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Jardine Lloyd Thompson takes on the world.
Jardine Lloyd Thompson [JLT] World Rally Team drivers past and present will be at the centre of a fantastic five-way shootout for this year's FIA Production Car World Rally Championship crown after both Alister McRae and Niall McShea finished on the podium at the Tour de Corse at the weekend.
Q&A: Guy Frequelin.
Citroen's Sebastien Loeb and Carlos Sainz finished second and third respectively on the Rallye de France-Tour de Corse today [Sunday], in the processing clinching both the drivers' and manufacturers' titles for the French squad.
McShea heads Subaru title charge.
Niall McShea roared into contention for the FIA Production Car World Championship title on this weekend's Tour of Corsica, mastering tricky condition on the tortuous asphalt roads to secure a brilliant runner-up position.
Martin: It has been a Ford show.
BP-Ford World Rally Team continued to dominate the Rallye de France by winning all four of today's speed tests to retain first and second places.
Ford dominates opening day.
BP-Ford World Rally Team lies first and second after dominating today's first leg of the Rallye de France in Corsica.
WMSC inks rules changes, buys time on Super 2000.
This week's meeting of the FIA's World Motor Sport Council has paved the way for changes to the face of the World Rally Championship, with a notable extension in the deadline for firming up the rules in order to implement 'cost reduction measures'.
Q&A: Cedric Robert.
To fly its colours on the next two WRC rounds which take place on asphalt, Peugeot team leader Marcus Gronholm will join forces with two special recruits: Cedric Robert and Freddy Loix. Here Robert talks about the forthcoming Rallye de France-Tour de Corse... Q:
Meeke makes Citroen C2 switch.
McRae Motorsport driver Kris Meeke will drive the Citroen C2 Super 1600 car on the final round of the Junior World Rally Championship, the Catalunya Rally, which runs from October 29-31.
Citroen and Loeb's happy ending just points away.
Citroen's Sebastien Loeb and Carlos Sainz finished second and third in the Rally Italia Sardinia today, scoring valuable points for both the Manufacturers' and Drivers' Championships.
Gronholm: It's been frustrating and disappointing.
Marcus Gronholm has finished the inaugural Rally d'Italia-Sardinia in seventh place, after an unlucky event for the Peugeot team. Under difficult circumstances, the Finn's tireless efforts have earned Peugeot 4 manufacturers' points.
Official: Mitsubishi to comeback in 2005.
Mitsubishi has confirmed that they will return to the FIA World Rally Championship full-time in 2005, however a new president - namely Isao Torii, replaces Sven Quandt, who will spearhead the programme.
Skoda confirms full-time WRC return [updated].
Skoda has confirmed that it will contest a full WRC programme in 2005, having only competed in a limited number of events this season.
Q&A: Nicola Gullino - Peugeot.
Before being appointed as team manager at Peugeot Sport, Nicola Gullino - better known to his friends as 'Nick' - had tried his hand at everything to do with rallying, or nearly. We caught up with him prior to Italy's round of the World Rally Championship in Sardinia...
Grist launches Junior Rally Academy.
After a 14-year career in the World Rally Championship, and with a massive 21 world rally victories to his credit, former co-driver Nicky Grist is to share his experiences by launching 'The Nicky Grist Academy' for youngsters in Britain.
Ford wins Inmarsat Star of the Rally award.
The BP Ford World Rally team were awarded the Inmarsat Star of the Rally at the weekend for an unprecedented points scoring tally on their home event.
Wales Rally GB: SS19.
SS19 - Cardiff Super Special 3 (2.45 kms): Martin takes the Super Special from Duval, Solberg beats Loeb head-to-head and takes the overall win in the event for third straight year - Martin completes podium. Sainz, Duval, Rovanpera, Hirvonen and Stohl complete points scorers.
Heavy landings for Jardine and McKenzie.
The only all British team to have entered this year's competition, featuring the ITV pairing of F1 Analyst Tony Jardine and Speed Sunday presenter Lee McKenzie, successfully completed the opening stages on the gruelling Wales Rally GB.
Gronholm: I was distracted.
Former world champion Marcus Gronholm has admitted that he was distracted by a light on his dashboard at the very point where he crashed out of third place on the Wales Rally GB.
Loeb storms off in Wales.
Runaway championship leader, Sebastien Loeb has taken the advantage on the Wales Rally GB this [Friday] morning, by posting the quickest times through SS2 and SS3, the Frenchman now at the top of the leaderboard, 19.5 seconds up on Marcus Gronholm, who lies second.
Wales Rally GB: SS5.
SS5 - Trawscoed 2 (27.97 kms): Solberg fastest through SS5; Gronholm second; Loeb third; Martin fourth; Sainz fifth; Duval sixth; Baldacci leads the JWRC; Loeb leads the overall event by 14.8secs. Stage times and overall standings after SS5.
Gronholm fights at the front for Peugeot.
Peugeot driver Marcus Gronholm has ended the first leg of the Rally Great Britain in a strong third place, and is well-placed to challenge for outright victory over the remaining two days. His team mate Harri Rovanpera has finished leg one in a points-scoring eighth.
Martin escapes Welsh mud to lie fourth.
BP-Ford World Rally Team drivers Markko Martin and Michael Park ended today's opening leg of the Rally GB in fourth after a day of treacherously muddy conditions in the forests of south Wales.
Wilson: Ford exit could cost 100 jobs.
Ford rally boss Malcolm Wilson has admitted that the uncertainty over the Blue Oval's future in the World Rally Championship is causing him to put staff at the M-Sport operation on possible redundancy notice.