Three-time German champion Fabian Kreim has vowed to go on “maximum attack” during this season’s FIA European Rally Championship. The 28-year-old is one of five drivers selected by the Pole Promotion driver management agency for 2021 and will undertake a full ERC campaign with the German company’s support. His compatriot Frank Christian will co-drive. Competing […]
*World chance creates clear, achievable pathway for youngsters seeking global experience *Next year’s FIA ERC3 Junior champion gets 2022 ERC Junior campaign in M-Sport Fiesta Rally3 on Pirelli tyres *May start date planned for six-event ERC Junior/ERC3 Junior championships *ERC3 Junior tyre partner Pirelli increases involvement to include ERC Junior supply *Incentives for under 28s […]
After missing out on glory in 2019, Ken Torn claimed an FIA ERC3/ERC3 Junior title double in the Pirelli-equipped Ford Fiesta Rally4 he shared with co-driver and fellow Estonian Kauri Pannas. Having claimed class wins in Rome, Liepāja, Hungary and on last weekend’s Rally Islas Canarias, the 27-year-old Estonian Autosport Junior Team driver naturally considers […]
Oliver Solberg, 19, took the FIA ERC1 Junior Championship down to the season-deciding Rally Islas Canarias and overcame a six-point deficit to Grégoire Munster to clinch the crown after his 21-year-old was delayed on the opening stage of the event. But having won the category for young stars in Rally2 cars in Rome and Liepāja, […]
The final day of competition in the FIA European Rally Championship resulted in strong stage times and important data collection for Team MRF Tyres at the Rally Islas Canarias. The weather on Gran Canarias continued to be fickle and impossible to predict. The ambient temperature was consistent at around 15-20 degrees but wind and rain […]
Alexey Lukyanuk made it two FIA European Rally Championship titles in three years on Rally Islas Canarias yesterday**. Having campaigned a Pirelli-equipped Citroën C3 R5 for the Saintéloc Junior Team, this is what the 39-year-old St Petersburg resident had to say following his latest success alongside co-driver and fellow Russian Alexey Arnautov. What does a […]
The weather was the deciding factor in the Friday running of the FIA European Rally Championship and the Rally Islas Canarias. For Team MRF Tyres and driving duo, Craig Breen and Paul Nagle it provided an ideal opportunity to test and develop the tyres. The day’s running saw nine stages and 98.78km of action with […]
Adrien Fourmaux delivered in style on his Rally Islas Canarias debut, taking his first outright victory in the FIA European Rally Championship and topping the ERC1 Junior classification to boot in his M-Sport Ford World Rally Team-entered Fiesta R5 MkII. Co-driven by Belgian Renaud Jamoul and using Michelin tyres, Frenchman Fourmaux moved in front on […]
Iván Ares tops an end-of-leg FIA European Rally Championship leaderboard for the first time after completing Friday’s action on Rally Islas Canarias with a 7.5s advantage over Adrien Fourmaux, as changeable weather conditions made tyre compound choice a lottery and required drivers to be at their very best on Gran Canaria’s challenging hillside roads. Nil […]
