Ott Tänak won all four of this morning’s speed tests to head a Hyundai i20 1-2 at Rally Italia Sardegna. The dominant Estonian led team-mate Dani Sordo by 16.9sec after mastering gruelling gravel tests in the north of the Mediterranean island. Sébastien Ogier was a surprise third, 1.8sec further back, despite opening the sandy roads. […]
by Nick Turner Credit: Jaanus Ree/Red Bull Content Pool Dani Sordo received a timely boost in his bid for a hattrick of Rally Sardinia victories, with praise from his boss Andrea Adamo, following his second placed finish in Portugal less than two weeks ago. Adamo had […]
By Daniel Lawrence It isn’t often that a driver returns to the World Rally Championship after a twenty-four-year absence, you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone doing that. However, Sobieslaw Zasada is the man taking on that challenge at the Safari Rally Kenya (24-27 June). What makes this announcement even more stunning, is that Polish driver Zasada will become the oldest ever […]
World champion Frenchman Sebastien Ogier is among 58 drivers entered for World Rally Championship (WRC) Safari Rally Kenya, marking its return to the WRC calendar for the first time in 19 years. According to an entry list released by world governing body FIA on Friday, Ogier, who won the world title last year as part […]
The Evo37 is a modern—and very cool—interpretation of the Lancia 037 by Kimera Automobili. Italian motorsport company Kimera Automobili has unveiled one of the cooler restomods we’ve seen lately: a modern, road-legal take on one of the baddest rally cars ever, the Lancia 037. The Abarth and Pininfarina-designed 037 won the 1983 FIA Group B World Rally title, and was the last […]
PHOTOGRAPHY BY TOYOTA GAZOO RACING WORDS BY LUKE BARRY & COLIN CLARK OGIER AND ELFYN EVANS BOTH BELIEVE ROADSWEEPING IS A PRICE WORTH PAYING FOR LEADING THE CHAMPIONSHIP Toyota’s Sébastien Ogier and Elfyn Evans have both told DirtFish they’d rather be leading the world championship standings ahead of next week’s Rally Italy, despite the handicap of running first […]
By: Jason Craig A new three-day format has been adopted for October’s “milestone” 70th anniversary Rally Finland. The introduction of a night stage is one of the standout changes announced by organisers of the event.Measuring 19.75km, the second pass over Friday’s closing ‘Oittila’ test gets underway just after 7pm. Shorter daylight hours is a consequence […]
By Mat Coch Harry Bates and co-driver John McCarthy have dominated the Accent Benchtops Rally Queensland. Round 2 of the RSEA Safety Motorsport Australia Rally Championship, the 2019 champions took a clean sweep of stages to win the even by two minutes Harry Bates and John McCarthy Secon by more than two minutes.d place went […]
Oliver Solberg has been ruled out of next week’s Rally Italia Sardegna (3 – 6 June) after father Petter tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday. The FIA’s Appendix S Covid-19 protocol and national government regulations offer clear quarantine instructions for those in close contact. Oliver Solberg has tested negative repeatedly since Monday but will remain […]
By: Tom Howard WRC2 driver Ole Christian Veiby has been suspended from competing in the remaining rounds of this year’s World Rally Championship after breaching COVID-19 protocols. The FIA has handed Veiby a six-month ban after failing to notify the motor racing governing body that he had been in contact with a person that has since […]
by Ryan Wood Elfyn Evans claimed victory at Rally Portugal on Sunday afternoon to claim his fourth career victory in the FIA World Rally Championship. Elfyn Evans(GB) Scott Martin(GB) of team Toyota Gazoo Racing The Welshman put behind him the disappointment of defeat by fractions of […]
Elfyn Evans won Vodafone Rally de Portugal on Sunday afternoon to claim his fourth career victory in the FIA World Rally Championship. The Toyota Yaris driver grabbed top spot from Ott Tänak when the Estonian retired his Hyundai i20 on Saturday afternoon with smashed suspension. Welshman Evans doubled his overnight lead in Sunday’s opening speed […]
Elfyn Evans led Vodafone Rally de Portugal on Saturday night after daylong pacesetter Ott Tänak retired in the penultimate speed test. Just one stage after recording his 250th fastest time in the FIA World Rally Championship, Tänak’s delight turned to disappointment as he parked his crippled Hyundai i20 roadside with smashed rear suspension. Tänak took […]
