Toyota has officially announced that eight-time World Rally Champion Sebastien Ogier will join its line-up for the upcoming Acropolis Rally Greece, as the team looks to boost its chances of retaining the WRC constructors’ title. Ogier will team up with Elfyn Evans and Takamoto Katsuta, marking his second appearance at the Acropolis Rally.
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Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen hold an 8-second lead over Toyota teammates Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin after the opening stages of Secto Rally Finland. Sébastian Ogier and Vincent Landais round out the top three in another Toyota, setting the stage for an exciting start to the 2023 WRC season.
In a surprise turn of events, eight-time World Rally Championship (WRC) champion Sebastien Ogier has been declared fit to compete in the upcoming WRC rally in Latvia, following a reconnaissance crash that forced him to withdraw from Rally Poland last month. Ogier’s return to the WRC fold boosts Toyota’s chances in Latvia as the championship heats up.
As the World Rally Championship (WRC) season heats up, M-Sport is optimistic that the impressive debut of its non-hybrid version of the Ford Puma Rally1 car will stimulate sales of its top-tier rally machines. The team took advantage of a new FIA regulation introduced this year, which allows teams to enter non-hybrid powered Rally1 cars in WRC events.
In a historic move, the World Rally Championship (WRC) has launched a new initiative to increase female representation in the sport. The program will provide a fully-funded drive in the 2023 Junior World Rally Championship (JWRC) to the winner, opening doors for the next generation of women drivers to compete at the highest levels of rallying.
In a surprise move, Toyota has altered its driver line-up for upcoming World Rally Championship (WRC) events, with rising star Sami Pajari set to make his Rally1 debut in Finland instead of Latvia. The Finnish driver will pilot a fourth GR Yaris Rally1 at the Rally Finland event, allowing Toyota to field its strongest available line-up in Latvia.
The World Rally Championship (WRC) has unveiled the ‘Command Centre’ concept, a groundbreaking initiative to improve live storytelling and fan engagement during rallies. This technology, currently undergoing testing, aims to facilitate enhanced communication between teams, drivers, and spectators, drawing inspiration from Formula 1’s live team radio model.
With his successful circuit racing debut in the Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux, two-time WRC champion Kalle Rovanpera has expressed a keen interest in expanding his motorsport horizons beyond the rally stage. The young Finnish driver has his sights set on tackling the prestigious 24-hour races at Le Mans and the Nürburgring, as well as the possibility of testing Toyota’s WEC Hypercar, further fueling speculation about his future involvement in endurance racing.
Two-time WRC champion Kalle Rovanpera has made a surprise circuit racing debut, finishing an impressive fourth and fifth in a pair of Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux races at Zandvoort. Now, the 23-year-old Finnish driver is eyeing Le Mans and Nürburgring 24-hour races, as well as a potential test of Toyota’s WEC Hypercar, as he looks to expand his motorsport horizons beyond the WRC.
WRC driver Pierre-Louis Loubet is set to make his rally raid debut in the Africa Eco Race, piloting the cutting-edge Apache APH-01 hybrid side-by-side vehicle. This marks a new challenge for the seasoned rally driver as he transitions from the WRC to the world of cross-country racing.