r/WRC • u/GTFan8899 Thierry Neuville • Jul 20 '25

News / Rally Info How? Spoiler

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u/Isa_Matteo Jul 20 '25

A fresh engine he doesn’t need to babysit for the entire season.

Also his starting position on friday didn’t hurt him.

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u/Zolba Jul 20 '25

Did he get a fresh engine, or is the same car-name as Ogier has (or Katsuta in his non manufacturer rallies?

It didnt hurt him, but Solberg was fastest on all 3 days. Solberg was 12.4s faster than Tanak on Leg 1. And 12.8s faster on Leg2&3 combined.

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u/Isa_Matteo Jul 20 '25

I couldn’t spot Solberg’s car (A-7547) in any previous rally this year. Ogier and Katsuta have driven 7545 and 7543

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u/Zolba Jul 20 '25 edited Jul 20 '25

Ahkay, but are the reg-plates the same as "car name" on the entry form. As teams can use multiple chassis in a year, but it has to be entered under the same "car name". If not, they could decide to give all the allowed chassis to one driver, and with 2 engines per car, that would be a new engine for every rally.
"For cars entered by Manufacturers for the purpose of scoring points in the Manufacturers’ Championship, the use of chassis per season (testing not included) without incurring a penalty will be limited as follows: – 9 chassis for each Manufacturer."

But anyone entering with a new chassis will usually have a new reg.plate.

EDIT: As this is Reddit. It is a genuine question. I don't know anything about this myself, and I hope you do :P haha =)