Ott Tänak claimed a clean sweep of speed test wins on Saturday morning to strengthen his lead at Vodafone Rally de Portugal. Just 9.0sec blanketed the Estonian, Elfyn Evans and Dani Sordo at the start of today’s second leg. Three fastest times from three special stages in the Cabreira Mountains, allowed Tänak to move 19.2sec […]
Ott Tänak overcame a complicated day to lead Vodafone Rally de Portugal on Friday night as a frenzied finale derailed his Hyundai Motorsport team’s hopes of a top three lock-out. Tänak topped the fourth round of the FIA World Rally Championship by 6.0sec in his i20 World Rally Car from Elfyn Evans, after longtime leader […]
Dani Sordo headed a Hyundai Motorsport clean sweep of the podium places at Vodafone Rally de Portugal after a dominant Friday morning for the Korean manufacturer. Sordo and new co-driver Borja Rozada took advantage of the best grip offered by a low start position on drying gravel roads to win two of the opening three […]
Elfyn Evans was quickest in Thursday morning’s shakedown at Vodafone Rally de Portugal after a frantic session in which the top five drivers were blanketed by less than a second. The Toyota Yaris driver posted the benchmark time in his fourth and final run through the 4.60km Paredes test, edging Ott Tänak’s Hyundai i20 by […]
Sébastien Ogier chases a record sixth victory at Vodafone Rally de Portugal this weekend in what could be his final appearance in the country where he scored his maiden world rally win 11 years ago. Ogier claimed the first of his 51 FIA World Rally Championship event victories on Portugal’s gravel roads in 2010. He […]
by Anthony Peacock What’s it like to take up a sport your dad had so much success in? The young Swede explains Rally drivers, just like the policemen they try to avoid on road sections, are getting younger. Look at it this way: Hannu Mikkola was 41 when he claimed the 1983 world rally title, making […]
Sébastien Loeb and Citroën is undoubtedly the most successful relationship of the World Rally Car era. The great question is, could either have reached the levels they did without the other? Jean-Marc Gales considered the question, then delivered the perfect answer. The member of the managing board of PSA Peugeot Citroën knew it was impossible […]
Newly-installed Toyota Gazoo Racing team principal Jari-Matti Latvala reflects on his first four months on the job.”I’ve got to be honest and say I have really enjoyed the first four months of my time as Toyota Gazoo Racing team principal. “The honour I felt when I was offered this job remains and every day I […]
Thierry Neuville continued his exceptional run of podiums and victories with another success at Italy’s Targa Florio WRC rally on Saturday. With the ink on his renewed Hyundai Motorsport contract barely dry, the Belgian stepped aboard an i20 World Rally Car to score a commanding win over Ole Christian Veiby at the wheel of a […]
Ten World Rally Cars feature in a bumper 81-car entry for Vodafone Rally de Portugal (20 – 23 May) released recently. Round four of the FIA World Rally Championship also boasts big numbers in the support categories, with a combined total of 37 WRC2 and WRC3 competitors set to serve up plenty of action. Croatia […]
By: Luis Costa Hyundai Motorsport has signed new multi-year contracts with its current World Rally Championship drivers Thierry Neuville and Ott Tanak, which will see the Belgian and Estonian remain with the team beyond 2021. The announcement confirms the two-time manufacturers’ champions willingness to continue to be at the forefront of the WRC in the […]
By Nick Turner Oliver Solberg will make his second appearance at the top level of the World Rally Championship after securing a drive in a Hyundai i20 WRC run by 2C Compétition to enter Rally Sardinia on 3 – 6 June. He will be reunited with regular co-driver Arron Johnstone, after COVID protocols prevented Johnstone from competing in Solberg’s previous appearance. […]
Following the success of last year’s event, M-Sport are delighted to announce that the M-Sport Stages is set to make a return to Greystoke forest this summer. Organised in conjunction with the West Cumbria and Eden Valley Motor Clubs, initial plans are already underway with the event scheduled to become a two-day fixture on 3-4 […]
Guy and Simon left their car in Nairobi following the conclusion of the FIA African Rally Championship Equator Rally In Summary •They announced plans to tackle June’s WRC Safari Rally Kenya with a more powerful machine as well as instil caution and aggression. •The all-South African crew kissed the Kenyan round goodbye after being time […]
