WRC Canary Islands: Katsuta takes early lead after stadium super special
World Rally Championship leader Takamoto Katsuta has grabbed the early lead at Rally Islas Canarias after winning a hotly contested stadium super special stage.The 50th edition of the Spanish asphalt rally kicked off with an all-new fan friendly super special stage, held inside the 32,000 Gran Canaria football stadium, which saw crews go head-to-head across three loops of a tricky 1.89km …Keep reading
Everything we know about the WRC’s newest constructor
RMC ApexF1 plans to roll out its 2027 World Rally Championship challenger in October ahead of a plan to contest at least half of the WRC rounds next year, before a full campaign in 2028.The Spanish squad has become the second tuner operation to commit to the WRC’s 2027 technical regulations after unveiling plans to develop a car in partnership with FIA member club, Real Federacion …Keep reading
New constructor set to join WRC top tier in 2027
RMC ApexF1 has unveiled plans to construct an all-new car to compete in the top tier of the World Rally Championship next year.The experienced Spanish team is set to develop a car constructed to the new WRC27 technical regulations in partnership with FIA member club, Real Federacion Espanola de Automovilismo (RFEDA).The project was announced at this weekend’s Rally Islas Canarias WRC …Keep reading
How Rally Islas Canarias could crown another new WRC winner
The 2026 World Rally Championship has already crowned a new winner in Takamoto Katsuta, and now Sami Pajari has his sights set on joining that club at this weekend’s Rally Islas Canarias.Following Katsuta’s maiden triumph in Safari Rally Kenya in March, which he followed up with another in Croatia, only four of the current crop of Rally1 drivers are yet to stand on the top step of a WRC …Keep reading
Why Dani Sordo is excited for his WRC topflight return
It has been approximately 19 months since the rally world last saw Dani Sordo contest a World Rally Championship event in a Rally1 car. But that streak ends at this weekend’s Rally Islas Canarias.The three-time winner is back competing in the WRC’s top tier for the first time since finishing second at 2024 Acropolis Rally Greece for Hyundai. This week, the WRC veteran and co-driver Candido …Keep reading
Ott Tanak lands 2027 WRC car testing role with Toyota
Ott Tanak has taken on a test driver role at Toyota to help develop the Japanese marque’s all-new car for the 2027 World Rally Championship.As first reported by Dirtfish, Toyota has since confirmed to ApexF1.com that the 2019 world champion has joined the team to help with the development of its 2027 WRC challenger, built to new technical regulations that will come into force next …Keep reading
Thierry Neuville wants to “make everyone proud again” at WRC Rally Islas Canarias
Thierry Neuville says the target for next week’s Rally Islas Canarias is to “make everyone proud again” after a mistake cost Hyundai a World Rally Championship win in Croatia.Hyundai appeared on course to claim a first win of the season last weekend, with Neuville taking a lead of more than a minute into the final stage. However, a mistake resulted in a collision with a concrete block …Keep reading
The Rally1 rookie proving he belongs in the WRC top flight
M-Sport-Ford’s new signing Jon Armstrong feels his head turning pace in Croatia last weekend has proved he belongs in the World Rally Championship’s top tier.At the start of the year, the 2025 European Rally Championship runner-up outlined that one of his objectives was to prove he deserves a place in rallying’s elite after M-Sport showed faith in the Northern Irishman to make the leap …Keep reading
Why WRC Croatia victory was “quite special” for Takamoto Katsuta’s co-driver
Takamoto Katsuta’s World Rally Championship co-driver Aaron Johnston says it was “quite special” for an Irishman to win in Croatia on the third anniversary of Craig Breen’s passing.Former Citroen and Hyundai factory WRC driver Breen is always in the minds of the WRC service park when the championship heads to Croatia, as the much loved Irishman lost his life in a testing crash …Keep reading
WRC Croatia: Adrien Fourmaux crashes, goes for a home-cooked lunch
The World Rally Championship has a habit of creating surreal stories that are unique in ApexF1, as Adrien Fourmaux has experienced after a surprise at-home family lunch in Croatia.An image of Hyundai driver Fourmaux and co-driver Alex Coria sat at a dining table in race suits, eating lunch with a family last Saturday is likely to become one of the images of the season given its unusual …Keep reading