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Sébastien Ogier is the reigning driver's champion.
Vincent Landais is the reigning co-driver's champion.
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT (GR Yaris Rally1 pictured) are the reigning manufacturers' champions.

The 2026 FIA World Rally Championship is a planned motorsport season that would be the 54th season of the World Rally Championship, an international rallying series organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and WRC Promoter GmbH. Teams and crews compete for the World Rally Championships for Drivers, Co-drivers and Manufacturers. Crews are free to compete in cars complying with Groups Rally1 to Rally5 regulations; however, only manufacturers competing with Rally1 cars are eligible to score points in the manufacturers' championship. The championship is set to begin in January 2026 with the Monte Carlo Rally and is set to conclude in November 2026 with the Rally Saudi Arabia. The series is supported by the WRC2 and WRC3 categories at every round of the championship and by Junior WRC at selected events.

Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais are the reigning drivers' and co-drivers' champions, having secured the 2025 championship at the 2025 Rally Saudi Arabia. Toyota are the defending manufacturers' champions.

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A map showing the locations of the rallies in the 2026 championship. Event headquarters are marked with black dots.

The 2026 season is scheduled to be contested over fourteen rounds across Europe, Africa, South America and Asia.

RoundStart dateFinish dateRallyRally headquartersSurfaceStagesDistanceRef.
122 January25 JanuaryMonaco Rallye Automobile Monte CarloGap, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FranceMixed[a]17339.15 km[1]
212 February15 FebruarySweden Rally SwedenUmeå, Västerbotten County, SwedenSnow18300.66 km[2]
312 March15 MarchKenya Safari Rally KenyaNairobi, Nakuru County, KenyaGravel20350.02 km[3]
49 April12 AprilCroatia Croatia RallyRijeka, CroatiaTarmacTBATBA
523 April26 AprilSpain Rally Islas CanariasLas Palmas, Gran Canaria, SpainTarmacTBATBA
67 May10 MayPortugal Rally de PortugalMatosinhos, Porto, PortugalGravelTBATBA
728 May31 MayJapan Rally JapanToyota, Aichi, JapanTarmacTBATBA
825 June28 JuneGreece Acropolis Rally GreeceLoutraki, Corinthia, GreeceGravelTBATBA
916 July19 JulyEstonia Rally EstoniaTartu, EstoniaGravelTBATBA
1030 July2 AugustFinland Rally FinlandJyväskylä, Central Finland, FinlandGravelTBATBA
1127 August30 AugustParaguay Rally del ParaguayEncarnación, Itapúa, ParaguayGravelTBATBA
1210 September13 SeptemberChile Rally ChileConcepción, Biobío, ChileGravelTBATBA
131 October4 OctoberItaly Rally Italia SardegnaOlbia, Sardinia, ItalyGravelTBATBA
1411 November14 NovemberSaudi Arabia Rally Saudi ArabiaJeddah, Mecca Province, Saudi ArabiaGravelTBATBA
Sources:[4][5]

Calendar changes

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The Croatia Rally is due to return to the championship after being held as a European Rally Championship event in 2025.

Contracted crews

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The following manufacturers are set to contest the championship under Rally1 regulations.[10] All crews use tyres provided by Hankook.[11]

ManufacturerEntrantCarNo.Driver nameCo-driver name
FordUnited Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRTFord Puma Rally155Republic of Ireland Josh McErleanRepublic of Ireland Eoin Treacy
TBARepublic of Ireland Jon ArmstrongRepublic of Ireland Shane Byrne
HyundaiSouth Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRTHyundai i20 N Rally14Finland Esapekka LappiFinland Enni Mälkönen
6Spain Dani SordoSpain Cándido Carrera
11Belgium Thierry NeuvilleBelgium Martijn Wydaeghe
16France Adrien FourmauxFrance Alexandre Coria
20New Zealand Hayden PaddonNew Zealand John Kennard
ToyotaJapan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRTToyota GR Yaris Rally11France Sébastien OgierFrance Vincent Landais
18Japan Takamoto KatsutaRepublic of Ireland Aaron Johnston
33United Kingdom Elfyn EvansUnited Kingdom Scott Martin
99Sweden Oliver SolbergUnited Kingdom Elliott Edmondson
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2Toyota GR Yaris Rally15Finland Sami PajariFinland Marko Salminen

In detail

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M-Sport kept the crew of Josh McErlean and Eoin Treacy.[12] Jon Armstrong and Shane Byrne would step up from the European Rally Championship to complete a full Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy lineup for the team, replacing Grégoire Munster and Louis Louka in the second full-time seat.[13] Munster was later confirmed to contest the season opener in a third Rally1 car with the team.[14]

Esapekka Lappi (left), Dani Sordo (middle) and Hayden Paddon (right) to return to the top tier for part-time campaigns.

