The Mitsubishi Lancer WRC05 made a highly-successful debut in the 2005 FIA World Rally Championship and, in the hands of French tarmac experts Gilles and Herve Panizzi, claimed third position - the Lancer WRCs best-ever result and the team's first podium placing since the 2001 Safari Rally.
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The Mitsubishi Motors Motor Sports FIA World Rally Championship campaign for 2005 kicks off this week when team newcomers Harri Rovanpera and Risto Pietilainen join Gilles and Herve Panizzi for the start of Rallye Monte-Carlo, the traditional season-opening event.
Mitsubishi has confirmed that it will enter a two-car team on all 16 rounds of the 2005 World Rally Championship, with a new driver line-up for the team's full time return to competition.
Mitsubishi's Gilles Panizzi has admitted that he 'cannot remember exactly' how he crashed in stage nine this morning, which kicked off leg two of the Rallye Deutschland, and led to the first stage of the day being cancelled.
The Mitsubishi Motors Motor Sports WRC team tackles another fresh challenge on Rallye Deutschland next weekend [August 19-22], this central European event being the first full asphalt round of the series.
The FIA World Rally Championship makes its return to Europe for the fastest and most spectacular round of the series, Rally Finland this week [August 6-8].
Mitsubishi Motors Motor Sports scored points in the Acropolis Rally when its lead Lancer WRC04, piloted by the all-French crew of Gilles Panizzi/Herv? Panizzi, finished the event in Lamia this afternoon.
After two days of sunshine the rain finally arrived for the final leg of this year's Rallye Catalunya. Overnight rally leader Sebastien Loeb looked to have everything under control, going into the final stage of the rally with a 31-second advantage over Gilles Panizzi.
Peugeot-Michelin's Gilles Panizzi clinched his first win of the 2003 season in the last stage of this weekend's Catalonia Rally today.