World Rally News

The organisers of the Acropolis Rally of Greece have announced that next year's event will be based in Loutraki. A statement to the media read:

Ford boss Malcolm Wilson has said that Francois Duval's form on the Rally RACC Catalunya-Costa Daurda last weekend is proof they made the right decision in drafting him in for the twelfth round in the World Rally Championship.

Mikko Hirvonen has paid homage to Francois Duval after the Belgian obeyed team orders and eased off in the penultimate stage of the Rally RACC Catalunya-Costa Daurada, something that handed the Finn third place.

Driver / co-driver: Martin Prokop and Jan Tomanek (Citroen C2 S1600). Press conference. Q: Martin, yesterday you didn't think a win was possible, but here you are!

Citroen's Sebastien Ogier was left bitterly disappointed at the end of the second day of the Rally RACC Catalunya-Costa Daurada after a mistake in the final stage forced him out.

Sebastien Loeb has taken the early initiative on the Rally RACC Catalunya-Costa Daurada following the opening loop of three stages this morning [Friday].

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Conrad Rautenbach has said that while he will be after a 'good result' this weekend in Spain, he will be competing with half on eye on the event that immediately follows it in Corsica.

Russia will meet all the requirements and expectations necessary to gain a place in the World Rally Championship in 2010, organisers have said, following the successful running of their first candidate event last 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 Wales Rally GB will save over 36,000 batteries from going to landfill thanks to an 'innovative' new sponsorship deal with leading batteries manufacturer Varta, organisers announced on Monday.

Peugeot has mathematically won the 2008 IRC manufacturers' title, after finishing second and third on the Sanremo Rally in Italy at the weekend with Nicolas Vouilloz and Luca Rossetti.

The FIA has named the eighteen young drivers that have been nominated by their national sporting authorities to contest the 'European Pirelli Star Driver Shoot-Out' next month.

One of Britain's best ever co-drivers, Rob Arthur has died at the age of 58 after suffering a heart attack last night.

The Radical SR3 owned by the late Colin McRae has gone up for sale for ?75,000.

2007 Tesco 99 Octane MSA British Rally champion Guy Wilks has launched a fresh appeal for support as he looks to secure himself a drive with the works Subaru World Rally Team next year.

Markko Martin and Robert Reid took the victory in the inaugural Richard Burns Memorial Rally at RAF Marham at the weekend.

The World Rally Championship has a new home in Australia after Events NSW and the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport [CAMS] confirmed that the now biennial event will be staged in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales.

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation and its motor sport unit, the Repsol Mitsubishi Ralliart team has confirmed that it will once again field a four-car line-up on the 31st Dakar Rally.

More than 1000 Subaru owners and thousands more fans celebrated the life of Colin McRae last weekend [August 30-31], smashing two world records on the way.

As drivers with something to prove, Jari-Matti Latvala and Francois Duval's retirement from the Rally New Zealand could probably not have come at a worse time.

BP Ford Abu Dhabi team boss Malcolm Wilson has branded the final leg of the Rally New Zealand as 'one of the most disappointing days' the team has ever experienced.

Sebastien Loeb has extended his lead in the WRC standings to eight points with only four rallies remaining, two of which will occur on his preferred Tarmac surface.