Keith Cronin leads after day one of the 138.com Rally Isle of Man, narrowly ahead of title contenders Matt Edwards and Fredrik Ahlin.
The ERC heads to Rally di Roma Capitale for the first time this weekend, an event few of the championship regulars have experience to bank on.
The 2017 Prestone MSA British Rally Championship concludes this weekend with the 138.com Rally Isle of Man.
Rising rally star curtails season to save budget for 2018 season
Craig Breen will miss Rally Spain, having been excluded from Citroen’s line-up for the event, while Kris Meeke keeps his place.
Andreas Mikkelsen has signed for Hyundai for the remainder of the 2017 campaign, replacing Hayden Paddon for Rally Spain initially.
Jan Kopecký won his home event, the Barum Czech Rally Zlín ahead of Alexey Lukyanuk and Roman Kresta.
Yves Matton has admitted Citroën are venturing into the driver market before Rally de Espana to decide on their WRC line-up for next season.
M-Sport will offer a test day prize for the top three Fiesta R5 finishers in the 2017 Prestone MSA British Rally Championship
Keith Cronin won the Ulster Rally ahead of Fredrik Ahlin and Martin McCormack to set up a championship decider at the final round on the Isle Of Man in the 2017 Prestone MSA British Rally Championship.
Julius Tannert scored his first Junior WRC class win at his home event in Germany, over 12 minutes ahead of Rally2 returnees Nil Solans and Nicolas Ciamin.
Eric Camilli secured a maiden WRC2 class win, but all eyes were on Pontus Tidemand, who clinched the WRC2 title with a podium finish.
Ott Tänak scored his second career WRC win at Rally Deutschland, fending off Andreas Mikkelsen throughout the event for hard-fought victory.
Kris Meeke will not return for the final day of Rally Deutschland, electing to stay retired after a technical failure during a road section on Saturday.
Hyundai team principal Michel Nandan has demanded a reaction from his team, after two retirements for Neuville and Sordo scuppered their chances of success at their home event.
Julius Tannert is on course for a maiden Junior WRC victory, after crashes for both Nicolas Ciamin and Terry Folb handed him lead of 12 and a half minutes.
Eric Camilli has moved into the lead of WRC2 at Rally Deutschland, after Škoda duo Jan Kopecký and Pontus Tidemand both suffered punctures in Panzerplatte.
