The event is new on the WRC schedule for 2021, replacing the cancelled Rally Sweden as the season’s only pure winter contest. It will be based in Rovaniemi – capital of Finland’s northernmost Lapland province – and will have stages taking place inside the Arctic Circle, where temperatures can dip below -30°C. The roads should … Read more
After making a near-perfect start to the 2021 season on Rallye Monte-Carlo last month, the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team will target another strong result on Arctic Rally Finland on 26-28 February. Making its debut in the FIA World Rally Championship, the event takes the place of the cancelled Rally Sweden as the season’s only pure … Read more
Teenager Oliver Solberg will drive a World Rally Car in the FIA World Rally Championship for the first time at this month’s Arctic Rally Finland Powered by CapitalBox (26 – 28 February). The 19-year-old and co-driver Aaron Johnston will line up in a Hyundai i20 WRC run by the same 2C Compétition squad which fields … Read more
Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah continued to rewrite his own history by securing a comfortable victory in the Qatar International Rally on Saturday. The Qatari and French co-driver Matthieu Baumel managed the pace perfectly over the closing stages and guided their Autotek Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTi R5 to a winning margin of 1min 48.4sec over Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari … Read more
The 2021 Qatar International Rally gets the FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC) underway at Katara on Friday evening. Taking place in unprecedented times, one of the region’s most famous motor sporting events has been put together under rigid Covid-19 safety guidelines and the Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) has laid on a challenging … Read more
The 2021 Qatar International Rally roars into life at Katara on Friday evening. The ceremonial start podium will be held at 20.15hrs and teams will then tackle two runs and two laps of a purpose-built super special stage from 21.30hrs. Then, ahead of an impressive field of drivers and co-drivers from 12 nations are two … Read more
Multiple regional FIA MERC 2 and Group N rally champion Meshari Al-Thefiri faces major competition as he begins the defence of his MERC 2 championship title at this weekend’s Qatar International Rally. The opening round of the 2021 FIA Middle East Rally Championship will take place over 11 gravel special stages from Friday through to … Read more
ŠKODA AUTO is celebrating a special anniversary this year: 120 years ago, the Czech car manufacturer began its successful motorsport involvement, which has included numerous victories at the famous Monte Carlo Rally over this long period. Laurin & Klement vehicles were entered in the second run of the rally classic in 1912, and in 1936 … Read more
Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari will be looking to put himself in contention to win the Qatar International Rally for a second time when the opening round of the 2021 FIA Middle East Rally Championship gets underway at Katara on Friday evening. The 41-year-old Doha-based driver has taken a relative back seat from international competition in the last … Read more
Frenchman banks 50th WRC win as Evans finishes second with Neuville third. Sébastien Ogier celebrated his 50th world rally win and a record eighth victory at Rallye Monte-Carlo on Sunday afternoon. He opened the defence of his 2020 FIA World Rally Championship title with a sublime performance in the French Alps, mastering snow and ice … Read more