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
WRC News Katsuta home win hopes dashed by crash Takamoto Katsuta’s hopes of a maiden World Rally Championship win have been dashed by a crash on SS11 of Rally Japan, which broke the power… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay November 8, 2025 2 min
WRC News Katsuta: Japan win not impossible The manufacturers’ title is already wrapped; three of its drivers are firmly in contention for the drivers’ prize – 2025 is shaping up to be… Read more by Luke Barry November 1, 2025 2 min
WRC Opinion Is it time for Toyota to widen its net? Ten years and a couple of months ago Takamoto Katsuta arrived in Helsinki for the first time. He was ready for an adventure. Circuit racing… Read more by David Evans October 31, 2025 3 min
WRC News Rovanperä ‘carrying Katsuta’s dream’ going racing As a driver who switched from racing single-seaters to compete at the top level of the World Rally Championship, Takamoto Katsuta knows the challenge facing… Read more by Mark Paulson October 23, 2025 3 min
WRC News The reasons Katsuta struggled in Chile Fridays on World Rally Championship gravel are critical. They set a driver up for the rally ahead: get stuck with a bad road position for… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay September 21, 2025 5 min
WRC News Katsuta explains his Paraguay crash Toyota driver Takamoto Katsuta has talked DirtFish through his day-ending crash at Rally del Paraguay. Katsuta had been running ninth overall, restricted by a puncture… Read more by Luke Barry August 29, 2025 2 min
WRC News Rovanperä swap was Katsuta’s idea Deputy team principal Juha Kankkunen was in no position to argue. Helping out friends and countrymen is nothing new for the four-time world champion, so… Read more by David Evans June 29, 2025 2 min
WRC News Katsuta laments his ‘unlucky’ mistake Takamoto Katsuta owned up to a mistake that led to his retirement from Saturday at Acropolis Rally Greece, but felt he was also unlucky. The… Read more by Luke Barry June 28, 2025 2 min
