The other objective a rejuvenated Rovanpera carries into his WRC return

The Monte Carlo Rally kicks off the 2025 WRC season this week and Toyota’s double champion is back for a full title tilt. It goes without saying that he's eager to reclaim the title won last year by Thierry Neuville, but Rovanpera has another ambition in mind too

There is perhaps no more ominous a prospect in the World Rally Championship than a refreshed and rejuvenated Kalle Rovanpera eyeing a third crown. This is what lies in wait for the WRC’s elite in 2025, with the Toyota star returning for a full-time campaign after scaling back his commitments last year to recharge his batteries while exploring new motorsport horizons.

This expansion of the Finn’s repertoire included a venture into circuit racing, competing in the Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux series. He also undertook a Formula 1 test with Red Bull Racing, following in the footsteps of nine-time WRC champion Sebastien Loeb, who did the very same in 2008. Rovanpera then took on endurance racing at the Dubai 24 Hours earlier this month.

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Author Tom Howard

Tom Howard is a News Editor working across both Autosport.com and Motorsport.com websites. Starting out as a sports reporter in local newspapers, Tom focussed on motorsport covering several national championships in the UK, including the BTCC.

After a period working as a freelance journalist, Tom moved to Australia in 2013 landing a job at leading Australian motorsport news outlet speedcafe.com, covering international motorsport events including F1, WRC and Supercars. Progressing to Editor in 2017, Tom was named Motorsport Australia Journalist of the Year for his work. He is also a two-time winner of Supercars Journalist of The Year (2017,2019) and a Supercars Championship Media Award winner in 2019.

Tom moved back to his native UK in 2020, firstly working in BTCC, before joining Autosport and motorsport.com in 2021.