Becoming World Rally Champion is nothing new for Sebastien Ogier, who clinched his fifth drivers' title with a third-place finish in the Wales Rally GB at the weekend. But in contrast to his first four championships, this one was achieved in a privateer entry as the Frenchman, along with longtime...

After a faultless drive over Saturday morning's Rallye Deutschland stages, Ott Tanak has pulled ahead of the field and holds a 23-second advantage over Andreas Mikkelsen, the Norwegian dropping time with a couple of small mistakes. The battle between championship contenders Thierry Neuville and Sebastien Ogier came to an abrupt...

Sport newsJari-Matti Latvala set a string of four fastest times during Saturday morning’s loop of stages to reclaim the lead of Rally Finland and head an impressive Toyota one-two-three on the team’s home event. He heads last night’s leader Esapekka Lappi by 7.8 seconds at the mid-leg service with Juho...

Sport newsJari-Matti Latvala has slipped into the lead of Rally Poland after Friday morning’s opening loop of sodden stages. Overnight and persistent rain has made conditions tricky for all the crews but those running nearer the front of the field have taken a small advantage in the muddy conditions. Surprised...

Toyota's return to the World Rally Championship will be fronted by two Finns, with Esapekka Lappi expected to be announced alongside Juho Hanninen as a 2017 factory Yaris WRC driver.Hanninen has long been part of team boss Tommi Makinen's plans, having played an extensive role in the test program. The...

Volkswagen has started testing its all-new Polo R WRC in its full and final 2017 trim, before its specification is submitted to the FIA next month.The World Rally Championship car is now running an all-new aerodynamic package, which bears little resemblance to what has been seen during its development so...

Hyundai World Rally Championship driver Dani Sordo has fractured a vertebra in a crash during his pre-Rally Finland test.Both the Spaniard and co-driver Marc Marti spent Friday night in hospital following the accident and both were discharged the following day.Marti escaped injury, while Sordo is nursing the fracture at home.A...

Hyundai's 2017 World Rally Car will be based on the three-door i20 it wanted to use this season. The Korean manufacturer's current car was planned to come off the three-door platform, until it was discovered the factory couldn't produce enough cars to satisfy homologation requirements, hence this season's five-door i20...

Jari-Matti Latvala leads Rally Mexico after Friday's morning loop, ahead of Volkswagen WRC teammate Sebastien Ogier.Championship leader Ogier had led after Thursday evening's opening three stages but stood to lose ground on El Chocolate, the day's longest test, as the first man to tackle the 34-mile stage.Ogier did well to...

Hyundai World Rally Championship team principal Michel Nandan has warned against creating a team status controversy over the decision to put forward Dani Sordo as its "nominated driver" for 2016.FIA regulations stipulate that each registered WRC manufacturer must give the name of one driver who will tackle at least 10...