Toni Gardemeister will drive the Hankook Opel Corsa OPC Super 2000 later this month, when he takes in the next round in the 2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge, the Rally Principe de Asturias in Spain.
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Former 'works' WRC driver Toni Gardemeister has had a quiet year after Suzuki pulled the plug on its 'senior' World Rally programme back in December '08.
Toni Gardemeister has told Crash.net that he is 'working hard' to try and put together a programme that will see him back in action in 2010.
Toni Gardemeister marked the one year anniversary of the debut of the Suzuki SX4 WRC car in the World Rally Championship by picking up the final manufacturers' point in Corsica at the weekend.
Despite notching up its best-ever result in the World Rally Championship last time out in New Zealand, Suzuki is expecting things to be a lot tougher this week as the series heads to Spain and back to asphalt.
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The Suzuki World Rally Team got a two-car finish on the Acropolis Rally of Greece last weekend, the first time this season both of its cars have gone the full distance.
Veteran co-driver Paavo Lukander has announced that he is to retire from co-driving - meaning that Rally Catalunya this weekend will be his final event in the sport.
Skoda has confirmed that it will contest a full WRC programme in 2005, having only competed in a limited number of events this season.
Skoda Motorsport Team driver Didier Auriol got off to a flying start on the Catalunya Rally, his 150th World Rally Championship event, when he set tenth fastest time over the opening stage of La Trona.
Skoda Motorsport World Rally Team driver Toni Gardemeister set the third fastest time on a rain-affected second stage today.
Skoda Motorsport Team driver Toni Gardemeister is out of the Rallye Sanremo after crashing off the road 21kms into SS2, Ceppo 1. Fog is a common feature of the early stages of each day of the Italian WRC round and it is believed that this was a contributing factor in the accident.