Rally History Archive

Sébastien Ogier won the 2020, 2021 and 2025 WRC drivers' championships for Toyota, matching Sébastien Loeb's record of nine titles.

Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin won their first WRC drivers' and co-drivers' titles in 2026 after multiple runner-up finishes.

Kalle Rovanperä became the youngest-ever WRC drivers' champion in 2022, then defended the title in 2023 with co-driver Jonne Halttunen.

Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe won the 2024 WRC world titles, delivering Hyundai's first drivers' crown.

Ott Tänak remained a leading WRC event winner through the 2020s, including a dramatic 0.2-second Sardinia victory in 2024.

Oliver Solberg won the 2025 WRC2 championship, then took Rally1 victories at Monte Carlo, Chile and Sardinia in 2026.

Takamoto Katsuta secured his first WRC outright victory at the 2026 Safari Rally Kenya and won Croatia the following month.

Sami Pajari won the 2024 WRC2 drivers' title and claimed his first three outright WRC victories in 2026.

Adrien Fourmaux established himself as a regular WRC podium contender and joined Hyundai for 2025.

Craig Breen earned notable WRC podiums in the early 2020s before his death during pre-event testing for the 2023 Croatia Rally.

Sébastien Loeb returned part-time to the WRC and won the 2022 Rallye Monte-Carlo aged 47 in M-Sport's Ford Puma Rally1.

Esapekka Lappi won the 2024 Rally Sweden in a Hyundai i20 N Rally1 after returning to a part-season role.

Andreas Mikkelsen won the WRC2 drivers' championships in 2021 and 2023 before returning to Hyundai's Rally1 programme in 2024.

Yohan Rossel won the 2021 WRC3 title, finished second in WRC2 in 2025, and joined Lancia's returning WRC2 programme in 2026.

Nikolay Gryazin became a regular WRC2 contender and was named to Lancia's 2026 WRC2 comeback lineup.

Hayden Paddon won back-to-back FIA European Rally Championship titles in 2023 and 2024 with a Hyundai i20 N Rally2.

Brandon Semenuk and Keaton Williams won four consecutive American Rally Association national championships from 2022 through 2025.

Travis Pastrana won the 2021 ARA national championship and returned to Subaru Motorsports USA competition in 2024.

Lia Block won the 2023 ARA Open Two-Wheel-Drive championship aged 16 and took her first outright ARA national rally victory in 2026.