Hyundai maintained the services of Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe, and of Adrien Fourmaux and Alexandre Coria for entry in all rallies.[15] A third car will be shared by crews led by drivers Esapekka Lappi, Dani Sordo and Hayden Paddon.[16] Paddon is set to make his first appearance in the premium level of the championship since the 2018 Rally Australia.[17] Lappi and Sordo are also due to return after their previous partial campaigns with the team in 2024.[18] Ott Tänak announced his indefinite break from the championship following the end of the 2025 season.[19]

Oliver Solberg to return to the top tier for his first full-time campaign.

Toyota retained Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin as their full-time competitor, while Sami Pajari and Marko Salminen, as well as Takamoto Katsuta and Aaron Johnston were also retained.[20] Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais would continue to run a partial program to contest ten rallies with the team.[21] Kalle Rovanperä announced that he would leave the championship to pursue a career in open-wheel racing, having signed a contract with Toyota Gazoo Racing to compete in the Super Formula Championship.[22] However, he did not rule out a return to rallying in the future.[23] His seat at Toyota was filled by Oliver Solberg, who is under contract to run his first full-time season in the class, having previously run on a part-time basis for Hyundai in 2022.[24]

Regulation changes

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Following the wide criticism of lengthy itinerary, a minimum of 10 rest hours was introduced into the event.[25] Engines are also allowed to change after the start of a rally, but in doing so, crews would incur a 60-minute time penalty.[26]

Results and standings

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Season summary

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RoundEventWinning driverWinning co-driverWinning entrantWinning timeReportRef.
1Monaco Rallye Automobile Monte CarloReport
2Sweden Rally SwedenReport
3Kenya Safari Rally KenyaReport
4Croatia Croatia RallyReport
5Spain Rally Islas CanariasReport
6Portugal Rally de PortugalReport
7Japan Rally JapanReport
8Greece Acropolis Rally GreeceReport
9Estonia Rally EstoniaReport
10Finland Rally FinlandReport
11Paraguay Rally del ParaguayReport
12Chile Rally ChileReport
13Italy Rally Italia SardegnaReport
14Saudi Arabia Rally Saudi ArabiaReport

Scoring system

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Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers in each event.[27] In the manufacturers' championship, teams are eligible to nominate three crews to score points, but these points are only awarded to the top two classified finishers representing a manufacturer and driving a 2025-specification Rally1 car. There are also five bonus points awarded to the winners in an accumulated standings across all Sunday stages, four points for second place, three for third, two for fourth and one for fifth. The same points scale is awarded to the five fastest crews of the Power Stage as well.[28]

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
Overall251715121086421
Sunday54321N/a
Power Stage54321N/a

Notes

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  1. ^ The Monte Carlo Rally is run on a tarmac and snow surface.

