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
World rally champion Thierry Neuville described his Friday at the Monte Carlo Rally as a “day to forget” after a mistake and a puncture resulted in two offs at the same corner. The Hyundai driver ended Friday in eighth position, 3m58.6s from the lead which he held heading into the day’s stages. Neuville made an
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. The two-time world champion has so far struggled to find the sweet spot, especially while driving on the Hankook slick tyre during this week’s WRC season opener in Monte Carlo.
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
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
Officials have been forced to cancel stage five of the World Rally Championship opener in Monte Carlo due to a spectator medical issue. Read Also: 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
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
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
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. It marks the start of a new era for the WRC in 2025, as it has ditched hybrid power units while Hankook will debut as the championship’s
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
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
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. Neuville will begin his title defence this week in Monte Carlo after finally achieving his ultimate dream last season, as he cast aside the
