WRC Podcasts

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• WRC Backstories: Garry Barker 09.06.2026 1val 7min

  Rising before dawn and switching off the lights each night in the team service areas is just one of the daily sacrifices required to be a mechanic in the FIA World Rally Championship and no one knows this better than Garry Barker. Currently serving his 26th season working for M-Sport World Rally Team, Barker has picked up a story or two along the way, working with nearly every modern day WRC champion from Colin McRae and Carlos Sainz through to Sébastiens Ogier and Loeb. He is ready to share these now with Becs Williams on the latest edition of WRC Backstories.
• WRC Backstories: Jonas Andersson 27.02.2026 1val 8min

  One of only four co-drivers to start more than 200 FIA World Rally Championship events, Jonas Andersson finds himself in elite company and despite closing in on his 50th birthday, is not ready to contemplate life post-rallying - quite the opposite in fact!   Sitting in with Becs Williams on the latest edition of WRC Backstories, the official WRC podcast, the Swede opens up on what made him switch from driver and to co-driver early in his career, reminisces on the early days of scooping two Junior WRC titles and spills the tea on navigating multiple drivers through different eras of WRC competition.    With his WRC2 season about to begin alongside Gus Greensmith, Jonas reveals the targets for this season and shares some personal goals for his future career.
• WRC Backstories: Jon Armstrong 14.01.2026 1val 38min

  From eSports WRC world champion to preparing for a Rallye Monte-Carlo debut in a Rally1 car, Jon Armstrong’s journey to the elite level of rallying is one of boyhood dreams, as well as example of incredible perseverance as the Irishman worked his way up the rallying pyramid. Hear his incredible story, in his own words, as told to Becs Williams in the first edition of WRC Backstories for 2026.
• WRC Backstories: Timo Rautiainen 02.12.2025 1val 18min

  Perhaps most famous for a line he never delivered, Timo Rautiainen has been a central figure in the WRC for more than three decades. A two-time world champion co-driver, Rautiainen was well versed at reading regulations and rules with a fine-toothed comb, setting him up perfectly for his post-co-driver career, as an FIA sporting delegate. Now, the self-declared 'nerd' sits down with Becs Williams for the final Backstories of 2025.
• WRC Backstories: Oliver Solberg 08.10.2025 1val 31min

  Fresh off being crowned WRC2 champion, Oliver Solberg took time to reflect on what could be a career-defining season, as the latest guest on Becs Williams' WRC Backstories. A story most think they may already know, Solberg reveals the pain of 2023, the mentorship of Séb Ogier and why he pushes back on studying video on rally preparation
• WRC Backstories: Andrea Adamo 21.08.2025 1val 32min

  As you would expect, former Hyundai Motorsport team principal Andrea Adamo is not holding back, still showing that famous passion that helped drive Hyundai Motorsport to their first-ever manufacturers' title. Easily one of the most recognisable, and sometimes most divisive characters in the WRC, Adamo reveals to Becs Williams some of the biggest achievements in his career, from snagging then-world champion Ott Tänak to of course that historic title. The all-new episode of Backstories is streaming now!
• WRC Backstories: Mads Østberg 10.07.2025 1val 36min

  For better or worse, Mads Østberg is a competitor who wears his heart on his sleeve, making him one of the most relatable drivers in rallying. Whilst still competing at the top level behind the wheel, the recently engaged Norwegian is also enjoying a natural progression to life behind the mic - becoming essential listening when he steps into the booth next to Becs Williams. And his edition of Backstories next to his co-commentator Williams is nothing less than what you would expect from Østberg: frank, honest and relatable.
• WRC Backstories: Mārtiņš Sesks 05.05.2025 1val 4min

  Fast-tracked into the WRC in 2024 on the back of some head-turning dominant performances on gravel at European Championship level, anybody who did not know the name Mārtiņš Sesks before ORLEN 80th Rally Poland was left in no doubt following one of the most-talked about WRC debuts in history. But debut success does not automatically guarantee a seat at the top table of rallying. Listen to the 25-year-old Latvian’s story, as told to Becs Williams in this month’s edition of WRC Backstories, official podcast of the FIA World Rally Championship.
• WRC Backstories: Maciej Woda 26.03.2025 1val 56min

  Calling the office of Polish rallying legend Sobiesław Zasada every day for five months to get a meeting, before moving his entire life to the north-west of England to work for Malcolm Wilson, determination has never been an issue for Maciej Woda. Becs Williams delves deep into Woda’s rise through the ranks of Wilson’s workshop to now running M-Sport Poland and becoming one of the most recognisable faces in the service park as the boss of the FIA Junior WRC.
• WRC Backstories: Thierry Neuville 19.01.2025 41min

  One of Backstories’ first-ever guests, Thierry Neuville returns to the WRC’s official podcast as the freshly-crowned world champion. Joining Becs Williams once again, the Belgian reflects on the past five seasons – from the highs of victory on home soil to the lows of 2022 – in this must-listen episode ahead of his title defence opener.
• WRC Backstories: Luke Anear 08.12.2024 56min
• WRC Backstories: Pernilla Solberg 07.11.2024 1val 15min
• WRC Backstories: Sami Pajari 03.09.2024 1val 27min
• WRC Backstories: Heikki Kovalainen 24.06.2024 1val 40min
• WRC Backstories: Chrsitian Loriaux 08.05.2024 1val 15min
• WRC Backstories: Reeta Hämäläinen 24.03.2024 1val 36min
• WRC Backstories: Adrien Fourmaux 27.02.2024 1val 14min
• WRC Backstories: Luis Moya 16.01.2024 1val 26min
• WRC Backstories: Neil Burgess and Jim Holder 30.11.2023 1val 6min
• WRC Backstories: Andres Mikkelsen 01.11.2023 1val 32min