References

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  1. ^ "Itinerary Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2026". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Itinerary Rally Sweden 2026". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Itinerary Safari Rally Kenya 2026". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
  4. ^ "2026 FIA World Rally Championship calendar revealed". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  5. ^ "FIA World Motor Sport Council approves 2026 WRC Calendar". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  6. ^ Howard, Tom (15 November 2024). "Croatia strikes new deal to rejoin WRC in 2026". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  7. ^ Heinonen, Toni (12 December 2025). "Croatia's WRC rally set for a complete overhaul". rallyjournal.com. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  8. ^ Barry, Luke (31 July 2025). "WRC 2026 calendar confirmed". DirtFish. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  9. ^ "A New Chapter for EKO Acropolis Rally Greece: Loutraki to host the 2026 edition". Acropolis Rally. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  10. ^ Howard, Tom (31 July 2025). "Hyundai's WRC future confirmed for 2026 season". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  11. ^ Bowen, James (6 December 2023). "Hankook to become WRC tire supplier from 2025". DirtFish. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Armstrong steps up to Rally1 as M-Sport confirms 2026 line-up". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  13. ^ Barry, Luke (17 December 2025). "Armstrong gets Rally1 call up at M-Sport for 2026". DirtFish. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  14. ^ Barry, Luke (19 December 2025). "Munster gets Rally1 drive for Monte Carlo". DirtFish. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  15. ^ "Paddon back in WRC as Hyundai confirm five-driver 2026 line-up". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 5 December 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  16. ^ Barry, Luke (5 December 2025). "Paddon, Lappi, Sordo trio replace Tänak at Hyundai". DirtFish. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  17. ^ Evans, David (5 December 2025). "How Paddon's "unheard of" WRC return happened". DirtFish. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  18. ^ Howard, Tom (5 December 2025). "Hayden Paddon, Esapekka Lappi and Dani Sordo join Hyundai 2026 WRC line-up". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  19. ^ "Tänak announces indefinite break from WRC". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 9 November 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  20. ^ "Solberg steps up as Toyota confirms five-car 2026 line-up". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 10 November 2025. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  21. ^ Barry, Luke (29 November 2025). "Ogier confirms he'll do 10 WRC rounds in 2026". DirtFish. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  22. ^ "Kalle Rovanperä takes on exciting new challenge with TOYOTA GAZOO Racing in 2026". Toyota Gazoo Racing. 9 October 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  23. ^ Howard, Tom (9 October 2025). "The motivation behind Rovanpera's switch from rally to single-seaters". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  24. ^ Barry, Luke (10 November 2025). "Solberg earns full-time Rally1 seat with Toyota". DirtFish. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  25. ^ Howard, Tom (25 November 2025). "Rest periods will be mandatory in the 2026 WRC season". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  26. ^ Barry, Luke (25 November 2025). "WRC to introduce mandatory rest hours in 2026". DirtFish. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  27. ^ Howard, Tom (12 December 2024). "FIA reveals 2027 WRC regulations, new points system for 2025". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  28. ^ Evans, David (12 December 2024). "WRC points system revamped for 2025". DirtFish. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
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    The 2026 FIA World Rally Championship is a planned motorsport season that would be the 54th season of the World Rally Championship, an international rallying series organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and WRC Promoter GmbH. Teams and crews compete for the World Rally Championships for Drivers, Co-drivers and Manufacturers. Crews are free to compete in cars complying with Groups Rally1 to Rally5 regulations; however, only manufacturers competing with Rally1 cars are eligible to score points in the manufacturers' championship. The championship is set to begin in January 2026 with the Monte Carlo Rally and is set to conclude in November 2026 with the Rally Saudi Arabia. The series is supported by the WRC2 and WRC3 categories at every round of the championship and by Junior WRC at selected events.

    Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais are the reigning drivers' and co-drivers' champions, having secured the 2025 championship at the 2025 Rally Saudi Arabia. Toyota are the defending manufacturers' champions.

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    A map showing the locations of the rallies in the 2026 championship. Event headquarters are marked with black dots.

    The 2026 season is scheduled to be contested over fourteen rounds across Europe, Africa, South America and Asia.

    RoundStart dateFinish dateRallyRally headquartersSurfaceStagesDistanceRef.
    122 January25 JanuaryMonaco Rallye Automobile Monte CarloGap, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FranceMixed[a]17339.15 km[1]
    212 February15 FebruarySweden Rally SwedenUmeå, Västerbotten County, SwedenSnow18300.66 km[2]
    312 March15 MarchKenya Safari Rally KenyaNairobi, Nakuru County, KenyaGravel20350.02 km[3]
    49 April12 AprilCroatia Croatia RallyRijeka, CroatiaTarmacTBATBA
    523 April26 AprilSpain Rally Islas CanariasLas Palmas, Gran Canaria, SpainTarmacTBATBA
    67 May10 MayPortugal Rally de PortugalMatosinhos, Porto, PortugalGravelTBATBA
    728 May31 MayJapan Rally JapanToyota, Aichi, JapanTarmacTBATBA
    825 June28 JuneGreece Acropolis Rally GreeceLoutraki, Corinthia, GreeceGravelTBATBA
    916 July19 JulyEstonia Rally EstoniaTartu, EstoniaGravelTBATBA
    1030 July2 AugustFinland Rally FinlandJyväskylä, Central Finland, FinlandGravelTBATBA
    1127 August30 AugustParaguay Rally del ParaguayEncarnación, Itapúa, ParaguayGravelTBATBA
    1210 September13 SeptemberChile Rally ChileConcepción, Biobío, ChileGravelTBATBA
    131 October4 OctoberItaly Rally Italia SardegnaOlbia, Sardinia, ItalyGravelTBATBA
    1411 November14 NovemberSaudi Arabia Rally Saudi ArabiaJeddah, Mecca Province, Saudi ArabiaGravelTBATBA
    Sources:[4][5]

