WRC News Rovanperä doubles Latvia lead, Katsuta hits trouble Kalle Rovanperä more than doubled his Rally Latvia lead across the course of Saturday morning’s four stages, but Takamoto Katsuta became the first Rally1 driver… Read more by Luke Barry July 20, 2024 3 min
WRC News Drivers urge fans to be safe and sensible in Poland Toyota star Takamoto Katsuta has led the drivers’ calls for fans to listen to the marshals during this week’s Rally Poland. The Mikołajki-based event hasn’t… Read more by David Evans June 27, 2024 2 min
WRC Features Katsuta managing Poland expectations As the World Rally Championship returns to Poland next week, most crews will be dredging their memory banks and digging out their pacenotes and onboard… Read more by Mark Paulson June 18, 2024 3 min
WRC News Toyota’s search for another Katsuta continues Has there ever been a better time to be a Japanese rally fan? It’s hard to remember one. And the good news? It just keeps… Read more by David Evans June 12, 2024 3 min
WRC News Katsuta retires from Sardinia podium fight Takamoto Katsuta has retired from third place on Rally Italy Sardinia with a suspected transmission failure. It was reported that the Toyota driver had made… Read more by Jon Scoltock June 1, 2024 2 min
WRC Features Rally Italy Sardinia 2024 form guide The European gravel season is underway and, after an action-packed Rally Portugal three weeks ago, we’re back at it with Rally Italia Sardegna. A quick… Read more by Jon Scoltock May 28, 2024 3 min
WRC Features Ogier dispenses advice to winless team-mate Katsuta Takamoto Katsuta’s World Rally Championship campaign in 2024 has been a mixture of promise and frustration. Fridays have been Katsuta’s domain. He led the way… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 23, 2024 3 min
WRC News Could Katsuta follow Rovanperä into drifting? Kalle Rovanperä has created a neat sideline for himself with his drifting exploits, but now the world rally champion is encouraging his team-mate Takamoto Katsuta… Read more by Jon Scoltock May 22, 2024 2 min
WRC Features How Toyota can help Katsuta In the midst of a run of gravel rallies through the European late spring and early summer, the World Rally Championship events come thick and… Read more by Mark Paulson May 20, 2024 3 min
WRC News Latvala: Katsuta needs to relax more After crashing out of the lead battle at Rally Portugal, you could forgive Takamoto Katsuta for wondering what exactly he has to do to get… Read more by Jon Scoltock May 17, 2024 3 min
WRC Features What we learned from Rally Portugal 2024 The European gravel season got underway in spectacular fashion at Rally Portugal. The eventual winner may not have surprised too many people, but pre-rally predictions… Read more by Jon Scoltock May 13, 2024 3 min
WRC News Katsuta heads tight Friday fight in Portugal Ten seconds split the top six drivers after a fascinating opening morning at Rally Portugal – but it’s Toyota’s Takamoto Katsuta sitting at the top… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 10, 2024 5 min
WRC News Katsuta snatches Portugal lead as crash delays running Takamoto Katsuta has taken the lead of Rally Portugal from early pacesetter Thierry Neuville. World Rally Championship points leader Neuville had led overnight after the… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay May 10, 2024 2 min
WRC Features How Katsuta chose to put his team before himself The question was, if we’re honest, a little bit naughty. But it felt like it had to be asked. We all know Toyota’s attitude to… Read more by Jon Scoltock April 30, 2024 5 min
WRC Features The worst part of a co-driver’s job isn’t what you’d expect In fairness, it was freezing. Like literally freezing – frost on the ground chilly. Aaron Johnston knew what was coming. He knew the hard compound… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 29, 2024 3 min
WRC Features Croatia Rally 2024 form guide After the long gap between Sweden and the Safari, the WRC season is getting busy now, with events taking place every three weeks for the… Read more by Mark Paulson April 16, 2024 3 min
WRC News Katsuta’s strategy to clinch a first WRC win When Takamoto Katsuta crashed out of the Rally Sweden lead battle, he was a broken man. Back in the Umeå service park, there were tears… Read more by Mark Paulson April 11, 2024 3 min
WRC Features How Rovanperä rode the rocks to rule the Safari Friday As the cars departed the south-bound side of the Nairobi Expressway, passing Kenya’s parliament building, heading for the Kenyatta International Convention Center, the sense… Read more by David Evans April 1, 2024 10 min +