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Latvala: Toyota’s WRC title chances “pretty much gone”

Toyota’s chances of winning the World Rally Championship manufacturers' crown are “pretty much gone” after Hyundai scored a 1-2-3 at the Acropolis Rally, reckons team boss Jari-Matti Latvala.

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WRC Acropolis: Neuville victorious after Ogier rolls on final stage

Thierry Neuville clinched victory in the toughest Acropolis Rally in recent years to boost his World Rally Championship title hopes after rival Sebastien Ogier rolled on the final stage.

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WRC Finland: Rovanpera leads Evans by 0.2s as Tanak crashes

World rally champion Kalle Rovanpera snatched the Rally Finland lead from Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans at the end of an eventful Friday morning that included a crash for Ott Tanak.

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WRC Finland: Rovanpera leads Evans by 0.2s, as Tanak crashes

Kalle Rovanpera snatched the Rally Finland lead from Toyota World Rally Championship team-mate Elfyn Evans at the end of an eventful Friday morning that included a crash for Ott Tanak.

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WRC Finland: Neuville pips Katsuta to claim early lead

World Rally Championship points leader Thierry Neuville snatched the opening stage victory from Takamoto Katsuta to claim an early Rally Finland lead.

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WRC Latvia: Dominant Rovanpera leads Ogier into final day

Kalle Rovanpera dominated Saturday’s stages to open up a commanding Rally Latvia lead over Toyota World Rally Championship team-mate Sebastien Ogier.

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WRC Latvia: Rovanpera scores 200th career stage win, Ogier survives scare

Kalle Rovanpera recorded his 200th career World Rally Championship stage win on his way to extending his lead at Rally Latvia on Saturday morning.

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WRC Latvia: Rovanpera extends lead over rising star Sesks

World rally champion Kalle Rovanpera claimed four of Friday’s seven stages to take control of Latvia’s maiden World Rally Championship round from impressive home hero Martins Sesks.

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WRC Latvia: Rovanpera leads stage-winning home hero Sesks

Kalle Rovanpera has extended his Rally Latvia lead while home hero Martins Sesks stole the show to claim his maiden World Rally Championship stage wins on Friday morning.

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WRC Poland: Mikkelsen leads as spectator issues cancels stage seven

Hyundai’s Andreas Mikkelsen ended Friday leading an interrupted Rally Poland after World Rally Championship organisers were forced to cancel two stages due to spectator controlling issues.

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WRC Poland: Mikkelsen extends lead as debutant Sesks stars

Hyundai’s Andreas Mikkelsen heads into Friday afternoon with the Rally Poland lead from Martins Sesks, who stunned on his World Rally Championship Rally1 debut.

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WRC Poland: Tanak tops head-to-head super special to lead

Hyundai’s Ott Tanak moved into an early lead at Rally Poland after edging his team-mate and World Rally Championship points leader Thierry Neuville on Thursday night’s opening stage.

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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.…

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Pajari to make WRC Rally1 debut in Finland as Toyota rejigs Latvia line-up

Rising World Rally Championship star Sami Pajari will now make his Rally1 debut in Finland instead of Latvia following a change to Toyota’s driver line-up.

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Toyota calls on Ogier for Latvia, Pajari set for Finland debut

Rising World Rally Championship star Sami Pajari will now make his Rally1 debut in Finland instead of Latvia following a change to Toyota’s driver line-up.

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Did the WRC’s shorter sprint-style format work?

Now that the dust has settled on an event that delivered the joint-closest finish in WRC history, the championship and the FIA will evaluate how the 48-hour, 266.12km format performed.

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WRC Rally Sardinia: Ogier reclaims lead as team order slows Tanak

Tanak headed into the afternoon stages with a 3.5s lead over part-time driver Ogier, but ended the day trailing the eight-time world champion by 17.1s.

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WRC Rally Sardinia: Points leader Neuville crashes out, Tanak leads Ogier

Tanak became embroiled in an intense fight with overnight leader Sebastien Ogier (Toyota) across the morning’s rough gravel stages with the lead changing hands twice, before Tanak ended the loop with a 3.5s lead.

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WRC Portugal: Ogier makes history with record sixth Portugal win

Eight-time world champion Ogier and co-driver Vincent Landais managed to avoid drama from 22 challenging gravel stages to take a second win from his 2024 partial campaign by 7.9s from Tanak, who secured his best result of the season so far.

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WRC Portugal: Ogier holds rally lead, Evans hit by overheating drama

Thick fog provided a curveball for the field, but it failed to derail Ogier as the eight-time world champion led Tanak by 10.1s after the morning’s three stages.

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Rovanpera explains WRC Portugal exit from the lead

The Toyota driver started the Saturday morning loop setting a blistering pace that resulted in a stage 10 win to open up a 6.7s lead over team-mate and fellow 2024 part-time driver Sebastien Ogier.

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WRC Portugal: Ogier back in front after Tanak suffers puncture

Toyota’s eight-time world champion Ogier inherited the lead after Rovanpera’s Stage 11 exit, only to lose the advantage to Tanak on the next test. However, a slow puncture for Tanak in stage 13 helped Ogier open up a 13.6s lead at the end of the loop.

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WRC Portugal: Rovanpera, Ogier split by a second, Evans suffers pacenote issue

Reigning world champion Rovanpera snatched the rally lead on stage six, but the margin never grew larger than a second as the part-time driver battled with a GR Yaris that wasn’t too his liking.

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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…

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WRC Croatia: Ogier takes shock lead as Neuville, Evans crash

Ogier started the morning 11.6 seconds adrift of Neuville but similar accidents for both Neuville and Evans have pushed the eight-time world champion into a 9.1s lead over Evans.

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