Ex-FIA vice-president and WRC figure Morrie Chandler dies aged 85
Former FIA vice president for sport and World Rally Championship commission president Morrie Chandler has died, aged 85.Chandler will be remembered as a towering figure whose influence on motorsport stretched far beyond his native New Zealand across a career spanning more than five decades.Before rising to top administrative roles at MotorSport New
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Former FIA vice president and WRC boss Morrie Chandler dies at 85
Former FIA vice president for sport and World Rally Championship commission president Morrie Chandler has died, aged 85.Chandler will be remembered as a towering figure whose influence on motorsport stretched far beyond his native New Zealand across a career spanning more than five decades.Before rising to top administrative roles at MotorSport New
How Toyota’s new flying Finn is starting to make WRC headlines
Oliver Solberg, Elfyn Evans and now Takamoto Katsuta have grabbed World Rally Championship headlines with victories this year, but Toyota’s other young driver Sami Pajari is fast becoming its next star.Right now, Toyota has an embarrassment of riches within its WRC driver roster. All five of its drivers, Evans, Solberg, Katsuta, Pajari and part-tim
Subaru teases new rally car for Japanese Championship
Subaru announced plans for an all-new rally car that will make its competition debut in Japan’s national rally championship later this year.The Japanese brand is synonymous with rallying through its factory involvement in the World Rally Championship in the 1990s and 2000s, claiming three manufacturers’ crowns from 1995-1997.Since pulling out of th
Takamoto Katsuta backs Kalle Rovanpera to “come back stronger” from single-seat exit
World Rally Championship rally winner Takamoto Katsuta leapt to the defence of Kalle Rovanpera after the Finn’s decision to halt circuit racing plans this year due to a medical issue.Two-time world rally champion Rovanpera and Toyota issued statements last weekend confirming that plans to compete in Japan’s Super Formula have been suspended due to
Rovanpera’s Super Formula programme suspended after medical evaluation
Toyota has announced that Kalle Rovanpera's plans to compete in this year’s Super Formula Championship have been suspended following advice and medical evaluations. Last year, Rovanpera announced bold plans to leave the World Rally Championship to pursue a career in single seaters, with the ultimate goal to compete at the highest level.In a program
Kalle Rovanpera’s Super Formula programme suspended after medical evaluation
Toyota has announced that Kalle Rovanpera's plans to compete in this year’s Super Formula Championship have been suspended following advice and medical evaluations. Last year, Rovanpera announced bold plans to leave the World Rally Championship to pursue a career in single seaters, with the ultimate goal to compete at the highest level.In a program
WRC working to secure future of Safari Rally Kenya beyond 2026
World Rally Championship drivers believe Safari Rally Kenya deserves to remain on the World Rally Championship calendar as work to secure its future for 2027 and beyond continues.The iconic African classic rejoined the calendar in 2021 after a 19-year hiatus, but the 2026 edition was the last of its current contract. However, a new deal is predicat
WRC to return to GB in 2027 as Scotland secures three-year deal
The World Rally Championship will return to Great Britain in 2027 following the announcement of a three-year deal to bring rallying’s top tier to Scotland.An all-new gravel-based Rally Scotland event ends the WRC’s seven-year hiatus from the UK following Wales Rally GB’s departure from the calendar after 2019, which was due to a loss of funding fro
Takamoto Katsuta breaks down in tears after long-awaited first WRC victory
Takamoto Katsuta has opened up on why scoring a breakthrough World Rally Championship at Safari Rally Kenya was such a “special feeling” that reduced him to tears of joy. The Japanese driver can finally call himself a WRC rally winner after he and Aaron Johnston emerged from a brutal Safari Rally Kenya standing on the top step, beating Hyundai’s Ad
“Proud” Ott Tanak, Kalle Rovanpera lead praise of Takamoto Katsuta’s maiden WRC win
World rally champions Kalle Rovanpera and Ott Tanak led the plaudits for Takamoto Katsuta after the Japanese driver clinched an emotional maiden WRC win at Safari Rally Kenya. Katsuta and co-driver Aaron Johnston’s breakthrough triumph in what will be regarded as one of toughest rallies in recent WRC history is likely to be the overwhelming contend
WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Takamoto Katsuta scores emotional maiden WRC win
Takamoto Katsuta claimed a memorable maiden World Rally Championship victory after coming through a Safari Rally Kenya that will be remembered as one of the most brutal in history.After finishing second on four occasions in his WRC career, the Toyota driver finally upgraded to a first win after delivering a smart drive in incredibly rough condition
WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Katsuta scores maiden WRC win in brutal Safari
Takamoto Katsuta claimed a memorable maiden World Rally Championship victory after coming through a Safari Rally Kenya that will be remembered as one of the most brutal in history.After finishing second on four occasions in his WRC career, the Toyota driver finally upgraded to a first win after delivering a smart drive in incredibly rough condition
