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The factors behind Evans' best-ever start to a WRC season

It may be far too early for World Rally Championship title talk, but there is no denying Elfyn Evans’ career-best start to a season has offered the Toyota driver a perfect platform for a title tilt.

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Could 2025 be Rovanpera’s biggest WRC test yet?

The two-time world rally champion has struggled in the opening two rounds of the 2025 World Rally Championship season, but history has proved Kalle Rovanpera always overcomes a challenge.

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How Evans issued a WRC statement victory to deny Katsuta in Rally Sweden epic

Elfyn Evans has thrown down the gauntlet to his World Rally Championship title rivals.

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Toyota lifts lid on near "impossible" mission to upgrade its WRC car

Toyota had to pull "some favours and tricks" to complete the almost "impossible" job of upgrading its World Rally Championship car following a late change in regulations for 2025.

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The five big takeaways from the WRC Rally Monte Carlo

The 2025 World Rally Championship season is well and truly underway with last weekend’s season opener in Monte Carlo already offering a glimpse into what lies ahead.

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What was behind Tanak's Saturday Monte Carlo blitz?

Hyundai team principal Cyril Abiteboul believes Ott Tanak's perfect Saturday afternoon at the opening round of the new World Rally Championship season was down to the combination of a "deep look" into his approach and the correct tyre strategy.

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WRC Monte Carlo: Tanak surges into podium fight as Ogier holds healthy lead

Sebastien Ogier will take a 20.3s lead into the final day of the World Rally Championship season-opener in Monte Carlo after a Saturday afternoon dominated by Hyundai's Ott Tanak.

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Renew Your Love for the WRC With These Wild Scenes From Monte Carlo

The World Rally Championship is back. The Monte Carlo rally kicked off this week, marking the beginning of the 2025 WRC season. Videos emerging from the stages so far prove one thing: the top level of stage rally is as wildly entertaining as ever.

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Munster's maiden WRC stage win "deserved" after 3am repair job

Gregoire Munster's maiden World Rally Championship stage win in Monte Carlo was a "deserved" reward for both the driver and the team that worked until 3am to repair a mechanical fault.

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Rovanpera: Driving style change required for new WRC slick tyre

Kalle Rovanpera feels he may need to adjust his driving style to get the most out of the World Rally Championship’s new Hankook control tyres.

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WRC Monte Carlo: Evans spin hands Ogier lead, Neuville suffers puncture

Sebastien Ogier capitalised on a mistake from Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans to end an eventful Friday leading the World Rally Championship opener in Monte Carlo.

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WRC Monte Carlo: Stage five cancelled due to spectator issue

Officials have been forced to cancel stage five of the 2025 World Rally Championship season-opener in Monte Carlo due to a spectator medical issue.

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How to watch WRC's 2025 Monte Carlo Rally: schedule, line-up and more

The 2024 World Rally Championship campaign only concluded at the end of November, yet the series is already back this weekend with its 2025 season-opening Monte Carlo round.

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WRC Monte Carlo: Tanak fastest as 2025 WRC cars make competitive debut

Hyundai’s Ott Tanak drew first blood as the 2025 non-hybrid World Rally Championship Rally1 cars and new tyre supplier Hankook made their competitive debut in Monte Carlo.

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Neuville: 'Once you taste the WRC title, you want more'

Thierry Neuville says the hunger for a second World Rally Championship title is stronger than ever heading into the Monte Carlo season opener as the defending champion for the first time.

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Is the WRC’s new tyres supplier ready for its Monte litmus test?

New World Rally Championship tyre supplier Hankook is “100% confident” in its product ahead of its competition debut in Monte Carlo despite drivers feeling its winter tyres require more development.

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How the WRC’s latest debutant plans to capitalise on surprise drive

Being among the World Rally Championship’s top flight, traversing the start ramp in Monte Carlo’s glitzy Casino Square in front of thousands of fans, is the stuff of dreams for any rally driver. Next week the WRC’s latest top class debutant Josh McErlean will turn that into a reality after a…

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Ogier: WRC crews “less prepared than ever” for Monte Carlo

Sebastien Ogier believes crews will arrive at the World Rally Championship season opener “less prepared than ever” following the introduction of new tyres and hybrid-less cars for 2025.

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Toyota to field five cars in Monte Carlo 2025 WRC opener

Seventy crews will tackle the 2025 World Rally Championship season opener in Monte Carlo following the release of the event’s entry list.

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Rovanpera to make endurance race debut at Dubai 24 Hours

Kalle Rovanpera will kick off the 2025 season by making his 24 hour endurance racing debut in the Dubai 24 Hours ahead of the World Rally Championship opener in Monte Carlo.

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Fourmaux edges Rovanpera in Monte Carlo preparation rally

Adrien Fourmaux clinched victory on his first competitive outing for Hyundai after beating Toyota’s Kalle Rovanpera at Rallye National Hivernal du Devoluy.

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Why McLaren’s latest single-seater star has chosen a different career path

The streets of Monte Carlo, with their mythical aura which are steeped in history and a touch of glamour, remain a daunting prospect for even the most grizzled racing drivers to tackle at speed, let alone a teenager with just 20 minutes in which to prepare.

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Friday favourite: When a burly Skoda challenged the WRC’s big boys

It would be all too easy for Armin Schwarz to pick the Toyota Celica GT-Four as his favourite car. After all, from a career that graced the World Rally Championship podium with four different manufacturers, it was in the Group A weapon that he claimed his only WRC victory in…

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How to watch WRC's Central European Rally: Schedule and line-up

Thierry Neuville effectively has one hand on the 2024 World Rally Championship title as he heads into this weekend’s penultimate round with a 29-point advantage. The Hyundai driver has led the championship since winning the Monte Carlo season opener and a year of consistent results has kept him at the…

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How to watch WRC's Rally Chile: schedule, line-up and more

Thierry Neuville is now the firm favourite to clinch the 2024 WRC title after winning the previous round in Greece which extended his lead at the top. The Hyundai driver, who is chasing a maiden crown, holds a 34-point advantage with 90 left available after going to Greece leading Sebastien…

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