Rally News
Monaco ’96, Clay Regazzoni and Stirling Moss feature in readers’ letters
As ever the recent June magazine was full of interesting articles and I may be able to enlighten you regarding one or two. Andrew Frankel remarked on Stirling’s signature [If…
Alex Brundle’s Nürburgring 24 Hours detour led to an unlikely GT3 podium
Max Verstappen must have thought his dreams of winning the Nürburgring 24 Hours were dashed. On the Monday of race week it was confirmed: for the first time, I would…
Rally legend reborn: historic Austin 1800 that conquered two epics for sale
Back in the 1960s, Austin found itself on such a roll with the Alec Issigonis-designed Mini that it set-out to capitalise on the basic format with the larger Austin/Morris/Riley/Wolseley/Vanden Plas…
Lancia returns to rallying with Ypsilon Rally2 and eyes future WRC ambitions
If you were expecting fanfares, ceremonials or a parade of marching elephants – like Verdi’s epic Aida chorus – to celebrate Lancia’s return to rallying, you would have been disappointed.…
Munari’s greatest rallies: five defining victories that cemented his Lancia legend
5. 1976 Tour de Corse Munari’s 24-valve factory Stratos pushed out 280bhp to the 255 of the 12-valve version of French privateer Bernard Darniche, but torrential rain evened things out.…
Katsuta triumphs in Safari Rally as Toyota driver ends 94-start wait with grit and resilience
He wasn’t the fastest driver in Kenya – he failed to win a single stage – but traditionalists will tell you that speed is not the most important thing on…
Group B: 40 years on from rallying's most notorious era
Four decades have passed since the demise of Group B, one of the most formidable rallying eras ever seen
Ford's new American star Mitch Guthrie: The future of Dakar?
A US driver has never won Dakar overall – Ford's Mitch Guthrie could be the first to make history
‘Let’s win this ****ing race!’ Ford CEO’s rallying cry for Dakar, Le Mans – and F1
While Ford launches its Red Bull F1 partnership in Detroit later this week, its rally raid squad is aiming to conquer Dakar – will CEO Jim Farley's masterplan pay off?
Ford Racing revives glory days with Dakar stage domination
Ford's Raptor took victory and six of the top seven places in Stage 5 of the 2026 Dakar. The squadron of V8 brutes is a reminder of the brand's 1960s assault on Le Mans, writes James Elson
Dakar 1986: The 'tragic' rally that took no prisoners – 40 years on
The 1986 Paris-Dakar Rally was amongst the most treacherous there's ever been – James Elson revisits Gerald Donaldson's incredible diary account of the infamous event
Co-driver wins Dakar stage 11 months after losing leg
Mathieu Baumel and Guillaume de Mévius clinched a sensational Stage 1 victory at the 2026 Dakar Rally, on what's been an incident-filled event already
WRC 2025 season review: a year where records tumbled
Anthony Peacock - Anthony has 25 years of experience as a journalist and author. In his spare time, he enjoys wearing bobble hats The World Rally Championship in 2025 stood…
Tony Pond: the man who put the Metro 6R4 on a WRC podium
Public face, private man April 2002 The pocket rocket MG Metro 6R4 was a cult off-roader, but it only achieved one WRC podium – 40 years ago at Rally GB.…
Alpine's mission to revive rallying with £50k car and one-make series
Shunts, breakdowns and competition wear and tear means rallying isn't a cheap game – could the Alpine A290 Rally Trophy be about to change this?
From Rosberg to Rovanperä - Motor sport's most shocking retirements
Led by the news of Kalle Rovanperä's unexpected decision to leave the WRC, we explore some of the most shocking retirements in motor sport history