WRC News Remaining JWRC schedule announcedFIA Junior WRC Team director Maciej Woda has talked of his delight at returning the World Rally Championship’s feeder series to the stages after a… Read more by David Evans July 14, 2020 2 min
WRC News Pirelli to begin 2021 testing on Sardinia WRC stagesThe 2021 World Rally Championship season starts on Tuesday for Andreas Mikkelsen and Pirelli. The Norwegian will drive Pirelli’s Citroën C3 WRC at a two-day… Read more by David Evans July 14, 2020 2 min
WRC Features Meet the team behind the WRC’s hybrid overhaulIn 18 months’ time, the World Rally Championship’s next generation will be loaded into the back of a truck and pointed in the direction of… Read more by David Evans July 13, 2020 5 min
WRC News FIA: WRC can’t compromise DNA for electric switchFIA rally director Yves Matton has marshalled against the bastardization of the World Rally Championship in an effort to expedite an introduction of electric cars… Read more by David Evans July 13, 2020 2 min
WRC News Latvala turned down Pirelli test role out of Toyota loyaltyJari-Matti Latvala has revealed he turned down the chance to test for Pirelli next season out of loyalty to Toyota. Andreas Mikkelsen was recently named… Read more by David Evans July 12, 2020 2 min
WRC News How Ypres joining the WRC would cause M-Sport headachesM-Sport team principal Richard Millener has outlined the race against time the British squad would face if Ypres Rally lands a spot on this year’s… Read more by David Evans July 11, 2020 2 min
WRC Video Behind-the-scenes of McRae’s first season without SubaruColin McRae’s move from Subaru to Ford shocked the World Rally Championship-watching public to its very core in 1999. Nobody really saw it coming. Nobody… Read more by David Evans July 11, 2020 10 min +
WRC News Road order rules changed for Estonia in boost for OgierThe World Rally Championship’s running-order rules have been given a one-off adjustment for Rally Estonia, helping points leader Sébastien Ogier. With almost 70% of the… Read more by David Evans July 10, 2020 1 min
WRC Features How America’s aspiring WRC star Johnston has revamped his 2020 plansFour months ago, Sean Johnston and Alex Kihurani were enjoying a weekend of mingling in the WRC service park. Sébastien Ogier was out there hammering… Read more by Luke Barry July 10, 2020 3 min
WRC News The very real threat facing the WRC in the Americas for 2021For the first time since 1995, there’s a very real danger the World Rally Championship won’t be making a trans-Atlantic trip to roads in the… Read more by David Evans July 10, 2020 2 min
WRC Opinion Podcast: Redesigns, encouraging signs and the WRC’s C-wordThe C-word. No, not that C-word, and not ‘coronavirus’ either. In the latest episode of DirtFish’s podcast – Spin, The Rally Pod – the team… Read more by DirtFish Media July 7, 2020 10 min +
Rally News Manufacturers must commit to 2022 WRC next monthFIA rally director Yves Matton has confirmed next month is the deadline for manufacturers to sign up to the 2022 World Rally Championship. The commitment… Read more by David Evans July 4, 2020 2 min
WRC Features Why Estonia is excited for the WRC’s unexpected arrivalThey just kept on coming. First there was the Minister of Finance, Martin Helme. Then his opposite number in the Minister of Culture Tõnis Lukas… Read more by David Evans July 3, 2020 3 min
WRC News Why it’s time to stop pining for Rally SanremoItaly’s round of this year’s World Rally Championship in Sardinia is expected to be confirmed imminently in a late October date for the first time… Read more by David Evans July 1, 2020 2 min
WRC Features 1995 Rewind: Sainz injured, New Zealand goes smoke-freeJune’s been a busy month so far. The All Blacks established a new world record, piling 145 points on Japan in Bloemfontein, but lost the… Read more by David Evans June 27, 2020 3 min
WRC News Tänak to make competitive return on Viru RallyOtt Tänak will make his first competitive appearance as World Rally Champion at home in Estonia when he tackles the Viru Rally next Saturday. Tänak… Read more by David Evans June 26, 2020 2 min
WRC News Latvia WRC hopes endedThe World Rally Championship will not be visiting Latvia this year after Rally Liepāja failed to find agreement with WRC Promoter. It had been hoped… Read more by David Evans June 25, 2020 1 min
WRC News New Zealand reveals long-term plan to get WRC backDirtFish can reveal details of the multi-year funding plan which Rally New Zealand officials hope will offer a World Rally Championship lifeline following its omission… Read more by David Evans June 24, 2020 2 min
