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ŠKODA is the most successful brand in the IRC

Posted on December 15, 2012 | No Comments
ŠKODA has achieved a hat-trick of victories in both the Drivers and Manufacturers categories of the IRC (2010-2012). With 27 victories, ŠKODA is the most successful manufacturer in the history of the IRC. ŠKODA has become the most successful brand in the history of the...
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Pirelli and Alessandro Perico enjoy strong win in Bologna

Posted on December 15, 2012 | No Comments
Alessandro Perico recently dominated the Bomboogie Trofeo S2000 Rally at the Bologna Motorshow with the assistance of soft compound Pirelli Scorpion K6 tyres. Perico, from Bergamo in Italy, took the win at the wheel of a Peugeot 207 Super 2000 run by PA Racing, beating...
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Sebastien Loeb & Daniel Elena, the Champions… Again!

Posted on December 15, 2012 | No Comments
Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena cemented their status as the most successful driver and co-driver in the history of motor sport when they won their ninth consecutive FIA World Rally Championship title this season. The duo was re-united with their trophies this evening on the...
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Evgeny Novikov & Thierry Neuville join Qatar M-Sport team for 2013 WRC season

Posted on December 15, 2012 | No Comments
M-Sport is pleased to confirm Evgeny Novikov and Thierry Neuville for the 2013 edition of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC). Piloting the Ford Fiesta RS WRC on all 13 rounds of next season’s championship, both drivers will represent the State of Qatar alongside Nasser...
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Louise is First Female to gain FIA Rally Championship title excluding FIA Ladies Cup

Posted on December 10, 2012 | No Comments
Louise Cook, from Maidstone in Kent has forged a little history in motorsport by becoming the first female in the world to gain an FIA Rally Championship Title outside the FIA Ladies Cup. Louise gained the FIA Production car Cup for Drivers of 2WD and...
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Ford Fiesta RS WRC test for FIA WRC Academy crews

Posted on December 7, 2012 | No Comments
Bringing what has been a sensational season in this year’s FIA WRC Academy to a close in style, four competitors – Jose Suárez, Brendan Reeves, Pontus Tidemand and John MacCrone – were selected for one final reward today: a test in the Ford Fiesta RS...
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Alessandro Perico dominates and wins the Bomboogie Trofeo S2000 Rally

Posted on December 7, 2012 | No Comments
Alessandro Perico dominates and wins the Bomboogie Trofeo S2000 Rally at the Bologna Motorshow held yesterday Thursday December 6th. The strong driver from Bergamo with the Peugeot 207 Super 2000 of PA Racing with Pirelli tyres and in the United Business livery won the prestigious...
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Reigning champion Sebastien Ogier partners Grosjean for Team France

Posted on December 7, 2012 | No Comments
Team France will have a strong line-up at the 2012 Race Of Champions as reigning ROC ‘Champion of Champions’ Sébastien Ogier returns to defend his title alongside Formula 1 star Romain Grosjean. The French duo will team up for their home country at Bangkok’s Rajamangala...
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Petter Solberg officially out of 2013 FIA WRC season

Posted on December 6, 2012 | No Comments
For the first time in over a decade, the FIA World Championship will be without the 2003 World Champion Petter Solberg. A decision was made today that Solberg will step away from the series for now in order to explore and direct focus in a...
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The Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT – Citroen DS3 WRC 2013 Livery

Posted on December 6, 2012 | No Comments
The Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team’s line-up for this year’s FIA World Rally Championship will feature three crews: Mikko Hirvonen/Jarmo Lehtinen, Dani Sordo/Carlos del Barrio and Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena. Khalid Al-Qassimi will also be taking part in the majority of the WRC events,...
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Pirelli triumphs with motorsport’s top stars

Posted on December 6, 2012 | No Comments
As well as another Formula One world title for Sebastian Vettel last weekend, Pirelli also put in a stellar performance in rallying with two drivers who are more commonly associated with other disciplines: Valentino Rossi and Robert Kubica. Rossi, the most successful man on two...
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Northern Ireland’s Donnelly crowned Pirelli UK Star Driver

Posted on December 6, 2012 | No Comments
Mark Donnelly has won this year’s prestigious Pirelli UK Star Driver shootout after impressing a panel of four judges during a two-day showdown based at the iconic motorsport complex of Sweet Lamb in mid Wales. Donnelly, who won the opening round of this year’s Pirelli-supported...
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Piero Longhi and Luca Rossetti at IWC in Zagreb – Croatia

Posted on December 6, 2012 | No Comments
United Business with Piero Longhi and Luca Rossetti will take part in the International Winners Championship IWC, the autosport event that will be held for the first time in Croatia on 8th December 2012 at Arena Hall in Zagreb. The Croatian race show follows the typology of the “Race of Champions” and will see the...
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Elfyn Evans crowned 2012 FST International Shootout winner

Posted on December 6, 2012 | No Comments
After two gruelling days of competition in which some of the most impressive young rally drivers from around the world did battle for the ultimate prize, Elfyn Evans emerged victorious – adding victory in the FST International Shootout to his already decorated 2012 season. But...
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Ford wishes Petter Solberg well as Norwegian bows out of WRC

Posted on December 4, 2012 | No Comments
Ford has paid tribute to Norway’s Petter Solberg after he announced today (Tuesday) that he will not compete in the FIA World Rally Championship in 2013. Solberg and co-driver Chris Patterson drove for Ford World Rally Team in the WRC in 2012, achieving four podium...
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