Last updated on January 28th, 2025 at 03:00 pm
Arriving on January 28th, 2025, the new EA Sports WRC Le Maestros DLC Pack will celebrate the rally successes of French drivers and manufacturers, along with adding new stages for the Rallye Monte Carlo and Rally de Portugal
From 2004 until 2022, the World Rally Championship was a tale of two Sebastiens, with Loeb and then Ogier winning the world championship every year except 2019 (won by Ott Tanak). Loeb took the WRC driver title each season from 2004 until 2012, with all nine titles driving for Citroen. Ogier has now won the series eight times, driving for Volkswagen, Ford and Toyota.
Not only has Sebastien Loeb got the most wins by a driver (80), followed by Sebastien Ogier (61), which also means France is the most successful nation. But it also means Citroen is the most successful manufacturer. Prior to this period, Peugeot had also seen success with Finnish drivers Timo Salonen and Juha Kankkunen in the 1980s, and Marcus Gronholm in the 2000s.
The Le Maestros Pack includes six new cars, and one new class for them to compete in, with WRC 2012-2016 covering the Citroen DS3 WRC ’12 and the Volkswagen Polo R WRC 2013 (which was the cover car of the original DiRT Rally). The existing MINI John Cooper Works WRC will also be added to the new class when Le Maestros is released, along with a 2012 livery. The full list is:
- WRC 2017-2021: Citroën C3 WRC
- WRC 2012-2016: Citroën DS3 WRC ’12
- WRC 2012-2016: Volkswagen Polo R WRC 2013
- F2 Kit Car: Citroën Xsara Kit Car
- S1600: Peugeot 206 S1600
- Rally4: Citroën C2 R2 Max
There are also 17 official liveries for new and existing cars:
- Citroën C2 R2 Max: “Launch Livery” (2008)
- Citroën C2 S1600: Sébastien Ogier (2008)
- Citroën C3 WRC: “Citroën” (2018)
- Citroën C3 WRC: “Citroën” (2018)
- Citroën C3 WRC: Sébastien Ogier (2019)
- Citroën C4 WRC: “Citroën” (2010)
- Citroën C4 WRC: Sébastien Ogier (2010)
- Citroën DS3 WRC ’12: “Citroën” (2012)
- Citroën DS3 WRC ’12: Sébastien Ogier (2011)
- Citroën Xsara Kit Car: “Citroën” (1999)
- Citroën Xsara WRC: “Citroën” (2005)
- Citroën Xsara WRC: “Kronos Racing” (2006)
- Ford Fiesta WRC: Sébastien Ogier (2018)
- Peugeot 206 Rally: Gilles Panizzi (2003)
- Peugeot 206 S1600: “Total Livery” (2002)
- ŠKODA Fabia WRC: “Factory Livery” (2003)
- Volkswagen Polo R WRC 2013: Sébastien Ogier (2013)
You also get 12 new stages, along with 16 exclusive challenges in Moments mode. The stages are:
- Monte Carlo: Briançonnet-Entrevaux (14.3km)
- Monte Carlo: Entrevaux-Briançonnet (13.7km)
- Monte Carlo: Les Vénières (6.9km)
- Monte Carlo: Parbiou (6.2km)
- Monte Carlo: Le Champ (7.4km)
- Monte Carlo: Pertus (7.4km)
- Portugal: Fafe (11.3km)
- Portugal: Vila Pouca (11km)
- Portugal: Barbosa (5.7km)
- Portugal: Passos (5.5km)
- Portugal: Moreira do Rei (5.5km)
- Portugal: Ruivães (5.5km)
The Le Maestros cars and stages will only be available in Time Trial, Moments, Quick Play and Clubs at launch.
No price has been confirmed for the EA Sports WRC Le Maestros DLC Pack, but it’s included in the EA Sports WRC + 24 Season Expansion Bundle
Update:
At launch, the Le Meastros Content Pack is priced at £8.99. And while cars and liveries used by Sebastien Loeb are included, his name is absent due to individual driver licensing agreements not being covered by the official WRC license.
EA Sports WRC is available for the PC via Steam or the Epic Games Store, the PS 5 via the PlayStation Store, and the Xbox Series X|S via the Microsoft Store, or you can buy physical copies from retailers including Amazon and Game.
Keep up with all the latest EA Sports WRC news, updates, DLC and more, here. Or check out the EA Sport WRC car list for everything available to drive.
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