Now, here is something for the winter break. WRC fans are being handed the keys to decide the absolute greatest moment of the first-generation Rally1 era through a brand new knockout vote called Rally1 Rewind, bringing together 16 of the most unforgettable stories from 2022 to 2026.
Voting kicks off tomorrow on 3 November on WRC.com, and the opening matchups waste zero time delivering heavyweight clashes. Sébastien Loeb's stunning victory at Rallye Monte-Carlo in 2022 goes head-to-head with Craig Breen's legendary "Mayor of Brattby" interview from Rally Sweden a year later, with only one advancing to the quarter-finals.
This competition casts its eye back across five full seasons of the Ford Puma Rally1, the Hyundai i20 N Rally1, and the Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 machines. It is a fitting retrospective as the championship prepares for the arrival of new Rally1 machinery under the WRC27 regulations next year.
The shortlist is packed with the milestones that defined an era. Loeb and co-driver Isabelle Galmiche wrote the opening chapter by taking that generation's very first victory in Monte-Carlo, while the final appearance in Sardinia saw Evans and Scott Martin crowned world champions after an intense battle with Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson that went right down to the closing corners of the season.
Other massive moments on the bracket include Kalle Rovanperä taking the title to become the youngest world champion, Thierry Neuville finally securing his first crown, and Sébastien Ogier matching Loeb's record of nine drivers' titles. Breakthroughs for Solberg and Takamoto Katsuta make the cut, alongside Sami Pajari's first three WRC wins at consecutive rounds.
Fans will also be able to vote on Esapekka Lappi bringing a battered Toyota home to a podium in Finland, and Mārtiņš Sesks' genuine surprise at his own blistering pace in Poland, not to mention the raw stage-end joy that made Breen's Brattby interview such an iconic piece of television.
The draw itself is completely fixed, pitting moments against single opponents as they fight through the quarter-finals and semi-finals on the path to the final. Supporters can watch the archive clips on WRC.com before casting their ballots in the official polls.
The eight opening-round votes run from 3 to 12 November, with each individual poll staying open for precisely 24 hours starting at 08:00 CET. From there, the quarter-finals get underway on 16 November, followed by the semi-finals on 23 November. The final voting opens on 30 November, and the ultimate winning moment will be revealed on 4 December.
