The two-time world champion has penned a new multi-year deal with Toyota but is set to drive only half the WRC rallies next year alongside co-driver Jonne Halttunen. The announcement arrives off the back of successfully defending his world title this year after becoming the youngest-ever world champion in 2022. TheContinue Reading
The reigning WRC constructors’ champions have announced new contracts with Rovanpera, Elfyn Evans, Sebastien Ogier and Takamoto Katsuta following Toyota’s dominant 1-2-3 at last weekend’s season finale in Japan. Rovanpera, Evans and Ogier each scored three wins this year to help Toyota to a sixth world title.Evans, runner-up to RovanperaContinue Reading
Evans spearheaded a Toyota domination of the 22-stage asphalt rally that hosted the final round of the WRC season.The Welshman delivered a masterclass in changeable conditions – that ranged from extreme wet weather to snow showers – to lead home Toyota team-mates Sebastien Ogier (+1m17.7s) and two-time world champion KalleContinue Reading
All the action from the final day for WRC2 in Japan. SourceContinue Reading
Elfyn Evans secured a lights-to-flag victory on Sunday at FORUM8 Rally Japan as his Toyota Gazoo Racing team locked out the top three positions on home soil. SourceContinue Reading
Toyota’s dominance on home soil continued on Saturday morning at FORUM8 Rally Japan SourceContinue Reading
Evans delivered an impressive display to overcome extreme wet conditions, and even snow showers, to lead home eight-time world champion Sebastien Ogier by 1m17.7s.Toyota completed an utter domination of the 22-stage asphalt event, with two-time world champion Kalle Rovanpera completing the podium, 1m46.5s adrift.Evans set four fastest times across theContinue Reading
Andreas Mikkelsen extended his WRC2 lead at FORUM8 Rally Japan on Saturday but it is Kajetan Kajetanowicz, currently third in the category, who is planning the largest celebrations for Sunday. SourceContinue Reading
A stewards hearing deemed the incident that occurred on Saturday as a “serious and unsafe situation” which has resulted in clerk of the course Haruo Takakuwa being issued a reprimand.The matter will also be referred to the FIA WRC Commission “for further action if deemed appropriate”, according to a stewardsContinue Reading
The Toyota driver increased his overnight lead over Toyota team-mate Sebastien Ogier by 9.6s across Sunday morning’s three stages to move 1m24.6 clear.Kalle Rovanpera kept Toyota’s 1-2-3 hopes alive ending the loop in third, 1m53.1s adrift. But the battle for fourth is hanging in balance with Hyundai’s Esapekka Lappi 16.2sContinue Reading