WRC Features What we learned from 2023 Rally México From the alpine and wintry conditions of Monte Carlo and Sweden, the World Rally Championship quite literally turned up the heat for the third stop… Read more by Luke Barry March 20, 2023 5 min
WRC News Katsuta reprimanded for stopping before finish control Takamoto Katsuta and Aaron Johnston have both been reprimanded by the FIA stewards for stopping their Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 between the flying finish and… Read more by Luke Barry March 19, 2023 1 min
WRC Opinion Winners + losers from Rally México 2023 This year’s Rally México was full of drama at every turn. There were sensational drives, big crashes and the odd mechanical failure to go with… Read more by DirtFish Staff March 19, 2023 3 min
WRC News How Katsuta’s Friday in México unraveled Takamoto Katsuta said his dramatic crash out of Rally México’s Friday leg began with an “optimistic” piece of late braking. The Toyota driver was running… Read more by DirtFish Media March 17, 2023 2 min
WRC News Why Katsuta crashed and retired in Sweden Takamoto Katsuta has explained what led to his crash on Rally Sweden, and relayed the damage done to his Toyota GR Yaris Rally1. Katsuta had… Read more by Luke Barry February 10, 2023 3 min
WRC News Katsuta’s promotion won’t stop Toyota’s Challenge program When Toyota confirmed it would be coming back to the World Rally Championship in 2016, Akio Toyoda made it very clear – this wasn’t just… Read more by David Evans February 8, 2023 2 min
WRC News Katsuta under “no stupid pressure” in Sweden Takamoto Katsuta says he is under “no stupid pressure” ahead of his first World Rally Championship event as a nominated driver to score points for… Read more by Luke Barry February 6, 2023 1 min
Rally News Lappi and Katsuta both crash in Finnish snow rally Neither Esapekka Lappi nor Takamoto Katsuta managed to win the Kuopio Rally, their warm-up event for next weekend’s World Rally Championship-counting Rally Sweden, as both… Read more by Luke Barry February 4, 2023 2 min
WRC News WRC’s non-championship super Saturday If the rallying did super Saturdays outside of the World Rally Championship, tomorrow would very definitely be one of them. Four cars, three teams, two… Read more by David Evans February 3, 2023 3 min
WRC News Neuville: WRC testing regulations not reducing costs Thierry Neuville is not a fan of the World Rally Championship’s reduced testing regulations, saying they are having the opposite effect as intended. For this season, each… Read more by Luke Barry January 25, 2023 3 min
WRC News Lappi and Katsuta enter Finnish national rally in Rally1 cars Hyundai’s Esapekka Lappi and Toyota’s Takamoto Katsuta will both compete on the Kuopio Rally in Finland with Rally1 cars, one week before Rally Sweden. Testing… Read more by Luke Barry January 23, 2023 1 min
WRC Features Monte Carlo Rally 2023 form guide There are 10 Monte Carlo Rally victories between the 75 starters for this year’s classic – just nine of them in the top Rally1 class…. Read more by Luke Barry January 18, 2023 3 min
WRC Features Katsuta can win this year – and team orders won’t stop him Toyota technical director Tom Fowler believes Takamoto Katsuta “has it in him” to claim a maiden World Rally Championship victory this year. Katsuta joins Toyota’s official… Read more by Luke Barry January 13, 2023 3 min
WRC Features Winners + losers of WRC’s 2023 shakeup We all know how musical chairs works. When the music stops, everyone rushes to find a seat and whoever’s left standing is out. Now this… Read more by Luke Barry January 6, 2023 3 min
WRC News Why Toyota chose to promote Katsuta now Toyota team principal Jari-Matti Latvala has explained the reasons for promoting Takamoto Katsuta to the main Toyota Gazoo Racing team for the 2023 World Rally Championship… Read more by Luke Barry November 21, 2022 3 min
WRC Features Katsuta feels he’s proved his doubters wrong Takamoto Katsuta’s season had led up to Rally Japan. In fact, his entire World Rally Championship career had. Initially chasing a career in racing, Katsuta… Read more by Rob Hansford November 19, 2022 3 min
WRC Features Is Lappi’s switch to Hyundai an inspired decision? For the sixth time in eight years, Esapekka Lappi will start a World Rally Championship campaign with a different team in 2023. He’s gone from… Read more by David Evans November 18, 2022 5 min
WRC News Katsuta to share third Toyota with Ogier in 2023 Toyota has confirmed Takamoto Katsuta will step up to the main team for next season, sharing a third GR Yaris Rally1 with Sébastien Ogier. The… Read more by David Evans November 17, 2022 2 min
