Elfyn Evans is on the cusp of making British motorsport history as he heads to Monza in Italy this weekend for the final round of this year’s FIA World Rally Championship. The 31-year-old Dolgellau driver arrives at the historic ‘Cathedral of Speed’ with a significant, but by no means unassailable 14-point lead over Sébastien Ogier, his Toyota Gazoo Racing teammate. Hyundai’s top performer, … [Read more...]
Colin McRae’s legacy 25 years on
Twenty-five years ago next Sunday, Scot Colin McRae climbed out of his iconic blue Subaru Impreza to wild adoration as he became the youngest ever world rally champion. Massive crowds celebrated at Chester Racecourse with McRae, co-driver Derek Ringer and their Prodrive team after victory at Britain’s RAC Rally sealed the crown. McRae was 27 years and 109 days old. He was the first British … [Read more...]
Hyundai i20 N Rally2 unveiled
Hyundai Motorsport Customer Racing has unveiled the i20 N Rally2, an all-new rally car intended for privateer teams and drivers. It follows on from the Hyundai i20 R5 with which Hyundai Motorsport entered the Customer Racing arena at the end of 2015. The i20 N Rally2 builds on the experience gained by the department over the last five years to deliver an improved all-round package. The car is … [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 schedule, featuring about 220km of … [Read more...]
Evans inches closer to WRC crown
Elfyn Evans is on the threshold of making sporting history this weekend. The pace-setting Welshman arrived in Sardinia for the next round of this year’s fiercely-fought FIA World Rally Championship with a sizeable points advantage over his closest rivals. He knows that another strong result could see him move one step closer to being crowned as Wales’ first-ever World Champion rally … [Read more...]
Wales’ forests rallying agreement signed
Motorsport UK and Natural Resources Wales have signed a new access agreement to allow competitive four-wheeled rallying for the next three years until 2023. For decades, NRW’s forests have played host to a range of motorsport, working effectively with Motorsport UK to stage events at every level of the sport, from grassroots to the iconic Wales Rally GB – Britain’s round of the FIA World Rally … [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 pandemic. The winner will see their dream design … [Read more...]
Sainz takes WRC Greatest title
Carlos Sainz has been crowned The Greatest WRC Driver of all time in a poll of fans and expert journalists on the FIA World Rally Championship’s official website. The double world champion, from Spain, defeated Sébastien Loeb in the head-to-head final as Sainz claimed 57.28 per cent of the vote in a close climax to the contest. The competition on wrc.com captured the imagination of rally fans … [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 rounds. However, as championship … [Read more...]
Elfyn looks for a win down Mexico way
Welshman Elfyn Evans heads the FIA World Rally Championship for the first time going into the opening gravel road fixture of the season in Mexico this week. Toyota's table-topping star, who grabbed the points lead with victory in Sweden last month, knows his achievement will come at a cost at Rally Guanajuato Mexico (12 - 15 March), the year's first fixture outside Europe. He must pay up in the … [Read more...]