PHOTOGRAPHY BY HYUNDAI MOTORSPORT WORDS BY ELLIOT WOOD, DAVID EVANS & COLIN CLARK MOTORSPORT UK CHAIRMAN SAYS THE ‘DIE IS SET’ FOR RALLY GB’S SHORT-TERM FUTURE OUTSIDE THE WRC Motorsport UK chairman David Richards is encouraging discussion about new directions for rallying’s future, rather than “just trying to recreate the past all the time” […]
Andre Villas-Boas will make his World Rally Championship debut this month in Portugal, organisers said on Tuesday. “Some of the biggest intrigue in Portugal will be reserved for car 57, driven by Andre Villas-Boas. The former Porto, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur football manager has been an avid rally fan for some time and will make […]
It is going to be a very special jubilee and splendid rally. ORLEN 77th Rally Poland marks 100th anniversary of this event with opening ceremony in Mikolajki and champagne spraying at the finish in Warsaw. Mikolajki-based event will kick-off 2021 season of FIA European Rally Championship – the oldest rally series in the world, held since 1953. […]
By: Jason Craig Oliver Solberg will make a return to the World Rally Championship top flight after securing another outing at next month’s Rally Italy. The son of 2003 WRC champion Petter Solberg will once again drive a 2C Competition Hyundai Motorsport i20 Coupe after impressing on his way to seventh during his debut run […]
The FIA, along with WRC manufacturers Hyundai, M-Sport Ford and Toyota are fully committed to the implementation of Rally1 hybrid for 2022. In line with the FIA’s drive towards new technology and sustainable energy, the next-generation of top category WRC cars will feature a state-of-the-art plug-in hybrid unit. The FIA and the manufacturers have […]
By Agencies For Citizen Digital In Summary WRC is one of the oldest and leading global motorsport competitions and is governed by Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, (FIA). The championship returns to Kenya in 2020, after a nearly two-decade hiatus. The 2020 competition was put off after the Covid-19 pandemic struc Kenya’s preparations for the forthcoming World […]
Sébastien Ogier believed winning the Croatia Rally was beyond him after Sunday morning’s road traffic accident that left him fighting a damaged car and nursing an injured back. The world champion snatched victory in the third round of the FIA World Rally Championship by 0.6sec – the third closest margin in the series’ 49-year history […]
PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAVID COSSEBOOM WORDS BY LUKE BARRY THE SUBARU MOTORSPORTS USA DRIVER EXTENDS UNBEATEN RUN IN 2021, WITH KEN BLOCK FINISHING IN SECOND Travis Pastrana has maintained his 100% start to the 2021 American Rally Association presented by DirtFish National season by winning round three, the DirtFish Olympus Rally. The Subaru Motorsports USA driver, […]
By: GRACE MATHEK Kenyan driver Carl Flash Tundo has won his first Africa Rally Championship (ARC) Equator Rally victory in Naivasha. Tundo defied the early morning torrential rains and muddy conditions to win the race. On his first outing with the Minti Motorsports VW Polo R5, the 5-time Safari Rally winner thrived through wet conditions as he […]
By: Justine Landis-Hanley Premier Peter Gutwein says the government will be talking with police and race officials about how the island’s 2,000km rally may have to change in future Motorsports Australia will establish a special investigatory tribunal to examine two fatal crashes in which three people died at Targa Tasmania at the weekend. Veteran competitor Shane […]
by Ryan Wood Sebastien Ogier was involved in a collision on his way to SS17 of the Croatia Rally on Sunday morning. The French Toyota driver collided with a car on public roads as he changed lanes, causing damage to both vehicles, although nobody was injured. The police then attended the scene, but keen to make […]
By: Ryan Wood Sebastien Ogier(FRA) and Julien Ingrassia (FRA) of team Toyota Gazoo Racing Sebastien Ogier claimed a thrilling victory on Sunday, despite an early scare which saw the Frenchman involved in a collision on a public road, which almost derailed his WRC Croatia Rally. Ogier pipped Toyota Yaris team-mate Elfyn Evans by just 0.6 […]
Sébastien Ogier stormed into the lead of the Croatia Rally on Saturday morning as a troubled Thierry Neuville forfeited his overnight advantage. The world champion won two of the four asphalt speed tests south-west of Zagreb to relegate the Belgian and head a Toyota Yaris one-two. Elfyn Evans was 7.0sec behind with a frustrated Neuville […]