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Portugal to be absent from WRC 2027 despite date agreement
29 September 2026

Portugal will be absent from the 2027 World Rally Championship calendar despite having a date set for next year’s event, according to rally organisers Automovel Club de Portugal (ACP).
The gravel event is one of the founding members of the WRC hosting a round since the inaugural season in 1973, having only been absent from the schedule during a brief hiatus across 2002 to 2006.
In 2025...Keep reading
Sordo explains co-driver change for WRC 2026 finale
29 September 2026

Dani Sordo has explained the reasons behind a surprise co-driver change ahead of the 2026 World Rally Championship season finale in Sardinia this week.
The three-time WRC rally winner will take over the third factory Hyundai i20 N Rally1 entry for the gravel rally, but will team up with a new navigator in Patricia Saiz.
It will mark the 27-year-old navigator’s WRC debut, with Saiz taking...Keep reading
FIA tweaks tyre allocation again for WRC title decider
28 September 2026

Sami Pajari hopes this week’s World Rally Championship three-way title decider in Sardinia will be decided by “pure driving” and not by issues affecting the title contenders.
The Toyota driver heads into the final round 17 points adrift of championship leader Elfyn Evans with a maximum of 35 points to be claimed on Sardinia’s gravel stages. While Pajari is focused on overhauling Evans...Keep reading