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Martin up to third for Ford.
Two contrasting speed tests just to the south of Vic, one the longest of the day and the other the shortest, comprised the quickfire second section on today's opening leg of the Rallye Catalunyna.
Skoda dogged by bad luck.
Skoda Motorsport Team driver Didier Auriol got off to a flying start on the Catalunya Rally, his 150th World Rally Championship event, when he set tenth fastest time over the opening stage of La Trona.
Martin tops Catalunya shakedown.
The unofficial start of the 39th edition of the Rally Catalunya-Costa Brava took place this morning with the traditional pre-event shakedown in the Coll del Buc stage near Espinelves.
Subaru boosted and charged for Catalunya.
Just days after an emphatic victory on the Tour de Corse, the 555 Subaru World Rally Team is already making final preparations ahead of the next round of the 2003 FIA World Rally Championship, Spain's Rallye Catalunya, which begins on Friday, and team boss David Lapworth reckons they now know the
Preview: Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava.
The 39th Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava/Rallye de Espana takes place this weekend, the thirteenth and penultimate round in the 2003 FIA World Rally Championship. Spain will also play host to the sixth round in the 2003 FIA Junior WRC.
Solberg's great come back to win in Corsica.
Petter Solberg brought his Subaru Impreza WRC2003 home to win the twelfth round of this year's FIA World Rally Championship in Ajaccio today.
Top three time for Gardemeister and Skoda Fabia.
Skoda Motorsport World Rally Team driver Toni Gardemeister set the third fastest time on a rain-affected second stage today.
Rowe opts for caution to clinch PCWRC title.
Martin Rowe is taking a measured approach to winning the Production Car World Rally Championship [PCWRC] in his Subaru Impreza WRX STI at the Tour de Corse.
Solberg crashes in shakedown, in doubt for rally.
Subaru World Rally team driver Petter Solberg damaged his Impreza WRC car this morning [Thursday] in Corsica in an accident during the pre-event shakedown.
FIA reveals revised 2004 WRC calendar.
The FIA - the governing body for the World Rally Championship, has today released a revised calendar for 2004 following a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council in Paris.
Mitsubishi to use 'more or less' new Lancer in 04.
Mitsubishi will return to the FIA World Rally Championship in 2004, following their sabbatical this season, and MMSP team boss, Sven Quandt, has revealed that their priority is 'reliability', before 'racing the others again' in 2005.
World Rally '2004-style' takes shape.
The World Motor Sport Council met in Paris today [Wednesday] and approved further changes for next years FIA World Rally Championship.
Citroen's 'odd year' winning ways to continue?
Odd years have a habit of being kind to Citroen in Corsica. The DS 19 triumphed on the Mediterranean island in 1961 and 1963, while more recently Philippe Bugalski/Jean-Paul Chiaroni and Jesus Puras/Marc Marti secured an emphatic one-two for the Xsara Kit Car in 1999.
Subaru duo to battle for PCWRC title.
All eyes will be on the two Subaru Impreza WRX STIs of Martin Rowe and Toshi Arai when the final round of the Production Car World Rally Championship [PCWRC] starts in Corsica this Thursday [16 October]. The pair are the only drivers capable of winning the title this year.
Hyundai to miss Corsica, MSD start legal action.
The Hyundai World Rally Team will not compete this weekend in Corsica, and it now appears extremely unlikely that it will take part in any further events this year.
Mitsubishi sign Sohlberg.
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has announced that Kristian Sohlberg will join the team in 2004, linking up with Gilles Panizzi, when the outfit returns to the FIA World Rally Championship, following their sabbatical in 2003.
Kopecky set for second WRC outing on Rally GB.
The factory supported Skoda Matador team of Jan Kopecky and Filip Schovanek have a new climax to the 2003 season. At the beginning of November they are to take part in the Rally of Great Britain, the final event of this year's FIA World Rally Championship.
Meeke: Second would have been nice.
A simple mistake cost Kris Meeke his first podium finish in the Junior World Rally Championship [JWRC] at the weekend when he crashed out of second place on the Rallye Sanremo.
Rallye Sanremo / Rallye d'Italia: SS1.
SS1 - Perinaldo (12.40 kms): Loeb fastest through SS1; Duval second; Gronholm third; Panizzi fourth; Sainz fifth; Solberg sixth; Tirabassi leads the JWRC category; Loeb leads the overall rally by 0.5 secs. Stage times and overall standings after SS1.
Gardemeister out in SS2.
Skoda Motorsport Team driver Toni Gardemeister is out of the Rallye Sanremo after crashing off the road 21kms into SS2, Ceppo 1. Fog is a common feature of the early stages of each day of the Italian WRC round and it is believed that this was a contributing factor in the accident.
Q&A: Ford's JWRC team bosses.
Chris Birkbeck [Birkbeck Racing] and Luca Pregliasco [Astra Racing] will each run a Ford Puma in the Junior WRC in Italy this weekend - Birkbeck with Guy Wilks and Pregliasco with Abdo Feghali, here they talk about their aims for the event and more... Q:
Kresta: Sanremo will be crucial for me.
Czech Roman Kresta believes that he will face one of the most 'crucial events' of his career this weekend as his tackles the Rallye Sanremo in his Bozian prepared Peugeot 206 WRC.
Q&A: Didier Auriol.
Skoda's Didier Auriol is a multiple winner of each of the trio of asphalt events in October but he still doesn't like being called an asphalt expert. Here he talks about those events, and their differences...
Subaru ready for Rallye Sanremo classic.
The 555 Subaru World Rally Team will face the challenge of the Rallye Sanremo, round eleven of the 2003 FIA World Rally Championship this Friday, and according to team boss, David Lapworth predicting the whims of the weather could prove fundamental to help both drivers - Petter Solberg and Tommi