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Martin puts new BP/Castrol backed Ford on top.
Ford driver Markko Martin picked up in Greece where he'd left off on the last round of the FIA World Rally Championship in Argentina. The Estonian retired from the South American event while leading - and he ended leg one of this week's Acropolis Rally in the same position.
Weather report - Acropolis Rally.
The Acropolis Rally, round six of the FIA WRC kicked off today in Greece, with Markko Martin taking the early advantage. What will the weather be like for the remaining two days? Read on, as Crash.net's weather expert predicts... Saturday:
SS8 cancelled.
Organisers of the Acropolis Rally have been forced to declare the result of Super Special Stage 8 null and void. The start was delayed due to the presence of spectators inside the circuit, however when it did finally get underway, conditions were extremely dusty.
BP to partner Ford in the WRC.
BP is to become the principal partner of Ford's FIA World Rally Championship campaign, under a new agreement announced yesterday.
MSA unveils new tabards for all rally marshals.
The Motor Sports Association [MSA] - the governing body of motor sport in the UK - has confirmed that it will supply over 5,000 registered rally marshals with brand new orange tabards.
Five M-Sport Ford's for Acropolis.
Five teams supported by M-Sport's customer programme will contest the 50th Acropolis Rally, round six of the FIA 2003 World Rally Championship this weekend.
Q&A: Bruno Paugam (Peugeot).
The rough stages of the Acropolis Rally are reputed for the punishment to which they expose cars, and particularly their suspensions. Bruno Paugam is the man in charge of Peugeot Sport's suspension, steering and brakes laboratory...
Skoda turns up the heat in Greece.
If there is one rally that tests the strength and reliability of World Rally Cars to the utmost, it is Greece.
<I>Colin McRae Rally 3</I> PC demo launched.
It's shakedown day for Colin McRae Rally 3 on PC as Codemasters today launches the playable demo, now available to download from the game's dedicated website at www.codemasters.com .
Protrak unveils Dale's new Accent.
The pupils at Buckinghamshire's Stowe School had something to take their minds off lessons yesterday, when Protrak World Motorsport Management, the company behind Justin Dale's 2003 World Rally Championship programme, unveiled his new mount in the playground.
Solberg signs new deal with Subaru.
The 555 Subaru World Rally Team announced today that Petter Solberg has signed a contract which will see him and co-driver Phil Mills stay with the team until the end of the 2006 FIA World Rally Championship season.
Q&A: David Lapworth (Subaru).
555 Subaru World Rally Team boss David Lapworth talks about the teams new deal with Petter Solberg, who might partner the Norwegian in 2003 and more... Q: David, why Petter?
Post-event press conference - Rally Argentina.
Drivers / Co-drivers: Marcus Gronholm and Timo Rautiainen (Peugeot), Carlos Sainz and Marc Marti (Citroen), and Richard Burns and Robert Reid (Peugeot). Team Principal: Corrado Provera (Peugeot). Interviewer: Anthony Peacock.
Martin out, Ford's hopes of victory end.
Just 39 of the original 78 starters left Villa Carlos Paz this morning for an extended third and final leg of this fifth round of the FIA World Rally Championship.
Makinen withdraws from Argentina.
The 555 Subaru World Rally team has announced that Tommi Makinen has been withdrawn from YPF Rally Argentina.
Capito replaces Whitaker at Ford.
Ford has today announced that Martin Whitaker (pictured), Ford's European Director of Motorsport and the boss at Ford Rallye Sport, will be leaving the company and that Jost Capito has been appointed as Director of Ford Team RS, and will now take over Whitaker's responsibilties.
Five-day Portugal test for Ford.
Ford Rallye Sport conducted its pre-event Rally Argentina test in Portugal last week, due to the ban on local testing before long-haul rallies.
Q&A: Francois-Xavier Demaison (Peugeot).
Francois-Xavier Demaison, Operations Manager and Marcus Gronholm's engineer, had hardly finished celebrating his driver's win in New Zealand than it was time to begin final preparations for the following round in Argentina. Here he talks about next weekend's event and more...
Subaru Rally Team Australia pay tribute to Bourne.
Subaru Rally Team Australia have today expressed their "deepest sadness" following the news, their driver Possum Bourne, has lost his battle to live. A tribute to the three times Asia Pacific champion and seven times Australian champion, on rally.subaru.com.au read:
McShea and Lloyd form two-car team for Argentina.
Jardine Lloyd Thompson [JLT] has entered a two-car team in the next round of the World Rally Championship, Rally Argentina, which runs from May 7-10.
New team manager for Peugeot.
Peugeot Sport today [Wednesday] announced the appointment of Nicola Gullino as World Rally Championship Team Manager. Of Italian nationality, Gullino has already fulfilled the same function with rigour and skill with the Italian racing team, Grifone.
Gronholm 'rolls' on, Martin and Rovanpera retire.
Peugeot's Marcus Gronholm continues to lead the Propecia Rally New Zealand today [Saturday] following SS14, however he was lucky to survive the test before.
Martin quickest in SS11 and SS12.
Ford Rallye Sport's new Focus RS WRC scored its first stage victories today when Markko Martin and Michael Park raced to fastest time on both the 20.15km Mititai Finish and the 10.15km Tokatoka speed tests to strengthen their grip on second place on this fourth round of the FIA World Rally Champi
Perfect NZ start for Gronholm.
Marcus Gronholm made the perfect start to this year's Propecia Rally New Zealand, posting fastest time on seven of the opening day's nine stages around the Northland town of Paparoa.