2025 WRC News & Rumours

[doubled1978]

Pajari promoted to full seat https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/toyot...ime-2025-seat/

So that means we have 4 Toyotas every rally and even five when Ogier is participating on his rallies

Yeah, and hopefully Hyundai commits to the 4 cars as well. It will at least bulk out the field a bit.

[flat_right]

ps: THIS PICTURE!
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=...23696733119916
F* cyril! F* hyundai!! cry babies

c'mon man... what the hell do you expect from the first minute of losing the manus title? Celebrate? Give them a break...

[TypeR]

That's quite a surprise.. didn't expect full time him, but nice christmas present

Solberg (rally1+r5) sharing car with Ogier then?

[Morte66]

Pajari promoted to full seat https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/toyot...ime-2025-seat/

So that means we have 4 Toyotas every rally and even five when Ogier is participating on his rallies

Budget. Toyota has it.

I reckon they're throwing money at the problem of "How do we develop Pajari while Ogier ages out, and simultaneously carry Katsuta for the marketing department?"

Edit: also, wow. That is not what I guessed yesterday. I thought they'd run four cars, and Pajari would do WRC1 when Ogier didn't. Toyota is doubling down.

[flat_right]

Budget. Toyota has it.

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Toyota is doubling down.

Which is a great news I think. The more Rally1 cars we have, the better. There are some discussions that Hyundai will run 4 cars instead of 3. https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/h...2025/10674980/

[Andre Oliveira]

https://toyotagazooracing.com/pressr...ZyKdkmr7Fm-Jrw

[Morte66]

I will be very interested to see who replaces Pajari's co-driver.

Are they putting in a mentor, like M-Sport did with Jarmo Lehtinen (Mika Hirvonen's former co-driver) for Teemu Suninen? Or do they have a problem with Enni Mälkönen?

[Dimitris]

Salminen maybe

[Humber]

Is Ville Mannisenmäki available? Co-driver for Asunmaa & did the Acropolis with Joona.

[CeskyOndra]

Wow what a great news to get up on Monday morning! Imagine that Toyota's are running 5 cars, Hyundai 4 and Ford maybe 3 sometimes! Having 11-12 Rally1 cars on some events would be very very nice.