The 2017 Prestone MSA British Rally Championship heads into its second year after relaunching and is set to be another incredible season with the Brick & Steel Border Counties Rally first up on the calendar.
TCF takes a look back the excitement of the third rally of the 2017 FIA World Rally Championship as the competitors headed to Mexico
Citroen’s Kris Meeke has admitted that he was very lucky to win Rally Mexico after a mistake in the power stage which could have resulted in retirement. Meeke was also happy to unlocked the C3 WRC’s potential.
Sébastien Ogier’s second place on Rally Mexico is in doubt after the FIA launched an investigation to see if his gearbox was underweight. The decision is expected before the next round at Tour of Corsica and could result his exclusion from the event.
Kris Meeke took Citroen’s first win of the season in Rally Mexico despite nearly throwing it all away on the final stage after a spin into a spectators car park.
Kris Meeke delivered an assured and steady performance to cement his grip on Rally Mexico forcing Sébastien Ogier to concede defeat. In WRC2 Éric Camilli and Pontus Tidemand put on a nail biting battle
Citroen’s Kris Meeke ended day 2 of Rally Guanajuato Mexico in the lead as traffic problems forced the cancellation of the opening loop of stages. Hyundai’s charge was blunted by all three cars suffering misfires.
Toyota’s Juho Hanninen is the overnight leader after day 1 of Rally Guanajuato Mexico after the two runs through the iconic Zocalo Plaza in the capital Mexico City.
Thierry Neuville stormed through the Rally Mexico Shakedown, quickest by nearly two seconds ahead of Sébastien Ogier. Kris Meeke and Jari-Matti Latvala made it four different manufacturers in the top four places.
We chat to one of the UK’s brightest rallying hot-shots, son of 1996 British Rally Champion, Elfyn Evans
Rally Guanajuato Mexico 2017 Preview- High Altitude, High Excitement as WRC Hits the Dirt
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Rally Mexico is the first all gravel round of the WRC season as the Central American event offers rocky roads, passionate fans and highest altitude in the championship in this unique addition to the series.
South Korean Chewon Lim is the first driver to be signed up by Hyundai Motorsport for their new Driver Development Programme where he will compete in up to 14 events this season around Europe.
Defending FIA Junior European Rally Champion Marijan Griebel will move up to the main ERC1 class of the ERC in 2017 driving a Skoda Fabia R5.
Triple British Rally Champion Keith Cronin will enter the 2017 championship driving a Ecoboost-powered Ford Fiesta R5 ran by M-Sport with co-driver Mikie Galvin
2016 MSA British Rally Championship runner-up Tom Cave has announced his intention to challenge for the 2017 championship.
Alex Laffey and Dai Roberts will enter a full season in the Prestone MSA British Rally Championship this season driving a Ecoboost-powered Ford Fiesta R5 ran by M-Sport.
Former Volkswagen World Rally Championship driver Andreas Mikkelsen says that “I don’t know what more I could have done to get a drive this year” after the FIA’s decision to not let VW’s 2017 specification Polo run in the series this season.
