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Petter Solberg has decided to stick with the Citroen Xsara for Rally Finland

Petter Solberg has decided to stick with the Citroen Xsara WRC for Rally Finland after carrying out a comparison test with a Peugeot 307 WRC in Franc...

LOCAL RISING STAR LODGES FIRST ENTRY FOR REPCO RALLY AUSTRALIA

Photo: Nathan Quinn, first Repco Rally Australia entrant MEDIA RELEASE – 3 July 2009 LOCAL RISING STAR LODGES FIRST ENTRY FOR REPCO RALLY AUSTRALIA...

Solberg: I could help Ford win the Manufacturers’ Championship

Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld Stobart VK M-SPORT Ford team driver Henning Solberg believes that he can help the BP Ford team win the manufacturer...

Rally Finland 2009: Entries Received: Raikkonen, Alen, Hanninen, Aava in Honda R3 etc

  Neste Oil Rally Finland entries close 90 crews had registered their intention to participate in Neste Oil Rally Finland at the close of entries. Th...

Kimi Raikkonen will compete on Neste Oil Rally Finland 2009

Kimi Raikkonen will compete on the World Rally Championship Rally Finland in his Abarth Grande Punto S2000, according to autosport.com. This will be R...

NEWS FLASH: Hirvonen wins Rally Poland, Latvala crashes on final stage

Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team driver Mikko Hirvonen has won the 66 ORLEN Platinum Rally Poland 2009 and now moves...

WRC Poland SS16: Ogier stopped – Novikov instructed by Citroen team to slow

 Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld Citroen Junior Team driver Sebastien Ogier has stopped on SS16 of Rally Poland 2009 with an engine problem affectin...

KNAF Talent First Team Holland: Kevin Abbring leads close JWRC battle in Poland

 Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld   Mikolajki, 27 June 2009   PRESS RELEASE #3 – RALLY POLAND – DAY 2 (SATURDAY)   ·         KNAF Tale...

Rally Poland 09 – Day two roundup – Ford pair continue to dominate

Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld Finland’s Mikko Hirvonen has extended his overall lead in the Orlen Platinum 66th Rally Poland to 12 seconds, after...

JWRC: 66 Rally Poland 09: Day 1 Standings – Kevin Abbring shines – Photos

Dutch KNAF driver Kevin Abbring displayed his undoubted talent to the world with a great day one performance in his Renault Clio R3 on Rally Poland 20...

Pirelli tyre guarantees top performance and safety for the teams and drivers in Poland

The Pirelli Scorpion "Soft" in the eighth race of the World Rally Championship; returning to the roads of Poland after 36 years, the rally promises to...

Rally Poland 2009 – Day 1 Roundup – Photos & Video Clips

Finland’s Mikko Hirvonen led the ORLEN Platinum 66th Rally Poland after the opening leg’s seven special stages and moved back into contention for...

Novikov huge crash Rally Poland, SS4 – Video Clip

  Onboard video of Evgeny Novikov's huge crash in the Citroen C4 WRC on SS4 of Rally Poland 2009. The accident caused severe damage to the car's fron...

Loeb crash Poland video – SS4 Paprotki – Rally Polski 2009

Video footage of Sebastien Loeb's crash on SS4 of Rally Poland, in the Citroen C4 WRC, where he hit a tree stump and wrecked the suspension. The acc...

Loeb & Sordo – Citroen Road Show – Karowa, Warsaw, Poland 2009

  Video footage of the Citroen Road Show in Warsaw, Poland on Sunday, featuring Sebastien Loeb and Dani Sordo driving their C4 WRCs to the delight o...

Petter Solberg will test a Peugeot 307 WRC before Rally Finland

Petter Solberg is to test a Peugeot 307 WRC in the near future, despite an upturn in performance with the Citroen Xsara in Greece, according to autosp...

French rallies in the running to host WRC round in 2010

Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld Six or seven rallies are believed to be in the running to host the French round of the World Rally Championship fo...

Acropolis Rally of Greece 2009 – Eurosport Video Highlights

Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld Eurosport video highlights of the 2009 Acropolis Rally of Greece supplied to RB by Fernischumi. The BP Ford team put t...

Novikov becomes youngest WRC stage winner with fastest time on Bauxites

Citroen Junior Driver Evgeny Novikov, at the age of 18, has become the youngest person in WRC history to record a fastest stage time. Novikov was qui...

Rally Greece Day 1: Stobart suffer on opening Acropolis stages

  FIA World Rally Championship Acropolis Rally of Greece, 12-14 June 2009 Update after SS3...

