Four-time World Rally champion Juha Kankkunen shines on one-off return with the Stobart Ford team and clinches eighth place overall on home soil.
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Henning Solberg: I was really starting to enjoy myself until we had to retire - the car set up was working very well...
Petter Solberg can't wait for the off in Turkey - and the start of what will be his 150th WRC event with co-driver Phil Mills.
Henning Solberg was 'frustrated' and 'really cross' following his retirement from day two of the Acropolis Rally. The Stobart Ford man had begun the second leg in fifth place, something that gave him an excellent start position for the rough, dusty stages.
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Urmo Aava got off to a fabulous start on the rain-lashed Rally Ireland this morning and heads the pack following the opening loop.
Francois Duval's co-driver Patrick Pivato is making 'steady progress' following the injuries his sustained on the opening day of the Rally Japan, Ford boss Malcolm Wilson has said.
Francois Duval's co-driver Patrick Pivato will be operated on tonight after he suffered a fractured pelvis and fractured tibia in the accident in SS6 of the Rally Japan on Friday afternoon.
Stobart Ford's Gigi Galli has said that he is not worried about getting back behind the wheel of a World Rally Car following his monster crash on the Rallye Deutschland back in the summer.
Gigi Galli is expected to be discharged from hospital today [Wednesday] following the high-speed accident on last weekend's Rallye Deutschland which left him with a broken leg.
Stobart Ford's Gigi Galli will have an operation tonight following his crash on day one of the ADAC Rallye Deutschland.
Gigi Galli has crashed out of the Rallye Deutschland in his Stobart Ford Focus RS WRC07 after going off the road around halfway through the 23.04 km Grafschaft Veldenz 2 test.
Francois Duval will return to action in the World Rally Championship this weekend on the Rallye Deutschland and many believe the Belgian will be a serious contender.
M-Sport/Ford boss Malcolm Wilson has said that Francois Duval could win the ADAC Rallye Deutschland next month, what will be the Belgian's second outing of the year with the Stobart squad.
Matthew Wilson took time out of his busy schedule, during the World Rally Championship's summer break, to catch up with old mates Lewis Hamilton and Marc Hynes at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last weekend.
Britain's Matthew Wilson and co-driver Scott Martin raised over ?25,000 for charity, following their mammoth 960 mile cycle ride from Land's End to John o'Groats - aptly named 'End 2 End 2008'.
Britain's Matthew Wilson teamed up with Boyzone front-man Ronan Keating this week as he and the rest of the band took time out of their hectic UK tour to attend a drive day as guests of Stobart Motorsport.
SS9 - Phaselis 1 (22.40 km): Henning Solberg fastest through SS9; Sordo second; Wilson third; Loeb fourth; Gardemeister fifth; Petter Solberg sixth; Hirvonen, Latvala and Galli eased off to ensure a better road position on day 2; Andersson lost over 4 minutes with a steering problem; Aigne
SS8 - Chimera 1 (16.94 km): Galli fastest through SS8; Henning Solberg second; Latvala third; Andersson fourth; Hirvonen fifth; Petter Solberg sixth; Loeb seventh; Aigner heads the PWRC category; Hirvonen leads the overall event by 2 seconds.
Stobart Ford's Henning Solberg is looking forward to the Rally of Turkey this weekend, an event that is special for him as it was the scene of his first podium finish in WRC back in 2006.
Britain's Matthew Wilson was left 'gutted' on the Uddeholm Swedish Rally on Sunday when a mechanical problem put him out with just one stage to go.
The Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally team has announced that Gigi Galli will join Henning Solberg and Matthew Wilson next season as the M-Sport run outfit competes in the WRC for the third full year in succession.
Francois Duval has confirmed that he will compete on the Rallye Monte Carlo with the Stobart Ford team.
SS19 - Donegal Bay (12.46 km): Latvala fastest through SS19; Wilks second; Hirvonen third; Petter Solberg fourth; Loeb fifth; Sordo sixth; McShea heads the PWRC category; Loeb leads the overall event by 1 minute 04.5 seconds.