The 2026 FIA World Rally Championship will not include a long-sought U.S. round, but series organizers are confident of Rally USA getting a slot in ’27.

Hyundai’s Ott Tanak claimed a shock WRC Rally Italy Sardinia victory on Sunday afternoon after late agony for long-time leader Sebastien Ogier.Tanak (above) celebrated his first win since rejoining Hyundai for 2024 when a damaged tire in the rally-closing Wolf Power Stage denied Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Ogier a third consecutive...

Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier is closing in on a third straight FIA World Rally Championship win after distancing his nearest rival, Hyundai’s Ott Tanak, on Saturday’s grueling second leg of Rally Italy Sardinia.The eight-time WRC champ (above), who’s running only a part-time schedule in 2024, will start Sunday’s final leg with...

Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier delivered a near-perfect performance to lead Hyundai’s Ott Tanak after Friday’s super-rough, incident-filled opening leg of WRC Rally Italy Sardinia.Eight-time FIA World Rally Champion Ogier (above) is running a limited schedule in 2024, and despite winning two of his three starts so far, he sits only fifth...

Hyundai’s Ott Tanak ended his long search for another FIA World Rally Championship victory with a convincing win on Rally Italy Sardinia on Sunday.The Estonian was on dominant form on the Mediterranean island’s rock-strewn roads, bringing his i20 N Rally1 car home 1m3.2s clear of M-Sport Ford driver Craig Breen...

Ott Tanak is closing in on his and Hyundai’s first win of the FIA World Rally Championship’s all-new hybrid era after leaving his rivals for dust on Saturday’s penultimate leg of Rally Italy Sardinia.The Estonian’s i20 N Rally1 will start Sunday’s final leg with a handy 46s advantage over M-Sport...

Toyota’s Esapekka Lappi delivered a near-perfect drive to round out Friday’s punishing opening leg of the WRC’s Rally Italy Sardinia with a miniscule overnight lead.The Finn, making his gravel debut in a hybrid Toyota GR Yaris Rally1, won two of the six rock-strewn special stages to open a tiny 0.7s...

Elfyn Evans holds a narrow lead after day one of Rally Monza, but Sebastien Ogier is still on course for an eighth FIA World Rally Championship title after an intense duel between the Toyota teammates left them separated by just 1.4s.Seven-time and reigning champ Ogier came into the WRC finale...

Long-standing World Rally Championship privateer Martin Prokop has walked away from the series following the five-minute penalty he was handed ahead of the Rally Italy start.The transmission seals on the Jipocar Czech National Team's Ford Fiesta RS WRC were broken, contravening championship regulations. Team manager Quirin Muller said he had...

Hyundai's Thierry Neuville will take a 16.1s lead over Jari-Matti Latvala into the final day of Rally Italy as he bids to claim his second World Rally Championship win.Neuville started Saturday afternoon's loop with a slender lead over Volkswagen driver Latvala, but immediately pulled out 10.8 seconds on SS13, the...