Elfyn Evans claimed his third Rally Japan victory on Sunday and extended his FIA World Rally Championship points lead with a controlled drive on Toyota Gazoo Racing’s home roads.

Sebastien Ogier picked up from where he left off in Japan last season, the nine-time and reigning FIA World Rally champion setting the pace in Thursday morning’s shakedown ahead of Rally Japan.

While many of the stages and surroundings on this week’s Rally Japan will be familiar, the third and final all-asphalt round of the 2026 WRC World Rally Championship will throw new curveballs for the title-chasing crews.

Thierry Neuville says his Rally Portugal victory last weekend has restored belief inside Hyundai Motorsport after a frustrating start to the 2026 FIA World Rally Championship season.

Thierry Neuville and Hyundai ended their FIA World Rally Championship win drought after a penultimate-stage puncture dashed Sebastien Ogier’s hopes of a record-extending eighth Rally Portugal victory.

Sebastien Ogier won a rain-lashed Rally Japan on Sunday to set up a three-way fight for the 2025 FIA World Rally Championship drivers’ title at the Saudi Arabian finale later this month.

Sebastien Ogier leads a Toyota Gazoo Racing 1-2-3 after Friday’s opening leg of Rally Japan, kick-starting his mission to outscore teammate and FIA World Rally Championship points leader Elfyn Evans on the series’ penultimate round.

Kalle Rovanpera took a decisive win in the Central European Rally on Sunday, guiding Toyota Gazoo Racing to a fifth consecutive WRC crown.

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.

After years of near-misses, including five frustrating runner-up finishes, Thierry Neuville could finally celebrate a first FIA World Rally Championship drivers’ title at the season-closing Rally Japan. But his Hyundai Motorsport team missed out on a WRC title double as Toyota Gazoo Racing snatched the manufacturers’ crown after a gripping...