Hyundai Motorsport’s Ott Tänak extended his Secto Rally Finland lead as the frontrunning quartet bunched together in wet conditions on Saturday morning. Patchy rain showers over the course of the loop resulted in changeable grip levels on the morning’s four superfast gravel speed tests, but i20 N pilot Tänak maintained his position to hold off … Read more
Ott Tänak kept his cool under increasing pressure from Esapekka Lappi to lead after Friday’s fast-paced opening leg at Secto Rally Finland. The Estonian – twice a winner of this classic gravel fixture – snatched the top spot from early leader and Hyundai colleague Thierry Neuville on the very first stage and clung onto the … Read more
Kalle Rovanperä clinched back-to-back Rally Estonia wins on Sunday afternoon with a masterclass drive to secure his fifth FIA World Rally Championship win in six rounds. Twelve months ago he became the WRC’s youngest rally winner with victory in Estonia. Today’s virtuoso success moved him a step closer to becoming the youngest champion in the … Read more
Kalle Rovanperä took a giant step towards his fifth win in six FIA World Rally Championship fixtures with a superlative performance at Rally Estonia on Saturday. The 21-year-old Finn, who became the youngest event winner in history on the country’s roads 12 months ago, reeled off seven consecutive fastest times to demoralise team-mate and early … Read more
Kalle Rovanperä has almost doubled his Rally Estonia lead over team-mate Elfyn Evans on Saturday morning with a hat-trick of fastest times alongside co-driver Jonne Halttunen. The Finn, who snatched top spot from Evans on Friday evening’s rain-soaked finale, conceded a few tenths on Saturday’s short opening speed test at Elva before punching in a … Read more
Kalle Rovanperä snatched a surprise Rally Estonia lead after a dramatic finale to Friday’s opening leg which derailed daylong pacesetter Elfyn Evans. Welshman Evans, co-driven by Englishman Scott Martin, was imperious initially, winning the first five dry-road stages near Tartu to head his Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 team-mate by almost 20s. Rovanperä almost halved the … Read more
Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin lead Rally Estonia at the midday halt in Tartu after they claimed a quartet of stage wins in their Toyota GR Yaris Rally1. The British pairing, who were two-tenths off the lead in third after Thursday night’s curtain-raising superspecial stage in host city Tartu, blasted to the head of the … Read more
Kalle Rovanperä boosted his FIA World Rally Championship title hopes with a dominant victory at Safari Rally Kenya on Sunday afternoon. The 21-year-old continued his run of irresistible form to chalk up win number four of the season as his Toyota Gazoo Racing squad locked out the top four places for the first time in … Read more
Kalle Rovanperä stretched his Safari Rally Kenya lead to more than half a minute on Saturday afternoon as wet weather conditions spiced up the penultimate leg. On a day which troubled more of the FIA World Rally Championship’s leading drivers, Rovanperä overcame sickness worries to increase his advantage and headed a Toyota GR Yaris quartet … Read more
Amid stunning scenery and on smoother and faster roads around Lake Elmenteita, the FIA World Rally Championship leader adopted a mature approach to consolidate his position as GR Yaris team-mates Elfyn Evans and Takamoto Katsuta completed the leading trio. Rovanperä was third-fastest on the opening Soysambu test and set a similar pace with his colleagues … Read more