Yasir Seaidan set the fastest time on the opening 10km Qualifying Stage of the Sharqiyah International Baja Toyota in the Half Moon Bay area of Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province on Thursday afternoon. Seaidan and co-driver Alexey Kuzmich posted a time of 6min 22sec for the sandy test in their Mini John Cooper Works Rally and … Read more
Top Saudi Arabian rally drivers Yazeed Al-Rajhi and Yasir Seaidan head the international FIA entry announced by the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation (SAMF) for this weekend’s third round of the 2021 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas. Subject to pre-event scrutineering, 18 teams and competitors from 13 nations will tackle the three-day event, which … Read more
Present: Ott Tänak (EST) – Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team Kalle Rovanperä (FIN) – Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team Thierry Neuville (BEL) – Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team Andrea Adamo (ITA) – Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team, Team Principal Q: Ott, first win of the season on the board and you … Read more
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja scored their 14th FIA World Rally Championship triumph with a dominant victory on the first Arctic Rally Finland, which reached a thrilling climax south of event base in Rovaniemi earlier today. Driving a Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC, the Estonians led from the start and were exceptional throughout on the high-speed … Read more
Ott Tänak mastered Saturday’s second leg of Arctic Rally Finland to carry a substantial lead into Sunday’s finale. The Estonian won three of the six superfast snow and ice speed tests in his Hyundai i20 to add to Friday’s opening leg double. He heads Kalle Rovanperä by 24.1sec with two more remaining at this second … Read more
Ott Tänak retained his stranglehold on Arctic Rally Finland by winning two of Saturday morning’s three speed tests to stretch his overnight lead. In perfect winter conditions, the Estonian won the opening 24.43km Mustalampi and the closing 27.68km Siikakämä in his Hyundai i20. He arrived at mid-leg service in Rovaniemi with a 23.6sec advantage in … Read more
Ott Tänak threw down the gauntlet in Lapland’s frozen forests by winning the opening two speed tests to build a dominant lead at Arctic Rally Finland Powered by CapitalBox on Friday night. The Estonian was the class of the field in the first of three days of Arctic action. He was fastest in the first … Read more
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