Raikkonen to miss rally after crash
Kimi Raikkonen will not start this weekend's Catalunya Rally after crashing his Citroen Junior C4 during the shakedown stage this morning. The ex-Formula 1 world champion was not injured in … Read More
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Pirelli bows out of WRC
Michelin will return to the World Rally Championship next year while current supplier Pirelli has finally decided it will not return to the sport as a result of new tire … Read More
Raikkonen to change rally teams, F1 days over
UPDATE (GMM) Kimi Raikkonen has given the strongest indication yet that he does not intend to return to formula one. The Finn switched to world rallying for 2010 but on … Read More
Peugeot to quit World Rally
Peugeot Sport director Olivier Quesnel has threatened to walk out of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge if Skoda continues to field factory entries in next year’s series. The Peugeot 207 S2000 … Read More
Saab tipped for WRC comeback
The World Rally Championship’s return of retrospective manufacturers looks set to continue, with Saab now tipped to follow Mini back to the sport’s highest level. Saab, which last competed in … Read More
WRC and IRC to merge?
FIA president Jean Todt has quelled rumors of a merger between the World Rally Championship and the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. Autosport.com reports that the rumors surfaced earlier this season as … Read More
Kimi scores first rally points
Kimi Raikkonen Kimi Räikkönen notched up his first points finish in the World Rally Championship (WRC) at the season's third round of the year in Jordan on Saturday. After a … Read More
FIA and North One at odds over rally rotation
FIA member Morrie Chandler said he believes rallies should be rotated in and out of the World Rally Championship calendar, despite the series promoter's opposition. Former FIA president Max Mosley … Read More
Robby Gordon running SCORE race this weekend
During a rare off-weekend in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule, Robby Gordon will spend his time racing across Mexico's Baja Peninsula as a part of the Tecate SCORE International … Read More
Loeb Dominates Rally Mexico
Sebastien Loeb dominated days two and three to win his fourth Rally Mexico and move into the World Rally Championship lead on Sunday as Citroen privateer Petter Solberg beat Citroen … Read More
Raikkonen crashes out of Rally Mexico
Washed up ex-F1 driver Kimi Raikkonen has crashed out of Rally Mexico. Raikkonen, who swapped F1 for rallying when Fernando Alonso replaced him at Ferrari, rolled his Citroen C4 six … Read More
Now Kovalainen wants to go rallying…
Heikki Kovalainen Heikki Kovalainen is the latest Formula One driver to express an interesting in trying his hand at the World Rally Championship. With former F1 World Champion Kimi Raikkonen … Read More
Kimi crashes out of Swedish Rally
UPDATE Kimi stuffs it into a snow bank… 02/15/10 Kimi Räikkönen Kimi Räikkönen remains upbeat after competing in his first World Rally Championship event at the weekend. The 2007 Champion … Read More
WRC to use F1’s new points system
Formula One is set to adopt a top-10 scoring system with a bigger difference between the winner and second place to encourage drivers to go for victory. After a fax … Read More
WRC to use F1 points system
The FIA World Rally Championship has voted to mirror Formula One in adopting a top-10 scoring system with a bigger difference between the winner and second place to encourage drivers … Read More
WRC seeks USA and Russia growth
World Rally Championship promoter North One is targeting the United States and Russia for the future development of the sport. North One was appointed Championship promoter by the FIA late … Read More
Raikkonen crashes in Rally
Kimi Raikkonen and co-driver Kaj Lindstrom Finland's 2007 Formula One champion Kimi Raikkonen has crashed on his first competitive event driving for the Citroen Junior World Rally Team. Raikkonen was … Read More
Raikkonen gifts rally car to brother Rami
(GMM) Two Raikkonens will contest the Arctic Lapland Rally later in January. According to the Finnish broadcaster MTV3, now that 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen has signed with Citroen for … Read More
Dakar 2010 – Sainz wins first Dakar Rally
Spain's former world rally champion Carlos Sainz won the Dakar Rally for the first time after holding off a late challenge from Volkswagen team-mate Nasser al-Attiyah of Qatar. Al-Attiyah had … Read More
Dakar Stage 14 route
From the first to the last, staying focused is key on this final special where the statistics are formal: there are always withdrawals just a few lengths away from the … Read More
Dakar Video Summary: Stage 12
Pending validation by the race stewards, Spaniard Carlos Sainz (VW) was victorious for a second time on a special in the 32nd Dakar, making it the 17th stage triumph of … Read More