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The Latest Breaking News from World Rally Championship

Fourmaux: Time is right for Hyundai WRC move after emotional M-Sport farewell

Adrien Fourmaux has insisted his sights are set on scoring a maiden World Rally Championship victory next year with Hyundai after completing an emotional M-Sport farewell.

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Hyundai to delay 2025 WRC car debut until after Monte Carlo

Hyundai will delay the debut of its upgraded World Rally Championship challenger after electing to run its 2024-specification car in next month's Monte Carlo season opener.

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Why Hyundai sees Fourmaux as 'missing piece' to its WRC jigsaw

After narrowly missing out on the World Rally Championship manufacturers' title to Toyota, Hyundai has changed its strategy for 2025 by employing a full-time third car driver it hopes can deliver the prize.

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New Toyota WRC signing Pajari announces 2025 co-driver

Toyota's new World Rally Championship signing Sami Pajari has announced that Marko Salminen will be his co-driver for his first full-time season in the Rally1 class next year.

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New Toyota WRC signing announces 2025 co-driver

Toyota’s new World Rally Championship signing Sami Pajari has announced that Marko Salminen will be his co-driver for his first full-time season in the Rally1 class next year.

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How to assemble the giant Meccano kit to build a rally car

It’s quite easy to marvel at the sight of a World Rally Championship car darting through narrow asphalt lanes, sliding between snow banks and surviving some of the world’s toughest rocky terrains. But exactly how are these machines built?

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WRC 2027 rules to offer powertrain flexibility and component cost cap

The 2027 World Rally Championship regulations are likely to offer manufacturers a range of powertrain options and cars that will be significantly cheaper through a cost cap on components.

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World champion Neuville joins WRC stars for Monza Rally Show

Newly crowned world rally champion Thierry Neuville will headline a host of World Rally Championship stars set to compete at the Monza Rally Show next month.

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Hyundai "needs to do better" and learn from “painful" WRC title defeat

Team principal Cyril Abiteboul has insisted Hyundai “needs to do better” and learn from Ott Tanak’s Rally Japan accident that contributed to a “painful” World Rally Championship manufacturers’ title defeat.

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Toyota expands WRC driver line-up for 2025, Kankkunen lands management role

Toyota will expand its World Rally Championship entry to five cars at selected events next year following confirmation Sami Pajari will join the team for a maiden full-time Rally1 campaign.

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Rally Japan organisers hit with hefty €50,000 fine for safety breach

Rally Japan organisers have been fined €50,000 and issued an additional €100,000 suspended fine after an unauthorised vehicle ventured onto a live stage at the World Rally Championship season finale.

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Toyota's final stage WRC manufacturer triumph in Japan an "amazing story"

Toyota snatching the World Rally Championship manufacturers' crown on the final stage of the season was a great advert for rallying, according to team boss Jari-Matti Latvala.

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Toyota’s final stage WRC manufacturer triumph at Rally Japan an “amazing story”

Toyota snatching the World Rally Championship manufacturers' crown on the final stage of the season was a great advert for rallying, according to team boss Jari-Matti Latvala.

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How Neuville’s long and winding road led to WRC glory

Thierry Neuville clinched a career-defining maiden World Rally Championship title in dramatic circumstances at this weekend’s Rally Japan.

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WRC Japan: Evans wins, Toyota snatches WRC manufacturers' title in final stage thriller

Elfyn Evans won the World Rally Championship season finale in Japan while Toyota snatched the manufacturers’ title in a Power Stage thriller after Thierry Neuville had already been crowned world champion.

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WRC Japan: Evans wins, Toyota snatches WRC manufacturers title in final stage thriller

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Tanak explains "proper disaster” WRC title deciding crash

Ott Tanak has explained the crash he described as a “proper disaster” that handed team-mate Thierry Neuville the World Rally Championship crown and dented Hyundai’s manufacturers’ title bid.

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Neuville: “I still need to drive fast” on Sunday to clinch maiden WRC title

Thierry Neuville says he cannot afford to cruise through the Rally Japan’s final leg to secure a maiden World Rally Championship title following a stirring Saturday fightback.

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Toyota “may need support from Ford” to win WRC title at Rally Japan

Toyota will need a “maximum performance” from its drivers and “a little bit of support” from M-Sport Ford to deny Hyundai the World Rally Championship manufacturers’ title in Japan.

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Investigation under way into "very serious" WRC Rally Japan safety breach

An investigation into how an unauthorised vehicle entered a live World Rally Championship stage at Rally Japan has begun, an incident the FIA has described as "a very serious issue".

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Investigation underway into "very serious" WRC Rally Japan safety breach

An investigation into how an unauthorised vehicle entered a live World Rally Championship stage at Rally Japan is underway, an incident which the FIA has described as "a very serious issue."

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WRC Japan: Neuville salvages points in fightback, Tanak extends lead

Thierry Neuville boosted his World Rally Championship hopes by provisionally claiming more than half of the points needed to secure the title, while rival Ott Tanak extended his Rally Japan lead.

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Officials cancel Rally Japan stage 12 due to unauthorised vehicle

The 12th stage of the World Rally Championship season finale was cancelled due to an unauthorised vehicle entering the closed road.

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WRC Japan: Evans trims Tanak’s lead, Neuville closes on points

Thierry Neuville kickstarted his Rally Japan recovery on Saturday morning to close in on the World Rally Championship points-paying positions, while title rival Ott Tanak witnessed his lead trimmed by Elfyn Evans.

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