Acropolis Rally 2009: Entry List - WRC debut Corsa S2000 - Vovos, S14 - Athanassoulas, Fabia

47 crews have entered the 2009 Acropolis Rally of Greece, with a total of 14 World Rally Cars scheduled to take part. All the regular FIA WRC registe...

Skoda Motorsport’s customer programme gaining positive results

Škoda Motosport's customer programme is going from strength to strength. Head of Škoda Motorsport Michal Hrabánek said: “Launched in the first ha...

Petter Solberg WRT secure sponsorship deal with Shell

Petter Solberg has announced a sponsorship deal with oil giant Shell for the rest of the season and 2010 as well. The deal will commence from the Acro...

Neste Oil Rally Finland 2009 suffers budget cut

This year's Rally Finland has suffered a 40% budget cut from 2008, due to the recent downturn in the global economy, according to autosport.com. Ral...

Gigi Galli closes on rally return after Abarth Punto S2000 test in Italy

Gigi Galli has tested an Abarth Punto S2000 on gravel recently in Italy and is looking at making a return to the sport next year, according to Motorsp...

RALLY AUSTRALIA WELCOMES GOVERNMENT MOVE TO ENSURE EVENT

MEDIA RELEASE – 29 May 2009 RALLY AUSTRALIA WELCOMES GOVERNMENT MOVE TO ENSURE EVENT...

Rally Italy: Loeb targets a podium finish after day two drama for Citroen

Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld A Podium Finish Now The Target...

Citroen Racing - Sardinia shakedown report - photos and video clip

  Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld Sebastien Loeb and Daniel Elena got their Sardinian weekend off to a perfect start by posting the fastest time on t...

Robert Kubica confirmed as having bought Kopecky’s Skoda Fabia WRC

Robert Kubica has bought a world rally car and is rumoured to be considering entering a round of this year's championship. The 24-year-old's new mount...

THE RALLY D’ITALIA SARDEGNA 2009 KICKS OFF THIS EVENING

  Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld The start with a ceremony in the centre of Olbia. From tomorrow to Sunday the best drivers of world rallying will f...

Rally Italy shakedown results: Loeb fastest in his Citroen C4 WRC

Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld Citroen Total driver Sebastien Loeb set fastest time on the Rally d'Italia Sardegna shakedown this morning which took...

RALLY AUSTRALIA RELEASES REPORT ON NOISE IMPACT

  RALLY AUSTRALIA RELEASES REPORT ON NOISE IMPACT...

WRC proposed calendar for 2010

Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld International Sportsworld Communicators, the global promoter of the WRC, have drawn up a list of 13 events for the 201...

Ford Fiesta Group R rally car launched at Rally d’Italia Sardegna

    New Ford Fiesta Group R rally car launched at Rally d'Italia Sardegna ...

Mikko Hirvonen confirmed for The Rally Show at Chatsworth

Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld FINN TO FLY AT THE RALLY SHOW - IN A FIESTA ATMOSPHERE...

Generate appointed as PR Agency for WRC

Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld ISC Limited, the exclusive worldwide media and commercial rights holder for the WRC, has appointed Generate to impleme...

REPCO RALLY AUSTRALIA ADOPTS DUST MANAGEMENT PLAN

REPCO RALLY AUSTRALIA  ADOPTS DUST MANAGEMENT PLAN...

Loeb poised to extend contract with Citroen in the WRC until the end of 2011

Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld Sebastien Loeb looks set to stay in the WRC with Citroen until the end of 2011, according to Motorsport News. Citroen...

Skoda waits for world championship rule changes before deciding on future of the Fabia

Photo: Ricardo Nascimento Skoda will decide on the future of the Fabia S2000 rally project within the next two months, according to Motorsport News...

Petter Solberg will start Rally Sardinia in 2006 specification Citroen Xsara WRC

Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld Statement on Petter Solberg's website...

Ford disappointed to slip back as Citroen hail C4 after Argentina

Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld Ford's hopes of breaking Sebastien Loeb's dominance in the World Rally Championship took another blow at the weekend...

49 crews on Entry List for 2009 Rally d’Italia Sardegna so far: Mikkelsen entered in Fabia WRC

49 crews have entered into the 2009 Rally d'Italia Sardegna that takes place on 20th to the 24th of May.  The organisers have accepted the entries f...

Daniel Carlsson to make comeback on South Swedish Rally in Ford Focus WRC05

Daniel Carlsson will make his return to rallying, in a Ford Focus WRC05, on the South Swedish Rally which takes place May 15-16. Carlsson was caught...

