Kalle Rovanpera has won the gruelling Safari Rally Kenya, leading home a Toyota Gazoo Racing 1-2-3-4 and increasing his advantage in the standings over Hyundai Motorsport's Thierry Neuville to 65 points.
Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Elfyn Evans says he hopes the worst of the rough conditions crews experienced on the opening day of Rally de Portugal on Friday will not be repeated for the rest of the weekend.
Rally Croatia stewards have imposed a 15,000 Euro fine on the Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team for failing to ensure the onboard camera in Elfyn Evans’ Yaris GR Rally1 car was functioning properly.
A risk averse strategy across Saturday’s seven special stages by Toyota’s Kalle Rovanpera, coupled with a costly puncture, slashed his lead at the end of the penultimate day at Rally Croatia from over a minute to just 19.9 seconds.
Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Team Principal has heaped praise on Kalle Rovanpera following a driving masterclass by the young Finn on the opening day of Rally Croatia.
Thierry Neuville admits a “clever approach” proved the difference on the afternoon loop of Rally Sweden as he climbed from sixth place to first alongside Hyundai team-mate, Martijn Wydaeghe.
Sebastien Ogier says winning the final round of the WRC to be crowned champion for an eighth time was “the best way possible” to bring the curtain down on his 16-year partnership with Julien Ingrassia.
Sebastien Ogier says that he is perfectly happy “to cruise” to the finish of Rally Monza tomorrow even if it means sacrificing overall victory with Julien Ingrassia.
Three Rally Monza stages totalling 24.70-miles are all that stand between Sebastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia winning the World Rally Championship for an eighth time tomorrow.
Toyota Gazoo Racing Team Principal Jari-Matti Latvala admits the fight at the head of the Rally Monza field between Sebastien Ogier and Elfyn Evans is exactly the kind of viewing the sport deserves.
A confident Sebastien Ogier says the only way he can be denied an eighth World Rally title is if he makes an unforced error over the remaining two days of Rally Monza.
Come Sunday afternoon at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, either a new name will be engraved into the World Rally Championship trophy, or a very familiar one will be added for an eighth – and final – time.
Elfyn Evans says the UK’s long-term involvement in the World Rally Championship is vital if the sport is to enjoy high levels of future support from the British public.
Toyota’s Elfyn Evans has expressed frustration at how set-up changes designed to improve the ride and handling of his Yaris World Rally Car going into day two of Rally Spain left him on the back foot.
A mouth-watering battle lies in store on day two of Rally Spain tomorrow as the top two cars driven by Thierry Neuville and Elfyn Evans are separated by less than a second.
Toyota has announced that Esapekka Lappi will complete its 2022 World Rally Championship driver line-up alongside Elfyn Evans, Kalle Rovanperä and Sébastien Ogier.
Rally Finland winner Elfyn Evans insists the World Rally Championship title remains Sebastien Ogier’s to lose despite significantly reducing the reigning champion’s advantage at the top of the standings this weekend.
Elfyn Evans kept it neat and tidy over Rally Finland’s final four stages to win the event by 14.1 seconds and become only the second British driver in the event’s 70-year history to triumph there.