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Mikko Hirvonen takes on F1 champ in Beijing's Bird's Nest bonanza

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:44:16 +0100

FIA World Rally Championship runner-up Mikko Hirvonen will drive the record-breaking Ford Focus RS World Rally Car in the Race of Champions in China next week. The 29-year-old Finn, who missed out on a maiden world drivers\' title by just a single point in Wales last weekend, will compete in both the ROC Nation...

Mikko Hirvonen takes world title bid into season's final day in Britain

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:46:07 +0100

Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen\'s bid for a maiden FIA World Rally Championship title will go down to the final day of the 2009 season in Wales tomorrow. The BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team drivers will start the final leg of Rally of Great Britain in second place in a Focus RS World Rally Car, after surv...

Stobart stay secure on stormy Saturday stages

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:44:39 +0100

Henning Solberg and Matthew Wilson produced a solid performance on the toughest day so far of Rally GB to stay in the points going into the final day of this year’s FIA World Rally Championship. The Stobart VK M-Sport Ford drivers held their ground despite the foul weather conditions that battered the Wel...

World Rally Championship set for epic title decider showdown at Rally GB

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:15:33 +0200

The final round of the 2009 FIA World Rally Championship is all set to be one of the must-see sporting occasions in recent history as two of the world’s greatest drivers go head to head for the world title on the prestigious stages of Wales, at the 2009 Rally of Great Britain. After 11 rounds held in 11 differ...

Stobart crews improve as battle for points heats up

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:23:28 +0200

Stobart VK M-Sport Ford driver Henning Solberg has begun his charge for a points finish at the Rallye de España while team mate Matthew Wilson remains well-placed to take his ninth points finish at the end of the second day. Both drivers moved up one place today to leave Wilson in seventh and Solberg in ...

Status quo in Spain as Hirvonen and Latvala keep the same beat

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:21:45 +0200

BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team drivers Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen and team-mates Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila continue to hold third and sixth places respectively following today\'s second leg of Rally de España. There was little movement on the leaderboard as this 11th and penultimat...

Rain in Spain provides tricky opening test

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:03:40 +0200

Matthew Wilson overcame early brake issues to finish the first morning of the Rallye de España, the penultimate round of the FIA World Rally Championship, in the points. But Stobart VK M-Sport Ford team mate Henning Solberg took it steady on the opening stages, adjusting to the slippery Tarmac in h...

Alessio Pisi e Fulvio Florean al Rally Taormina Messina

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:40:43 +0200

L’Abarth Grande Punto S 2000 del Team D’Ambra torna in Sicilia, questa volta per il Trofeo Rally Asfalto. Alessio Pisi e Fulvio Florean la porteranno infatti in gara nel Rally Taormina Messina in programma questo week end. Il pilota ligure gi� vincitore della “Coppa Csai S2000” prosegue nella...

Sanremo victory crowns champion year for Kris Meeke

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:25:50 +0200

Kris Meeke has claimed the 2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge title in fine style, with victory on this weekend’s Rallye Sanremo. The Peugeot UK driver fought back from fourth place overnight to take the lead on the final morning in the mountains on the Italian Riviera. Despite the pounding given to his bra...

M-Sport�s first Ford Fiesta S2000 rally car begins testing

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:43:09 +0200

Less than six months after announcing the news that it would be producing a Fiesta S2000 rally car, M-Sport has completed the build of the first car absolutely on schedule and has begun an extensive testing programme. It is a remarkable achievement for the design team at M-Sport to have completed this totally n...

Enrique Garc�a Ojeda leads the Spanish Championship

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:35:32 +0200

Enrique García Ojeda became the overall leader of the Spanish Tarmac Rally Championship after stepping on the podium at the Rally Villa de Llanes, the eighth event of the series, when, along with his co-driver Jordi Barrab�s, he finished third at the wheel of the Subaru Impreza Prodrive prepared by KRS. The th...

Paolo Andreucci flies as Kopecky crashes out in Sanremo

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:30:24 +0200

Italian rally stars dominate the top positions at the end of the opening day of the Rallye Sanremo, round 10 of the 2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge. The classic Italian event, taking place on the mountainous roads around the Riviera town of Sanremo, has become a two-way battle between the privately-entered Peug...

Luca Ghegin al via del 51� Rally di Sanremo

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:07:51 +0200

Conto alla rovescia per il nono appuntamento del Campionato Italiano Rally 2009, Il Rally di Sanremo, dove sar� presente nell’affollata classe A7 l’equipaggio Luca Ghegin e Ivan Passeri al volante dell’Honda Civic Type R-R3 del Team Repetto Motorsport. Il Rally di Sanremo per Ghegin sar� un’a...

Tough Tarmac test for Stobart stars in Spain

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:57:53 +0200

Matthew Wilson and Henning Solberg are getting ready to take on the WRC’s first asphalt event since February as they travel to Salou for the Rally de España, the penultimate round of this year’s championship. The Stobart VK M-Sport Ford drivers are both on course to complete their best ever s...

Munchi�s set for final fiesta as season ends in Spain

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:51:45 +0200

Federico Villagra is preparing to bow out of this year’s FIA World Rally Championship in style as he tackles the final event of his eight-rally campaign at the Rally de España next week. The Argentine champion will be joined in the Munchi’s Ford World Rally Team by Briton Paul Bird contesting...