Sebastien Ogier once again reminded everyone of his class while contesting a partial World Rally Championship campaign for a second successive season.The eight-time champion added to his glittering career statistics by claiming record-breaking ninth and seventh wins in Monte Carlo and Mexico respectively. Ogier even led the championship after hisContinue Reading
Ott Tanak was rarely 100% comfortable driving the M-Sport Ford Puma following his shock switch from Hyundai, but the 2019 world champion still scored two WRC wins.The Puma wasn’t as heavily developed as its full factory Toyota and Hyundai rivals, but in Tanak’s hands it showed flashes of pace toContinue Reading
The son of 2003 world rally champion Petter Solberg has inked a new deal with the Czech manufacturer and will remain in the WRC’s second tier category in 2024.Solberg had been linked to a possible step up to Rally1 next year with seats available at M-Sport-Ford.The 22-year-old’s new deal isContinue Reading
At the start of the year, five drivers in World Rally Championship history had successfully defended the title. In 2023, Kalle Rovanpera underlined his special talent to become the sixth.The Toyota star’s march to a second consecutive crown was in many ways more impressive than his record-breaking run to becomeContinue Reading
Our 2023 WRC Campaign had highs and lows, but we stayed together through it all. Relive our rallying journey over the past 12 months in our 2023 season review. SourceContinue Reading
Earlier this year, the Romanian manufacturer announced plans to compete in the Dakar in 2025 following what labelled as a “test phase” during 2024, when it will enter selected events of the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship.Al-Attiyah, who won the Dakar in 2011, 2015, 2019, 2022 and 2023, will join WorldContinue Reading
The 23-year-old is set to have more free time on his hands next year after electing to conduct a partial WRC campaign to recharge his batteries, before returning to full-time competition in 2025.Rovanpera is an admirer of all motorsport and said in his announcement last month that he intends toContinue Reading
The world motorsport governing body has elected to make this decision at Annual General Assemblies Week in Baku ahead of tomorrow’s World Motor Sport Council meeting.A brief FIA statement revealed that the working group will “evaluate and recommend the future direction of rallying”. It will be headed by FIA DeputyContinue Reading
Tanak will rejoin the South Korean marque for 2024 after leaving the team with a year remaining on his contract at the end of 2022 to join M-Sport for this season.The 2019 world champion scored two wins (Sweden and Chile) driving an M-Sport Ford Puma, but has opted to returnContinue Reading
Rovanpera won three of the 13 rounds on his way to retaining his drivers’ title with Toyota.Autosport readers have voted the Finn the top rally driver of 2023, ahead of team-mates Elfyn Evans and Sebastien Ogier, and M-Sport Ford’s Ott Tanak. It is the second consecutive time Rovanpera has wonContinue Reading