World Rally News

Corona Rally Mexico is one of the first events in the 2004 FIA World Rally Championship to adopt a host of new regulations coming into force. So what will be different? The reconnaissance on Wednesday and Thursday morning

The very latest evolution of the Subaru Impreza World Rally Car, the WRC2004, will make its competitive debut on the Corona Rally Mexico, which begins from the town of Leon on 11 March.

Following the move of MG Sport and Racing from Longbridge's famous 'Flight Shed' to a plush new facility around the corner, it seems like there's been a bit of a clear out...

The organisers of the Supermag Rallye d'Italia-Sardinia have today announced that the service park of event will be situated in Olbia, while the subsidiary service park and the shakedown will be in Tempio Pausania.

The demise of a manufacturer team's plan to run cars in the Junior World Rally Championship and the British Rally Championship has left Steve Bond looking for a new challenge.

The MG XPower Xtreme Rally experience - fast becoming Britain's favourite gift experience - faces a new challenge on the weekend of February 21st and 22nd as it takes to the fearsome Brooklands banking.

SS8 - Fredriksberg (20.13 kms): Gronholm fastest through SS8; Martin second; Hirvonen third; Solberg fourth; Loeb fifth; Duval sixth; Sainz went off the road; Paasonen leads the PCWRC category; Martin leads the overall event by 30 secs.

TV F1 pundit Tony Jardine and co-driver Kevin Piper, head of Anglia TV, overcame the extreme conditions and -14 degree temperatures in their MG ZR to complete the testing 13 stage/1000km Arctic Lapland Rally in Northern Finland.

The Peugeot 307 WRC rose to the occasion of its maiden appearance in world class rallying by recording three fastest stage times in Monte Carlo and coming away with nine championship points, encouraging confidence boosters for team boss Corrado Provera and his troops then.

Alister McRae, the youngest member of Britain's foremost rally family, is returning to the forefront of the World Rally Championship after signing to drive for the Jardine Lloyd Thompson [JLT] Rally Team.

Local man Nicolas Bernardi and co-driver Denis Giraudet, won the Junior World Rally Championship [JWRC] category on the Rallye Monte Carlo at the weekend. Here they reflect on their success and look ahead to the rest of the year...

Suzuki driver Urmo Aava has finished second in the Junior World Rally Championship classification at the end of the Monte Carlo Rally.

Just as Natalie Barratt was getting comfortable in the driver's seat of the MG ZR S1600 in which she will contest this year's Junior World Rally Championship, a wheel coming off in one of Friday's stages meant that her rally ended early.

The organisers of the 72nd Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo have been forced to cancel another stage of the event, this time SS10 has been axed.

SS5 - Laborel-L'Aubergerie (20.18 kms): Gronholm fastest through SS5; Loeb second; Martin third; Duval fourth; Sainz fifth; Hirvonen sixth; Solberg seventh; Galli went off the road - retired; Aava leads the JWRC category; Gronholm leads the overall rally by 10secs.

SS6 - Rosans-L'Epine (31.81 kms): Loeb fastest through SS6; Loix second; Sainz third; Martin fourth; Solberg fifth; Gronholm sixth; Duval seventh; Katajamaki leads the JWRC category; Loeb leads the overall rally at the end of leg 1 by 18.3secs.

The Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo marks the opening round of the Junior World Rally championship [JWRC] but it was a disappointing day for the three Ford Puma crews.

The all-new Peugeot 307 WRC has made a flying start to its world rally career by leading the Monte Carlo Rally throughout four stages of leg one, thanks to Marcus Gronholm.

Wales Rally GB's position on the World Rally Championship calendar is in jeopardy once again, after series officials called for an explanation into the speed traps that caused outrage in 2002 and the strong police presence that overshadowed last season's finale.

Several hundred people are expected to attend a charity auction and dinner to benefit the family of the late Possum Bourne, which will be held shortly before this year's WRC Rally of New Zealand, on Monday 12 April.

World Rally Champions, Citroen, yesterday showed its latest look for the triumphant Xsara WRC car ready for the start of this year's 16 event world rally championship at Monte Carlo this week [22nd to 25th January].

Roman Kresta tested his Hyundai Accent WRC Evo 3.5 last Saturday on the former military grounds near Bela, Czech Republic, prior to his upcoming appearance in the Accent WRC on this weekend's Rally Monte Carlo [January 22 - 25], round one of the 16-event FIA World Rally Championship.

Complete event timetable for the 72nd Rallye Monte Carlo - round one of sixteen in the 2004 FIA World Rally Championship. Wednesday 21 January: Scruteenering 18.00 - 24.00 Fontvieille - Monaco Thursday 22 January:

The 2004 World Rally Championship commences next week with the Monte Carlo Rally [January 23-25] and a host of driver changes, the addition of two extra rounds, as well as unprecedented changes to the regulations.