The "painful" journey behind the WRC's generational tech innovation

As the company selected to provide the hybrid kits for the 2022 World Rally Championship, the pressure was on Compact Dynamics at the Monte Carlo season opener. Needing to treat all three manufacturers equally, it wasn't a straightforward process, but its first big test was a resounding success that bodes well for the future

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If you’ve been following the World Rally Championship recently, then Compact Dynamics will likely have entered your consciousness. That’s because it’s the organisation responsible for developing arguably the biggest technical innovation to hit rallying for a generation.

Compact Dynamics has been charged with producing the all-important hybrid kits utilised by Toyota, Hyundai and M-Sport Ford that underpin the all-new Rally1 regulations that came into force this year. A move to hybrid power and 100% sustainable fuel, requiring teams to construct brand-new cars, is the WRC’s first step towards a more environmentally friendly future.

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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.