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The roar of a rally car echoes through the forest. Rocks spit from the tires. The crowd holds their breath. What makes these machines so unstoppable? Rally car specifications hold the answer. Every rally car packs a
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When it comes to the regulations for the 2027 World Rally Championship, the FIA wishes to have an open mind. According to Xavier Mestelan Pinon, the technical director of the FIA,
The way the World Rally Championship has gone this season has confirmed to Latvala that Toyota has to modify its 2025 strategy of attack. Team principal Jari-Matti Latvala says Toyota needs
When the World Rally Championship came to Latvia last weekend, there were probably only two words spoken more than "Martins" and "Sesks," and those were "road position." Leading the championship, Thierry
The news that Lancia is officially returning to rallying brings back memories of its illustrious history, which included a record ten World Rally Championship constructor crowns. In Monday's announcement, the Italian
M-Sport is reaping the advantages of utilising Ford Performance’s simulator in America with the work carried out translating into advancements at World Rally Championship events this year. Adrien Fourmaux highlighted that
Bottas was looking strong in the opening stages of the race at Paul Ricard, shadowing Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton in third. Leader Verstappen came in for a second
The Brit lined up second for the first race of the Mexican double-header alongside Porsche’s disqualified on-the-road winner Wehrlein but claimed the German’s scalp on Sunday. After progressing through from a
Polesitter Wehrlein dominated the race to cross the line 3.6s to the good over Audi driver Lucas di Grassi, but he was rapidly excluded from his and Porsche’s maiden series
He pounced on the duel between front-row starters Oliver Rowland and Pascal Wehrlein to move for his second attack mode activation and rejoined from the effective joker lap in clean
Defending Dakar Rally winner Carlos Sainz edged out Stephane Peterhansel in the 2021 event's opening stage to establish an early 1-2 for the X-raid Mini team in Saudi Arabia. The lead
Nasser Al-Attiyah put Toyota on top in the second stage of the 2021 Dakar Rally on Monday, as Stephane Peterhansel took the overall lead from X-raid Mini team-mate Carlos Sainz. Three-time
Toyota's Nasser Al-Attiyah nearly halved the deficit to Stephane Peterhansel after claiming a second successive stage victory in Tuesday's third stage of the Dakar Rally. Three-time winner Al-Attiyah was left on
Defending Dakar Rally champion Carlos Sainz Sr lost over half an hour on the third stage of the 2021 event due to a navigation problem having got "stuck on a
M-Sport will continue its policy of blooding young drivers in the World Rally Championship by adding WRC2 competitor Adrien Fourmaux to its 2021 line-up, alongside Gus Greensmith and Teemu Suninen. Announcing
Toyota's Nasser Al-Attiyah has recorded his third consecutive stage victory of the 2021 Dakar Rally on Wednesday, narrowly beating overall leader Stephane Peterhansel of X-raid Mini. Al-Attiyah and Peterhansel, along with
Oliver Solberg has been confirmed as a Hyundai Motorsport driver for the next two seasons of the World Rally Championship, beginning in WRC2 in 2021. The 19-year-old son of 2003 World
Former World Rally Championship runner-up Jari-Matti Latvala has been appointed team principal of the Toyota Gazoo Racing squad, as the team confirms its full 2021 line-up. With Tommi Makinen stepping down
The WRC has announced that February's Rally Sweden will not go ahead as planned, becoming the first event on the series' 2021 calendar to be cancelled due to coronavirus. Sweden was
Sebastian Ogier feels the World Rally Championship promoters should explore the possibility of more showcase-type events for future calendars following the success of Rally Monza. Rally Monza became a late replacement
World Rally Championship veterans Dani Sordo and Craig Breen have been retained by Hyundai for 2021, and will share the team's third car alongside Ott Tanak and Thierry Neuville. Sordo, who
Two-time DTM champion Mattias Ekstrom will make his debut on the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia in January, driving a new Yamaha SxS machine prepared by the experienced X-Raid team. The
M-Sport Ford team principal Richard Millener believes that any of the World Rally Championship's top drivers can win Rally Monza even with the safety net of snow tyres. Following a change
In a few short days, Elfyn Evans could become Britain's first World Rally champion in almost two decades and join elite company that includes Richard Burns, Colin McRae and Louise
Sebastian Ogier opened the World Rally Championship's Rally Monza on top of the leaderboard, with the Toyota driver closing out the first stage half a second ahead of Thierry Neuville. The
The FIA World Rally Championship has collaborated with Motorsport Network to launch a dedicated Motorsport.tv channel ahead of the 2020 finale at Monza this weekend. Launching onto Motorsport Network's OTT platform,
Dani Sordo holds the overnight lead after the first full day of Rally Monza, with both Sebastien Ogier and Elfyn Evans in title contention in the World Rally Championship decider. The
Sebastien Ogier has taken the lead of Rally Monza after Saturday morning's opening stages, as Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans remains on course for the World Rally Championship title. Having spent Friday
World Rally Championship leader Elfyn Evans has crashed out on the 11th stage of Rally Monza, putting his title hopes in serious jeopardy with main rival Sebastien Ogier currently leading. As
Sebastien Ogier closed the final full day of Rally Monza on the cusp of his seventh World Rally Championship title after Elfyn Evans crashed out. The opening loop of three stages
Toyota's Sebastien Ogier secured his seventh World Rally Championship title with victory on Rally Monza as Hyundai successfully defended its manufacturers crown. Pre-event points leader Elfyn Evans crashed out in snowy
Sebastien Loeb has conducted his first test with Prodrive's new BRX T1 machine ahead of next year's Dakar Rally, believing he and the team "will do something quite good". The nine-time
Hyundai boss Andrea Adamo suggested Dani Sordo is better equipped to help the team retain its World Rally Championship manufacturers' crown after choosing him over Craig Breen for Rally Monza. The
Sebastien Ogier will stay with Toyota in the World Rally Championship in 2021, deferring his plans to retire from the top echelon of rallying for at least another year. Autosport revealed
Three-time MotoGP race winner Franco Morbidelli will take part in next month's World Rally Championship finale at Rally Monza with Hyundai Rally Team Italia. WRC organisers announced earlier this year its
25 years ago today, Colin McRae became Britain's first World Rally champion. In an interview published by Autosport magazine on 30 November 1995, he reflects on that famous triumph on
Toyota's Elfyn Evans says the importance of this week's pre-Rally Monza test cannot be underestimated ahead of next month's final round of the World Rally Championship season. Evans holds a 14-point
