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Meeke was airlifted to hospital for checks after a particularly violent accident on the most recent WRC round in Portugal last weekend.He had been signed to spearhead Citroen's factory WRC return in 2017 but ended up only seventh in the championship and was briefly sidelined from the team in early summer following a poor start to the year.Citroen team principal Pierre Budar said ... Keep reading View the full article

Timerzyanov, from Kazan in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, is driving for Marcus Gronholm’s GRX Taneco team in World RX this season, campaigning a Hyundai i20 Supercar alongside team mate Niclas Gronholm.“I’m a bit worried at the moment as I’m not sure I’ll be able to compete in the race – I’m still waiting for my visa,” said Timerzyanov, who made the semi-finals in the opening ... Keep reading View the full article

The Dakar moved to South America in 2009 after the 2008 edition of the rally raid, which was due to start from Lisbon, Portugal and finish in Dakar, Senegal, was cancelled due to terrorist threats.However, difficulties in securing a satisfactory route for the 2019 edition have led rally organisers ASO to begin talks with certain African nations about a possible future return to the ... Keep reading View the full article

The event will be held concurrently to the fourth round of World Rallycross Championship.Former Global Rallycross champions Volkswagen Andretti Autosport has retained its line-up of Scott Speed and former World RX race winner Tanner Foust to race a pair of Volkswagen Motorsport-built Beetle Supercars in the new series, which will be run over four rounds in 2018, joining World RX ... Keep reading View the full article

Meeke went off the road after turning in to a fifth-gear left-hander on the second run of the Amarante stage on Saturday afternoon and slid into trees lining the outside of the bend, destroying the front end of the C3.Co-driver Nagle was uninjured but, after stepping from the car, Meeke was airlifted to hospital after complaining of back pain.He was released on Saturday evening, and ... Keep reading View the full article

The Hyundai driver scored 29 points as he was second-fastest in the Power Stage and is now 19 points ahead of the non-scoring Sebastien Ogier, who crashed out on Friday.Neuville started the day with a 39.8s lead over M-Sport driver Elfyn Evans, and had a trouble-free run to finish the event with a gap of 40 seconds.Evans meanwhile had to turn his attention towards the charging Teemu ... Keep reading View the full article

The Northern Irishman went off the road in his C3 WRC on a fifth-gear right hander on Saturday morning’s first run at the Amarante stage – previously one of Meeke’s favoured stretches of road on the Matosinhos-based event.Meeke, who was taken to hospital and later released after precautionary checks, and co-driver Paul Nagle were fortunate to escape what was a frightening crash into ... Keep reading View the full article

Neuville started the loop with a 29.9s advantage over Evans, but the Welshman reduced the gap to 23.6s in the opening stage of the afternoon at Viera do Minho. Neuville extended his lead to 28s on the Cabeceiras de Basto stage and then stretched his lead by a further 11.8s on the long third stage at Amarante to give himself a total advantage of 39.8s.It rained on sections of both the ... Keep reading View the full article

Meeke was in victory contention in the early stages of the Friday leg but, after a puncture, he ended the day a minute down in seventh.He then went off the road on a fast left-hander in the third Saturday stage, which was the first run of the Amarante test.His Citroen went straight into the trees, but he and co-driver Paul Nagle emerged from the car unaided. However Meeke is ... Keep reading View the full article

Neuville was 0.9s quicker than Evans in the opening stage of the day at Viera do Minho but the M-Sport driver then reduced the gap from 18.6s to 12.7s by topping the second Cabeceiras de Basto stage.However, Neuville insisted he was looking after his tyres with the long subsequent stage in mind.Neuville backed that claim up by beating Evans by 17.2s in the third stage at Amarante, to ... Keep reading View the full article

The Kiwi suffered back pain following his accident on the second run at the Ponte de Lima test. He has been taken to hospital in Porto as a precaution. His co-driver, Briton Seb Marshall is uninjured.Hyundai’s Alain Penasse explained the incident which happened just over a mile into the day’s final gravel test. He told Autosport: “In a right corner Hayden tried to avoid a stone on the ... Keep reading View the full article

Sebastien Ogier's M-Sport Ford Fiesta was the afternoon's early casualty, but problems for all three of the morning's fastest drivers, coupled with a fastest time on the final stage of the loop, helped elevate Neuville up the order.Kris Meeke jumped into the lead of the rally for a second time with the fastest time on SS5, but fell to fifth on the next stage when his Citroen suffered ... Keep reading View the full article

Ogier was running first on the road in his M-Sport Ford Fiesta when he crashed midway through the Viana do Castelo test after sliding off the road.The five-time world champion appeared to clip a bank with the front-right of his Fiesta in the stage, then got off line onto loose gravel approaching the next left-handed corner and slid down a bank into a section of trees.Co-driver Julien ... Keep reading View the full article

Sordo became the fourth driver to lead in as many stages courtesy of the fastest time on the morning's final stage, the 17.11-mile Ponte de Lima test.As the fourth car to tackle the stage, the Spaniard was in prime position to take advantage of road sweeping from championship contenders Sebastien Ogier and Thierry Neuville and set a fastest time of 19m15.5s.Sordo was 8.2 seconds ... Keep reading View the full article

The former Formula 1 podium finisher will make his maiden rallycross appearance in a Ford Fiesta Supercar with the Max Pucher-owned MJP Racing Team Austria outfit. Wurz first tested with the squad at former European Rallycross circuit Greinbach in Austria in late 2016.“That car, with that power is really impressive, very cool and I understand why I could get very hooked on this ... Keep reading View the full article

The route for the 41st edition of the South American event was revealed by rally organiser ASO on Friday, following the news that Chile had dropped out of a potential return at the last minute.It comprises 10 stages and a rest day, all within Peru, starting and ending in the capital city Lima. It will begin on January 6 and finish on January 17.ASO had initially hoped for a r ... Keep reading View the full article

The Frenchman lost the four bonus points he scored for second fastest time in the Mexican Power Stage, following the addition of a 10-second penalty for hitting a chicane.The British team attended a hearing in Paris on Friday May 4 and was informed on Thursday that its efforts to overturn the stewards’ decision had not been successful.M-Sport team principal Malcolm Wilson told ... Keep reading View the full article

Loeb contested the Mexico and Corsica events earlier this year as part of a three-round WRC programme that will conclude in Spain in October.Despite a five-year absence from full-time WRC competition, the 44-year-old led in Mexico until a puncture and took stage wins in Corsica.But Budar wants a more consistent approach to Citroen's 2019 line-up, with Craig Breen having had to step ... Keep reading View the full article

Initial plans for the 41st edition of the Dakar included a new country - Ecuador - in a route that would cross the South American continent from south to north, incorporating Chile and Peru.Conversations between ASO and various Latin American governments started after the end of the 2018 race from the end of January, with some preliminary talks having kicked off even earlier.But the ... Keep reading View the full article

Malcolm Wilson's team believes the problem was specific to certain conditions and will not be repeated when the championship returns to Europe in Portugal this week.Sebastien Ogier was a distant fourth in Argentina, with teammate Elfyn Evans three minutes off the lead in sixth.A year earlier, Evans had come within seven tenths of a second of winning the event when on DMACK tyres - ... Keep reading View the full article