Российский экипаж примет участие в Дакаре-2024
Российский гонщик Денис Кротов и штурман Константин Жильцов примут участие в ралли‑марафоне Дакар-2024. Согласно составу участников на официальном сайте ралли-марафона, российский экипаж поедет под номером 215 в классе внедорожников на автомобиле Toyota Hilux команды Overdrive Racing. Кротов заявлен под гоночной лицензией Киргизии, у Жильцова – прочерк. Второй год подряд количество российских участников на Дакаре будет […]
WRC champion Rovanpera eyeing GT outing in 2024
The 23-year-old is set to have more free time on his hands next year after electing to conduct a partial WRC campaign to recharge his batteries, before returning to full-time competition in 2025. Rovanpera is an admirer of all motorsport and said in his announcement last month that he intends to compete in events outside […]
How being a target for young drivers spurred Mikkelsen back to WRC
It is fair to say Andreas Mikkelsen has been knocking on the door for a return to the World Rally Championship ever since falling out of the top tier in 2019. These knocks have become increasingly louder after winning two WRC2 titles and a European Rally Championship, but still the three-time WRC rally winner felt […]
World RX to admit ICE cars with sustainable fuels in 2024 alongside EVs
It was announced following the latest meeting of the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council in Baku that ICE cars would be eligible to contest the pinnacle of rallycross for the first time since 2021, on equal terms with EVs, in what the series has billed as a Battle of Technologies. A maximum of 16 cars […]
Николай Грязин: Citroen подходит моему стилю вождения
Российский раллист Николай Грязин, который в статусе нейтрального атлета выступает в чемпионате мира по классическому ралли WRC в классе WRC2 на хэтчбеке Skoda Fabia RS Rally2, в 2024 году станет заводским гонщиком Citroen вместе с французским раллистом Йоханом Росселем в команде DG Sport. Пилот прокомментировал новый контракт. Николай Грязин стал пилотом Citroen в WRC2 «Присоединение […]
WRC to adopt new points system to spice up rallies
It is understood that the new points structure will see extra points awarded on Sundays at WRC events in a bid to add an extra dimension to the action of the final day of rallies. This change has been ratified by the FIA at the latest meeting of the World Motor Sport Council which followed […]
FIA reveals Hankook as new WRC tyre supplier from 2025
The FIA has selected the Korean tyre firm as the successful candidate after launching a tender process in July this year for a period covering 2025-2027. Hankook will take over the supply of WRC tyres from Pirelli, which won the previous tender that expires at the end of next season, its last of a four-year […]
Hyundai completes 2024 driver line-up as Mikkelsen makes WRC return
Newly-crowned two-time WRC2 champion Mikkelsen and WRC veteran Sordo will share Hyundai’s third i20 N WRC entry with recently re-signed Esapekka Lappi, meaning three driver pairings will pilot the car next year. Confirmation of Mikkelsen’s return to WRC’s top-flight since 2019 and Sordo’s contract extension completes a strong line-up for the Korean squad. Five-time WRC […]
FIA creates working group to address future of rallying
The world motorsport governing body has elected to make this decision at Annual General Assemblies Week in Baku ahead of tomorrow’s World Motor Sport Council meeting. A brief FIA statement revealed that the working group will “evaluate and recommend the future direction of rallying”. It will be headed by FIA Deputy President Robert Reid, the […]