Rally Argentina - 2009 video clips - Eurosport

Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld Video clip highlights of the 2009 Rally of Argentina from Eurosport, an event won for the fifth straight time by re...

Rally Ireland announce record attendance figures for 2009

Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld   Press Release...

Rally Argentina 2009 - Roundup - Final Leaderboard, Photos, Videos and Quotes

Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld A perfectly-paced display from the Citroën Total World Rally Team on the 2009 Rally Argentina has produced another on...

Five in-a-row for Sebastien Loeb as he wins Rally Argentina 2009

Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld Sebastien Loeb continues to rack up more records with his fifth successive Rally Argentina win and he has now won al...

Petter Solberg stopped on SS20 and retires from Argentina

Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld Petter Solberg has reportedly stopped on SS20 with fuel pressure problems in his 2005-spec Citroen Xsara WRC...

Jari-Matti Latvala loses eight minutes on SS19 Rally Argentina 2009

Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld Jari-Matti Latvala stopped his Ford Focus WRC for 8 minutes on SS19 with fuel pressure failure after the car went ov...

Sebastien Ogier out of Rally Argentina as Loeb leads at end of Day 2

Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld Sebastien Ogier has been forced out of Rally Argentina after suffering damper problems with his Citroen C4 WRC...

Rally Argentina 2009 SS17 Results

Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld Sebastien Loeb is still nearly a minute ahead of Citroen Total WRT teammate Dani Sordo after SS17 the penultimate stag...

SS16 Argentina: Loeb fully in command

Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld Sebastien Loeb is now one minute ahead of teammate Dani Sordo after SS16 El Condor II of Rally Argentina...

Mikko Hirvonen drops to third after overheating problems on Mina Clavero II

Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld According to unconfirmed reports by WRR Mikko Hirvonen has apparently suffered overheating problems with his Ford Focu...

Rally Argentina Cordoba Stadium SSS 1 Results: Sebastien Loeb fastest for Citroen Total WRT

Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld Sebastien Loeb, driving the Citroen C4 WRC, set fastest time in the Cordoba Stadium Super Special Stage to kick off...

Rally Argentina shakedown results and video: Loeb quickest

Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld Sebastien Loeb was fastest on the Rally Argentina shakedown stage today which was held near Carlos Paz...

Petter Solberg World Rally Team confident of good result in Argentina

Petter Solberg is aiming for a good result on the Rally of Argentina 2009, in his Citroen Xsara WRC...

WRC Rally Argentina: Citroën looking forward to Argentine fervour

Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld The Citroën Total World Rally Team makes the journey out to the Rally Argentina with unfeigned enthusiasm. The cockta...

Petter getting better after contracting two viruses and he will contest Argentina

It has been a though few weeks for Petter lately...

Rally Argentina 2009 Entry List: 59 crews registered to take part

Fifty-nine crews appear on the entry list for the 2009 Rally of Argentina which gets underway from the 23 April. All the main manufacturer teams are e...

Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2009 video clip

Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld Twenty minute video clip from this year's Rally de Portugal by rallymania.net....

Rally de Portugal 2009 Onboard Marcus Gronholm SS5

Onboard footage of Marcus Gronholm on SS5 Rally Portugal, where he set fourth fastest time and was lying second overall at that point...

100 years of Audi with rally legend Walter Röhrl

The double World Rally Champion driver Walter Röhrl is to drive exclusively for Audi Tradition in Audi’s centennial year...

M-Sport announces development of new Ford Fiesta Super 2000 rally car

After completing a detailed feasibility study, M-Sport has announced that it will be developing a Super 2000 car which will conform to the new FIA Wor...

Red Bull duel on the Wall (Mur de Grammont): Sebastien Loeb vs Stefan Everts

Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld Red Bull have organised a unique duel between 5 times world rally champion Sebastien Loeb and 10 times world MotoX cha...

Petter Solberg in favour of Super 2000-based World Rally Car

Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld Petter Solberg has stated in an interview with wrc.com that he is in favour of the new S2000 WRCar that will be used i...

Malcolm Wilson states that Jari-Matti Latvala’s seat is safe despite Cyprus crash

Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld Ford boss Malcolm Wilson has insisted Jari-Matti Latvala's position in the squad is safe despite the Finn crashing out...

2009 WRC, PWRC and JWRC Entrants - Update

The FIA have confirmed the registered entries for the Manufacturer, Production and Junior categories of the 2009 World Rally Championship following t...

IRC boss rules out merger with the WRC

Intercontinental Rally Challenge manager Marcello Lotti has vetoed a merger with the World Rally Championship because he feels they are too different...

