Sébastien Ogier seized a commanding lead at Guanajuato Rally México on Saturday morning, capitalising on the misfortune of rival Esapekka Lappi. With the duelling duo starting Saturday’s penultimate leg separated by a mere 5.3 seconds, the tension was palpable. Both drivers knew that every tenth of a second would count on the unforgiving terrain in … Read more
Esapekka Lappi and Sébastien Ogier were the stand-out stars of the first leg of Rally Guanajuato México on a day where three of the leading ten Rally1 crews hit trouble on the opening El Chocolate special stage. Lappi and fellow Finn Janne Ferm won four of the six gravel tests to Ogier’s and Vincent Landais’s … Read more
Esapekka Lappi rocketed into the Guanajuato Rally México lead on Friday morning as several frontrunners, including championship leader Ott Tänak, ran into trouble. The Finn, who held third place overnight, became embroiled in a morning-long scrap with six-time Mexico winner Sébastien Ogier, ending the loop just 1.4sec ahead of the Toyota Gazoo Racing part-timer before … Read more
The Estonian duo of Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja led Rally Guanajuato México after a pair of opening blasts around the slippery cobbled streets and through the narrow silver mining tunnels in the historic colonial city of Guanajuato on Thursday evening. The Ford Puma Rally1 crew were quickest on both stages and take a slender … Read more
Sebastien Loeb is relishing another titanic battle with Nasser Al Attiyah in the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge starting on Sunday, as Bahrain Raid Xtreme look to protect their three-way lead in the World Rally-Raid Championship. Loeb and Fabian Lurquin in their BRX Prodrive Hunter top the Drivers, Co-Drivers and Manufacturers tables heading into the second … Read more
The FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) is set to visit a new country in 2024 when Tet Rally Latvia, formerly known as Tet Rally Liepāja, joins the calendar. The decision comes after Latvia’s long-time success within the FIA European Rally Championship (ERC) and reflects WRC Promoter’s commitment to keep at least one slot in the … Read more
EKO Acropolis Rally Greece set to remain in the WRC to 2025 as two-year extension ensures future of iconic fixture. The legendary EKO Acropolis Rally Greece is set to remain in the FIA World Rally Championship until at least 2025 following an extended two-year agreement with WRC Promoter. The rally was also today confirmed to … Read more
Estonian ends M-Sport Ford’s 385-day victory drought, moving into the championship lead. Ott Tänak secured a pivotal win at Rally Sweden on Sunday afternoon – ending M-Sport Ford’s victory drought on only his second FIA World Rally Championship event since returning to the team. The Estonian scored his second Sweden success by 18.7sec ahead of … Read more
Estonian overcomes late scare to demote Craig Breen on Saturday evening. Ott Tänak unleashed a night-time frenzy on Saturday at Rally Sweden, demoting Craig Breen to second overall heading into Sunday’s three-stage finale. The duelling duo traded times over the course of the rally’s longest day, with Breen holding on to a marginal advantage at … Read more
Even a rapid performance wasn’t enough for Craig Breen to widen his advantage over Ott Tänak, despite outperforming his rival on two out of Saturday morning’s three stages on Rally Sweden. Impressive runs over the opening pair of snowy stages enabled Breen to pull 5.7s clear of his M-Sport Ford rival on round two of … Read more