“Probably the toughest rally ever”: Thierry Neuville as brutal Safari wreaks havoc
Thierry Neuville believes this year’s edition of the Safari Rally Kenya is “probably the toughest rally ever seen” as crews battled against brutal conditions to survive the stages.The Hyundai driver was among a list of heavy hitters that included Oliver Solberg, Sébastien Ogier, Elfyn Evans and Josh McErlean, who were all forced to retire as the co
WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Katsuta leads Fourmaux after Stage 16 cancellation
Takamoto Katsuta opened up a Safari Rally Kenya lead of more than a minute ahead of the final day after emerging from a brutal Saturday that ended with organisers cancelling the final stage.Katsuta, searching for a maiden World Rally win, survived the toughest day of the season to date with a 1m25.5s lead over Hyundai’s Adrien Fourmaux after naviga
WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Stage 16 cancelled, Takamoto Katsuta leads by over a minute
Takamoto Katsuta opened up a Safari Rally Kenya lead of more than a minute ahead of the final day after emerging from a brutal Saturday that ended with organisers cancelling the final stage.Katsuta, searching for a maiden World Rally win, survived the toughest day of the season to date with a 1m25.5s lead over Hyundai’s Adrien Fourmaux after naviga
Why Evans suffered his first WRC retirement since 2024
Elfyn Evans has revealed what triggered his exit from Safari Rally Kenya that marked a first retirement from a World Rally Championship event since September 2024. The Toyota driver had been sitting second, 22.6s behind rally leader Oliver Solberg when the right rear suspension on his GR Yaris gave way at the start of the muddy Stage 13. The damage
WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Solberg and Ogier stop, Katsuta takes lead
Toyota’s Takamoto Katsuta has moved into the Safari Rally Kenya lead after Oliver Solberg and Sebastien Ogier were forced to stop on the road section coming back to service.Solberg had navigated through a tricky morning loop of stages with a 42.6s lead over Ogier, but the Toyota team-mates both ground to a halt on their way back to the midday servi
WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Oliver Solberg and Sebastien Ogier stop, Takamoto Katsuta takes lead
Toyota’s Takamoto Katsuta has moved into the Safari Rally Kenya lead after Oliver Solberg and Sebastien Ogier were forced to stop on the road section coming back to service.Solberg had navigated through a tricky morning loop of stages with a 42.6s lead over Ogier, but the Toyota team-mates both ground to a halt on their way back to the midday servi
WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Solberg leads, Evans retires as drivers slam “dangerous” decision from rally organisers
Oliver Solberg emerged from a Safari Rally Kenya mud bath with the lead, as several crews slammed rally organisers over a “dangerous” decision to make changes to the route.Solberg took a slender one-second overnight lead over Toyota team-mate Sebastien Ogier into Saturday, which was expected to test crews to the very limit.While the rain stayed awa
WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Elfyn Evans retires as drivers slam “dangerous” decision from rally organisers
Oliver Solberg emerged from a Safari Rally Kenya mud bath with the lead, as several crews slammed rally organisers over a “dangerous” decision to make changes to the route.Solberg took a slender one-second overnight lead over Toyota team-mate Sebastien Ogier into Saturday, which was expected to test crews to the very limit.While the rain stayed awa
WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Solberg’s unusual weather wish
There are few that relish the prospect of Safari Rally Kenya’s monsoon rains that can cause chaos, but rally leader Oliver Solberg is hoping the anticipated rain showers do arrive on Saturday.Kenya is renowned for being the toughest round on the World Rally Championship calendar, with its rough road conditions regarded as car breakers. Crews equall
WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Oliver Solberg wants more rain as rivals struggle
There are few that relish the prospect of Safari Rally Kenya’s monsoon rains that can cause chaos, but rally leader Oliver Solberg is hoping the anticipated rain showers do arrive on Saturday.Kenya is renowned for being the toughest round on the World Rally Championship calendar, with its rough road conditions regarded as car breakers. Crews equall
WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Solberg hangs on to lead from charging Ogier
Oliver Solberg managed to keep hold of the Safari Rally Kenya lead by a second from a charging Toyota World Rally Championship team-mate Sebastien Ogier after an eventful Friday. Monte Carlo winner Solberg started the day with a 33.3s advantage over Elfyn Evans and more than a minute margin over Ogier, but Kenya’s brutal stages resulted in his lead
WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Oliver Solberg hangs on to lead from charging Sebastien Ogier
