Sébastien Ogier and his co-driver Vincent Landais have been involved in a road accident during reconnaissance for the upcoming Dakar Rally round in Poland. The factory Toyota drivers are currently undergoing medical checks, and further details about the incident and their condition have not yet been disclosed.
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Toyota has made a strategic move in its 2023 WRC driver lineup, with rising star Sami Pajari set to make his highly anticipated Rally1 debut at his home event, Rally Finland. This change in schedule promises to add an extra layer of excitement for car racing enthusiasts closely following the WRC championship.
Martins Sesks, the 2023 European Rally Championship runner-up, is all set to make his World Rally Championship (WRC) debut in the non-hybrid powered Ford Puma Rally1 car. This will be the first time the non-hybrid Puma Rally1 car will compete in the WRC, as Sesks prepares for his home round in Latvia.
The FIA World Rally Championship’s debut of its new 48-hour sprint rally format at Rally Monza was a nail-biting affair, with Ott Tanak of Hyundai snatching victory from eight-time champion Sebastien Ogier in the final stage. This thrilling conclusion capped off an exciting addition to the WRC calendar, showcasing the intense competition and drama that defines international rally racing.
World Rally Championship (WRC) driver Pierre-Louis Loubet is poised to make his debut in the world of rally raid, entering the 2024 Africa Eco Race with the new Apache APH-01 hybrid side-by-side vehicle. Joined by co-driver François Borsotto, Loubet is eager to explore this new challenge and prove the potential of the innovative hybrid racer.
In a thrilling turn of events, Ott Tanak of Hyundai Motorsport emerged victorious at the latest round of the British GT Championship, winning by the equal-smallest margin in the series’ history. The result came at the expense of eight-time world champion Sébastien Ogier, who had seemed poised for his 61st career WRC win before a dramatic puncture just 3km from the finish.
Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville put in an exceptional performance at the first gravel rally of the 2023 British GT Championship, finishing on the podium and extending his lead in the title race despite the challenges faced by his rival Elfyn Evans.
Ott Tänak secured a sensational victory in the latest round of the WRC2 championship, edging out Sébastien Ogier by a mere two-hundredths of a second in one of the closest finishes ever recorded in the series. This thrilling showdown has set the stage for an even more intense championship fight in the coming rounds.