WRC News Visibility issues may prompt Turkey gap changes Rally Turkey officials will monitor dust levels on Friday’s opening stage of the fifth round of the World Rally Championship, with the clerk of the… Read more by David Evans September 18, 2020 3 min
WRC News Turkey stages “a lot riskier” than last year Leading World Rally Championship drivers have expressed the need for a balanced approach to this weekend’s Rally Turkey, with Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville saying the stages… Read more by Stephen Brunsdon September 18, 2020 5 min
WRC News Neuville tops shakedown in Turkey as Greensmith crashes Hyundai Motorsport’s Thierry Neuville emerged fastest on the 2.92-mile shakedown stage for Rally Turkey. Neuville is in need of a good result this weekend after… Read more by Luke Barry September 18, 2020 3 min
WRC News Ogier: Turkey’s short day one will “feel like powerstages” World Rally Championship leader Sébastien Ogier has said Friday’s two Rally of Turkey stages will “feel like powerstages”, as the classification after those stages will… Read more by Luke Barry September 17, 2020 2 min
WRC News Loeb to decide 2021 Dakar and WRC future in coming weeks The World Rally Championship’s most successful driver Sébastien Loeb says he will decide in “around two weeks” whether he fancies another crack at the Dakar… Read more by Luke Barry September 17, 2020 3 min
WRC News Tänak: i20’s Turkey spec “pretty different” to Mexico In preparation for Rally Turkey, most World Rally Championship contenders are talking tactics, discussing the need to stay ahead of their nearest rivals; the potential… Read more by David Evans September 17, 2020 3 min
WRC News Citroën now using title-winning WRC ideas in WRC2 When you’ve enjoyed as much World Rally Championship success as Citroën Racing, it’s worth looking back over your shoulder every now and then to learn… Read more by David Evans September 16, 2020 3 min
World RX News Ekström extends World RX stay to Latvia double-header World Rallycross Championship teams’ points leader JC Raceteknik has announced that Mattias Ekström will remain part of its driver line-up for this weekend’s double-header event… Read more by Dominik Wilde September 16, 2020 2 min
ERC News ERC adds Spa Rally as Cyprus loses championship status The European Rally Championship has added Belgium’s Spa Rally, which includes nighttime running and the use of the Formula 1 circuit, to its calendar to… Read more by Ida Wood September 16, 2020
World RX News GRX “back on track” with Hyundai World RX development In the World Rallycross Championship’s visit to Finland last month, the GRX Hyundai team made a noticeable step forward after a trying first two rounds… Read more by Dominik Wilde September 16, 2020 3 min
WRC News Rally Italy Sardinia announces it will now be closed to fans The flight will be the same, the atmosphere quite different. Micky’s Jump will be silenced this season following the decision not to allow any spectators… Read more by David Evans September 16, 2020 2 min
WRC News Loeb co-driven by sports minister in Acropolis push There’s nothing like riding shotgun with a nine-time World Rally Champion to fully realize the potential for bringing the Acropolis Rally back to the sport’s… Read more by David Evans September 16, 2020 3 min
ARA News New York Rally added to ARA thanks to McKenna efforts A brand-new event, the New York Forest Rally, has been added to the ARA Regional schedule thanks to the work of ARA National points leader… Read more by Luke Barry September 15, 2020 2 min
World RX News World RX Portugal round called off Portugal’s return to the World Rallycross calendar will have to wait another year following the announcement of the cancellation of the Montalegre event scheduled for… Read more by Dominik Wilde September 15, 2020 1 min
Extreme E News Why Cupra is doing Extreme E Seat is a brand synonymous with motorsport. It’s been in racing since the 1970s, rallying since then too, but in recent years the Spanish brand… Read more by Dominik Wilde September 15, 2020 3 min
Dakar News Two-time winner Roma first Prodrive Dakar driver Dakar Rally veteran Nani Roma has become the first driver to join Prodrive’s project for the 2021 running of the event. One of only three… Read more by Jack Cozens September 15, 2020 2 min
WRC News Monza emerges as 2020 WRC finale candidate Overshadowing a maiden Formula 1 win for Pierre Gasly and AlphaTauri-Honda (admittedly, only in terms of the name) at Monza wouldn’t be easy this year…. Read more by David Evans September 15, 2020 2 min
WRC News Mikkelsen turned down Citroën at its WRC height Andreas Mikkelsen has revealed he turned down a Citroën Racing drive at the height of the French squad’s power in favour of staying in a… Read more by David Evans September 15, 2020 3 min
