The latest highlights and analysis of the main rally news.
Monte-Carlo: The Legendary Rallye Returned and Ogier Dominated This year’s WRC championship got off to a solid start with the iconic Rallye Monte-Carlo, which took place in late January, on the opening round of what seems to be an exciting … Continued
Sébastien Ogier (Toyota) has won the Rally Spain WRC for the fourth time this Sunday. The Frenchman defeated Thierry Neuville (Hyundai), winner in the two previous editions, by 16.4 seconds. Kalle Rovanperä finished third, 34.5 seconds behind his French teammate, on his first … Continued
The Rally Sweden 2021 had to be cancelled this season due to financial issues as well as the threat of the coronavirus pandemic -replaced by Artic Rally Finland– but its organizers are already planning the return of the Scandinavian round in … Continued
Rosberg X Racing’s Johan Kristofferson and Molly Taylor, have made history sealing their victory during the final of the Desert X Prix, the inaugural round of Extreme E, which was held this Sunday in Saudi Arabia. Victory, however, hasn’t come easy for … Continued
The new off-road Extreme E competition has started this weekend. The championship of the electric SUVs was created by the Spanish co-founder of Formula E, Alejandro Agag as a means to raise environmental awareness and support electric mobility. At the same time, … Continued
The months of uncertainty are finally over. This very Wednesday, the Hyundai Motor Company has made public its decision to allow its team to continue competing in the World Rally Championship at least for the next three seasons (2022-2024), … … Continued
They were one of the most stable and successful sports’ couples of all time, but all good things come to an end and so has the long partnership between Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena. The legendary duo, holders of the World Rally … Continued
Hyundai´s Thierry Neuville and his new co-driver Martijn Wydaeghe finished third at the opening round of the 2021 WRC, the Rally Montecarlo, and they repeated that position at the Arctic Rally Finland last weekend (February 26-28). Both very impressive results considering the … Continued
Hyundai’s Ott Tänak was a cut above the rest at Arctic Rally Finland where he sealed his first victory of the season and fourteenth of his World Rally Championship career. Toyota’s young driver, Kalle Rovanperä and Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville completed the podium following a spectacular head-to-head … Continued
After cancellation of Rally Sweden, the World Rally Championship 2021 is touching down in Lapland, its northernmost location ever, for the start of its second round on Friday, February 28. In its 49 years of existence, the WRC has never had … Continued
Way ahead of the start of the season, M-Sport already regarded the 2021 World Rally Championship as a transitional year. Their sights were firmly set further ahead, on the new era of the speciality which is to arrive in 2022. … Continued
Barely a month after completing her eleventh Dakar Rally on a bike, Laia Sainz embarks on a new professional adventure in four-wheel racing. The Catalan pilot broke the news recently in a press release. She will make her debut onboard a … Continued
After their 1-2 at the opening round of the WRC 2021, Rally Monte Carlo, Toyota WRC Gazoo Racing now has its sights set on the next challenge, the Arctic Rally, which is due to be held from February 26 to 28 in Finland. … Continued
Faced with the financial difficulties that resulted in the cancellation of Rally Sweden, WRC promoters came up with a novel idea. An unprecedented venue in the history of the championship was chosen as a substitute for the only true winter round … Continued
Reigning seven-time WRC champion Sebastien Ogier has set a new record after winning the Rally Montecarlo 2021 for the eighth time (2009, 2014-2019, 2021) out of the twelve editions in which he has taken part. Today’s victory breaks the tie with compatriot and … Continued
Just 46 days after the conclusion of the previous season, the curtain rises again for the WRC 2021 with the legendary Rally Monte-Carlo (21-24 January). The 89th edition of the famous round, however, will leave an image quite different from the usual with no public cheering from … Continued
It doesn’t matter if Stephane Peterhansel started competing in the mid-eighties of the last century, or if he has already turned 55, or if his co-pilot was a rookie (Edouard Boulanger). It didn’t matter that he couldn’t have his wife … Continued
The two favourite teams of the 2021 World Rally Championship are sharpening their weapons before the start of the season. There are only seven days left for the curtain to rise on the 2021 championship and, despite the shadow of … Continued
Sunday was a sombre day for the Dakar family. Participants and organisers are in mourning after the announcement of the death of Dakar legend, Hubert Auriol. The news, which was made public after the completion of the seventh stage and the … Continued
Any hope by WRC organizers of leaving the COVID-19’s setbacks an upheaval of 2020 behind and returning to normalcy in 2021 has been short-lived. Just seven days into the new year and with barely two weeks left for the start of the … Continued
The World Rally Championship has suffered yet another setback. After the cancellation of Rally Sweden due to the rise in the incidence of coronavirus, it is now the Rally Montecarlo 2021 that has come under threat. The legendary event, which … Continued
There is only one day to go for the start of the Dakar 2021 (3-15 January), and the 560 participants from 49 different countries are getting ready for the challenge in Saudi Arabia… despite COVID threat. This time around, all of the … Continued