WRC News: Russia and Indonesia not ready for World Rally Championship in 2010

Rallies in Russia and Indonesia will not be ready for next year's World Rally Championship leaving two spaces to be filled in the 2010 calendar, accor...

Morrie Chandler comments on latest proposed WRC technical regulations for 2010 and beyond

The new generation World Rally Cars won't run with turbochargers until 2013, when 1600cc engines could power them, according to Motorsport News...

The Largest Car Mosaic - Thank You Subaru - Ryugasaki Airfield, 7th March 2009

The largest car mosaic world record attempt will take place at an airfield in Japan on the 7th March and feature only Subaru vehicles....

Petter Solberg linked with Citroen C4 WRC for Rally Portugal

Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld Petter Solberg could step up to a Citroen C4 WRC for Rally Portugal according to Autosport magazine...

Manufacturer Team entry criteria relaxed for 2009 WRC

The FIA are to relax the entry criteria for Manufacturer Teams in the 2009 WRC by allowing teams to be able to field just one car on a minimum of eigh...

Rally Norway 2009 - Day 1 Round-up / results and photographs - Loeb leads as PG Andersson stars

  Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld Sébastien Loeb (Citroën) briefly led this morning after winning the third stage but had to follow in Hirvonen's t...

Van Merksteijn learns fast during WRC Rally Norway

  Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld...

Henning Solberg Stobart Ford Focus WRC Rally Norway test video

Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld After his excellent fourth overall on Rally Ireland Henning Solberg will be aiming for even better on the forthcoming...

Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team’s Rally Ireland report and photos

  FIA World Rally Championship Rally Ireland, 30 January – 1 February 2009...

Rally Ireland 2009 Photos

Image: ©willyweyens-rallyworld Rally Ireland 2009 photos by Willy Weyens capturing this unique start to the 2009 WRC which saw Sebastien Loeb reco...

BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team pre-Rally Ireland test photos and video

Photo: Roy Dempster www.roydempster.com The BP Ford World Rally Team have been in Monaghan this weekend for a four day pre-Rally Ireland test...

Conrad Rautenbach looking forward to Rally Ireland

Conrad Rautenbach had an eventful Galway International Rally 2009 at the weekend, but found the experience very useful for the upcoming Rally Ireland...

Galway Rally 2009 Day 1 results and video: Eamonn Boland leads in his Subaru S12C WRC

  Eamonn Boland, driving his Subaru S12C WRC, leads after the first day of the Safety Direct Galway International Rally 2009...

Volkswagen still considering WRC

Volkswagen are likely to make a decision after Dakar about their future global motorsport activities and are still considering the World Rally Champi...

Chris Atkinson comments on the Citroen C4 WRC after first test session

Chris Atkinson has given his verdict on driving the Citroen C4 WRC after a test session in France as preparation for Rally Ireland...

Petter Solberg denies having purchased a Citroen Xsara WRC

Petter Solberg has issued a statement on his website denying that he has purchased a Citroen Xsara WRC...

Petter Solberg has purchased a Citroen Xsara WRC, could he use it on Rally Norway ?

According to an article on norsk-rally.com Petter Solberg has purchased a Citroen Xsara WRC and could well use it on the upcoming Rally Norway...

Photos Loeb Citroen C4 WRC test Ireland 12.01.09

  Photo: Eymard Brennan www.Rallyimage.com Some more photographs from the Sebastien Loeb test in Ireland today of him driving the Citroen C4 WRC...

Sebastien Loeb Citroen Sport pre-Rally Ireland test photos

  Photo: Roy Dempster www.roydempster.com Citroen Sport and Sebastien Loeb were testing in the Republic of Ireland today, ahead of Rally Ireland 200...

Rally Ireland 2009 updated entry list: FIA assigned manufacturer team numbers

Updated Rally Ireland 2009 entry list following assignment of manufacturer team numbers from the FIA...

Petter Solberg states he has been made an offer for the WRC and will decide tomorrow

Petter Solberg states that he has been made an offer of a drive in this year's WRC but will wait until tomorrow to make up his mind if he will accep...

Red Bull Rallye Team announce Patrik Sandell to drive Skoda Fabia S2000 in 2009 PWRC

The Red Bull Rallye Team have announced that Patrick Sandel will drive for them in the 2009 PWRC in a works supported Skoda Fabia S2000...

Rally Norway has extended entry deadline until Tuesday 13/1/09

Rally Norway organisers have decided to extend the entry closing date until next Tuesday 13 January at 15.00 hrs CET...

