Ranking the top 10 WRC drivers of 2021

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Tom Howard

Dec 21, 2021, 1:46 PM

On the eve of a new hybrid era for the World Rally Championship, the 2021 season was a blockbuster fought out between Toyota's two top dogs, with a familiar figure eventually emerging on top after a final showdown at Monza. We pick out the 10 best performers from the top class and its supporting cast

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The result of the 2021 World Rally Championship may be very familiar, but the tense battle from which Sebastien Ogier emerged with an eighth world title was as thrilling as any seen in recent years.

After the COVID pandemic severely hampered the WRC in 2020, the world's best rally drivers tackled an expanded calendar of 13 events in 2021, including a return of classics such as the Acropolis and Safari rallies, while the challenging asphalt of Croatia and Ypres joined the schedule for the first time.

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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.