Sixty years ago, on 21st January 1964, a BMC Mini Cooper S took the first foreign international rally win on the 33rd edition of the Monte Carlo Rally for what became one of the most versatile and successful competition cars in history. Driven by Paddy Hopkirk and navigated by Henry Liddon, the 1071 cc, 90 bhp Cooper S defeated a top class and truly … [Read more...]
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Autosport International: Gunther Steiner opened event
For many years known as The Racing Car Show and based in London’s Olympia, Autosport International or A24 as this year’s show was dubbed, traditionally marks the start of a new season and without fail, Europe’s largest annual motorsport expose provides a great platform for the sport to showcase plans for the coming year. It also brings together old friends, … [Read more...]
JBR Champion White shows his colours for BRC
Reigning Junior British Rally champion Kyle White officially unveiled his 2024 campaign at this month's Autosport Show and will be piloting a Hyundai i20 R5 for the re-vamped Probite British Rally Championship. The 27-year-old from Dunmurry in Northern Ireland (above right) secured the coveted Junior title on his third and final attempt at the series, as … [Read more...]
Evans gambles on winning for TGR in Monte Carlo this month
Top Welsh driver, 28-year-old Elfyn Evans starts this season in Monte Carlo WRC opening round for Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team, who have confirmed their star-studded driver line-up for the 2024 FIA World Rally Championship season. Kalle Rovanperä this year became the youngest winner of back-to-back WRC drivers’ titles, aged 23, and has signed a new … [Read more...]
Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 homologated
Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team (TGR-WRT) said the GR Yaris Rally2 was been granted homologation by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), from January 1, 2024. The GR Yaris Rally2 has been developed for customer rallying and is now set for official competition, beginning with the famous Rallye Monte-Carlo later this month. Toyota Gazoo … [Read more...]
ERC is backdrop to Fiesta Rally3 Trophy
The FIA European Rally Championship is gearing up to provide an exciting platform for the all-new Fiesta Rally3 Trophy, which will be contested over five ERC events in 2024 and offer a hugely attractive package of incentives. Partnering with Pirelli and Gulf Race Fuels in establishing the Fiesta Rally3 Trophy, M-Sport Poland has identified the ERC as the … [Read more...]
Watch to look out for in WRC 2024
Toyota Gazoo Racing has unveiled new liveries for their cars in the FIA World Rally Championship and World Endurance Championship next season. There are two design concepts for the new matt-black finishes for the GR Yaris Rally1 Hybrid and the GR010 Hybrid: “Speed,” representing the team’s hate-to-lose spirit, and “Prototype,” which expresses how Toyota … [Read more...]
Aberystwyth to host European Rally Championship
Aberystwyth will host one of Europe's major motor sport events next year when Rali Ceredigion brings the FIA European Rally Championship to Wales. Drivers and teams aiming to build their experience and achieve success in the FIA European Rally Championship will be put through their paces on eight events across the continent in 2024 in one of the biggest … [Read more...]
Three times champions celebrate after Wyedean Stages win
Matthew Hirst/Declan Dear clinched the Motorsport UK Pirelli Welsh Rally Championship title for a record-equalling third time at the weekend after winning the Wyedean Stages Rally in their Delta Salvage/Witham Group Ford Fiesta R5. Recent heavy rain had left the Forest of Dean stages very wet and slippery, and despite a cautious start Hirst admitted to a … [Read more...]
Welsh Rally Championship decider this weekend
Matthew Hirst/Declan Dear are poised to become Motorsport UK Pirelli Welsh Rally champions for a record third time as they take an unassailable lead into the final round of the all-gravel series, the Wyedean Stages Rally on Saturday. The defending champions have led the series since the beginning of the season, winning the opening four rounds in their Delta … [Read more...]
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