High-definition WRC coverage coming to America
Television coverage of the FIA World Rally Championship will be available to millions of households in the USA later this year thanks to a new partnership between series promoters, ISC, … Read More
Category: World Rally Championship
ISC releases proposed 2010 WRC calendar
International Sportsworld Communicators, the promoter of the World Rally Championship has published the proposed calendar for next year’s series. Autosport.com reports that rallies in Monte Carlo, Indonesia and Russia are … Read More
Citroen’s Loeb wins Cyprus Rally
A perfectly controlled display on the final day of the 2009 Cyprus Rally enabled Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena to claim the WRC’s first mixed-surface round since 1996. The crew … Read More
Subaru follows Suzuki out of World Rally
Subaru has announced its decision to withdraw from the 2009 World Rally Championship. This sudden decision was in response to the widespread economic downturn that is affecting the entire automotive … Read More
Suzuki axes Rally program
The Suzuki Motor Corporation has decided to suspend its FIA World Rally Championship activities from 2009. The company made the 2008 season entry with two SX4 WRCs. In response to … Read More
World Rally Stars honored in Monaco
The 2008 FIA World Rally Champions were crowned at the FIA Gala in Monaco this evening. Frenchman Sébastien Loeb and his Monégasque co-driver Daniel Elena took honors for a fifth … Read More
Loeb plays down tales of F1 switch
UPDATE #2 (GMM) In the wake of his Red Bull test last month, Sebastien Loeb has admitted he would seriously consider an offer to switch to formula one in 2010. … Read More
Rossi to race in Rally of Britain
MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi will switch to four wheels to take part in next month's Rally of Britain, a spokesman for the Italian said. The eight-time motorcycling champion, who has … Read More
Ford rally boss offers Raikkonen test
(GMM) World Rally team boss Malcolm Wilson has offered reigning formula one champion Kimi Raikkonen a test in one of the squad's Ford Focus cars. Raikkonen, the Ferrari driver whose … Read More
Citroën to quit rally and go to DTM
Citroën World Rally car A news story posted yesterday on Italiaracing.net states that representatives from French car manufacturer Citroën recently met with DTM officials to discuss the possibility of joining … Read More
Monte Carlo rally to switch from WRC to IRC
In the deal announced by Michel Boeri, the President of the Automobile Club de Monaco (ACM), and Jacques Behar, the President of Intercontinental Rally Challenge promoter Eurosport Events, the 77th … Read More
Loeb wins fifth Monte Carlo rally
World champion Sebastien Loeb bagged a record fifth win in the Monte Carlo Rally on Sunday, seeing off Finnish Ford Focus rival Mikko Hirvonen by 2min 34sec. Australian Chris Atkinson … Read More
McRae rally car wins ’Idea of Year’ award
Barry Reynolds from the McRae Enduro Team, left, and Dave Parker, Dagenham Engine Plant Manager. The McRae Enduro rally car, powered by a Ford-assembled engine, has won the prestigious ‘Idea … Read More
FIA releases ’09 and ’10 rally schedules
2009 FIA World Rally Championship: Ireland 01-Feb Norway 15-Feb Cyprus 15-Mar Portugal 05-Apr Argentina 26-Apr Italy 24-May Greece 14-Jun Poland 28-Jun Finland 02-Aug Australia 06-Sep Spain 04-Oct GB 25-Oct 2010 … Read More
Kovalainen and Loeb to swap seats
Heikki Kovalainen and Sébastien Loeb will swap horses for a day. On 5th December, this summit meeting will be held for the press at the Paul Ricard circuit. Sébastien Loeb … Read More
Abu Dhabi signs up for World Rally go
Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, was named as Official Destination Partner of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC), in a new sponsorship deal. The deal, between … Read More
Hirvonen in easy Rally Japan win
Mikko Hirvonen (FIN) / Jarmo Lehtinen – Ford Focus RSFord BP-Ford World Rally Team drivers Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen today won Rally Japan to claim their second victory of … Read More
Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen lead Rally Japan
Hirvonen and LehtinenFord BP-Ford World Rally Team drivers Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen lead Rally Japan after today's dramatic opening leg in which three frontrunners were sidelined. The Finns returned … Read More
Ford teams 1-2 in Japan
An estimated 64,000 people attended last night's start ceremony for this 14th round of the FIA World Rally Championship in Obihiro. Despite temperatures dropping rapidly towards freezing, fans on this … Read More
FIA announces World Rally Changes
A number of regulation changes will be incorporated into the 2008 and 2009 World Rally Championships. From 1 January 2008: – To provide for more equal competition, the running order … Read More
Funeral held for Colin McRae
GLASGOW, Scotland – About 200 mourners gathered Wednesday for the funeral of former world rally champion Colin McRae and his five-year-old son, who both died in a helicopter crash earlier … Read More
Prodrive and Rally boss in helicopter escape
(GMM) 24 hours after former rally world champion Colin McRae was killed, Prodrive chief David Richards survived a helicopter crash when returning from the Belgian grand prix. Richards, McRae's former … Read More
Coulthard tries rally car in Ireland
(GMM) F1 veteran David Coulthard recently tried the controls of a rally car. The Red Bull driver was a guest of Ireland's rally tarmac champion Eugene Donnelly, and according to … Read More
Gronholm wins again
Marcus Gronholm has increased his lead at the top of the drivers' championship following his victory on the Acropolis Rally of Greece on Sunday. The Ford driver will now go … Read More