WRC Podcasts
WRC Backstories interviews the personalities that make up the FIA World Rally Championship, offering a behind-the-scenes look at how each of them came to be part of the toughest motorsport in the world.
Episodes
WRC Backstories: Garry Barker
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 champ
WRC Backstories: Jonas Andersson
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 switc
WRC Backstories: Jon Armstrong
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
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
WRC Backstories: Oliver Solberg
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
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
WRC Backstories: Mads Østberg
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 Back
WRC Backstories: Mārtiņš Sesks
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-ye
WRC Backstories: Maciej Woda
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 recognisabl
WRC Backstories: Thierry Neuville
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
WRC Backstories: Pernilla Solberg
WRC Backstories: Sami Pajari
WRC Backstories: Heikki Kovalainen
WRC Backstories: Chrsitian Loriaux
WRC Backstories: Reeta Hämäläinen
WRC Backstories: Adrien Fourmaux
WRC Backstories: Luis Moya
WRC Backstories: Neil Burgess and Jim Holder
WRC Backstories: Andres Mikkelsen
WRC Backstories: Paul Nagle
WRC Backstories: Hayden Paddon
WRC Backstories: Alex Gelsomino
WRC Backstories: Michèle Mouton
WRC Backstories: Colin McMaster
WRC Backstories: Günther Steiner
WRC Backstories: Esapekka Lappi
WRC Backstories: Seb Marshall
WRC Backstories: Rich Millener
WRC Backstories: Sébastien Loeb
WRC Backstories: Martijn Wydaeghe
WRC Backstories: Kalle Rovanperä
WRC Backstories: Jari-Matti Latvala
WRC Backstories: Julien Ingrassia
WRC Backstories: Chris Patterson
WRC Backstories: Mikko Hirvonen
WRC Backstories: Dan Barritt
WRC Backstories: Molly Taylor
WRC Backstories: Francois-Xavier Demaison
WRC Backstories: Craig Breen
WRC Backstories: Sébastien Ogier
WRC Backstories: Petter Solberg
WRC Backstories: Scott Martin
WRC Backstories: Kaj Lindstöm
WRC Backstories: Nicolas Gilsoul
WRC Backstories: Malcolm Wilson
WRC Backstories: Tom Fowler
WRC Backstories: Dani Sordo
WRC Backstories: Jarmo Lehtinen
WRC Backstories: Ott Tänak
WRC Backstories: Elfyn Evans
WRC Backstories: Gus Greensmith
WRC Backstories: Thierry Neuville
WRC Backstories: Title showdown in Wales!
WRC Backstories: Wales Welcomes!
WRC Backstories: Germany chat & Co-Driver secrets
WRC Backstories: Let's regroup, shall we
WRC Backstories: Junior WRC Podcast
WRC Backstories: Sardinia is calling
WRC Backstories: Portugal Passion
WRC Backstories: Chatting Chile
WRC Backstories: Legendary Argentina!
WRC Backstories: Talking Tarmac
WRC Backstories: The title fighters!
WRC Backstories: Solberg returns!
WRC Backstories: Can Loeb triumph?
