World Rally News

by Rob Wilkins. Kronos team boss, Marc van Dalen has revealed that around five drivers' are in consideration to stand-in for the injured Sebastien Loeb, who broke his arm earlier this week.

by Rob Wilkins.

Sebastien Loeb has confirmed that his operation went well, following his mountain bike accident on Tuesday evening while training in the build-up to the Rally of Turkey, the 13th round in the 2006 FIA World Rally Championship.

World champion-elect Sebastien Loeb will miss the Rally of Turkey after breaking his arm while on a training ride in the run-up to the event.

Kronos Citroen are apparently in talks with the stewards of the Cyprus Rally to try and get their number two driver, Daniel Sordo awarded notional times for the final two stages, after he crashed out on the 'nullified' DTS.

Kronos Citroen number two driver, Daniel Sordo has crashed out of the Cyprus Rally, the twelfth round in the 2006 FIA World Rally Championship, on the Down Town super special.

The organisers of the Rally Ireland announced the appointment of its clerk and deputy clerk of the course on Friday for its inaugural round in the FIA World Rally Championship in November next year.

The FIA World Rally Championship heads to the Mediterranean this weekend for the twelfth event of the 16-round series - the Cyprus Rally.

Subaru number one driver, Petter Solberg has said that the Banbury-based squad are close to finding a solution to the technical issues which have blighted them on recent events.

BF Goodrich rallies programme manager, Aime Chatard has said that the priority for them this weekend in Cyprus, is to ensure they 'combat wear and optimise traction'.

Britain's Matthew Wilson will revert to the 2005 spec Focus this coming weekend, when he tackles the Rally Cyprus, the twelfth round in the 2006 FIA World Rally Championship.

OMV Peugeot duo, Manfred Stohl and Henning Solberg will both be in action at the 'Castrol SuperStage 2006' in Austria on Saturday [September 9].

The organisers of the Cyprus Rally have confirmed the full entry list for their event, the twelfth in the 2006 FIA World Rally Championship, which runs from September 21-24.

The organisers of the Wales Rally GB have announced that two new awards will be handed out at the conclusion of the event later this year, the final round in the 2006 FIA World Rally Championship, in memory of Richard Burns and Michael Park, both of whom passed away last year.

Kronos Citroen number two driver, Daniel Sordo has lost his seventh place finish on the Rally Japan, the eleventh round in the 2006 FIA World Rally Championship, after he was excluded by the stewards for a seatbelt violation.

The Subaru World Rally Team confirmed a number of organisational changes earlier this week, prior to their home event, the Rally Japan, which it is hoped will put a greater 'emphasis on engineering'.

After a long absence from the WRC stages, the Group N-based Production Car World Rally Championship returns to action at this weekend's Rally Japan, with one Japanese driver particularly keen to show his rivals the way home.

Former WRC champion Colin McRae enjoyed a 'Radical' weekend of racing at Donington Park after taking his place on the grid for the Radical World Cup - a support race for the 1000km of Donington.

Kronos Citroen's Daniel Sordo will make his debut on the Rally Japan this coming weekend, the eleventh round in the 2006 FIA World Rally Championship.

OMV Peugeot's Manfred Stohl has said that a podium finish might be a possibility for him on the Rally Japan.

OMV Peugeot's Manfred Stohl has said that while he would like to do another full programme in the FIA World Rally Championship in 2007, it is too early to say at the moment whether or not he will.

Reigning Asia Pacific Rally champion, Jussi Valimaki reckons that he could have done much better on the Neste Oil Rally Finland over the weekend, if he hadn't skipped last year's edition.

Marcus Gronholm's protege, Kosti Katajamaki has said that he could have been 'right up there' at the finish of the Rally Finland on Sunday, if he hadn't had a two encounters with rocks.

Britain's Guy Wilks took the FIA Junior World Rally Championship win on the Rally Finland on Sunday, heading home a Suzuki one-two, the first for the Swift since making its debut last year on this very event.