ERC News Sordo gets MRF seat that was Breen’s for Azores ERC round Hyundai Motorsport driver Dani Sordo will pilot MRF Tyres’ European Rally Championship entry on next weekend’s Azores Rally. The MRF Hyundai i20 R5 was driven… Read more by Luke Barry September 7, 2021 2 min
ERC Features Opinion Is local experience still valuable in modern rallying? Were you to pick up your cell phone right now, message one of your rally mates and ask if they believe previous experience of an… Read more by Luke Barry September 4, 2021 5 min
ERC News How Rally3 took an FIA presidential candidate back to his roots North of the Slovakian border and south of leaden skies, the Ford Fiesta Rally3 got faster. And faster. Behind the wheel was a white shirt… Read more by David Evans September 1, 2021 3 min
ERC News Final stage crash hands Kopecký victory on ERC’s Barum Rally Zlín Erik Cais threw away Barum Rally Zlín victory on the final stage as he rolled out of the contest, handing Jan Kopecký an historic 10th… Read more by Luke Barry August 29, 2021 3 min
ERC News Breen’s ERC spell with MRF could be over Craig Breen’s time in the European Rally Championship looks to have come to an end. Hyundai Motorsport Customer Racing junior driver Jari Huttunen makes his… Read more by David Evans August 26, 2021 2 min
WRC News Ypres restored to ERC calendar in WRC return plan DirtFish understands Ypres Rally will appear in the World Rally Championship again, but not until 2024 at the earliest as it returns to the European… Read more by Luke Barry August 15, 2021 3 min
ERC News Promoter’s plan to bring ERC rallies into WRC calendar WRC Promoter’s event director Simon Larkin has provided DirtFish with an insight into his firm’s thinking in taking on the ERC for next season. As… Read more by David Evans August 9, 2021 2 min
WRC News Renault evaluating a WRC program in Juniors The evolution of the Junior World Rally Championship into WRC3 Junior next year is set to attract Renault, who is enthusiastic for a multi-manufacturer battle… Read more by Ida Wood August 5, 2021 2 min
ERC News Basso wins dramatic Rome ERC round Giandomenico Basso and co-driver Lorenzo Granai took victory in a dramatic third round of the 2021 European Rally Championship, the Rally di Roma Capitale. Škoda… Read more by DirtFish Media July 25, 2021 3 min
Rally Opinion What should WRC Promoter do with the ERC? The cat is now out of the bag so to speak. DirtFish first broke the story back in May, but last week we got official… Read more by Luke Barry July 13, 2021 3 min
ERC News WRC Promoter announced as new ERC promoter As first reported by DirtFish in May, WRC Promoter will take over as promoter of the European Rally Championship from 2022. Eurosport Events has run… Read more by Luke Barry July 8, 2021 2 min
ERC Features The ARA driver fostering WRC talent If we told you a 71-year-old was boarding a flight to Estonia today and then Rome the following week, you’d probably casually assume they were… Read more by Luke Barry July 7, 2021 5 min
ERC News FIA’s Matton seeks closer ERC and WRC relationship FIA rally director Yves Matton has talked of the potential for a more collaborative approach to the World and European Rally Championships in the future,… Read more by David Evans July 4, 2021 2 min
ERC News Gryazin triumphs on Rally Liepāja ahead of Breen Nikolay Gryazin has secured a convincing victory on the second round of the 2021 European Rally Championship, Rally Liepãja, ahead of Craig Breen and reigning… Read more by Luke Barry July 3, 2021 3 min
ERC News Oliver Solberg gives cousin Oscar prize ERC drive Your cousin’s a decent person, right? You like them, get on with them. Enjoy a Christmas catch-up. Happy to hand over the equivalent of €100,000… Read more by David Evans June 22, 2021 2 min
ERC News Lukyanuk edges Mikkelsen on ERC Rally Poland European Rally Champion Alexey Lukyanuk has started his quest for a third ERC title in perfect fashion by edging World Rally Championship driver Andreas Mikkelsen… Read more by Luke Barry June 20, 2021 3 min
ERC News Breen, Mikkelsen, Gryazin all enter ERC opener World Rally Championship drivers Craig Breen, Andreas Mikkelsen and Nikolay Gryazin will all start the opening round of the European Rally Championship in Poland. The… Read more by Luke Barry June 8, 2021 2 min
ERC Opinion Will ERC be a destination or feeder series in its new era? With WRC Promoter expected to take over the running of the European Championship from 2022, as revealed by DirtFish last week, David Evans considers the… Read more by David Evans May 18, 2021 3 min