Naivasha, March 15, 2026 — The 74th edition of the Safari Rally, round three of the World Rally Championship, has come to a close after four days of competition on the gravel, volcanic roads around Naivasha, Kenya, held March 12–15. The event comprised 20 special stages totalling 350.52 km and ended in a historic triumph […]
The Safari Rally Kenya, third round of the WRC, once again lived up to its reputation as the toughest event of the season. Thursday The action officially began with a 6.31 km shakedown, where Thierry Neuville topped the times on his third run with 4:33.1, followed by Oliver Solberg and Sami Pajari. But the rally’s […]
The opening day of Rally Safari Kenya 2026 immediately made it clear that this would not be a rally run in a conventional WRC rhythm. On the stages around Naivasha, conditions began changing faster than crews could establish any stable rhythm. Wet, heavy gravel alternated with deep ruts and sections where loose rocks instantly punished […]
The second day of Rally Safari Kenya 2026 further reinforced the unique nature of this round of the WRC. If Friday was about initial positioning and reading the conditions, Saturday became a day of clear selection. The stages around Naivasha grew even more demanding, with deeper ruts, more broken lines and increasingly inconsistent grip across […]
Rally Sweden delivered another breathtaking winter spectacle as the WRC’s only full‑snow event took place from 12–15 February in brutally cold -30°C conditions. Thursday Toyota takes podium for the second time in a row at Rally SwedenThe action began early on Thursday with shakedown, where Hyundai dominated the timesheets after five runs through the warm-up […]
The final day of Rally Sweden 2026 delivered exactly what the rally had been trending towards since Saturday evening: control, consolidation, and very limited room for change at the front. With only a handful of snow-covered stages remaining around Umeå, the Sunday loop was less about rebuilding positions and more about protecting what had already […]
The third day of Rally Sweden 2026 didn’t deliver dramatic swings or headline-changing incidents. Instead, it gradually pushed the event into a more controlled phase, where margins were shaped less by outright speed and more by consistency across increasingly “used” winter stages around Umeå. There was no single defining moment. Rather, Saturday unfolded as a […]
Friday – The second day of Rally Sweden turned the calm winter stages into a true ice-cold battle of nerves. On the snow and black ice around Umeå, the margin for error was practically non-existent, and every corner had the potential to change the outcome of the fight. In these conditions, WRC showed its most […]
The first day of Rally Sweden 2026, the second round of the WRC season, delivered exactly what fans were hoping for: fast pace, tiny gaps, and full commitment from drivers operating right on the edge of control. Around Umeå, stable winter conditions allowed for high speeds throughout the day, but the snow and ice left […]
Rally Monte‑Carlo, from 22-25 January, delivered a spectacular and unpredictable start to the 2026 FIA World Rally Championship, as treacherous ice and deep snow turned the iconic event into one of the most challenging editions in recent memory. The rally week began on Wednesday with shakedown, where Takamoto Katsuta set the benchmark time of 2:31.8. […]