Rally Teams Archive

The Citroën crews fighting to make up lost time

Posted on September 10, 2011 | No Comments
Today, the Citroën Total World Rally Team crews, who restarted in the SupeRally, put on a stunning display in the stages of Rally Australia. Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia have fought their way up to eleventh place overall and should soon make it into the top 10. Sébastien Loeb and...
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Stobart’s Matthew Wilson set to equal best ever WRC finish

Posted on September 10, 2011 | No Comments
Britain’s Matthew Wilson is on track to equal his best ever finish in the FIA World Rally Championship after finishing fourth at the end of the second day of Rally Australia for the M-Sport Stobart Ford World Rally Team. Wilson’s best result in the WRC...
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Latvala and Hirvonen keep Ford on top in Rally Australia

Posted on September 10, 2011 | No Comments
Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team retained first and second positions in today’s second leg of Rally Australia. Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila and team-mates Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen traded places in their Ford Fiesta RS World Rally Cars, with Latvala ending the day...
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Norwegian ace leads Stobart challenge down under

Posted on September 9, 2011 | No Comments
M-Sport Stobart Ford World Rally Team’s Henning Solberg and Matthew Wilson have battled through a rain-soaked opening day at Rally Australia to finish fourth and fifth respectively in the Ford Fiesta RS WRC. Coffs Harbour is host to the tenth round of this year’s FIA...
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Petter Solberg third at the end of a challenging day one of Rally Australia

Posted on September 9, 2011 | No Comments
Petter and Chris are third overall after heavy rain made day one of Rally Australia a difficult challenge for everyone. After taking the lead from his team-mate Sebastien Ogier with a fastest time on SS3, Citroën’s Sebastien Loeb then rolled and retired 1.2kms into SS4. ...
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Ford in charge after gruelling opening day at Rally Australia

Posted on September 9, 2011 | No Comments
Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team held first and second places after today’s treacherously slippery opening leg of Rally Australia. Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen led this 10th round of the FIA World Rally Championship in a Ford Fiesta RS World Rally Car by 7.0sec...
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M-Sport Stobart sealed with a kiss ahead of Rally Australia

Posted on September 8, 2011 | No Comments
M-Sport Stobart Ford drivers Matthew Wilson and Henning Solberg got up close and personal with some of Australia’s best-known animals ahead of the tenth round of the FIA World Rally Championship. Britain’s Matthew Wilson swam with dolphins alongside Ford Team Principal Malcolm Wilson and Ford...
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Petter Solberg – Rally Australia 2011 Preview

Posted on September 6, 2011 | No Comments
Australia is the venue for round ten of the World Rally Championship and the Petter Solberg World Rally Team is already there, in the rally’s new home of Coffs Harbour in the state of New South Wales. Rally HQ is at the Opal Cove Resort,...
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Daniel Oliveira is ready to tackle Rally Australia for the first time

Posted on September 5, 2011 | No Comments
After competing in Rallye Deutschland, the first 100% tarmac experience so far this year, Daniel Oliveira and Carlos Magalhaes will be facing the last real gravel challenge when they tackle Rally Australia (8-11 September), tenth round of the FIA World Rally Championship. The OZ showdown...
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Citroën WRT ventures into unknown territory

Posted on September 5, 2011 | 1 Comment
Three weeks after the tarmac of Rally Germany, the WRC heads off down under for Rally Australia, whichwill be run on gravel. The Citroën Total World Rally Team, victorious in the last eight rallies, is aiming to continue its winning streak with its crews Sébastien Loeb / Daniel Elena...
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Australian adventure awaits as Stobart heads down under

Posted on September 2, 2011 | No Comments
The M-Sport Stobart Ford World Rally Team will face their biggest challenge of the season as they travel to unfamiliar territory in Australia to tackle the tenth round of the FIA World Rally Championship. Coffs Harbour – famous for its stunning coastline and as 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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Ken Block presses on at Rally Germany, the WRC’s toughest round, to finish

Posted on August 23, 2011 | No Comments
After three days of grueling stages, challenging roads and setbacks at Rally Deutschland, Monster World Rally Team drivers Ken Block and Alex Gelsomino have successfully finished what is arguably the most difficult tarmac rally of the 2011 WRC calendar. After falling just short of the...
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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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Daniel Oliveira retires in the last stage of the German’s vineyard

Posted on August 21, 2011 | No Comments
Daniel Oliveira and Carlos Magalhaes were at the verge of completing every single kilometre of Rally Deutschland until an off-the-road forced them to drop out of the rally with just the Power Stage remaining. After two demanding days in this FIA World Rally Championship ninth...
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