    Calendar changes

    The Croatia Rally is due to return to the championship after being held as a European Rally Championship event in 2025.

    Contracted crews

    The following manufacturers are set to contest the championship under Rally1 regulations.[10] All crews use tyres provided by Hankook.[11]

    ManufacturerEntrantCarNo.Driver nameCo-driver name
    FordUnited Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRTFord Puma Rally155Republic of Ireland Josh McErleanRepublic of Ireland Eoin Treacy
    TBARepublic of Ireland Jon ArmstrongRepublic of Ireland Shane Byrne
    HyundaiSouth Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRTHyundai i20 N Rally14Finland Esapekka LappiFinland Enni Mälkönen
    6Spain Dani SordoSpain Cándido Carrera
    11Belgium Thierry NeuvilleBelgium Martijn Wydaeghe
    16France Adrien FourmauxFrance Alexandre Coria
    20New Zealand Hayden PaddonNew Zealand John Kennard
    ToyotaJapan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRTToyota GR Yaris Rally11France Sébastien OgierFrance Vincent Landais
    18Japan Takamoto KatsutaRepublic of Ireland Aaron Johnston
    33United Kingdom Elfyn EvansUnited Kingdom Scott Martin
    99Sweden Oliver SolbergUnited Kingdom Elliott Edmondson
    Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2Toyota GR Yaris Rally15Finland Sami PajariFinland Marko Salminen

    In detail

    M-Sport kept the crew of Josh McErlean and Eoin Treacy.[12] Jon Armstrong and Shane Byrne would step up from the European Rally Championship to complete a full Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy lineup for the team, replacing Grégoire Munster and Louis Louka in the second full-time seat.[13] Munster was later confirmed to contest the season opener in a third Rally1 car with the team.[14]

    Esapekka Lappi (left), Dani Sordo (middle) and Hayden Paddon (right) to return to the top tier for part-time campaigns.

    Hyundai maintained the services of Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe, and of Adrien Fourmaux and Alexandre Coria for entry in all rallies.[15] A third car will be shared by crews led by drivers Esapekka Lappi, Dani Sordo and Hayden Paddon.[16] Paddon is set to make his first appearance in the premium level of the championship since the 2018 Rally Australia.[17] Lappi and Sordo are also due to return after their previous partial campaigns with the team in 2024.[18] Ott Tänak announced his indefinite break from the championship following the end of the 2025 season.[19]

    Oliver Solberg to return to the top tier for his first full-time campaign.

    Toyota retained Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin as their full-time competitor, while Sami Pajari and Marko Salminen, as well as Takamoto Katsuta and Aaron Johnston were also retained.[20] Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais would continue to run a partial program to contest ten rallies with the team.[21] Kalle Rovanperä announced that he would leave the championship to pursue a career in open-wheel racing, having signed a contract with Toyota Gazoo Racing to compete in the Super Formula Championship.[22] However, he did not rule out a return to rallying in the future.[23] His seat at Toyota was filled by Oliver Solberg, who is under contract to run his first full-time season in the class, having previously run on a part-time basis for Hyundai in 2022.[24]

    Regulation changes

    Following the wide criticism of lengthy itinerary, a minimum of 10 rest hours was introduced into the event.[25] Engines are also allowed to change after the start of a rally, but in doing so, crews would incur a 60-minute time penalty.[26]

