Sports · Motorsport · 3 hrs ago
Loeb tests Project Rally One’s 2027 WRC car as team files FIA papers
Sebastien Loeb tested Project Rally One’s 2027 rally car with the team’s regular test driver, Stephane Lefebvre, on asphalt in France.
The Belgian team is preparing to join the World Rally Championship next year, and this was Loeb’s second test in the car.
Project Rally One has submitted its homologation papers to the FIA, a step towards approval for competition.
The team says the car has a new engine concept based on a Volkswagen Audi Group unit and changes to its transmission.
It has not chosen drivers and plans a partial season, with a two-car entry at Monte Carlo expected to open its campaign.
The team is also discussing potential partners, while Spain’s RMC Motorsport is preparing its own 2027 car for selected rallies.
Project Rally One has submitted its homologation papers to the FIA for its 2027 World Rally Championship car.
Sebastien Loeb and Stephane Lefebvre tested the car on asphalt in France last week.
The Belgian team expects to begin a partial WRC programme with a possible two-car entry at Rallye Monte-Carlo 2027.
Project Rally One has not selected drivers for the event and is discussing potential partnerships.
The car’s development has involved as many as eight drivers.
- Who
- Project Rally One, a Belgian WRC constructor, submitted the papers.
- What
- It submitted homologation papers to the FIA for its 2027 car.
- When
- The papers were submitted before the FIA deadline; the exact date is not stated.
- Where
- The team is based in Belgium. The car’s recent test took place around Saint-Die-des-Vosges, France.
- Why
- The submission is intended to put the team in line for a two-car entry at Rallye Monte-Carlo 2027.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Loeb drove the car for the first time, and Teemu Suninen led its gravel development.
Loeb and Stephane Lefebvre tested the car during a two-day asphalt session in France.
Project Rally One submitted its homologation papers.
- Constructor
- Project Rally One, a Belgian squad
- Homologation
- Papers submitted to the FIA before the deadline
- Recent test
- Two days on asphalt around Saint-Die-des-Vosges, France
- Test drivers
- Sebastien Loeb and Stephane Lefebvre
- Expected event
- Rallye Monte-Carlo 2027
- Planned entry
- A possible two-car WRC entry
3 sources
What people are saying
Project Rally One conducted earlier last week another two-day tarmac test session around Saint-Die-des-Vosges in France. Sebastien Loeb and Stephane Lefebvre were the respective drivers
Both were complimentary on the last introduced evolutions, such as the complete new engine concept development, based on VAG Group (Volkswagen Audi Group) unit with new dedicated components and an important evolution on the transmission side.
Meanwhile, the homologation dossier has been submitted on time to FIA, which means that Rally One should be in line for a two-car participation to Rallye Monte-Carlo 2027.
No drivers have been selected for this event yet and various discussions with potential partners are under way.