver won… Read more by Luke Barry February 15, 2026 3 min
WRC News The reason Katsuta lost so much time to Evans Rally Sweden is decided on fine margins. Takamoto Katsuta led after Friday’s action by a mere 2.8 seconds. By the conclusion of Saturday’s stages, that… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay February 14, 2026 2 min
WRC News Katsuta’s role in saving Solberg’s win As Oliver Solberg thundered down the hill and through the field, the watching world held its collected breath. What about the fence? The eventual Monte… Read more by David Evans February 7, 2026 2 min
WRC News Katsuta wants to fight for WRC title in 2027 Takamoto Katsuta is aiming to fight for the World Rally Championship in 2027, with more podiums the target for 2026. Starting his seventh season as a… Read more by Luke Barry January 3, 2026 3 min
WRC Video Access all areas with Toyota What you see is the press release, the images on social media and the news of who will be competing in the following season of… Read more by DirtFish Media November 18, 2025 10 min +
WRC News Katsuta: I tried too hard to win Japan The weight of disappointment lay firmly on his shoulders. In his eyes, he’d not just let himself down, or his team down. He’d let a nation… Read more by Luke Barry November 14, 2025 3 min
WRC News Ogier could sense Tänak wasn’t happy Toyota driver Sébastien Ogier could sense Ott Tänak’s decision to step back from the World Rally Championship was coming. The two drivers – who worked… Read more by Luke Barry November 10, 2025 3 min
