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 […]
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. […]
The final day of the Central European Rally brought both celebration and drama, as drivers tackled four stages: Beyond Borders (run between Austria and Germany) and Mühltal (in Austria), each repeated twice. The day began with Kalle Rovanperä comfortably leading the rally, followed by Ott Tänak at +36.3 seconds and Elfyn Evans at +44.7 seconds. […]