The all-new snow and ice event will be based in Rovaniemi on 26 – 28 February and replaces the cancelled Rally Sweden as the WRC’s only pure winter encounter. It forms round two of the 12-event fixture list. The announcement means the Nordic country will host two WRC rounds this year. Rally Finland, held on […]
After it was officially announced last week that the Renties Ypres Rally Belgium will feature in the FIA World Rally Championship this year, we now know the date of the event. The Renties Ypres Rally Belgium will be held from 12 to 15 August 2021. It took some juggling and consultation with the parties involved […]
Gilsoul had been co-driving for Neuville in the WRC since 2012, winning 13 rallies with his fellow Belgian – including last year’s Rallye Monte-Carlo, with the pairing having been expected to defend their title next week (21-24 Jan). However, catching the rallying world by surprise on Friday morning (15 Jan), Neuville announced on his social […]
SUNINEN, GREENSMITH AND FOURMAUX FORM M-SPORT SQUAD IN 2021 Teemu Suninen, Gus Greensmith and Adrien Fourmaux will form the M-Sport Ford World Rally Team squad in 2021 as the Cumbrians continue to champion young talent with the ambition of a successful future in the FIA World Rally Championship. Backing three youngsters already on the books, […]
POWER STAGE POINTS EXTENDED TO MANUFACTURERS, WRC2 AND WRC3 Manufacturers will be awarded Wolf Power Stage bonus points in next season’s FIA World Rally Championship. A team’s two best-placed nominated drivers finishing in the top five of the rally-closing live TV stage on a Sunday lunchtime will receive the extra points in a move to […]
SOLBERG JOINS VEIBY IN HYUNDAI WRC2 SQUAD Teenager Oliver Solberg will partner Ole Christian Veiby in Hyundai Motorsport’s WRC2 line-up in 2021. The 19-year-old Swede steps up to the FIA World Rally Championship’s premier support category after campaigning a Volkswagen Polo and Skoda Fabia in the lower tier WRC3 this season. He finished fourth, with […]
LATVALA NAMED TEAM PRINCIPAL AT TOYOTA The 35-year-old Finn was confirmed on Friday (18 December) following September’s announcement that Mäkinen will stand aside and take on the role of Toyota’s motorsport advisor in 2021. The change is part of a revamp in which Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe will take control of the company’s FIA World […]
With entries due to shut at midnight on Friday (18 December), organiser Automobile Club de Monaco had received more than 90 entries, including submissions to the headline World Rally Car category from Hyundai Motorsport, Toyota Gazoo Racing and M-Sport Ford. Reigning manufacturers’ champion Hyundai has entered Ott Tänak, Thierry Neuville and Dani Sordo in i20s. […]
December 6, 2020 – Hyundai Motorsport has claimed its second consecutive FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) manufacturers’ title* with a double podium result in Rally Monza, the season finale. Ott Tänak finished a challenging weekend in second place with Dani Sordo in third. In one of the most demanding and eventful rallies of the season, […]
