Калле Рованпера побил рекорд Лёба и выиграл Ралли Эстония
Действующий чемпион мира по ралли Калле Рованпера одержал убедительную победу на восьмом этапе сезона-2023, прошедшем в эти выходные на гравийных дорогах в Эстонии. Финский гонщик Toyota был вне конкуренции на протяжении всего уик-энда. Не помешала ему даже невыгодная первая позиция в стартовом листе в пятницу – Калле завершил день с отрывом 3 секунды от Тьерри […]
Relentless Rovanpera seals dominant victory in style
The Toyota driver clinched his second win of the season in stunning fashion, beating Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville by 52.7s after a streak of 13 consecutive stage wins. Rovanpera claimed maximum points after winning the rally-ending Power Stage as the Finn went unbeaten across Saturday and Sunday’s stages. The feat sparked comparisons to when Sebastien Loeb […]
World RX fire investigation ongoing as Lydden Hill RX1e races cancelled
Following the decision to cancel Saturday’s RX1e races, a brief statement issued on Friday evening stated that World RX’s second-tier RX2e championship and the British Rallycross Championship 5 Nations Trophy would continue as planned but with no track action for the RX1e cars. A further update was issued late on Satuday evening that explained the […]
Rovanpera extends winning streak as victory march continues
The reigning world champion remained in a class of his own to claim the three morning stages to increase his rally lead to 46.5s over Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville. Hyundai’s Esapekka Lappi managed to continue to hold onto third, increasing his margin over Toyota’s Elfyn Evans by 9.1s ahead of the rally-ending Power Stage this afternoon. […]
Perfect WRC Estonia Saturday “came quite easily”
The reigning world rally champion won all nine of the day’s stages held on Estonia’s fast gravel roads, to open up a 34.9s lead over Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville heading into Sunday. It is the first time the 22-year-old factory Toyota pilot has achieved the feat of nine consecutive stage wins in his WRC career. Rovanpera […]
Untouchable Rovanpera wins nine stages in a row
The reigning world champion delivered his best display of the season to date to transform a 3.0s overnight advantage into a 34.9s over Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville. Neuville lost 6.5s to a slow puncture during the morning loop but was unable to match the pace of the Toyota driver. Hyundai’s Esapekka Lappi will head into Sunday […]
FIA to review WRC engine penalties after Tanak case
Tanak was handed a five-minute penalty when his M-Sport team was forced to change the engine on his Ford Puma after it developed a significant fault during Thursday’s shakedown before the rally had begun. Under the current regulations, WRC teams are restricted to two engines per chassis across the season as part of cost-saving measures […]
Rovanpera pulls clear after Saturday morning clean sweep
The reigning world champion delivered a perfect start to Saturday’s high-speed gravel stages to extend his overnight advantage to 20.3s over Neuville, who lost time to a slow puncture. Hyundai’s Esapekka Lappi edged Toyota’s Elfyn Evans in an intense fight for third, as 1.9s separated the pair. Teemu Suninen maintained his fifth position (+1m02.0s) in […]
В Великобритании на этапе World RX сгорели Lancia Delta Лёб и Шишери
В 2023 году в чемпионате мира по ралли-кроссу World RX появилась команда Special One Racing, в составе которой выступали девятикратный чемпион мира по классическому ралли WRC и призер ралли-марафона «Дакар» Себастьен Лёб и Герлен Шишери. Коллектив построил для своих французских пилотов два электрических рестомода Lancia Delta Evo-e RX. Себастьен Лёб проведёт сезон в World RX […]