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"Nice little bonus": Hayden Paddon set to return to WRC gravel in Paraguay

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Publish Date
Tue, 4 Aug 2026, 9:13am
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Hayden Paddon's booked a World Rally Championship drive on his favoured surface. 

He's back on gravel in Paraguay this month after three appearances for Hyundai on tarmac this season.  

Paddon’s last WRC appearance on gravel was the 2018 Rally Australia, in which he finished second for Hyundai.  

The Kiwi driver told Mike Hosking the contract was originally only comprised of the three tarmac rallies, so the gravel is a nice little bonus. 

He says while they probably won’t recreate what they did eight years ago, they’re going to put their best foot forward. 

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