Sami Pajari will take a surprise lead into the final day of Secto Rally Finland after a dramatic Saturday turned the rally on its head. What had appeared to be another commanding performance from Sébastien Ogier quickly descended into chaos as the fast Finnish stages claimed several leading contenders. Saturday featured eight special stages covering […]
Secto Rally Finland, the tenth round of the WRC, got underway today with the traditional shakedown in the morning before crews tackled the opening super special stage in the evening. Shakedown The iconic Ruuhimäki stage hosted the morning shakedown, where Takamoto Katsuta set the fastest time on his third and final run with a 2:11.7. […]
Sami Pajari and Marko Salminen completed a flawless weekend to claim their maiden FIA World Rally Championship victory at the 2026 Delfi Rally Estonia. Having taken the lead on Friday’s opening stages, the Toyota duo never relinquished their advantage, controlling the rally from start to finish and becoming first-time WRC winners after 18 demanding stages. […]
Saturday’s leg of Delfi Rally Estonia featured nine special stages across the fast gravel roads of Peipsiääre, Mustvee, Kambja, Otepää and Tartu Vald. Sami Pajari started the day leading the rally with a total time of 1:02:41.7, holding a 16.3-second advantage over Oliver Solberg, while Adrien Fourmaux sat a further 8.0 seconds adrift in third. […]
The EKO Acropolis Rally, round eight of the 2026 FIA World Rally Championship, took place from 25 to 28 August and once again lived up to its reputation as one of the toughest events on the calendar. Crews faced scorching temperatures, rough gravel roads and relentless tyre wear across the Greek mountains, where survival proved […]
The Forum8 Rally Japan returned as the seventh round of the championship, but in a very different slot on the calendar. Traditionally held in November, the event moved to 28 to 31 May for 2026, bringing warmer temperatures and more humid conditions to the Japanese asphalt. As the final tarmac rally of the season, it […]
The Vodafone Rally de Portugal returned as the sixth round of the WRC and immediately delivered one of the most dramatic events of the season. Running from 6 to 10 May and beginning a day earlier than usual following driver complaints about exhausting itineraries in 2025 (read more about the 2025 itinerary here), the rally […]
The Rally Islas Canarias returned as the fifth round of the WRC, celebrating its landmark 50th edition. Known for its abrasive, technical asphalt, the event once again proved that precision and consistency matter as much as outright speed, delivering a rally that subtly, but decisively, reshaped the leaderboard. Thursday The rally began with a 6.26 […]
The Croatia Rally returned to the calendar as the fourth round of the WRC after a one-year absence, featuring a new base in Rijeka. With seven of the ten stages completely new to the WRC, the challenge felt fresh and unpredictable, Adrien Fourmaux describing the roads as “a bit like Canarias and Corsica,” hinting at […]
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 […]