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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. The reigning WRC manufacturers' champion successfully debuted updates to its GR Yaris, which required spending three homologation jokers in Monte Carlo last week. A late change in the regulations last year to move ...Keep readingView the full article

Adrien Fourmaux believes he must keep his ‘head on his shoulders’ after scoring a World Rally Championship podium on debut for Hyundai and finishing ahead of his world champion team-mates. Fourmaux impressed throughout last weekend’s 2025 season-opener in Monte Carlo, quickly gelling with his team and i20 N Rally1 following his high-profile off-season move from M-Sport-Ford. The ...Keep readingView the full article

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. There is always an air of excitement and anticipation before the start of a new season, and last week the levels were raised given the unpredictability as to who would adapt to the new 2025 regulations the best. ‘Monte ...Keep readingView the full article

Kalle Rovanpera described his recovery to fourth in Monte Carlo as “not a total disaster” for the start of his pursuit of a third World Rally Championship title. Rovanpera has openly admitted that Monte Carlo is not among the events that suit him, but last weekend he struggled to perform to his own high standards on Hankook's slick tyre. The Finn found himself sitting in sixth on ...Keep readingView the full article

Oliver Solberg has been issued a five-minute penalty for ‘exhibition driving’ at the Monaco Grand Prix circuit’s Fairmont Hairpin on his way to parc ferme at the Monte Carlo Rally. Last year’s WRC2 title runner-up was caught drifting around the famous turn, which is part of one of the rally’s road sections. The offence occurred following the conclusion of the final podium at the World ...Keep readingView the full article

Sebastien Ogier has said claiming a record-extending 10th Monte Carlo Rally victory means “the world” - but has “no idea” if it will be his final appearance at the historic event. Ogier emerged from a dramatic last day to claim victory by 18.5seconds over Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans at the famous asphalt rally, which opened the 2025 World Rally Championship campaign. The eight-time ...Keep readingView the full article

Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier clinched a record-extending 10th Monte Carlo victory after holding his nerve in a dramatic climax to the World Rally Championship season opener. Ogier and co-driver Vincent Landais kept in control in a final stage showndown to take a memorable win by 18.4s from Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans, with Hyundai’s new signing Adrien Fourmaux taking the final podium spot ...Keep readingView the full article

The World Rally Championship Monte Carlo opener is set for final stage showdown with 22.2s covering the top three after changeable weather conditions shook up the leaderboard. Toyota’s Sebastian Ogier is pursuing a record-extending 10th Monte Carlo win and managed to survive tricky icy conditions across the two morning stages, but his lead has been cut to 18.1s by team-mate Elfyn ...Keep readingView the full article

Thierry Neuville has been hit with a €10.000 fine for a breach of World Rally Championship sporting regulations during the Monte Carlo Rally. Reigning world champions Neuville and co-driver Martijn Wydaeghe were found to have contravened the rules by driving on a road section without all four wheels of their car rotating [Article 34.1.5]. The offence occurred on Friday after stage six when ...Keep readingView the full article

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. Sebastien Ogier leads Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans by 20.3 seconds heading into Sunday's running, with Tanak 6.7 seconds further back in fourth, surging ...Keep readingView the full article

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. The Toyota driver managed to extend his advantage across a second pass of the morning's stages that had become incredibly dirty. The eight-time world champion made no mistakes to ensure his pursuit of a ...Keep readingView the full article

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. Munster was one of the star performers through Friday running as high as fourth and was on course to end the day in sixth before a mechanical issue on the final road section forced the Luxembourger to retire his ...Keep readingView the full article

Toyota's Sebastien Ogier moved a step closer to a record-extending 10th Monte Carlo Rally win after increasing his lead at the World Rally Championship season-opener on Saturday morning. The eight-time world champion managed to increase his overnight advantage to 17.2s over Hyundai's Adrien Fourmaux, who leapfrogged Toyota's Elfyn Evans [+20.0s]. Kalle Rovanpera just about hung onto fourth ...Keep readingView the full article

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. The eight-time world champion began the day sitting third after a mistake on Thursday night cost him the rally lead. But a strong showing across Friday’s five completed stages hauled Ogier into a 12.6s advantage over Evans, who was ...Keep readingView the full article

Toyota’s Elfyn Evans leads the Monte Carlo Rally after a dramatic Friday morning headlined by incidents for Hyundai duo Thierry Neuville and Ott Tanak. Evans managed to survive two challenging stages affected by icy patches to head to the midway service with a 1.5s lead over team-mate and Monte Carlo master Sebastien Ogier, while Hyundai’s new recruit Adrien Fourmaux climbed to third ...Keep readingView the full article

Officials have been forced to cancel stage five of the World Rally Championship opener in Monte Carlo due to a spectator medical issue. Before crews were able to start the 16.68km Saint-Leger-les-Melezes/La Batie-Neuve stage, officials announced there would be a delay to the start due to a spectator issue. Minutes later a call was made to cancel the test to allow medical crews to provide ...Keep readingView the full article

Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier handed Hyundai's Thierry Neuville the Monte Carlo Rally lead after a small mistake in the final stage of the opening night of the 2025 World Rally Championship. New-for-2025 non-hybrid powered Rally1 cars and Hankook tyres created plenty of unknowns in the event build up, but it was the familiar sight of record nine-time Monte Carlo winner Ogier topping the times ...Keep readingView the full article

Predicting this year's World Rally Championship is virtually impossible following the biggest shake-up to regulations and the calendar since 2022. One of the key ingredients of the original Rally1 regulations is no more after the FIA decided to remove hybrid power from the cars for 2025. After a long-drawn-out affair, during which hybrid was on and off the table on more than one occasion ...Keep readingView the full article

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. The 3.28km Route de la Garde stage offered the first opportunity for the crews to compete against each other in the less powerful but 87-kilo lighter and more agile Rally1 cars. It also provided the first barometer for ...Keep readingView the full article

The 2025 specification World Rally Championship cars without hybrid power are much "simpler" and "a lot easier" to drive, according to Hyundai Motorsport's Ott Tanak. The WRC will usher in new technical regulations this season after the FIA decided to remove hybrid power from Rally1 cars, which will also now run on a new control tyre supplied by Hankook. As a result of the regulation change ...Keep readingView the full article