Rally History Archive

Toyota introduced the GR Yaris Rally1 for the WRC's 2022 hybrid rules; its platform won consecutive manufacturers' titles through 2026, with hybrid power removed for 2025.

Hyundai's i20 N Rally1 debuted in 2022, won Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe the 2024 drivers' and co-drivers' world titles, and continued after hybrid power was removed.

M-Sport replaced the Fiesta with the Ford Puma Rally1 in 2022; Sébastien Loeb won the car's first world championship outing at Monte Carlo.

The Fabia RS Rally2 debuted in 2022 as Škoda Motorsport's successor to the Fabia Rally2 evo, reinforcing the marque's customer-rally programme.

Hyundai launched the i20 N Rally2 in 2021 as a customer competition car for WRC2, ERC and national rallies.

Toyota's GR Yaris Rally2 entered customer competition in 2024, extending the company's World Rally Championship programme into Rally2.

The Fiesta Rally3 helped establish the FIA's modern four-wheel-drive Rally3 category in 2021.

The Clio Rally3 was FIA-homologated in April 2023 and became Renault's first four-wheel-drive Clio rally car.

Peugeot introduced the 208 Rally4 for modern front-wheel-drive junior and national rally competition in 2020.

Opel developed the Corsa Rally4 for the 2021 season as the successor to the ADAM R2 customer rally car.

Built by Vermont SportsCar for Subaru Motorsports USA, the new-generation WRX won its debut at the 2023 Ojibwe Forests Rally.

Lancia returned to FIA world rally competition in 2026 with the Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale in WRC2.