Thierry Neuville and co-driver Martijn Wydaeghe of Hyundai celebrate on the podium after winning the FIA World Rally Drivers and

The newly crowned world rally champion believes his mental strength has been key to finally achieving his ultimate goal

After finishing runner-up on five occasions, Thierry Neuville can no longer be called the bridesmaid and has joined the exclusive club of World Rally champions. Here’s how the Belgian went from rising

The battle for this year’s FIA World Rally Championship title is set to go to the wire as Hyundai Motorsport’s Ott Tanak leads Rally Japan overnight, with teammate and WRC points leader Thierry

Elfyn Evans takes victory in the season-ending Rally Japan as Thierry Neuville claims his first World Rally Championship title after a 15-year wait.

Rally Japan delivered a thriller to decide the WRC drivers’ and manufacturers’ titles

Ott Tanak extended his Rally Japan lead on Saturday, but all eyes were on his Hyundai teammate, Thierry Neuville (above), as he vaulted up the leaderboard to put himself within touching distance

Rally Japan 4 Update

Ott Tanak has dramatically crashed out of the lead of Rally Japan which has handed Thierry Neuville the World Rally Championship and swung the manufacturers title battle towards Toyota. Tanak started Sunday with a 38 second rally lead over Toyota’s Elfyn Evans which he needed to maintain to keep his WRC title hopes alive.