PG Andersson is entered in the Skoda Fabia WRC for the Sigdals Rally and may do Rally Norway with the car

PG Andersson is entered the opening round of the Norwegian rally championship (Sigdals Rally) in the Skoda Fabia WRC he used to win the Romjulsra...

Morrie Chandler: cost of competing needs to be affordable

WRC rallies commission president Morrie Chandler has spoken to Motorsport News about the recent withdrawal of several manufacturers from the series...

Narrow snow tyres dropped for WRC Rally Norway 2009

Pirelli will replace the traditional skinny snow tyres with a version the same size as those used on gravel for Rally Norway 2009, according to Autosp...

Henning Solberg will continue with Team Expert in an M-Sport Ford Focus for all 12 rounds in the 2009 WRC

Team Expert will continue to provide backing for Henning Solberg in a full WRC campaign of 12 events for 2009. Solberg also announced that he would c...

World Rally Championship - (WRC) Rally Ireland 2009 preview videos

Rally Ireland will launch the 2009 World Rally Championship on the 29th January and the event is set, once again, to be a daunting challenge for the...

WRC 2008 Crash Compilation video on YouTube

WRC 2008 thrills, spills and crashes video compilation uploaded to YouTube by the doyen of WRC clips fernischumi1...

Petter Solberg Rally Team?

Petter Solberg has stated to a Norwegian television station that he might consider starting up his own team, to compete in the WRC, and calling it th...

ROMJULSRALLY 2008 video highlighlights on StreetFire.net, plus Henning hints at 307 for ‘09

Excellent video highlights of the recent Romjulsrally 2008 on StreetFire, filmed and uploaded by SubaruNorway...

Revised Galway International Rally 2009 Entry List: Conrad Rautenbach and Aaron Burkart are top seeds

The Safety Direct Galway International Rally 2009 Entry List has been revised to take into account the FIA seeded drivers...

Petter Solberg free to drive for any team or marque in the 2009 WRC and beyond

It has been announced on Petter Solberg's website that he is free to drive with any other marque now in the World Rally Championship, after he and Su...

Per-Gunnar Andersson wins Romjulsrally 2008 after Henning Solberg retires his Fabia WRC

PG Andersson won today's Romjulsrally 2008 (one day rallysprint event held in Norway) in a Skoda Fabia WRC while Henning Solberg retired his sister...

Chris Atkinson delighted with opportunity to compete on Rally Ireland in a Citroen C4 WRC

Chris Atkinson states that he has been offered a great opportunity by Citroen to be able to compete on Rally Ireland 2009 in a car equal to Seabastien...

PG Andersson will compete on the RomjulsRally in Norway driving a Skoda Fabia WRC

PG Andersson will contest this Sunday's Romjul Rally (rallysprint event) in a Skoda Fabia WRC, organisers have announced on the event's website romjul...

Sebastien Loeb has come out in favour of the new S2000+ technical regulations that the FIA recently ratified for the 2010 WRC

Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld Five times world rally champion Sebastien Loeb has come out in favour of the FIA's new Super 2000+ technical regulatio...

Safety Direct Galway International Rally 2009 Entry List: Conrad Rautenbach entered in Citroen C4 WRC as preparation for Rally I

  Conrad Rautenbach appears on the Galway International Rally 2009 entry list and is expected to be in the PH Sport Citroen C4 WRC as preparation fo...

RallyBuzz Poll: Who is the world’s Greatest ever Rally Driver of all time?

Image: ©willyweyens-rallyworld Who is the greatest rally driver ever? A common enough question pondered and argued about by rally fans in pubs and...

KNAF (Dutch Motor Sport Federation) confirm Kevin Abbring and Hans Weijs Jr for the 2009 JWRC

Image: ©willyweyens-rallyworld Dutch Motor Sport Federation the KNAF have confirmed that both Kevin Abbring and Hans Weijs Jr will contest the JWRC...

Subaru World Rally Team Wales Rally GB Day One Media Bulletin

Media Bulletin – Day one Wales Rally GB, 05 December 2008     ...

Sebastien Loeb and his wife Severine will contest the Rallye du Var together in a Citroen C2 S1600

Image: ©willyweyens-rallyworld Sebastien Loeb will tackle the Rallye du Var (28-30 November) with his wife Severine (pictured above congratulating he...

Gatebil Ice Festival 2008 Vikingskipet - Hamar: Andreas Mikkelsen wins on ice

Image: vgb.no The Gatebil Festival of Ice took place over the weekend in Norway and was headlined by the Ice Racing category, featuring The likes of M...