Yohan Rossel and Nikolay Gryazin, official drivers of Team Lancia Corse HF in the 2026 World Rally Championship, WRC2 category

• At the wheel of the Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale, two complementary drivers will mark the return of the Italian brand to rallying.
• The reigning WRC2 Vice-World Champions Yohan Rossel and Arnaud Dunand, together with the reigning WRC2 Challenger World Champions Nikolay Gryazin and his co-driver Konstantin Aleksandrov, will take the start of the 94th Rallye Monte Carlo 2026 as the official crews of Team Lancia Corse HF.
   

Team Lancia Corse HF will officially enter two Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale cars for the 2026 WRC2 season, beginning at the Rallye Monte Carlo from January 22 to 25, 2026. The team will rely on PH Sport for operations, with the support of Yacco and Sparco. With his extensive rally experience, Didier Clément will serve as Team Principal.

French driver Yohan Rossel (30yo) has climbed every step nationally and internationally behind the wheel of Stellantis Group cars. Junior French Champion, Promotion Cup winner, WRC3 World Champion in 2021, WRC2 Vice-World Champion in 2025—these are just part of his achievements.

Bulgarian driver Nikolay Gryazin (28yo) brings vast international experience. He has mastered the toughest surfaces, notably winning the ERC U28 title and the WRC2 Challenger World Championship.

The duo will reunite at Monte Carlo under the official banner of Team Lancia Corse HF. It will be a historic moment. After eleven Manufacturers’ World titles and as many stage victories at Rallye Monte Carlo, Lancia had left the FIA World Rally Championship in the early 1990s.

Since the release of the first images of the Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF, followed by the official presentation and commercial launch, enthusiasm around the Italian brand’s return has been immediate. More than 40 cars have already been ordered to compete in international and national championships. This Rally2 also represents the final step in Lancia’s rally ladder, enabling young talents to climb the ranks.

Roberta Zerbi, CEO of Lancia

“Lancia’s return to world rallying is an important step, and we approach it with a strong sense of responsibility. Yohan and Nikolay bring distinct perspectives, a modern understanding of the sport, and the right attitude to grow alongside our project. The Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale was created to compete at the highest level, and the work of the Lancia Corse HF team allows us to look at this new chapter with confidence and clarity. See you in Monte-Carlo in January!”
 

Yohan Rossel, Official WRC2 Driver – Team Lancia Corse HF

“Discovering Lancia’s pedigree and listening to Miki Biasion, who compares Lancia to Ferrari, you immediately understand it is a brand that commands respect. I am therefore very proud to join Lancia with the same motivation I had at the start of my career. This new chapter will give real momentum to my career: a new manufacturer, great ambitions, and the desire to go even further with the project… to win.”
 

Nikolay Gryazin, Official WRC2 Driver – Team Lancia Corse HF

“I am very proud to join Team Lancia Corse HF as an official driver for the 2026 season. Lancia has an iconic history in rallying, and it is a tremendous honour for me to be part of this story. With the team, we share the same ambitions: to fight at the front, to keep improving every day, and to bring this legendary name back to its rightful place. I am highly motivated for the work ahead, from the very first test to the final stage of the season. I want to thank Team Lancia Corse HF for their trust, as well as my partners and fans for their continued support.”
 

Didier Clément, Team Principal - Team Lancia Corse HF

“To mark the return of Lancia, an iconic brand with an incredible rallying heritage, we needed to rely on drivers capable of fighting for victory at every race. Our two crews are as complete as they are complementary. The crew of Yohan Rossel and Arnaud Dunand embodies loyalty and consistency in performance. Having competed from the start behind the wheel of Stellantis Group rally cars, they came close to the world title in 2025 and are among the top favourites. It also seemed natural to reunite the duo who competed in the 2024 season with six victories. It is therefore with great pleasure that we have called upon Nikolay and Konstantin, who will strengthen Team Lancia Corse HF in WRC2.”
 

Yohan Rossel's palmares

• WRC2 World Runner-up – 2025
• WRC3 World Champion – 2021
• French Championship Winner – 2019
• Citroën Racing Trophy Champion – 2016
• French Junior Champion – 2014
   

Nikolay Gryazin's palmares

• WRC2 Challenger Champion – 2025
• WRC2 Challenger World Runner-up – 2024
• WRC2 Challenger World Runner-up – 2023
• Latvian Champion – 2020
• ERC Junior Champion – 2018

Media contact:

Lancia:
Simona Magnarelli: +39 366 6729414 – simona.magnarelli@stellantis.com

Team Lancia Corse HF / Stellantis Motorsport:
Mathilde Ponceau: +33 6 58 81 43 01 – mathilde.ponceau@external.stellantis.com

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Versailles, 12 december 2025