WRC Photos Picture of the week: WRC 2023 evoking memories of 2001 Four drivers separated by just four points at the top of the World Rally Championship standings. Remind you of anything? How about 2001 when Colin… Read more by Mark Paulson April 26, 2023 2 min
WRC Features The numbers that will worry Evans Is it doable? Can Elfyn Evans really claw back a 42-point deficit to his World Rally Championship-leading team-mate Kalle Rovanperä? Theoretically, absolutely. We’re just two… Read more by Luke Barry April 16, 2022 3 min
WRC Features What cost McRae the 2001 WRC title “At the time the notes just came out and he chose his line, but then when it corkscrewed us through the air we had this… Read more by Luke Barry November 28, 2021 10 min +
WRC Features Richard Burns – The tale of two November 25ths Robert Reid sits back and smiles. Smiles because some of the pain has eased. It’s 16 years today. Sixteen and 20. “Do you know, Richard… Read more by David Evans November 25, 2021 5 min
WRC Features How Burns finally clinched the title nobody wanted to win Third place doesn’t usually mean too much to a World Rally Championship driver but, on this day 20 years ago, it meant everything to Richard… Read more by Luke Barry November 25, 2021 5 min
WRC Features Busting the McRae vs Burns rivalry myth For two drivers that couldn’t have been more different in terms of their approach to winning World Rally Championship rallies and titles, it’s amazing how… Read more by Luke Barry November 24, 2021 3 min
WRC Features DirtFish Debates: The best World Rally Car season This month’s season-closing Monza Rally marks the end of the World Rally Championship’s World Rally Car era. Beginning in 1997, it has produced some of… Read more by DirtFish Staff November 17, 2021 5 min
WRC Features The final round title fights of the World Rally Car era The 2021 Monza Rally is an event of huge historical significance. Not only will this year’s World Rally Champion be crowned, but it also marks… Read more by Luke Barry November 15, 2021 5 min
WRC Features Why the BBC lacked fever for WRC’s 2001 season finale Thursday, November 22, 2001. It’s a date which, ordinarily, means very little to most people, but to rally fans – and those particularly in the… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon November 12, 2021 5 min
WRC Features The story of Grönholm’s “rubbish” 2001 WRC title defense The 2001 World Rally Championship season is regarded by many as one of the most competitive in the modern era, if not since its inception… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon October 27, 2021 3 min
WRC Features McRae magic and service park chaos: The story of Argentina 2001 Landing into Buenos Aires 20 years ago, Colin McRae didn’t have much to smile about. Four rounds into the 14-event schedule and the Scot had… Read more by David Evans May 8, 2021 3 min
WRC Photos McKlein gallery: Revisiting the 2001 Rally Argentina Rally Argentina never fails to deliver in terms of stunning imagery. The 2001 edition will however be remembered more for an unfortunate off-stage event, involving… Read more by McKlein May 6, 2021 3 min
WRC Features Why Auriol’s final shot at glory didn’t pan out In the current age of young upstarts like Kalle Rovanperä and Oliver Solberg making World Rally Championship debuts as teenagers with factory teams, it’s hard… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay April 6, 2021 5 min
WRC Features Subaru’s top WRC winners Subaru. Of all the manufacturers to enter rallying, there has never been one more synonymous with the fabulous discipline than Subaru. It has a rich… Read more by Luke Barry March 28, 2021 5 min
WRC Features Mudbaths and chaos: The story of Portugal 2001 When it comes to pure rally fever, few nations match Portugal. For decades it consistently drew enormous crowds, come rain or shine. In 2001, there… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay March 27, 2021 3 min
WRC Photos McKlein gallery: Revisiting the 2001 Rally Portugal McKlein’s retrospective of the 2001 World Rally Championship has taken a rather damp turn this week with action from a very wet first gravel rally… Read more by McKlein March 11, 2021 2 min
WRC Features How good was Harri Rovanperä? A Kalle Rovanperä win next week would not only break records, it would bring a beautiful symmetry to the Rovanperä household, coming two decades after… Read more by David Evans February 21, 2021 3 min
WRC Photos McKlein gallery: Revisiting the 2001 Monte Carlo Rally Following the 25-year celebrations of Colin McRae’s World Rally Championship crown last year is the 20-year anniversary of Richard Burns’ title triumph in 2021. The… Read more by DirtFish Media January 21, 2021 2 min
