Elfyn Evans swept aside his rivals with a masterful morning attack on Saturday to take control of Secto Rally Finland. He was fastest on all four speed tests in the autumnal Finnish forests to soar from third to first in his Toyota Yaris, leaving Hyundai i20 duo Craig Breen and Ott Tänak trailing in his … Read more
Elfyn Evans forced his way into the lead of Secto Rally Finland with a clean sweep of four speed test victories on Saturday morning. After soaring from fifth to third with a dominant drive in the dark on Friday night’s closing test, Evans maintained his blistering speed across the quartet of forest stages to overhaul Craig … Read more
Craig Breen grabbed the lead of Secto Rally Finland from team-mate Ott Tänak in a gripping night-time forest finale to Friday’s opening leg. Breen unseated the Estonian, who had led for all but one of the opening five speed tests, with a charging flat-out drive through the closing Oittila special stage – the rally’s first … Read more
Transcript of the pre-event press conference organised by the FIA for the 2021 Secto Rally Finland FIA World Rally Championship Present: Kalle Rovanperä – Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Craig Breen – Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Gus Greensmith – M-Sport Ford WRT Esapekka Lappi – RTE-Motorsport Q: Kalle, a dominant win on the Acropolis Rally. Has … Read more
Officials at the Kuwait International Motorsport Club (KIMC) have confirmed that the 26th Kuwait International Rally will be the fifth round of the 2021 FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC) on November 11th-13th. Kuwait’s premier rally has not taken place since 2018 and is now running under the supervision of a new organising committee with … Read more
Omani rallying legend Hamed Al-Wahaibi overcame his first day disappointment to set several stunning stage times to reach the finish of the Cyprus Rally, the fourth round of the 2021 FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC), in Nicosia on Sunday. On a day where local driver Alexandros Tsouloftas sealed his first ever MERC victory, Al-Wahaibi … Read more
Omani rallying legend Hamed Al-Wahaibi impressed on his return to international competition at the Nicosia-based Cyprus Rally, round four of the 2021 FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC). He had set a fifth and a fourth quickest time on the opening two special stages before a setback cost him his place in the top five … Read more
FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP Present: Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT – Kalle Rovanperä (FIN) Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT – Martin Järveoja (EST) Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT – Sébastien Ogier (FRA) Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT – Jari-Matti Latvala (FIN) Q: Kalle how does it feel to win? KR: I feel really good. It was really tough rally, … Read more
Twenty-year-old Kalle Rovanperä landed his second FIA World Rally Championship event win on Sunday afternoon after dominating Acropolis Rally Greece. The Finn led for virtually the entire four-day fixture on rocky mountain roads in central Greece to win by 42.1sec in a Toyota Yaris. The victory came two months after he became the youngest WRC … Read more
Kalle Rovanperä charged into a half-minute lead after a remarkable debut display at Acropolis Rally Greece on Saturday. The 20-year-old, who scored his maiden FIA World Rally Championship victory in Estonia two months ago, was on course for his second after a blistering turn of speed on rocky mountain roads in central Greece. Friday’s enthralling … Read more