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WRC Rally Australia 2011 – Preview

Posted on September 3, 2011 | No Comments
Rally Australia, round 10 of the FIA World Rally Championship, takes the crews to New South Wales and a new home located in the Coffs Coast region between the cities of Sydney and Brisbane. The region is very familiar with the sport, having hosted the...
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Fresh start in Rally Australia for Ford Abu Dhabi drivers

Posted on September 2, 2011 | No Comments
Next week’s new-look Rally Australia (8 – 11 September) offers a step into the unknown for Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team’s drivers. A new base at Coffs Harbour, on the northern coast of New South Wales, means Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen and team-mates...
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Colin McRae Trophy goes to ace Jan Kopecký

Posted on August 30, 2011 | No Comments
Jan Kopecký has become the latest recipient of the prestigious Colin McRae IRC Flat Out Trophy, which is awarded on all rounds of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge to the driver who best embodies the spirit of the rallying legend. Kopecký was one of five drivers...
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Jan Kopecký wins in Zlín after closest IRC finish

Posted on August 28, 2011 | No Comments
Jan Kopecký has claimed his first victory in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge for more than a year after triumphing on a thrilling Barum Czech Rally Zlín. The ŠKODA Motorsport ace, roared on by thousands of his home fans, began the final stage two seconds in...
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Ford film crew goes behind the scenes with Jari-Matti Latvala

Posted on August 26, 2011 | No Comments
Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team driver Jari-Matti Latvala spends many of his days in the full glare of publicity. Whether it is a TV camera and microphone, a photographer’s lens or a journalist’s recording machine, there is little opportunity for the Ford Fiesta RS...
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Fourteen Skoda Fabia Super 2000s at the IRC Barum Rally

Posted on August 23, 2011 | No Comments
Record number of ŠKODA Fabia Super 2000s to appear on the start line of the upcoming IRC event. ŠKODA Motorsport to use both its factory crews in Zlín. Scheduled for the last weekend of August, the seventh event of this year’s Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) will see...
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Dani Sordo has driven an impeccable event

Posted on August 21, 2011 | No Comments
A historic moment for the MINI WRC Team as it claimed its first WRC podium with Dani Sordo’s third place overall in Germany. David Richards, Team Principal: “I don’t know where to start to thank all the people who have made this possible. If I...
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Citroen’s Sebastien Ogier wins ADAC Rallye Deutschland 2011

Posted on August 21, 2011 | No Comments
The Citroën Total World Rally Team clinched its third one-two of the season in the last leg of Rally Germany. Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia scored their first win on tarmac in front of Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena. Citroën racked up its 78thsuccess in the FIA World...
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Daniel Sordo finished third with MINI WRC in Rallye Deutschland 2011

Posted on August 21, 2011 | No Comments
A podium position on the ADAC Rally Germany was the reward for the MINI WRC Team after Dani Sordo (ES) and Carlos del Barrio (ES) finished third in their number 37 MINI John Cooper Works WRC after a flawless drive. It also looked as if their team-mates, Kris...
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WRC Rallye Deutschland 2011 – Final Conference 2

Posted on August 21, 2011 | No Comments
2011 FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP - RALLYE DEUTSCHLAND 21.08.2011 Post event Press Conference Present: 1st – Sébastien Ogier, Citroën Total World Rally Team 1st – Julien Ingrassia, Citroën Total World Rally Team 2nd – Sébastien Loeb, Citroën Total World Rally Team 2nd – Daniel Elena, Citroën...
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Mikko Hirvonen heads Ford challenge after tough weekend in Germany

Posted on August 21, 2011 | No Comments
Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team drivers Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen finished fourth in Rallye Deutschland today as the opening asphalt round of the FIA World Rally Championship season delivered a tough encounter. Their Ford Fiesta RS World Rally Car headed the team’s challenge...
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WRC Rallye Deutschland 2011 – Day 3 Overivew

Posted on August 21, 2011 | No Comments
The Citroën Total World Rally Team crew of Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia today won ADAC Rallye Deutschland, the ninth round of the FIA World Rally Championship. In doing so, the Frenchmen become the first crew to beat team-mates Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena on...
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Citroen’s Sebastien Ogier leads after day two of ADAC Rallye Deutschland

Posted on August 21, 2011 | 1 Comment
Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena have clinched many of their great victories in the Panzerplatte stage, but this time it proved fatal to them. The seven-time world champions suffered a puncture in the last stage on the second day of Rally Germany handing the lead to their team-mates, Sébastien Ogier...
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Craig Breen halves Kaur’s lead in FIA WRC Academy Cup at ADAC Rallye Deutschland

Posted on August 21, 2011 | No Comments
Pirelli Star Driver Craig Breen (IRE) and co-driver Gareth Roberts (GBR) defeated Yeray Lemes (ESP) in atight finish to win the fourth round of the 2011 FIA WRC Academy Cup at ADAC Rallye Deutschland this weekend. Breen’s victory ends the seemingly impenetrable winning streak of...
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WRC Rallye Deutschland 2011 – Day 2 Overivew

Posted on August 20, 2011 | No Comments
Citroën drivers Sébastien Loeb and Sébastien Ogier have continued to dominate the head of the leaderboard in Rallye Deutschland. However it is now the younger Ogier who heads the standings after Loeb lost over a minute in the final stage with a puncture. Dani Sordo...
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