Hanninen takes dominant home SWRC win
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Finnish wildcard and IRC points leader Juho Hanninen led a Skoda rout of the new for 2010 class, doing a Citroen by locking out the top four places.
There were both (quite literally) highs and lows for Ford this weekend, while as Jari-Matti Latvala fended off an army of Citroen…
Interwetten Racing has entered a wide variety of series over the years – and they are looking to turn their rally program into a full-time effort in the Intercontinental Rally Challenege.
Finland is the second home of rallying (in chronological terms only, without Sebastien Loeb, France would barely have a claim to being the first) but of late the natives have been rather lacklustre. A country so used to success is in the doldrums, and have recalled an old national hero to try and brighten the mood.
As reported last week, Mini have now confirmed their return to the international rallying stage in 2011 to complete in selected rounds…
Prodrive will announce its latest WRC venture with BMW Mini later this week, according to Autosport.
Bruno Magalhaes celebrated his debut IRC victory last week on home soil, which was also his second Azores rally win of his career.
Francois Duval has come out of retirement for next month’s Rally Deutschland, and will replace Henning Solberg at Stobart Ford for the all tarmac event.
It’s been a relatively quiet week – unless of course you woke up a dormant volcano. The volcano in question is of…
Sebastien Ogier has signed a three year deal for Citroen, along with an inevitable contract renewal for Sebastien Loeb, starting from 2011.
Former Ford and Peugeot WRC driver Markko Märtin is looking to return to the top level of rallying, after a one-off drive at this weekend’s Rally Estonia.
Bruno Magalhaes may have been in contention for victory during much of the Azores rally – but his victory was a shock nonetheless as the works Skoda team self destructed in the final loop of Sunday’s stages to hand arch rivals Peugeot a 1-2 finish.
With rumours of Kimi Raikkonen returning to Formula 1 with Renault circulating, six-time World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb has urged him to…
The WRC Silly Season may not be as buzzing with action as the F1 equivalent – but arguably it has one mover that can change the entire shape of the sport for years to come, simply by choosing between two teams. It’s not just Sebastien Ogier who’ll be affected by his own decision between Citroen and Ford, the implications will change the careers of many around him as well.
The famous Hamsterley forest stage makes a welcome return to top level British rallying, with it’s inclusion on this year’s running of…
The Intercontinental Rally Challenge enters the second half of it’s 2010 season this weekend, as the crews visit the mid-Atlantic island group…
Keith Cronin made a great leap in the defence of his British Rally Championship title, with a deserved victory on last weekend’s…
