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Sébastien Loeb tests Project Rally One’s 2027 WRC car
Sébastien Loeb has tested a new World Rally Championship car being developed by the Belgian team Project Rally One.
The test took place in France’s Vosges region, where Loeb drove mainly on dry roads.
Teemu Suninen tested the car the day before in rainy conditions.
Project Rally One says feedback from both drivers was positive and helped with development.
The car is built to the championship’s 2027 technical rules, and the team hopes to enter two cars in selected events next year.
It is aiming for a debut at the Monte Carlo season opener in January, but has not confirmed when the car will first compete.
The team is preparing documents for approval by the FIA, the sport’s governing body, and plans to submit them by the end of the month.
Nine-time World Rally Champion Sébastien Loeb tested Project Rally One’s 2027-specification World Rally Championship car in France earlier this week.
The team said its two-day test took place in the French Vosges, with Teemu Suninen driving on Thursday and Loeb on Friday.
Rain on Thursday allowed the team to test wet-weather settings, while milder conditions on Friday meant most driving was on dry roads.
Project Rally One said feedback from both drivers was positive and that their input was important to the car’s development.
The team is drafting a homologation dossier for submission to the FIA’s technical department by the end of October.
Project Rally One is aiming for a Monte Carlo debut, but it has not confirmed when the car will first compete.
- Who
- Sébastien Loeb and Teemu Suninen tested the car for Project Rally One.
- What
- Testing of Project Rally One’s 2027-specification WRC car.
- When
- Earlier in the week, on Thursday and Friday; the articles were published on October 10, 2026.
- Where
- The French Vosges, France.
- Why
- To develop the car ahead of its planned competition debut.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The feedback from both drivers was positive and their contribution was fundamental to the car’s development.
The homologation dossier is currently being drafted and will be submitted to FIA’s technical department by the end of the month.
This story does not have a timeline yet.
- Drivers who tested
- Teemu Suninen on Thursday; Sébastien Loeb on Friday
- Test location
- French Vosges, France
- Car specification
- 2027-specification WRC car
- Homologation submission target
- By the end of October 2026
- Planned debut venue
- Monte Carlo
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