Sebastien Ogier will contest the Rally Islas Canarias later this month as Toyota will field five cars at the next round of the 2025 World Rally Championship season.The eight-time world champion is undertaking a partial campaign and the Spanish asphalt rally will be his second start of the year inContinue Reading
The stage end silence by World Rally Championship drivers in response to the FIA’s clampdown on “inappropriate language” sent an “important message” and it appears a meeting this week could help find a solution. Last weekend at Safari Rally Kenya, drivers and co-drivers represented a united front following the FIA’s decisionContinue Reading
Elfyn Evans is now a member of an exclusive club of three, joining Colin McRae and Richard Burns as British winners of the World Rally Championship’s toughest event – Safari Rally Kenya.For a spell, British drivers ruled the African classic with McRae and Burns unlocking the secret to conquering thisContinue Reading
Elfyn Evans has continued his run of podium form, taking victory in Kenya to increase his podium finishes to six-in-a-row. SourceContinue Reading
A dramatic final-stage roll has forced Takamoto Katsuta to retire from fifth position at Safari Rally Kenya after failing to reach the final time control.Katsuta appeared to be on course to finish a highly commendable fourth in Kenya before drama struck on the 21st and final stage of the event.PushingContinue Reading
Kalle Rovanpera will leave Safari Rally Kenya without scoring any World Rally Championship points after retiring on the final day.The two-time world champion’s latest setback, in what has been a gruelling Safari Rally, occurred following the opening stage of Sunday morning.Rovanpera and co-driver Jonne Halttunen clocked the third-fastest time onContinue Reading
Elfyn Evans says an almost two-minute lead is no guarantee of victory after wild conditions have rendered this year’s Safari Rally the toughest since the event rejoined the World Rally Championship.The WRC points leader survived incredibly challenging conditions to head into Sunday’s final five stages with a 1m57.4s lead overContinue Reading
Kalle Rovanpera’s Safari Rally victory bid has been dented by a pair of costly punctures, the second caused by an off-road excursion to avoid a herd of zebra.The two-time world champion started Saturday 7.7 seconds behind leader and Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans but ended the morning loop of stages, whichContinue Reading
The FIA has confirmed TotalEnergies will take over as the World Rally Championship fuel supplier after P1 Performance Fuels went into administration.The motorsport governing body has moved quickly to appoint a new supplier now that P1 Performance Fuels can no longer fulfil its contractual obligations to act as the WRC’sContinue Reading
Ott Tanak is hopeful of regaining the Safari Rally lead if his car can “stay together” as extreme conditions once again proved to be Hyundai’s downfall in Africa.The 2019 world champion won four of Friday’s opening six stages to build up a 46.1s lead over Toyota’s Elfyn Evans, but willContinue Reading