Category: World Rally Championship
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
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
Raikkonen tests Citroen C4 in France
Kimi Raikkonen an F1 driver no more (GMM) Kimi Raikkonen this week shifted preparations for his first full season of world rallying into a higher gear. The Finn, who has … Read More
Kubica to contest famous Monte Carlo rally
(GMM) Robert Kubica will contest the famous Monte Carlo Rally later this month, Polish news sources are reporting. The 25-year-old Pole, who will race in F1 this season with Renault, … Read More
Ford signs Ken Block for variety of racing events
Ken Block Ford Motor Company announced today that it is teaming up with Ken Block, the California-based action sports icon-turned-rally driver, for future global motorsports opportunities. Block, the 2005 Rally … Read More
Raikkonen may never return to F1
UPDATE #2 Raikkonen may not come back to F1 by his own admission. In a recent interview with AutoSport magazine, he is quoted as saying that the reasons for his … Read More
Rally switch for Raikkonen ‘more than rumor’
UPDATE #3 (GMM) Kimi Raikkonen has now signed a contract to drive full time in next year's World Rally Championship with a Citroen C4, according to specialist reports in Finland. … Read More
Kubica crashes in Rally debut
Formula One star Robert Kubica crashed out of the Sicilian Rally Taormina-Messina at the weekend after completing the opening day in eighth place and in the lead of his class. … Read More
Kubica to go rally racing
The Formula One season is over and with the winter testing period yet to begin, Robert Kubica will spend at least one weekend at the controls of a rally car. … Read More
Mass exodus of manufacturers and teams from F1 and WRC
More proof Max Mosley was 100% right. Let history show had he not forced through major cost cutting in F1 last year that F1 would be dead right now given … Read More
Fiat & VW to choose WRC over IRL?
UPDATE #2 UPDATE An article in the Financial Times claims Fiat could enter the World Rally Championship in 2010: Two car manufacturers, believed to be Fiat and Volkswagen, are on … Read More
Raikkonen rolls car in Rally, nearly kills himself
Kimi Raikkonen's adventure at the Finland Rally came to an abrupt end this afternoon when the Abarth Grande Punto S2000 with the Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro driver ended up in a … Read More
Q&A with Kimi Raikkonen on his rally goals
There is still some way to go before we see a Formula 1 GP in Finland but Kimi Raikkonen will make his debut this weekend in a world championship home … Read More
Citroen, Ford commit to World Rally Championship
Citroen and Ford have agreed deals to remain in the World Rally Championship for the next two years, bringing to an end speculation about the future of the teams’ presence … Read More