Oliver Solberg managed to keep hold of the Safari Rally Kenya lead by a second from a charging Toyota World Rally Championship team-mate Sebastien Ogier after an eventful Friday. Monte Carlo winner Solberg started the day with a 33.3s advantage over Elfyn Evans and more than a minute margin over Ogier, but Kenya’s brutal stages resulted in his lead
WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Solberg leads as Ogier fights back
Oliver Solberg continued to lead Safari Rally Kenya at the end of Friday’s morning loop as Sebastien Ogier ignited a charge to haul himself into the victory fight.Solberg started Friday with a 33.3s lead over Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans, while carrying a margin of more than a minute over reigning world champion Ogier. By the end of the loop Solber
WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Oliver Solberg leads as Sebastien Ogier hauls himself into contention
Oliver Solberg continued to lead Safari Rally Kenya at the end of Friday’s morning loop as Sebastien Ogier ignited a charge to haul himself into the victory fight.Solberg started Friday with a 33.3s lead over Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans, while carrying a margin of more than a minute over reigning world champion Ogier. By the end of the loop Solber
WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Extreme road conditions force stage cancellation
Safari Rally Kenya organisers have been forced to cancel stage three of the World Rally Championship event due to “deteriorating road conditions”.Crews were scheduled to kick off Friday’s action with a second pass through the 24.35km Camp Moran stage, but the FIA confirmed that the condition of the road was not at the standard that would allow for
WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Solberg heads Toyota top five as wild weather strikes
Oliver Solberg grabbed a significant early Safari Rally Kenya lead over Toyota World Rally Championship team-mate Elfyn Evans after wild weather wreaked havoc.Monte Carlo winner Solberg headed to the first service with a 33.3s lead over Evans, while reigning world champion and two-time Safari winner Sebastien Ogier was 1m05.1s adrift after only two
WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Oliver Solberg heads Toyota top-five lockout as weather strikes
Oliver Solberg grabbed a significant early Safari Rally Kenya lead over Toyota World Rally Championship team-mate Elfyn Evans after wild weather wreaked havoc.Monte Carlo winner Solberg headed to the first service with a 33.3s lead over Evans, while reigning world champion and two-time Safari winner Sebastien Ogier was 1m05.1s adrift after only two
Why Safari Rally Kenya will be more of a lottery than ever
"I believe it is the same lottery as you have in Europe, you buy a ticket and you hope for the best. It is going to be a bit like that. It is going to be very wild this year.”That is how Hyundai’s Esapekka Lappi described what awaits the World Rally Championship crews this week in what is expected to be the most extreme Safari Rally Kenya since the
Hankook introduces new WRC tyre at Safari Rally Kenya
World Rally Championship teams will have a new tyre at their disposal to tackle this weekend’s Safari Rally Kenya and the remaining gravel rounds this year.WRC tyre supplier Hankook has developed a new soft compound gravel tyre known as the Dynapro R213, which will make its debut on the brutal gravel stages in Kenya this week.Its introduction comes
Toyota expects strong Hyundai comeback in WRC 2026
Toyota expects Hyundai to bounce back and challenge for the World Rally Championship title this season, according to team principal Jari-Matti Latvala.After defeating Hyundai to score a ninth WRC manufacturers’ title last year, Toyota has continued its domination of the championship in 2026, recording back-to-back podium lockouts in the opening two
Toyota tips Hyundai to fight back in WRC 2026
Toyota expects Hyundai to bounce back and challenge for the World Rally Championship title this season, according to team principal Jari-Matti Latvala.After defeating Hyundai to score a ninth WRC manufacturers’ title last year, Toyota has continued its domination of the championship in 2026, recording back-to-back podium lockouts in the opening two
Hyundai's WRC upgrade plan to close the gap to Toyota
Hyundai plans to unleash further upgrades to its World Rally Championship car after this week’s Safari Rally Kenya as it bids to close the gap to rivals Toyota.The Korean marque has made a slow start to the 2026 season resulting in comprehensive defeats to Toyota at the opening two rounds of the season in Monte Carlo and Sweden. Heading into his we
Hyundai vows 2026 Rally1 car upgrades amid uncertainty over 2027 WRC commitment
Hyundai is no closer to making a decision regarding its participation in the World Rally Championship in 2027, with the team confirming its priority is to improve its 2026 Rally1 car.The WRC is less than 12 months away from the launch of its new technical regulations designed to be more affordable and flexible with cars built to a €345,000 cost cap
Why Hyundai WRC team is "working at 120 per cent" to salvage its difficult 2026 season
Hyundai is no closer to making a decision regarding its participation in the World Rally Championship in 2027, with the team confirming its priority is to improve its 2026 Rally1 car.The WRC is less than 12 months away from the launch of its new technical regulations designed to be more affordable and flexible with cars built to a €345,000 cost cap
