Loeb tests again as Project Rally One submits WRC homologation documents
Project Rally One has submitted documents to the FIA for the homologation of a car for the 2027 WRC season. Nine-time world champion Sébastien Loeb tested the car for the second time in France.
The Project Rally One team conducted two-day tests of the car on asphalt in the Saint-Dié-des-Vosges area of France. Sébastien Loeb and the team's full-time test driver Stéphane Lefebvre were at the wheel. For Loeb, this was the second test of the new car following a run a month earlier.
The team expects to begin competing in the WRC at the Monte Carlo rally in 2027. Project Rally One plans a partial championship program and anticipates fielding two cars at the start of the season, though the driver lineup has yet to be determined. According to the team, negotiations with potential partners are ongoing.
During the car's preparation for homologation, Project Rally One involved up to eight drivers. The development on gravel tests was led by European champion Teemu Suninen, and former WRC factory drivers Freddy Loix and Bruno Thiry also took part.
The team noted improvements tested during the latest asphalt session. Among them are a new engine concept based on a VAG Group unit with components designed specifically for the project, as well as a significantly revised transmission. The team submitted the homologation documents to the FIA on schedule, but final participation in the Rally Monte Carlo still depends on further approval of the program.
