World Rally News

The penultimate stage of the Rally New Zealand is turning into a nightmare for Ford after Mikko Hirvonen, Jari-Matti Latvala and Francois Duval all ran into problems.

Chris Atkinson's promising start to the Rally New Zealand has come to an abrupt end after he rolled into retirement on SS4.

Over 1000 Subarus are to come together in a gathering to celebrate the life of the late Colin McRae.

The BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team has announced that asphalt expert Francois Duval will partner Mikko Hirvonen for the asphalt events in Spain and Corsica in October.

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.

The Ford Fiesta Super 2000R rally car has been approved by the FIA for regional homologation, the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport [CAMS] announced today.

Britain's Kris Meeke returned to the World Rally Championship and put in a very fine performance on the Rallye Deutschland last weekend in his Renault Clio Super 1600.

Junior World Rally Championship points' leader Sebastien Ogier will replace Simon Jean-Joseph on the Ulster International Rally next weekend, Citroen Sport announced today.

Motor Sport Developments has announced that it is ready to begin a 'rigorous testing programme' with the new Corsa Super 2000 car.

Citroen team leader Sebastien Loeb has extended his lead on the Rallye Deutschland this morning, despite a 'scare' on the 14.22 kilometre Birkenfelder Land 1 test.

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.

Andreas Aigner's 'test' for the Rally New Zealand at the end of this month went drastically wrong in Finland last weekend.

Ford privateer Matti Rantanen defied the odds to score points on his home event, the Neste Oil Rally Finland last weekend, bringing his Focus RS WRC06 home in seventh place.

Patrik Flodin has lost his Production Car World Rally Championship rostrum result on the Neste Oil Rally Finland.

Britain's Guy Wilks will make his first appearance in this year's FIA World Rally Championship this week, when he starts the Neste Oil Rally Finland, the ninth round in the series.

Abarth's Anton Alen will miss this weekend's Rally Madeira, the latest round in the 2008 Intercontinental Rally Challenge after being struck down by a virus.

Motorsport Ireland, the governing body of motorsport in Ireland, has announced that Keith Cronin has been selected as its candidate for the Pirelli Star Driver scheme, which will give five young rally drivers the opportunity of competing in a series of six WRC events in 2009.

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.

Subaru World Rally Team boss David Richards has predicted that the Banbury-based outfit will be just as competitive as arch rivals Ford and Citroen by the end of this year.

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2004 FIA Production Car World Rally champion Niall McShea took the 'Last Chance Qualifier' invitation for the X Games 14 rally event last weekend when he won the New England Forest Rally.