Lando Norris samples Toyota rally car alongside Oliver Solberg
Formula 1 world champion Lando Norris jumped behind the wheel of a Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 car in the lead-up to this week's season-opening Australian Grand Prix.The McLaren driver took part in a special event organised by sponsor Monster Energy, where he sampled a host of rally car and drifting machinery on a frozen lake in Sweden. The event includ
Lancia rally legend Sandro Munari passes away aged 85
Sandro Munari, the driver synonymous with Lancia’s rise to prominence in world rallying, has died aged 85.The Italian driver will be remembered as one of the most iconic and successful drivers of his generation, lighting up the rally stages during the 1970s. Munari lifted the FIA Cup for Rally Drivers, the forerunner to today’s FIA World Rally Cham
Lancia rally legend Munari passes away aged 85
Sandro Munari, the driver synonymous with Lancia’s rise to prominence in world rallying, has died aged 85.The Italian driver will be remembered as one of the most iconic and successful drivers of his generation, lighting up the rally stages during the 1970s. Munari lifted the FIA Cup for Rally Drivers, the forerunner to today’s FIA World Rally Cham
New Toyota WRC car breaks cover in testing
Images and videos of what appears to be Toyota’s all-new 2027 World Rally Championship car have emerged on social media.Toyota is the only mainstream automotive manufacturer that is known to be developing a new car that adheres to the WRC’s new technical regulations that will come into force from 2027.The images, that are said to have been captured
Why Lappi was so happy at Rally Sweden
Two years ago at Rally Sweden, there was a beaming smile on Esapekka Lappi’s face after successfully ending a victory drought that stretched six-and-a-half years. However, after this year’s run to sixth you could argue Lappi’s smile was even broader.Granted, Lappi was incredibly satisfied to be immediately on the pace on his World Rally Championshi
Why Esapekka Lappi was so happy at WRC Rally Sweden
Two years ago at Rally Sweden, there was a beaming smile on Esapekka Lappi’s face after successfully ending a victory drought that stretched six and a half years. However, after this year’s run to sixth you could argue Lappi’s smile was even broader. Granted, Lappi was incredibly satisfied to be immediately on the pace on his World Rally Championsh
Acropolis Rally reveals unique floating WRC parc ferme
Acropolis Rally Greece will feature a new base and a unique floating parc ferme for this year’s World Rally Championship edition of the brutal gravel event. Organisers have today unveiled the itinerary for round eight of the 2026 campaign (25-28 June) which will see the rally service park shift 240 kilometres south from the town of Lamia to Loutrak
Acropolis Rally reveals new route for WRC 2026
Acropolis Rally Greece will feature a new base and a unique floating parc ferme for this year’s World Rally Championship edition of the brutal gravel event. Organisers have today unveiled the itinerary for round eight of the 2026 campaign (25-28 June) which will see the rally service park shift 240 kilometres south from the town of Lamia to Loutrak
Hyundai “realistic and optimistic” in mission to bridge WRC pace gap
Hyundai is realistic yet optimistic in its mission to bridge the gap to Toyota after suffering back-to-back heavy defeats at the start of the 2026 World Rally Championship.The Korean marque had hoped to have all three cars in the fight for the podium at Rally Sweden, an event where it managed to beat Toyota to victory in 2024 with Esapekka Lappi.Ho
Oliver Solberg “didn’t deserve more than P4” from Sweden WRC round
Oliver Solberg says he didn’t deserve more than fourth from the WRC’s Rally Sweden, after admitting he was surprised by how difficult it was to open the road.Solberg headed to Sweden on a high after scoring a sensational win in Monte Carlo last month, which had raised expectations ahead of a home event he previously won three times at the WRC2 leve
WRC Sweden: Evans storms to victory as Toyota scores 1-2-3-4
Elfyn Evans produced a faultless drive to claim a third career Rally Sweden victory as Toyota dominated the second round of the 2026 World Rally Championship.Evans and co-driver Scott Martin claimed a first win of the season by 14.3s from Toyota team-mate Takamoto Katsuta and Aaron Johnston. Toyota comprehensively defeated a struggling Hyundai acro
WRC Sweden: Elfyn Evans storms to victory as Toyota scores 1-2-3-4
Elfyn Evans produced a faultless drive to claim a third career Rally Sweden victory as Toyota dominated the second round of the 2026 World Rally Championship.Evans and co-driver Scott Martin claimed a first win of the season by 14.3s from Toyota team-mate Takamoto Katsuta and Aaron Johnston. Toyota comprehensively defeated a struggling Hyundai acro
WRC Sweden: Hyundai tries radical setup changes to find more speed
For the second World Rally Championship event in a row, Hyundai has struggled for outright pace in its battle against Toyota.Driver Thierry Neuville admitted he was running out of set up options to try as Hyundai explored radical changes to find answers to its lack of grip and speed at Rally Sweden.The Korean marque had hoped to take the fight to T
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