WRC Central European Rally set for date change
The WRC released its 2024 schedule with the rally traversing the Czech Republic, Germany and Austria, which made its championship debut last year, set to take place from 31 October to 3 November. However, rally organisers have now confirmed plans to move the event to 17-20 October subject to approval from the FIA and ADAC. […]
Abiteboul urges FIA to ponder any radical changes to WRC formula
The FIA is currently evaluating the future of WRC’s top tier which has resulted in the creation of a working group headed by FIA Deputy President Robert Reid, the 2001 World Rally Championship title-winning co-driver, and 1981 WRC co-driver champion David Richards, who is the chairman of Motorsport UK. The group has been tasked to “evaluate […]
New Spirit of Rallying award created to honour WRC star Craig Breen
The ‘Craig Breen Spirit of Rallying Award’ will be awarded to the JWRC driver who, over the course of the season, best embodies Breen’s characteristics: a willingness to overcome adversity, an unwavering determination to take on every obstacle to complete every rally, and an outgoing positive demeanour in their interactions with fellow competitors, marshals and […]
Suninen announces 2024 WRC plans with Hyundai squad
The Finn was in the running for a Rally1 seat with Hyundai for 2024 before the Korean manufacturer opted to share its third entry between Esapekka Lappi, Dani Sordo and new signing Andreas Mikkelsen. Suninen, whose best WRC finish to date came when he placed second for M-Sport on the 2019 Rally Sardinia, joined Hyundai’s […]
Hyundai adopts new livery for remainder of WRC season
The Korean brand has opted to retire the sky blue colour scheme with which it started the season, and was driven to victory by Thierry Neuville in Monte Carlo last month, in favour of a completely new look. The new livery pays tribute to 10 years of Hyundai’s high performance ‘N’ road car brand, which […]
Команда Льюиса Хэмилтона покинула серию Extreme E
В 2024 году чемпионат по гонкам электрических внедорожников Extreme E лишится сразу двух участников. Об уходе из турнира объявила американская команда Chip GMC Hummer EV Chip Ganassi Racing, а также британский коллектив X44 Vida Carbon Racing, которые не намерены продолжать выступления в инновационном чемпионате от устроителей чемпионата мира Формула Е. С 2025 года серия будет […]
WRC Sweden test delivers «good steps» forward for Evans
To prepare for the WRC’s only round on snow, the title contender entered the Arctic Lapland Rally last weekend in Finland ahead of a pre-event test this week. Evans came out victorious in Lapland after Toyota team-mate Kalle Rovanpera suffered a technical fault in the last stage. Rovanpera had set the pace in the rally […]
WRC champion Rovanpera announces circuit racing plans
The two-time WRC title winner had indicted a wish to broaden his motorsport horizons after announcing plans that he and co-driver Jonne Halttunen will contest a partial World Rally Championship campaign this year, which begins at Rally Sweden next week. The 23-year-old admitted late last year that he wanted to try other motorsport disciplines, revealing […]
FIA launches WRC fan survey
The launch of a new fan survey to collect data from WRC fans is the FIA’s latest step in the process in understanding the future direction for rallying’s top tier. It follows the creation of a working group in December last year that is designed to “evaluate and recommend the future direction of rallying”. The […]