Co-driver Fulton set for rally return alongside Kris Meeke
The Irishman teamed up with Breen for the final WRC round in Japan last year ahead of the 2023 campaign with Hyundai, which would have seen the duo share the third factory i20 N. Fulton was alongside Breen for what was the 33-year-old’s final WRC event at Rally Sweden, where the pair finished second, before […]
Sordo to pilot third WRC Hyundai in Sardinia
The team had been yet to announce its plans beyond Portugal for the third car since Craig Breen’s passing, until today’s announcement that Sordo will now add Sardinia (1-4 June) to his programme. It is unclear who will pilot the car in the remaining seven events on the calendar. The South Korean squad will return […]
Toyota announces Ogier’s Sardinia WRC outing
The eight-time world champion, who is again contesting a partial campaign this year, had been tipped to make the trip to the Italian gravel rally held from 1-4 June. Toyota has now moved to confirm Ogier’s attendance after the Frenchman completed a pre-event test in Sardinia last week. Ogier will be absent from the service […]
Alister McRae to rally iconic Group A Subaru
The younger brother of the late 1995 world rally champion is the latest name to join the entry list for this all-new rally event held in Varzi, northern Italy from 24-27 May, which celebrates Group A machinery from 1994 through to the World Rally Car era that ended in 2021. McRae is set to pilot […]
WRC has identified three car manufacturer options for the future
The WRC has previously indicated that four manufacturer teams at the top level would be its ideal prospect for the championship moving forward. Since Citroen’s exit at the end of 2019, the championship has operated with three teams comprising Toyota, Hyundai and the semi-works M-Sport Ford, which are committed until at least the end of […]
Meeke wins on rally return in Craig Breen’s honour
The five-time World Rally Championship rally winner was invited by the Hyundai Portugal squad to deputise for Breen, who lost his life in a Rally Croatia testing accident earlier this month. Breen had been competing in the Portuguese national championship alongside his WRC commitments for the Hyundai factory team. The Irishman won the opening round […]
Croatia set for 2024 WRC return as it eyes new multi-year deal
The asphalt round joined the WRC in 2021 and has quickly built a reputation as one of the most challenging tarmac rallies on the schedule. Last weekend’s rally won by Toyota’s Elfyn Evans, held in front of a healthy four-day crowd, was the event’s last of its current contract. However, WRC event director Simon Larkin […]
В Европе начался показ фильма о сборной СССР по ралли на машинах Lada
В конце апреля 2023 года на экраны кинотеатров Восточной Европы вышел новый документальный фильм «Легенды гоночных трасс», который рассказывает историю знаменитых эстонских гонщиков, выступавших в 1980-х годах за сборную СССР по ралли на автомобилях Lada VFTS. Lada VFTS была раллийным автомобилем, который квалифицировался Международной автомобильной федерацией по группе В и выпускался по заказу советского экспортного […]
WRC extends deadline for 2024 Rally UK bid
The UK has become a backbone of rallying’s top flight, appearing on the inaugural calendar in 1973 and holding a spot on the schedule until 2019 courtesy of Rally GB, formerly known as the RAC Rally. However, the event dropped off the calendar in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and has failed to return. […]