WRC News WRC teams unify in call to retain Rally1 regulations Toyota, Hyundai and M-Sport Ford have collectively written to the FIA requesting current Rally1 regulations remain in place until the end of the 2026 World… Read more by David Evans April 5, 2024 2 min
WRC Features Neuville’s alternative masterplan to fix the WRC There was a lot of hullabaloo last week about whether Thierry Neuville wanted to stay or wanted to go from the World Rally Championship. That’s… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay March 19, 2024 5 min
WRC News WRC working group chief: I don’t understand new points system Last week was all about the mid-term and long-term future of the World Rally Championship. David Richards was outlining the FIA WRC working group’s vision… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay March 8, 2024 3 min
WRC Opinion Can electric work in the WRC? Electrification and the World Rally Championship. We’ve been here before. Four years ago, the electric future seemed inevitable; the EV car market was growing, manufacturers… Read more by James Bowen March 7, 2024 5 min
WRC News WRC’s hybrid contract still valid until 2026 When the FIA World Motorsport Council announced its new roadmap for the World Rally Championship on Wednesday, the standout headline was obvious. Hybrid had been… Read more by James Bowen March 1, 2024 3 min
WRC Opinion What DirtFish says about the WRC’s new direction Wednesday was a groundbreaking day in the World Rally Championship. Major changes to the technical regulations at the sport’s top level were unveiled by the… Read more by DirtFish Staff February 29, 2024 5 min
WRC News Hybrid ditched as part of major WRC regulation change Hybrid will be ditched from the World Rally Championship’s premium category from the end of this season – the move comes as part of a… Read more by David Evans February 28, 2024 5 min
WRC News FIA asks fans to shape WRC future with survey Want your say on the World Rally Championship? Now’s your chance. The FIA – the governing body of world motorsport – is running a fan… Read more by David Evans February 8, 2024 2 min
Rally News FIA ready to drop new points system Sources within the FIA have confirmed to DirtFish that they are ready to change the controversial World Rally Championship points structure which is rolled out… Read more by David Evans January 22, 2024 5 min
WRC Features Opinion How likely is Rally2 to take over the WRC? Is Rally2 really coming? Is the end nigh for the fastest rally cars in the sport’s history? Two questions which are beginning to dominate debate… Read more by David Evans January 15, 2024 5 min
WRC News Halttunen calls for WRC format change Clover leaves don’t last forever, so a quarter of a century is good going. The World Rally Championship should be proud. But it’s time to… Read more by David Evans December 20, 2023 3 min
WRC Opinion Answering the president’s call It’s not often that Friday afternoon is interrupted by a call from the president. Last Friday was. Mohammed Ben Sulayem has listened. And acted. Will… Read more by David Evans December 18, 2023 2 min
WRC News WRC’s radical points change to stop ‘Sunday driving’ Sunday driving will be a thing of the past following the FIA’s changes to the points structure of the World Rally Championship. The sport’s governing… Read more by David Evans December 16, 2023 2 min
WRC Opinion WRC working group must deliver the end of Rally1 Seismic moments are remembered by geography. The Geneva Convention. The Yalta Conference. The Concorde Agreement. These gatherings shaped history. Nobody forgets where it happened. Admittedly, what happened in Baku last week… Read more by David Evans December 11, 2023 5 min
WRC News Reid and Richards tasked with fixing the future of rallying Robert Reid and David Richards know all about success in the World Rally Championship – they stood together on top of the world in 2001…. Read more by David Evans December 5, 2023 2 min
Rally News FIA confirms new Rally5-Kit regulations for 2024 Technical regulations for the FIA’s new Rally5-Kit have been confirmed for 2024. The kit will allow any standard production two wheel-drive car with up to… Read more by James Bowen November 12, 2023 2 min
WRC News Mikkelsen calls for route note crews in WRC2 New WRC2 champion Andreas Mikkelsen has called for the FIA to allow Rally2 drivers to use route note crews – labelling some of last weekend’s… Read more by Luke Barry November 3, 2023 2 min
WRC News The bizarre way the WRC3 title could be decided With the allure of the overall title, the quality in WRC2 and the intrigue following tomorrow’s superstars in Junior WRC, WRC3 can often be the… Read more by Luke Barry September 27, 2023 3 min