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Knoxville has been announced as the host city for the World Rally Championship’s long awaited return to the United States next year. Earlier this month the WRC released its expanded 15-round 2027 calendar, which includes a trip to America for the first time since Olympus Rally…
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Double world rally champion Carlos Sainz will contest a rally driving a Ford Puma Rally1 World Rally Championship car in Spain this weekend. The 1990 and 1992 world rally champion has confirmed that he will jump behind the wheel of the latest generation WRC car at Rally de…
Osian Pryce clinched the 2026 British Rally Championship title after pipping Max McRae by 1.2s in a tense final stage showdown at the Cambrian Rally season finale. The Welsh gravel rally, held in torrential rain, served up a winner takes all three-way title fight between Welsh…
The 2027 Dakar Rally will no longer take place in Saudi Arabia as originally planned, with organisers Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) and Saudi Motorsport Company (SMC) confirming that the event will be relocated to a different region. In a joint statement issued on Sunday, ASO…
M-Sport is continuing the development of its 2027 World Rally Championship challenger at this weekend’s European Rally Championship finale in Portugal. The British squad will field an example of its newly developed Ford Fiesta Rally2 kit car at the ERC Rally Six Cities North of…
The FIA has formally confirmed a raft of key sporting regulations pertaining to the 2027 World Rally Championship ahead of the introduction of a new technical ruleset. Following the latest World Motor Sport Council meeting, the FIA has outlined key details for next year’s…
Elfyn Evans received a “surreal” hero’s welcome as fans came out in force to celebrate Britain’s first world rally champion for 25 years in the Welshman’s home town. The newly crowned champion drove his title-winning Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 car through the closed streets of…
M-Sport has offered a first glimpse at a Rally2 kit car which will be eligible to compete in the top class of the World Rally Championship next year. Earlier this year, the FIA announced plans to introduce a concept that will allow Rally2 manufacturers to homologate an upgrade…
Rally legend Sebastien Loeb has tested the new 2027 Project Rally One World Rally Championship challenger. The nine-time world champion joined up with the Belgian tuner team this week to assist with the development of the operation’s new WRC car that is set to make its…
Sami Pajari has already identified the area where he needs to improve after missing out on a maiden World Rally Championship title by six points. The Toyota driver headed into last weekend’s title decider in Sardinia as the nearest rival to eventual champion Elfyn Evans, sitting…
The World Rally Championship will finally be returning to the USA for the first time since 1988 following the confirmation of the 2027 calendar. It marks the end of a long journey for the WRC to break into the lucrative USA market having earmarked North America as a key area for…
The FIA has today released its 2027 schedule for the championship’s new Rally1 era, which sees the calendar grow to 15 events for the first time since 2008, with demand to host rallies at an all-time high. Following successful candidate events this year, there was anticipation…
Sebastien Ogier is yet to determine plans for 2027 but has categorically confirmed he will be absent from the World Rally Championship season opener in Monte Carlo next year. The nine-time world champion set a new record for WRC starts (214) at last weekend’s Sardinia season…