Former Le Mans winner and Formula One racing driver Jos Verstappen will tackle the second round of the Probite British Rally Championship, the Rallynuts Severn Valley Stages on Saturday. Verstappen, father of F1 superstar, three-time F1 champion and Red Bull Racing driver Max, will make his debut in the BRC and the UK, tackling the world-famous Welsh gravel … [Read more...]
WRC championship reaches knife-edge
The battle for the manufacturers’ crown in the 2022 FIA World Rally Championship reaches a potentially decisive point in Spain this weekend as just two teams remain in contention for the crown ahead of RallyRACC – Rally de España 20 – 23 October. Toyota Gazoo Racing can seal its second title in as many years at this penultimate round. The only squad able to … [Read more...]
Monza finale to WRC as UK round remains unclear
Italy’s ACI Rally Monza will host the final round of the FIA World Rally Championship after being added to the heavily disrupted calendar this year. The asphalt event on 4 - 6 December is based at the famous Monza race circuit near Milan and known as The Temple of Speed, in the north of the country. The itinerary will adopt the FIA WRC’s short format … [Read more...]
Rallycar design competition mapped out
Toyota GB and Wales Rally GB are calling for schoolchildren and pre-university students across the UK to enter a special ‘Design a Rally Car Livery’ competition. The initiative was launched last month and will continue despite the recent cancellation of this year’s UK round of the FIA World Rally Championship as a result of the COVID-19 … [Read more...]
Coronavirus concerns lead to cancellation of Wales Rally GB
Wales Rally GB has been cancelled this year, the latest sporting victim of the Coronavirus pandemic. Motor Sport UK said this morning it had reluctantly taken the decision over the 29 Oct to 1 Nov. British round of the international World Rally Championship due to continuing uncertainties over the development of the virus and social gatherings … [Read more...]
Lockdown pupils invited to show their rally-art
With schools closed for the foreseeable future, Wales Rally GB is launching an innovative competition to entertain, incite and, potentially, reward pre-University students currently learning from home. In partnership with Toyota GB, the UK’s round of the FIA World Rally Championship has introduced a special ‘Design a Rally Car Livery’ initiative open to all … [Read more...]
WRGB returns to Deeside from Llandudno
Wales Rally GB round of the globe-trotting FIA World Rally Championship will return to its former base in Deeside, Flintshire 29 October – 1 November. The familiar location on land adjacent to the Toyota Engine Plant in the busy Deeside Enterprise Zone was home to the popular international motor sport spectacle for six years between 2013 and 2018, following … [Read more...]
Welshman Elfyn Evans drives into rallying history
Mid-Wales driver Elfyn Evans leads the 2020 FIA World Rally Championship after rewriting the history books with an outstanding victory on this weekend’s Rally Sweden. The Welshman not only becomes the first-ever British driver to win the wintry Scandinavian classic but also is the first Briton to top the WRC points table since the heady days of Colin McRae … [Read more...]
Coming and going on Wales Rally GB
Fan favourite Petter Solberg, one of the FIA World Rally Championship’s most charismatic drivers, will end his professional career at this year’s Wales Rally GB 3-6 October driving Volkswagen Motorsport’s Polo GTI R5. The 2003 World Rally Champion is no stranger to Britain’s WRC encounter; he’s started it 15-times and won four times. Between … [Read more...]
Rallylines 1 November
Wales Rally GB has been presented with the coveted Tom Pryce Memorial Trophy 2018. The award commemorates Wales’ greatest racing driver who tragically lost his life during the 1977 South African Grand Prix and is presented annually by the Welsh Motoring Writers to an individual or undertaking with a relationship to Wales for an outstanding contribution in … [Read more...]
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