    Results and standings

    Season summary

    RoundEventWinning driverWinning co-driverWinning entrantWinning timeReportRef.
    1Monaco Rallye Automobile Monte CarloReport
    2Sweden Rally SwedenReport
    3Kenya Safari Rally KenyaReport
    4Croatia Croatia RallyReport
    5Spain Rally Islas CanariasReport
    6Portugal Rally de PortugalReport
    7Japan Rally JapanReport
    8Greece Acropolis Rally GreeceReport
    9Estonia Rally EstoniaReport
    10Finland Rally FinlandReport
    11Paraguay Rally del ParaguayReport
    12Chile Rally ChileReport
    13Italy Rally Italia SardegnaReport
    14Saudi Arabia Rally Saudi ArabiaReport

    Scoring system

    Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers in each event.[27] In the manufacturers' championship, teams are eligible to nominate three crews to score points, but these points are only awarded to the top two classified finishers representing a manufacturer and driving a 2025-specification Rally1 car. There are also five bonus points awarded to the winners in an accumulated standings across all Sunday stages, four points for second place, three for third, two for fourth and one for fifth. The same points scale is awarded to the five fastest crews of the Power Stage as well.[28]

    Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
    Overall251715121086421
    Sunday54321N/a
    Power Stage54321N/a

    Notes

    1. ^ The Monte Carlo Rally is run on a tarmac and snow surface.

    References

    1. ^ "Itinerary Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2026". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
    2. ^ "Itinerary Rally Sweden 2026". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
    3. ^ "Itinerary Safari Rally Kenya 2026". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
    4. ^ "2026 FIA World Rally Championship calendar revealed". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
    5. ^ "FIA World Motor Sport Council approves 2026 WRC Calendar". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
    6. ^ Howard, Tom (15 November 2024). "Croatia strikes new deal to rejoin WRC in 2026". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
    7. ^ Heinonen, Toni (12 December 2025). "Croatia's WRC rally set for a complete overhaul". rallyjournal.com. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
    8. ^ Barry, Luke (31 July 2025). "WRC 2026 calendar confirmed". DirtFish. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
    9. ^ "A New Chapter for EKO Acropolis Rally Greece: Loutraki to host the 2026 edition". Acropolis Rally. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
    10. ^ Howard, Tom (31 July 2025). "Hyundai's WRC future confirmed for 2026 season". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
    11. ^ Bowen, James (6 December 2023). "Hankook to become WRC tire supplier from 2025". DirtFish. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
    12. ^ "Armstrong steps up to Rally1 as M-Sport confirms 2026 line-up". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
    13. ^ Barry, Luke (17 December 2025). "Armstrong gets Rally1 call up at M-Sport for 2026". DirtFish. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
    14. ^ Barry, Luke (19 December 2025). "Munster gets Rally1 drive for Monte Carlo". DirtFish. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
    15. ^ "Paddon back in WRC as Hyundai confirm five-driver 2026 line-up". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 5 December 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
    16. ^ Barry, Luke (5 December 2025). "Paddon, Lappi, Sordo trio replace Tänak at Hyundai". DirtFish. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
    17. ^ Evans, David (5 December 2025). "How Paddon's "unheard of" WRC return happened". DirtFish. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
    18. ^ Howard, Tom (5 December 2025). "Hayden Paddon, Esapekka Lappi and Dani Sordo join Hyundai 2026 WRC line-up". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
    19. ^ "Tänak announces indefinite break from WRC". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 9 November 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
    20. ^ "Solberg steps up as Toyota confirms five-car 2026 line-up". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 10 November 2025. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
    21. ^ Barry, Luke (29 November 2025). "Ogier confirms he'll do 10 WRC rounds in 2026". DirtFish. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
    22. ^ "Kalle Rovanperä takes on exciting new challenge with TOYOTA GAZOO Racing in 2026". Toyota Gazoo Racing. 9 October 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
    23. ^ Howard, Tom (9 October 2025). "The motivation behind Rovanpera's switch from rally to single-seaters". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
    24. ^ Barry, Luke (10 November 2025). "Solberg earns full-time Rally1 seat with Toyota". DirtFish. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
    25. ^ Howard, Tom (25 November 2025). "Rest periods will be mandatory in the 2026 WRC season". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
    26. ^ Barry, Luke (25 November 2025). "WRC to introduce mandatory rest hours in 2026". DirtFish. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
    27. ^ Howard, Tom (12 December 2024). "FIA reveals 2027 WRC regulations, new points system for 2025". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
    28. ^ Evans, David (12 December 2024). "WRC points system revamped for 2025". DirtFish. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
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