Toyota Gazoo Racing can seal the WRC manufacturers’ crown at Central European Rally 16 – 19 October as Sébastien Ogier and Elfyn Evans resume their two-point drivers’ title fight on asphalt. Toyota holds a 125-point lead over Hyundai and will clinch a fifth straight manufacturers' title in Passau if it avoids being outscored by more than five … [Read more...]
Elfyn slips off top spot in shortened WRC Mexico
Elfyn Evans has maintained his impressive start to the 2020 World Rally Championship with a strong fourth place on last weekend’s Rally Mexico. After a podium on his debut for the Toyota Gazoo World Rally Team in Monte Carlo and then an historic win in Sweden, the on-form Welshman and his co-driver Scott Martin led the title race after the opening two … [Read more...]
Champions return for WRGB next month
Next month’s Wales Rally GB 3-6 October has attracted a star-studded line-up. Entries for round 12 of this year’s 14-round WRC closed late last week, with an outstanding field of 59 International crews representing no fewer 25 nations revving up to compete against-the-clock on an exciting new-look route starting in Liverpool and featuring 22 gruelling … [Read more...]
WRC 2019 begins in dramatic style
Sébastien Ogier overcame late drama to secure his sixth consecutive Rallye Monte-Carlo victory in a spellbinding final stage shootout on Sunday afternoon. He fended off Thierry Neuville by 2.2s in the closest Monte Carlo finish in history to clinch an emotional debut win on his return to Citroën. It marked the 100th world rally success for the French … [Read more...]
Celebrity finale in Oz for FIA WRC
The closest FIA World Rally Championship battle in a generation comes to a compelling conclusion in Australia this weekend when three drivers face the ultimate title shootout. Sébastien Ogier, chasing a sixth consecutive crown in his farewell drive for the M-Sport Ford team, has erased a 23-point deficit in two rallies to head longtime leader Thierry … [Read more...]
Ogier slides to historic WRGB win
Sebastian Ogier clawed his way into the record books as the most successful driver in the WRC series this year with a hard earned win on Wales Rally GB at the weekend, writes Gary Jones. He secured his fifth victory following an enthralling final leg duel through the north Wales forests with Jari-Matti Latvala, reigniting his bid for a sixth consecutive … [Read more...]
Hopes of WRC being decided in Wales
This year’s WRC title may be decided in Wales as fierce competition heads towards a climax. The 2017 FIA World Rally Championship is proving to be the most exciting in years and this autumn’s Wales Rally GB 26-29 October will now be pivotal. It could even be the title decider. With just three rounds remaining on the WRC calendar – Spain, GB … [Read more...]
Wales test for World Rally Champion
World Rally Champion Seb Ogier has been evaluating M-Sport Team’s Ford Fiesta WRC in Wales, writes Gary Jones. The four-time WRC driver and co-driver Julien Ingrassia put the camouflaged car through its paces in Walters Arena, Rheola above Glynneath. The test-drive came about after his WRC winning Volkswagen team announced its withdrawal from … [Read more...]
Is a fourth win a bridge too far for Frenchman?
The legendary Welsh forests will see a 148-car entry for Wales Rally GB starting tomorrow and finishing on Sunday. This season’s eagerly-anticipated event promises to be even more spectacular, with a move to a new date at the end of October promising drier and faster action after this afternoon's ceremonial start in Colwyn Bay. Reflecting the … [Read more...]
Two-wheeler stars at WRGB next week
World Rally Champion Sébastien Ogier will not be the only multiple world champion in high-flying action at this month’s Wales Rally GB 27-30 October. Two of the biggest names from global mountain biking – elite athletes Kenny Belaey and Gee Atherton – will also be wowing the crowds. Legendary trial biker Belaey (pictured) aka The Magician, … [Read more...]
