Motorsport

Welsh rallies star heads to Japan

7 November 2024

Chris Ingram, the newly-crowned 2024 British rally champion, will contest the FORUM8 Rally Japan 21-24 November in a Castrol MEM Rally Team Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 prepared in Wales. The event is the final round of the 2024 FIA World Rally Championship and takes place in the Aichi and Gifu prefecture. This will be the first time that the 2019 FIA European … [Read more...]

Hirst eyes fourth Welsh Rally Championship

31 October 2024

Matthew Hirst put his hopes of a record-breaking fourth Motorsport UK Pirelli Welsh Rally Championship title right back on track after a dominant performance on the Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally last Saturday. Co-driven by Declan Dear, the Doncaster driver shot out of the blocks in his Delta Salvage/Witham Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 with incredible speed, … [Read more...]

Fight intensifies on Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally

24 October 2024

Fourteen drivers head to the penultimate round of the Motorsport UK Pirelli Welsh Rally Championship still in with a chance of lifting the overall title – but that number will be whittled down on the Visit Conwy Cambrian Rally on Saturday 26 October as the race for the title hots up in North Wales. James Giddings/Aled Davies (above) lead the all-gravel … [Read more...]

Tänak takes WRC title fight to the line

24 October 2024

The fight for this year’s FIA World Rally Championship is set to go down to the wire after Ott Tänak claimed a dramatic victory at Central European Rally on Sunday. In yet another twist to what has been a thrilling 2024 season, Tänak took the win by 7.0sec after Sébastien Ogier crashed his Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 HYBRID on a left-hand corner in the … [Read more...]

Neuville days away from WRC crowning

17 October 2024

Thierry Neuville is on the verge of shedding his reputation as the FIA World Rally Championship’s “nearly-man” by clinching the 2024 drivers’ title at this week’s Central European Rally (17 – 20 October). The Belgian, who drives an i20 N Rally1 HYBRID for Hyundai Motorsport, starts this penultimate round of the season carrying a 29-point lead over team-mate … [Read more...]

Welsh racer joins McLaren development programme

10 October 2024

Welsh teenager Ella Lloyd has joined the McLaren Driver Development programme. The 19-year-old will drive in Formula E's Women's Test in Valencia, Spain, on 7 November and will then represent McLaren in the 2025 F1 Academy season, in an entry operated by Rodin Motorsport. Lloyd, whose family is from Pontypridd, joins the programme following an impressive … [Read more...]

New stage in Welsh Rally Championship organisation

3 October 2024

Brynmor Pierce takes over as Welsh Rally Championship Co-ordinator as Dave Evison steps down after 15 years. Dave has been the Welsh Rally Championship Co-ordinator since 2010. When he took over the role Dave was already on the Welsh Association of Motor Clubs' committee, had spent many years competing in stage and road rally events, and had considerable … [Read more...]

Toyota celebrate 1st and 2nd in Chile WRC

3 October 2024

Kalle Rovanperä secured victory at Rally Chile Bio Bío on Sunday mastering dense fog and treacherous conditions to clinch his fourth win of the 2024 FIA World Rally Championship season. Driving a Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 HYBRID, the Finn edged out his Toyota GAZOO Racing team-mate, Welshman Elfyn Evans by 23.4sec at the final gravel fixture of the year, which … [Read more...]

Neuville bids for WRC crown this weekend

26 September 2024

Thierry Neuville starts this week’s Rally Chile Bio Bío (26 – 29 September) with a mathematical chance of securing his maiden FIA World Rally Championship title. But it will take a perfect weekend - and a little help from his rivals - to clinch the crown with two rounds to spare. The sweeping gravel roads of Chile’s Bio Bío region host the country’s … [Read more...]

Welsh legend races in award winning historic festival