RNW Staff

The eagerly anticipated 2026 FIA European Rally Championship will begin with the 43rd Andalusia Rally – Sierra Morena – Córdoba World Heritage Site from 17 – 19 April. Using all-asphalt stages, the spectacular event in southern Spain, an ERC newcomer in 2025, replaces Rally Hungary as the first of what will now be a seven-round […]

Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari teamed up with his brother Nasser to end a 14-year wait for a second victory in the Qatar International Rally, round two of the 2026 FIA Middle East Rally Championship. Nasser Al-Kuwari came out of retirement to accompany his brother on their three-day home round of the regional series and they benefitted from […]

The second round of both the FIA World and Middle East Baja Cups has moved back two months in the calendar to run before the start of the Holy Month of Ramadan. Inaugurated as an FIA candidate event in 2018, the seventh edition of the three-day event (2020 and 2023 were cancelled), which runs through […]

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As well as continuing to oversee the Goodyear FIA ETRC’s sporting and technical regulations, the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, will take a more hands-on approach in running the championship. From now on, the FIA will directly manage areas such as strategic partnerships, calendar development, circuit relations, […]

The Qatari teamed up with Frenchman Max Delfino for the first time in a two-wheel drive MD Sport Optimus Evo 5 Buggy and managed to overturn an overnight deficit of 2min 24sec to win the event for a sixth time by just 42 seconds to follow up previous successes in 2008, 2011, 2020, 2021 and […]

The Sunshine State was hit by changeable conditions ahead of Round 3 of the 2025/26 season of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, and the wet weather extracted every ounce of talent and concentration from the 20-car Formula E field over a testing 41-lap race. Evans headed into the race pointsless so far this […]

Nick Cassidy currently leads the Drivers’ FIA World Championship standings, following an amazing victory for Citroën Racing in just their second race. The driver from New Zealand has hit the ground running with the French manufacturer, picking up two podiums in the first two races after excellent comeback drives up the grid. With two rounds down, […]

Defending champion Al-Attiyah and his Spanish navigator Candido Carrera top an entry that includes six Rally2 machines, a similar number fighting for honours in the FIA MERC2 category, half a dozen machines in FIA MERC4, a Rally5 entrant and four teams with SSVs. The second round of the 2026 FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC) […]

Following an outstanding year of strong competition at some of Europe’s most iconic venues and continued growth in historic motor sport, the FIA Historic Awards were held this evening, 28 January, at the Automobile Club de France in Paris. Set within one of the most significant locations in motor sport history, the ceremony brought together […]

The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, is accelerating plans for the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) to return to the United States, with announcement of a WRC candidate event scheduled for mid-2026. Organised in collaboration with the Automobile Competition Committee of […]

The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, has named Hankook, one of the world’s leading tyre makers, its newest Global Partner. A trusted partner for over three years, the manufacturer has officially joined the FIA’s Global Partner Programme, a network of leading […]

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Partnered by Spanish navigator Candido Carrera – who sealed his sixth MERC victory alongside the Qatari – Al-Attiyah won 10 of the event’s 13 gravel stages on his way to a 92nd career MERC win and a record-breaking ninth success in Oman to follow his sixth Dakar Rally success just seven days previously. The Qatari’s […]

The opening round of the FIA World and Middle East Baja Cups takes place less than two weeks after the conclusion of the 48th Dakar Rally and many teams left equipment on site before the three-day Baja in Ha’il. Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah faces a hectic six weeks of racing before the Holy Month of Ramadan. […]

The 24-year-old Toyota Gazoo Racing driver carries a commanding 59.3-second lead into Sunday’s final leg. If converted into victory, it would see Solberg surpass Sébastien Ogier’s long-standing 2009 benchmark to become the youngest winner of the iconic event. Saturday concluded with SS13, a super special stage run on part of Monaco’s Grand Prix circuit. It […]

The Toyota Gazoo Racing driver delivered a decisive performance on the Esclangon / Seyne-les-Alpes stage to move into the lead before managing the closing test of the night to end the leg 44.2 seconds ahead of team-mate Elfyn Evans. The final stage, Vaumeilh / Claret 1, was red-flagged on safety grounds after visibility was significantly […]

Competing in his first event as a full-season Rally1 driver, the Toyota Gazoo Racing competitor continued to manage changing conditions effectively, responding consistently across the day’s six stages to end the leg with a 1min 08.4sec advantage in the French Alps. Friday’s itinerary presented a contrasting challenge to Thursday night’s opening loop. Snow and slush […]

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Several drivers jostled for the lead throughout a fascinating 13 days of action across punishing desert terrain in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on this opening round of the 2026 FIA World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC). Five teams won a stage, as many drivers led the event at some point but Al-Attiyah’s consistency ultimately paid dividends […]