Rally

Roma, a Dakar winner in both the motorcycles (2004) and cars (2014) categories, makes the move after contesting the 2020 edition with Borgward, and will again compete with fellow Spaniard Dani Oliveras as his co-driver as he did this year. The 48-year-old will be contesting his 25th Dakar at the wheel of the BRX T1 4x4 designed and built by Prodrive, which is entering a two-car team in the ...Keep reading View the full article

The Spanish veteran will drive Hyundai's third works i20 Coupe WRC alongside regular drivers Thierry Neuville and Ott Tanak in the Sardinia-based event on October 8-11. Sordo secured only the second win of his WRC career, and his first for Hyundai in Italy last year, helped by a steering failure for the Toyota of now-teammate Tanak. The 37-year-old will be making his first top-level start ...Keep reading View the full article

World rally star Mads Ostberg was planned to drive the STARD-built C3 ERX for its maiden outing at the Swedish round, which was won by Ken Block, but the Norwegian was ‘unable to participate because of the global coronavirus pandemic and its effect on the project,’ according to a STARD statement. Ostberg’s WRC2 commitments at Rally Turkey with Citroen Racing next week mean he is ...Keep reading View the full article

World rally star Mads Ostberg was planned to drive the STARD-built C3 ERX for its maiden outing at the Swedish round, which was won by Ken Block, but the Norwegian was ‘unable to participate because of the global coronavirus pandemic and its effect on the project,’ according to a STARD statement. Ostberg’s WRC2 commitments at Rally Turkey with Citroen Racing next week mean he is ...Keep reading View the full article

Six-time World Rally champion Ogier finished third in the championship's first event since Rally Mexico back in March, behind Hyundai pair Ott Tanak and Craig Breen. It means the Frenchman's lead in the standings over third-placed Tanak is down to 13 points with three rallies left this year in Turkey, Italy and Belgium. Elfyn Evans lies between the pair, nine points behind Ogier. Looking ...Keep reading View the full article

Six-time World Rally champion Ogier finished third in the championship's first event since Rally Mexico back in March, behind Hyundai pair Ott Tanak and Craig Breen. It means the Frenchman's lead in the standings over third-placed Tanak is down to 13 points with three rallies left this year in Turkey, Italy and Belgium. Elfyn Evans lies between the pair, nine points behind Ogier. Looking ...Keep reading View the full article

The reigning WRC champion took victory on home soil last weekend, also marking his first win for the Hyundai team since joining at the start of 2020. His first win since Wales Rally GB last year also narrowed the gap to championship leader Sebastien Ogier, with the difference now standing at just 13 points. It was not all plain sailing for Tanak, however, as he endured a heart-in-mouth ...Keep reading View the full article

The reigning WRC champion took victory on home soil last weekend, also marking his first win for the Hyundai team since joining at the start of 2020. His first win since Wales Rally GB last year also narrowed the gap to championship leader Sebastien Ogier, with the difference now standing at just 13 points. It was not all plain sailing for Tanak, however, as he endured a heart-in-mouth ...Keep reading View the full article

Reigning champion Tanak finished 22.2 seconds of Hyundai stablemate Craig Breen to notch up his first win with the Korean manufacturer, while points leader Sebastien Ogier was a further 4.7s back in third place for Toyota. Helped by three bonus points for the third-fastest time in the Power Stage, It means Tanak is now within 13 points of Ogier's lead with only Rally Turkey, Rally Italy and the ...Keep reading View the full article

Reigning champion Tanak finished 22.2 seconds of Hyundai stablemate Craig Breen to notch up his first win with the Korean manufacturer, while points leader Sebastien Ogier was a further 4.7s back in third place for Toyota. Helped by three bonus points for the third-fastest time in the Power Stage, It means Tanak is now within 13 points of Ogier's lead with only Rally Turkey, Rally Italy and the ...Keep reading View the full article

Both of the rally leaders survived a day in which many fancied runners found their progress stymied by tyre wear and punctures on the fast, flowing gravel stages. As the rally proper began early on Saturday morning, overnight leader Esapekka Lappi’s Ford Fiesta WRC was quickly engulfed. On the opening 21km stage, Toyota’s rookie sensation Kalle Rovanpera rocketed to the top of the order ...Keep reading View the full article

Both of the rally leaders survived a day in which many fancied runners found their progress stymied by tyre wear and punctures on the fast, flowing gravel stages. As the rally proper began early on Saturday morning, overnight leader Esapekka Lappi’s Ford Fiesta WRC was quickly engulfed. On the opening 21km stage, Toyota’s rookie sensation Kalle Rovanpera rocketed to the top of the order ...Keep reading View the full article

Seven-time champion and current points leader Sebastien Ogier got the ball rolling with what appeared to be a rather tentative run through the stage in his Toyota Yaris WRC, stopping the clocks with a time of 1m 17.0s on the narrow, twisting gravel. Britain’s Elfyn Evans, who led the drivers’ standings briefly back in March after taking victory in Sweden, guided the second Toyota through ...Keep reading View the full article

Seven-time champion and current points leader Sebastien Ogier got the ball rolling with what appeared to be a rather tentative run through the stage in his Toyota Yaris WRC, stopping the clocks with a time of 1m 17.0s on the narrow, twisting gravel. Britain’s Elfyn Evans, who led the drivers’ standings briefly back in March after taking victory in Sweden, guided the second Toyota through with ...Keep reading View the full article

Reigning world champion Ott Tanak got off to a flying start to the event as the fastest man through the stage, stopping the clocks late in the session with a time of 2m56.8s in his Hyundai i20 WRC. The home-grown hero for this weekend’s action, at an event put together in just two months as part of the much-altered WRC calendar for this year, made only three of a maximum five passes through ...Keep reading View the full article

Reigning world champion Ott Tanak got off to a flying start to the event as the fastest man through the stage, stopping the clocks late in the session with a time of 2m 56.8 s in his Hyundai i20 WRC. The home-grown hero for this weekend’s action, at an event put together in just two months as part of the much-altered WRC calendar for this year, made only three of a maximum five passes through ...Keep reading View the full article

The two-time Dakar winner has been at home in Queensland since returning from the 2020 event, with most of his international 2020 programme falling to the wayside thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. However the unexpected break is now coming to an end, Price set to jet off to Europe early next week to ramp up preparations for the 2021 Dakar with the factory KTM squad. That's despite a lack ...Keep reading View the full article

The two-time Dakar winner has been at home in Queensland since returning from the 2020 event, with most of his international 2020 programme falling to the wayside thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. However the unexpected break is now coming to an end, Price set to jet off to Europe early next week to ramp up preparations for the 2021 Dakar with the factory KTM squad. That's despite a lack ...Keep reading View the full article

Last year, Peterhansel and former Dakar motorcycle racer Andrea Mayer competed as a duo in the FIA Cross-Country World Cup, and were crowned champions driving for the X-raid Mini team ahead of a planned assault on the Dakar together last January. But in medical examinations prior to the Saudi Arabian event, Mayer was not given the go-ahead by doctors and Peterhansel had to ...Keep reading View the full article

Last year, Peterhansel and former Dakar motorcycle racer Andrea Mayer competed as a duo in the FIA Cross-Country World Cup, and were crowned champions driving for the X-raid Mini team ahead of a planned assault on the Dakar together last January. But in medical examinations prior to the Saudi Arabian event, Mayer was not given the go-ahead by doctors and Peterhansel had to ...Keep reading View the full article