World Rally News

Reports are emerging that Colin McRae has been taken to a French hospital after his Ford Focus left the road on the tenth stage of the Corsica Rally.

Ford rally driver Colin McRae is understood to have been discharged from hospital following his big accident on SS10 of the Corsica Rally.

As expected, Peugeot led the way on the opening day of the Tour de Corse, but it wasn't championship leader Marcus Gronholm to the fore.

The World Rally Championship treads new ground this weekend as it tackles the rocky roads of Cyprus for the first time.

As reported here last week, the Subaru World Rally Team has spirited Petter Solberg away from rivals Ford, pairing him with Richard Burns and its other new signing Markko Martin next season.

Colin McRae's efforts to reclaim the world rally crown will receive an extra boost next season, as his Ford team switches to the same tyres as its rivals.

Disillusioned after a lack of success at the very highest level, SEAT has decided to withdraw from the World Rally Championship at the end of the year.

Although the young Norwegian is under contract at Ford, Subaru is prepared to break the bank to land Petter Solberg for next season.

At a ceremony in Perth's Forrest Place, tourism minister Norman Moore officially unveiled the changes made to Rally Australia's Langley Park Superstage, claiming that they would make the course quicker and give spectators an even better view of the action.

The Subaru World Rally Team has decided to cut its losses on the first of two forthcoming tarmac rallies by replacing Juha Kankkunen with French expert Simon Jean-Joseph.

Ford's rallying arm has confirmed that former world champion Colin McRae has signed a new, two-year, contract with the marque.

Didier Auriol has confirmed that he and co-driver Denis Giraudet suffered no serious effects after crashing out of the New Zealand Rally on the weekend.

Peugeot's Marcus Gronholm will win the Rally New Zealand - provided he does not encounter problems on the run back to the finish in Auckland.

SEAT's hopes of landing a good result on Rally Finland have been hit by a heavy testing accident for Toni Gardemeister.

Luis Climent's stay with Skoda is likely to be a short one as the team moves closer to signing rising talent Marko Martin.

The Monte Carlo Rally will be on next year's world championship schedule, having been granted a stay of execution by the sport's governing body.

Carlos Sainz has lashed out at the Ford team for telling him to let team-mate Colin McRae win the Acropolis Rally.

Championship leader Richard Burns has been forced to retire from the Acropolis Rally after engine problems prevented him from restarting his Subaru.

Colin McRae appeared to have lost his chance of winning the Acropolis Rally with three stages left, but team-mate Carlos Sainz dutifully handed the event back to its long-time leader with just yards to run.

Stage times for SS8 1. Richard Burns Subaru Impreza WRC2000 07mins 46.0secs +00mins 00.0secs 2. Carlos Sainz Ford Focus WRC 07mins 47.0secs +00mins 01.0secs

Tommi Makinen's Acropolis jinx struck again on day one of this year's rally, as his Mitsubishi succumbed to a freak mechanical problem.

Colin McRae headed the field as the Acropolis Rally showed exactly why it has a reputation as the toughest event on the calendar.

The toughest meet the roughest this weekend, as the WRC stars line-up for a crack at the Greek marathon that is the Acropolis.

Peugeot's latest WRC recruit Mark Fisher has completed his preparations for the Acropolis Rally, and hopes that the event itself will be as enjoyable as his first taste of Greek rallying.