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.

Oliver Solberg made the strongest start to WRC Rally Portugal, the Toyota Gazoo Racing driver ending Thursday’s short opening leg with a 3.4s advantage over Hyundai’s Adrien Fourmaux.The 24-year-old Swede took control on the second test, 12.58-mile Sever-Albergaria, where his fastest time moved him to the head of the field...

The FIA World Rally Championship's early-season pacesetters face a very different kind of test this week as Rally Portugal threatens to turn their strong positions in the points battle into a disadvantage. After five rounds, Toyota Gazoo Racing drivers Elfyn Evans (above, during shakedown), Takamoto Katsuta and Sami Pajari occupy...

Sebastien Ogier held his nerve through a dramatic final day at the Canary Islands Rally to claim his first WRC win of the season after Toyota teammate Oliver Solberg crashed out of an ultra-close victory fight on the penultimate stage.

Sebastien Ogier extended his record at in the World Rall Championship Rally of Portugal on Sunday, securing a seventh victory on the event as Toyota continued its perfect start to 2025 with a fifth win in as many rounds. With co-driver Vincent Landais, Ogier completed the four-day gravel event 8.7s...

Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier has taken a record-breaking sixth WRC Rally Portugal win, securing his victory 7.9s clear of Hyundai’s charging Ott Tanak. The 40-year-old Frenchman (above) breaks a tie with WRC legend Markku Alen, who won Rally Portugal -- a founding round of the FIA World Rally Championship back in...

Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier (above) is closing in on a record-breaking sixth WRC Rally Portugal win -- providing he can maintain his lead over Hyundai rival Ott Tanak on Sunday’s final leg. A dramatic and at times chaotic Saturday on the 2024 FIA World Rally Championship’s fifth round wreaked havoc among...

Toyota’s Kalle Rovanpera made the most of a favorable Friday starting spot to head a frenetic to-and-fro battle for the WRC Rally Portugal’s overnight lead. Rovanpera (above) ended the day a mere 1.0s ahead of Toyota Gazoo Racing teammate Sebastien Ogier after an intense fight that saw five different winners...

Defending champ Kalle Rovanpera vaulted to the top of the FIA World Rally Championship standings with a dominant Rally Portugal victory on Sunday afternoon.It was the Toyota Gazoo Racing driver’s second consecutive triumph at the Matosinhos-based all-gravel event, and his first time on top of a WRC podium since his...