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Ari Vatanen and Dakar veteran Jacky Ickx would lead the Peugeot charge, pushing the 405 T16 to the limit across the treacherous African landscape, chased throughout by the Mitsubishi Pajeros. The Mitsubishi team, which featured Andrew Cowan and Grand Prix star Patrick Tambay, endured a testing Dakar Rally, with poorContinue Reading

European Rally Championship title runner-up Jon Armstrong will join Josh McErlean as part of a new-look M-Sport Ford World Rally Championship driver line-up for 2026. The British squad’s decision to retain McErlean after an impressive maiden Rally1 season and add two-time ERC rally winner Armstrong to the line-up comes as partContinue Reading

It’s fair to say Hayden Paddon’s return to the World Rally Championship next year after an eight-year hiatus was a surprise for the rally world to digest. It was even a shock for Paddon, but it was one of those “good surprises” that underlines why it is important to neverContinue Reading

The FIA has today confirmed the final elements of the World Rally Championship‘s new technical regulations, which will come into force from 2027.The 2027 regulations, originally unveiled in December last year, are designed to be more affordable and flexible in a bid to attract new manufacturers and teams to theContinue Reading

Martins Sesks delivered an impressive drive to claim the lead at the inaugural Rally Saudi Arabia on Thursday morning, while World Rally Championship title contender Kalle Rovanpera suffered a costly puncture. Returning M-Sport-Ford driver Sesks almost completed a clean sweep of stage wins, which was only denied by a small mistake in stageContinue Reading

Lancia has shed more light behind the reason it is making its anticipated World Rally Championship comeback in the second tier Rally2 class. The iconic Italian manufacturer that won a record 10 WRC manufacturers’ title will return to the WRC stages next year courtesy of a WRC2 programme with its all-newContinue Reading

Oliver Solberg has the speed to fight for podiums at every round of the World Rally Championship next year, according to Toyota team principal Jari-Matti Latvala.Solberg has realised a life-long dream of becoming a full-time factory WRC driver after securing the vacant seat at Toyota left by Super Formula-bound KalleContinue Reading

Developing a brand new car to compete under the World Rally Championship’s new 2027 technical regulations remains the priority for M-Sport , rather than upgrading its Rally2 car. The WRC is gearing up to introduce a new ruleset for 2027, which is designed to be more affordable and flexible in aContinue Reading

World Rally Championship leader Sebastien Ogier has crashed out of the Central European Rally in what could be a pivotal moment in the title race. The eight-time world champion had just lost the lead of the 18-stage asphalt event by 0.7s to Toyota title rival Kalle Rovanpera in Saturday’s first test,Continue Reading