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World RX first visited Spa-Francorchamps last year, but the circuit's original 2020 date was moved from May to October 3-4 in the postponed schedule, due to the coronavirus outbreak. The move means that both World RX and the World Rally Championship will run at the famous circuit on the same weekend. The Ypres rally had been expected to host the WRC on the first weekend in October, the same ...Keep reading View the full article

World RX first visited Spa-Francorchamps last year, but the circuit's original 2020 date was moved from May to October 3-4 in the postponed schedule, due to the coronavirus outbreak. The move means that both World RX and the World Rally Championship will run at the famous circuit on the same weekend. The Ypres rally had been expected to host the WRC on the first weekend in October, the same ...Keep reading View the full article

Gronholm became only the third driver to set a fastest qualifying time of the 2020 season by stopping the clocks first in Q2 on Sunday morning, but had to endure the worst of the track conditions in Q3 and was unable to stop points’ leader Johan Kristoffersson heading the qualifying order. Gronholm wound up second overall. Kristofferson and Gronholm then won their respective ...Keep reading View the full article

Gronholm became only the third driver to set a fastest qualifying time of the 2020 season by stopping the clocks first in Q2 on Sunday morning, but had to endure the worst of the track conditions in Q3 and was unable to stop points’ leader Johan Kristoffersson heading the qualifying order. Gronholm wound up second overall. Kristofferson and Gronholm then won their respective semi-finals from ...Keep reading View the full article

Kristoffersson dominated proceedings on his first ever visit to the Finnish venue, the double-header introduced into the schedule at late notice to embellish the number of rounds in the coronavirus-hit World RX roster. Fastest through qualifying, Kristoffersson won both the first semi-final and the final from the front with relative ease in the Kristoffersson Motorsport-run, works-built ...Keep reading View the full article

Kristoffersson dominated proceedings on his first ever visit to the Finnish venue, the double-header introduced into the schedule at late notice to embellish the number of rounds in the coronavirus-hit World RX roster. Fastest through qualifying, Kristoffersson won both the first semi-final and the final from the front with relative ease in the Kristoffersson Motorsport-run, works-built ...Keep reading View the full article

Szabo raced full time in World RX last year with a Mattias Ekstrom-owned Audi S1, and is contesting selected events this season in a GRX SET Hyundai i20. During the opening rounds of the season in Sweden last weekend Szabo ran Hungaroring branding on his i20. “I really hope that in the near future Hungary will organise a World RX race and it will be at the Hungaroring,” Szabo ...Keep reading View the full article

Szabo raced full time in World RX last year with a Mattias Ekstrom-owned Audi S1, and is contesting selected events this season in a GRX SET Hyundai i20. During the opening rounds of the season in Sweden last weekend Szabo ran Hungaroring branding on his i20. “I really hope that in the near future Hungary will organise a World RX race and it will be at the Hungaroring,” Szabo ...Keep reading View the full article

The Bostalsee-based Tarmac event in south-west Germany becomes the latest WRC casualty of the COVID-19 outbreak and joins Argentina, Portugal, Finland, Kenya, New Zealand, Wales Rally GB and Japan on the sidelines. The German event was scheduled to be round six on a revised schedule, but bosses have decided against running it due to ongoing regional government restrictions that prohibit mass ...Keep reading View the full article

The Bostalsee-based Tarmac event in south-west Germany becomes the latest WRC casualty of the COVID-19 outbreak and joins Argentina, Portugal, Finland, Kenya, New Zealand, Wales Rally GB and Japan on the sidelines. The German event was scheduled to be round six on a revised schedule, but bosses have decided against running it due to ongoing regional government restrictions that prohibit mass ...Keep reading View the full article

The nine-time champion will join Hyundai's full-season drivers Thierry Neuville and Ott Tanak for the Marmaris-based event at the wheel of a third i20 Coupe WRC. It will mark Loeb's first top-level outing since January's Monte Carlo Rally, one of three events this year to take place before the COVID-19 pause, in which he finished sixth. Craig Breen took over the third Hyundai for the ...Keep reading View the full article

The nine-time champion will join Hyundai's full-season drivers Thierry Neuville and Ott Tanak for the Marmaris-based event at the wheel of a third i20 Coupe WRC. It will mark Loeb's first top-level outing since January's Monte Carlo Rally, one of three events this year to take place before the COVID-19 pause, in which he finished sixth. Craig Breen took over the third Hyundai for the ...Keep reading View the full article

The double DTM champion made a shock return to World RX for the opening two rounds of the season at Holjes, Sweden last weekend, having retired from driving full-time in the series at the end of 2018. He made a single-appearance in an older-specification Audi S1 at Spa last year, but drove a latest-spec car for the JC Raceteknik-run KYB squad at Holjes, taking the place of a cash-strapped Janis ...Keep reading View the full article

The double DTM champion made a shock return to World RX for the opening two rounds of the season at Holjes, Sweden last weekend, having retired from driving full-time in the series at the end of 2018. He made a single-appearance in an older-specification Audi S1 at Spa last year, but drove a latest-spec car for the JC Raceteknik-run KYB squad at Holjes, taking the place of a cash-strapped Janis ...Keep reading View the full article

The Swedish pair traded fastest times through the qualifying sessions, Ekstrom’s job made harder when he was beaten to semi-final two victory by KYB Team JC teammate Robin Larsson. Reigning European champion Larsson then challenged pole starter Kristoffersson for the race lead at turn one of the final, but was forced wide on the exit of the corner and did a brilliant job to remain in ...Keep reading View the full article

The Swedish pair traded fastest times through the qualifying sessions, Ekstrom’s job made harder when he was beaten to semi-final two victory by KYB Team JC teammate Robin Larsson. Reigning European champion Larsson then challenged pole starter Kristoffersson for the race lead at turn one of the final, but was forced wide on the exit of the corner and did a brilliant job to remain in ...Keep reading View the full article

Kristoffersson dominated a rain-hit final in the delayed season-opener at Holjes, driving a works-built Volkswagen Polo run by his family’s Kristoffersson Motorsport concern. Heavy rain fell just moments before the final, the entire grid switching to wet tyres, but it was pole sitter Kristoffersson who made the best start in the run to turn one, breaking free from the battle for track ...Keep reading View the full article

Kristoffersson dominated a rain-hit final in the delayed season-opener at Holjes, driving a works-built Volkswagen Polo run by his family’s Kristoffersson Motorsport concern. Heavy rain fell just moments before the final, the entire grid switching to wet tyres, but it was pole sitter Kristoffersson who made the best start in the run to turn one, breaking free from the battle for track ...Keep reading View the full article

Japan had kept its slot on this year's schedule when the FIA revealed a refreshed calendar in the wake of multiple events being cancelled in the wake of the global coronavirus pandemic. The East Asian country's first WRC event since 2010 was due to take place on November 19-22 but has had to be called off due to ongoing border restrictions. Now the date has been take over by the ...Keep reading View the full article

Japan had kept its slot on this year's schedule when the FIA revealed a refreshed calendar in the wake of multiple events being cancelled in the wake of the global coronavirus pandemic. The East Asian country's first WRC event since 2010 was due to take place on November 19-22 but has had to be called off due to ongoing border restrictions. Now the date has been take over by the ...Keep reading View the full article