For large parts of the season Kalle Rovanpera looked unusually lost as he struggled to understand and extract speed from the new Hankook tyres.But when he did gel with the rubber, he was untouchable, leading to dominant wins for Toyota in the Canary Islands, Finland and Central Europe.That run ignited aContinue Reading
The fact that Ott Tanak was able to take the fight to Sebastien Ogier and Toyota in a Hyundai lacking the speed and reliability of its rivals was hugely impressive. He claimed 56 stage wins, only four shy of Ogier’s season-best tally.Tanak even led the title race after Rally Estonia,Continue Reading
The history books will forever say 2025 was the year Elfyn Evans became a five-time WRC runner-up, but in truth this was his best campaign so far. The Toyota driver led the championship for most of the season after making a blistering start with wins in Sweden and Kenya.He wasContinue Reading
Sebastien Ogier produced arguably the best season of his WRC career to date to equal Sebastien Loeb as a nine-time world champion, and assert himself for many as the greatest rally driver of all time.The feat is even more impressive considering Ogier and co-driver Vincent Landais contested only 11 ofContinue Reading
From the first special stage on the Monte-Carlo, to the final chequered flag on the RAC, Carlos Sainz and Juha Kankkunen waged a year-long battle for the Drivers World Championship, a battle destined to be won and lost on the very last event of the year. SourceContinue Reading
If you missed any of the action the first time round, this is the way to catch up all in one go. 1990 was set to be a fantastic season, with Toyota taking on Lancia and the Europeans taking on the Scandinavians head-to-head. SourceContinue Reading
In 1989 Japanese teams took the rallying world by storm, sparking one of the most exciting series in rally history. The Italian camp had pinned their hopes on Lancias new Integrale in an attempt to counter the growing challenge from Japanese manufacturers SourceContinue Reading
From the snow-laden roads of Monte Carlo to the dusty tracks of Spain, the 1987 WRC provided entertainment to rival any previous race series.The last round of the RAC Rally could the champion be guessed at,in what turned into a thrilling season finale. SourceContinue Reading
The 1986 World Rally marked the end of an era in international rallying.An era in which the cars progressed from modified versions of ordinary saloons to turbocharged ‘supercars’ as dangerous as they were spectacular to watch. SourceContinue Reading
The year 1985 saw some of the biggest investments ever in rallysport from several of the world’s leading manufacturers. Audi Quattros – the first of the ‘supercars’, Peugeot with their new 4WD lightweight flyer and Lancia with the effective Delta S4. SourceContinue Reading