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Hyundai releases behind-the-scenes documentary on 2024 WRC season

Hyundai Motorsport has produced a special behind-the-scenes documentary charting Thierry Neuville’s run to a maiden World Rally Championship title.

Motorsport · Dec 20, 2024

Hyundai releases behind the scenes documentary on 2024 WRC season

Hyundai Motorsport has produced a special behind-the-scenes documentary charting Thierry Neuville’s run to a maiden World Rally Championship title.

Autosport · Dec 20, 2024

Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #10 Thierry Neuville

After 17 years of hard graft, Thierry Neuville can finally call himself a world rally champion. Five-times a runner-up, the Hyundai driver enjoyed a standout season by leading the championship from start to finish, a feat most recently achieved by Sebastien Ogier in 2016.

Autosport · Dec 19, 2024

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Hyundai "needs to do better" and learn from “painful" WRC title defeat

Team principal Cyril Abiteboul has insisted Hyundai “needs to do better” and learn from Ott Tanak’s Rally Japan accident that contributed to a “painful” World Rally Championship manufacturers’ title defeat.

Autosport · Nov 26, 2024

Neuville: WRC title a reward for “years of fighting and never giving up”

Thierry Neuville has said his ability to keep calm in moments of adversity and his "never give up" attitude were key to finally achieving the World Rally Championship title.

Autosport · Nov 24, 2024

WRC Japan: Evans wins, Toyota snatches WRC manufacturers' title in final stage thriller

Elfyn Evans won the World Rally Championship season finale in Japan while Toyota snatched the manufacturers’ title in a Power Stage thriller after Thierry Neuville had already been crowned world champion.

Autosport · Nov 24, 2024

WRC Japan: Evans wins, Toyota snatches WRC manufacturers title in final stage thriller

Motorsport · Nov 24, 2024

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Neuville unsure if power issue can be fixed at Rally Japan

World Rally Championship title favourite Thierry Neuville believes the power issue suffered on Friday morning at Rally Japan isn’t mechanical but is unsure if it can be fixed.

Autosport · Nov 22, 2024

WRC Japan: Neuville suffers power issue as Evans claims lead

Thierry Neuville’s World Rally Championship title hopes took a knock after suffering a power issue while Toyota’s Elfyn Evans moved into the Rally Japan lead.

Autosport · Nov 22, 2024

How to watch WRC's Rally Japan: schedule, line-up and more

Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville could finally have his crowning moment at this weekend’s 2024 World Rally Championship season finale in Japan. The five-time runner-up, who is chasing a maiden title, leads his team-mate Ott Tanak by 25 points with 30 available and they are the only two drivers in contention for…

Autosport · Nov 19, 2024

How to watch WRC's Rally Chile: schedule, line-up and more

Thierry Neuville is now the firm favourite to clinch the 2024 WRC title after winning the previous round in Greece which extended his lead at the top. The Hyundai driver, who is chasing a maiden crown, holds a 34-point advantage with 90 left available after going to Greece leading Sebastien…

Autosport · Sep 25, 2024

Hyundai's 2026 WRC decision likely to shape Neuville’s long-term future

Thierry Neuville says his World Rally Championship future beyond 2025 will likely be determined by Hyundai’s WRC plans as he doesn’t see himself “going on with another brand”.

Autosport · Sep 5, 2024

Neuville signs new Hyundai deal to join Tanak for 2025 WRC

Thierry Neuville has signed a one-year contract extension to remain with Hyundai, alongside Ott Tanak, to contest the 2025 World Rally Championship.

Motorsport · Sep 5, 2024

Neuville ignites debate on “pain in the ass” WRC road order rules

A frustrated Thierry Neuville has ignited a debate on the World Rally Championship road position rules saying “there is no reward” for doing a “great job” to lead the championship.

Autosport · Jul 19, 2024

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Autosport · Jul 17, 2024

How to watch WRC's Rally Latvia: schedule, line-up and more

The most recent round of the 2024 WRC season was once again won by a part-time driver, as the reigning double world champion Kalle Rovanpera claimed victory at Rally Poland following a last-minute call-up to stand in for the injured Sebastien Ogier.

Autosport · Jun 25, 2024

How to watch WRC's Rally Poland: Schedule, line-up and more

This month’s Rally Sardinia featured the joint-closest finish for a win in World Rally Championship history, as Ott Tanak and Sebastien Ogier contested a thrilling battle. It culminated in Tanak claiming victory by just 0.2s after the Hyundai driver overhauled a 17.1s deficit to Toyota’s Ogier on the final day.…

Autosport · Jun 1, 2024

Neuville: Loss of concentration caused WRC Sardinia crash

The WRC points leader was sitting third heading into stage eight [Tula], the final test of the morning loop, when he went off the road and into retirement.

Autosport · May 29, 2024

How to watch WRC's Rally Sardinia: Schedule, line-up and more

Sebastien Ogier claimed a record-breaking sixth Rally Portugal victory last time out, but it was Thierry Neuville who left the weekend with the biggest laugh.

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Autosport · May 22, 2024

Inside Hyundai's rally-meets-Nurburgring challenge

'Three left minus, long, bumpy', may resemble an ordinary rally pacenote. But this is how a World Rally Championship driver sees one of motorsport’s most famous corners – the Karussell at the Nurburgring Nordschleife.

Motorsport · May 10, 2024

Evans: Driving to smartphone WRC pacenotes “almost as good as normal”

Evans was forced to drive to pacenotes read from a smartphone by his co-driver Scott Martin for three stages after the latter left his pacenote book at time control at the end of stage six.

Autosport · May 7, 2024

How to watch WRC's Rally Portugal: schedule, line-up and more

The 2024 WRC season is as open as it comes with four different winners in as many rounds to commence the campaign. Championship leader Thierry Neuville kicked things off with victory in the season-opening Monte Carlo Rally, before Esapekka Lappi won in Sweden, Kalle Rovanpera in Kenya and finally Sebastien…

Autosport · Apr 20, 2024

The unusual extra motivational bet that capped Neuville’s WRC Croatia display

Neuville’s co-driver Martijn Wydaeghe put down a proposition on the event’s recce after noticing that the final stage of the Saturday morning and afternoon loop featured a 9.11km stage.

Autosport · Apr 15, 2024

How to watch WRC's Croatia Rally: schedule, line-up and more

The World Rally Championship is set for a return to asphalt stages at the Croatia Rally after a gruelling weekend on gravel in Kenya last time out.

Motorsport · Mar 29, 2024

WRC Safari Rally: Rovanpera stuns rivals to lead as Neuville suffers puncture

Two-time world champion Rovanpera, making the second start of a partial WRC campaign, managed to tame an at times ill-handling GR Yaris to open up a 15.5s lead over Hyundai’s Esapekka Lappi.

Autosport · Mar 26, 2024

How to watch WRC's Safari Rally: schedule, line-up and more

The WRC heads to Kenya for its breathtaking Safari Rally to continue an epic start to the 2024 season.

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