Lappi not afraid by uncertain WRC future Esapekka Lappi says he isn't afraid by his uncertain World Rally Championship future as Hyundai continues to evaluate its driver options for its third car next year. Motorsport · Sep 30, 2024
Lappi not afraid of uncertain WRC future Esapekka Lappi says he isn’t afraid by his uncertain World Rally Championship future as Hyundai continues to evaluate its driver options for its third car next year. Autosport · Sep 30, 2024
How to watch WRC's Rally Finland: schedule, line-up and more The WRC title battle is incredibly tight as a disappointing Rally Latvia for championship leader Thierry Neuville has left him just eight points ahead of Hyundai team-mate Ott Tanak. Neuville finishing eighth means he is now without a podium in three, scoring just 35 points during that run, compared to 58… Autosport · Jul 30, 2024
Kenya launches motorsport academy to nurture future WRC stars The Talanta Motorsport Academy is the latest addition to the Kenya Academy of Sports (KAS), based near the site of the rally’s opening stage at Kasarani in Kenya’s capital city Nairobi. The academy was launched by Kenya’s deputy president Rigathi Gachagua, who described the project as a major milestone in… Autosport · Mar 28, 2024
Fourmaux: Maiden WRC podium is proof to “never give up” on dreams Fourmaux delivered the best result of his WRC career to date to finish a milestone third, 47.9 seconds behind eventual Rally Sweden winner Esapekka Lappi of Hyundai.The M-Sport Ford driver successfully navigated incredibly challenging conditions that caught out world champions Kalle Rovanpera and Ott Tanak to end Saturday in second… Autosport · Feb 18, 2024
WRC Sweden: Lappi ends victory drought with comfortable win Part-time pairing Lappi and co-driver Janne Ferm successfully navigated through 18 challenging snow stages to score a second career win with a 29.6-second margin over Toyota’s Elfyn Evans. Autosport · Feb 18, 2024
Lappi gets part-time 2024 WRC programme with Hyundai The Finn was expected to scale back from a full-time programme for 2024 after Hyundai announced the signing of Ott Tanak from M-Sport to partner the already-contracted Thierry Neuville at the South Korean marque. Autosport · Nov 16, 2023
Restaurant visit helped Lappi keep WRC Acropolis Rally alive The Finnish driver’s i20 N Rally 1 car suffered a radiator leak thought to have been triggered by a nasty compression during the Loutraki stage. Autosport · Sep 8, 2023
WRC Finland: Five things you may have missed 1. Rovanpera crashes out but still leaves impact on rally Autosport · Aug 8, 2023
Lappi explains "really scary” WRC Rally Finland exit The Hyundai pairing were sitting in fourth head into stage five, the final test of Friday morning’s loop, when drama struck. Autosport · Aug 4, 2023
Rovanpera rolls out of WRC Rally Finland lead Rovanpera and co-driver Jonne Halttunen lost control of their GR Yaris going over a crest 11.1km into the famous Myhinpaa stage. Autosport · Aug 4, 2023
WRC Safari Rally: The Good, The Bad and a battle between champions Top Performer - Sebastien Ogier and Vincent Landais Autosport · Jun 27, 2023
WRC Safari Rally: Everything you need to know The rally has prided itself on being one of the WRC’s jewel in the crown events given its difficulty to win. Its unique stages feature a mix of rough gravel and soft sandy roads sprawled across Kenya’s iconic wildlife-filled savannah. amid changeable weather, poses an altogether different challenge for crews.… Autosport · Jun 20, 2023
WRC Sardinia: The Good, The Bad and a Hyundai revival Top Performer - Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm Autosport · Jun 6, 2023
Autosport · May 19, 2023 WRC closing in on 14-round 2024 calendar The championship had hoped to roll out a 14-round schedule for this season, although plans to add an event in the Middle East failed to come to fruition.
Motorsport · Mar 21, 2023 WRC Mexico: The Good, the Bad and a legend at his peak Top Performer - Sebastien Ogier and Vincent Landais
Autosport · Mar 18, 2023 WRC Mexico: Ogier inherits healthy lead after Lappi exit The eight-time World Rally Championship title winner had been locked in a fight with Lappi throughout Friday, and faced a 5.3s deficit to the Finn heading into Saturday.
Autosport · Mar 18, 2023 WRC Mexico: Leader Lappi crashes out as stage 11 red-flagged The Hyundai driver lost control 10 kilometres into the Ibarrilla test and speared into a bank. The force of the impact flicked the car around, before rear-ending a telegraph pole as it came to a halt in the road.
Motorsport · Mar 18, 2023 Lappi crashes out of WRC Mexico lead on Saturday's opening stage The Hyundai driver lost control of his i20 N, 10 kilometres into the Ibarrilla test and speared into a bank. The force of the impact flicked the car around before rear ending a telegraph pole as it came to a halt in the road.
Autosport · Feb 10, 2023 WRC Sweden: Breen holds off Tanak charge to lead on WRC return Craig Breen leads Rally Sweden on his return to the World Rally Championship with Hyundai after seeing off a late charge from M-Sport’s Ott Tanak on Friday.
Autosport · Feb 7, 2023 WRC Rally Sweden: Everything you need to know The World Rally Championship heads to the snow covered roads of Sweden for the second round of the season this weekend. Here's everything you need to know.
Autosport · Jan 18, 2023 WRC 2023: Everything you need to know The World Rally Championship returns this weekend as Rally Monte Carlo kicks off the second season of the Rally1 hybrid regulations.
Autosport · Aug 9, 2022 WRC Finland: The Good, The Bad and an inspired Tanak The World Rally Championship returned to rallying’s spiritual home in Finland where rally mad fans gathered to support their new home hero Kalle Rovanpera. While Rovanpera threw everything at trying to claim a home win, it was Hyundai’s Ott Tanak that delivered a stunning surprise win. Autosport reviews the highs,…
Autosport · Aug 7, 2022 Lappi explains Finland emergency lake visit to secure strangest WRC podium Esapekka Lappi described his WRC Rally Finland podium as one of the strangest ever after a roll required an emergency trip to a lake to repair his damaged Toyota.