Sébastien Ogier claimed a dramatic EKO Acropolis Rally Greece victory after a gripping battle with Thierry Neuville swung decisively in the Toyota driver’s favour on Sunday.
Ogier and co-driver Vincent Landais sealed victory by 58.3sec in their Toyota GR Yaris Rally1, completing a perfect Sunday with the rally win, Super Sunday honours and the Wolf Power Stage victory. It was Ogier’s 69th WRC victory and his second Acropolis triumph, 15 years after his first win on the Greek gravel classic.
Thierry Neuville led EKO Acropolis Rally Greece after a punishing Friday that immediately underlined the rally’s fearsome reputation.
The Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team driver completed the opening full day 9.7sec clear of Sébastien Ogier, with team-mate Adrien Fourmaux third after an eventful leg in which he both led the rally and lost time to a puncture.
The longest day of the rally, totalling 129.22km, brought heavy road cleaning, sharp rocks and constant risk across six gravel stages north of Loutraki. Few crews escaped the day without drama, but Neuville’s measured approach proved enough to keep him in front overnight.
WRC begins a run of seven consecutive gravel rallies to the finish – starting with one of the toughest of them all.
Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team heads to EKO Acropolis Rally Greece this week aiming to turn the FIA World Rally Championship’s gravel-heavy second half into a title fightback.
Round eight of the season marks a significant shift in the 2026 campaign. After a first half split across snow, asphalt, rough gravel and mixed conditions, the championship now begins a run of seven consecutive gravel rallies to the finish – starting with one of the toughest of them all.
Greece has been kind to Hyundai in recent years. The Korean manufacturer has won three of the last four Acropolis editions, with Thierry Neuville triumphing in 2022 and 2024 and Ott Tänak adding victory last season. Hyundai also swept the podium in both 2022 and 2024, making the rough Greek gravel roads one of the team’s strongest modern hunting grounds.
Toyota’s Sébastien Ogier finishes third to claim his ninth title in thrilling finale; Thierry Neuville wins the inaugural Rally Saudi Arabia for Hyundai after a dramatic debut event in the desert
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia — November 30, 2025 — After four days of drama, the first-ever Rally Saudi Arabia delivered a memorable world-title showdown in the desert, with the championship-deciding round going down to the final moments of the 17th and last stage. Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Sébastien Ogier crossed the finish line to secure a record-equaling ninth World Rally Championship — drawing level with fellow Frenchman Sébastien Loeb.
Jeddah, 27 November 2025 – Portuguese international Danilo Pereira was an official guest of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) as the series celebrated its historic debut in Saudi Arabia.
As reported by Tom Howard of Motorsport, NASCAR champion and Daytona 500 winner Kurt Busch believes the World Rally Championship (WRC) has the potential to crack America after receiving a taste of the series at Rally Finland.
The 2004 NASCAR Cup champion and 2017 Daytona 500 winner made the trip to Finland to experience the WRC for the first time. The 46-year-old has been a long-time admirer of rallying and in 2014 competed in the Monza Rally Show, driving an M-Sport-built Ford Fiesta RS WRC.
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The Dacia Sandriders is a two-time winner in the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship after Nasser Al-Attiyah and Édouard Boulanger claimed a hugely impressive Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge victory during a thrilling final stage.
With a slender lead of 41 seconds starting the deciding 167 timed kilometres today (Thursday), Al-Attiyah and Boulanger had to be at their brilliant best to remain in front. With their sustainable-fuelled Dacia Sandrider performing faultlessly across the challenging sand and dunes between Mezeer’ah and the finish in Abu Dhabi city, Al-Attiyah/Boulanger charged to their second fastest stage time of the event to take the win by 2m28s. (more…)
2-time World Rally Champion Kalle Rovanperä celebrates his passion for Japanese culture by battling local car culture icons through a series of challenges to face his idol – Initial D – on a winding mountain road in Japan. (more…)
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (June 1st, 2024): The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Sport today announced that the Kingdom will stage Rally Saudi Arabia, as a round of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) from 2025 onwards*. The event will be organized by the Saudi Motorsport Company (SMC) and the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation (SAMF), under the supervision of the Ministry of Sports and in collaboration with the World Rally Championship. (more…)
The FIA European Rally Championship continues to go from strength to strength in 2024 with a standout entry list for the season-opening event highlighting the level of interest among competing teams and drivers.
