World Rally News

Frenchman Gilles Panizzi holds a dominant position in the lead of the third round of the FIA World Rally Championship, the Tour de Corse, which continued in Corsica today.

Ford Rallye Sport drivers Colin McRae and Nicky Grist and team-mates Carlos Sainz and Luis Moya both hold solid points scoring positions after a wet second leg of the Tour de Corse, third round of the FIA World Rally Championship, today.

The Ford Galp Energia Racing team will not take part on the forthcoming Rally Catalunya / Rally of Spain, a tarmac event from the World Rally Championship series, after a decision was forced on the team, putting an end to a project announced last January.

Hyundai unveiled its new Accent WRC? on the eve of the 2002 Tour de Corse, determined to take drivers Armin Schwarz and Freddy Loix closer to the top six and world championship points.

Peugeot drivers hold the top three positions at the end of the opening day of the Tour de Corse, the third round of the FIA World Rally Championship.

SS5 - Ocana - Radicale (11.65 kms): Gronholm fastest through SS5; Sainz second; Duval third; Schwarz fourth; Colin McRae fifth; Burns 11th; Panizzi 12th; Alister McRae 19th; Ferreyros leads Group N; Panizzi leads overall rally at the end of leg one by 3 seconds.

The Tour de Corse is the third round out of 14 for the 2002 FIA World Rally Championship, second round out of eight for the 2002 FIA Production Car World Rally Championship

The Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team's latest signing brings an added Korean dimension to the team as new Marketing and PR head, Stephen Kitson spent the last three years leading the manufacturer's Overseas Public Relations efforts at the head office in Seoul.

The Tour de Corse, round three of the 2002 FIA World Rally Championship, begins Friday 8 March when 67 cars cross the start ramp in the town of Ajaccio on the French island of Corsica.

MG Sport and Racing's cars will feature a new livery this season, with top toy company Mattel as title sponsors of the MG motorsport activities in 2002.

The Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team head to Corsica next week for the famous Rallye de France-Tour de Corse, the first true tarmac round of the season.

The Skoda Motorsport World Rally Team is ready for round three of the 2002 World Rally Championship and the Rallye de France - the 46th Tour de Corse [March 7-10].

The Skoda Motorsport World Rally Team has undergone extensive and rigorous testing ahead of the Rallye de France - the 46th Tour de Corse, round three of the World Rally Championship [March 7-10].

The Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team last week completed a six-day tarmac test in the Tarragona region of Spain testing the new evolution of the Hyundai Accent World Rally Car, the WRC?.

Mitsubishi Motors paid tribute to the Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart World Rally Championship Team and the countless successes of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution worldwide at the annual Mitsubishi Champion's Meeting in Tokyo on 16-17 February.

Sometimes it is the smallest changes which can have the biggest impact.

The 555 Subaru World Rally Team recently completed a four-day tarmac test in Spain to try out a number of new components and settings on the Subaru Impreza WRC.

One of Britain's best-loved, most charismatic and successful rally drivers, Tony Pond, has died at the age of 56.

Carlos Sainz may have taken another podium finish in Sweden, but the real hero of the event for Ford was privateer Janne Tuohino, who helped Colin McRae score points after a nightmare rally.

Subaru's Charlie Dodd talks about his role as Parts Logistics Supervisor; how long he has been with SWRT; and a lot more: Q: Charlie Dodd - What does your job involve?

SS 13 - Rammen 2 (23.16 kms): Cancelled due to bad road conditions. The stage was used on the first day [Friday] and has been deemed to muddy for use today. Stage times and overall standings after SS12. Top ten stage times for SS12:

Skoda Motorsport has had a bitterly disappointing end to the Swedish Rally with its most experienced driver Kenneth Eriksson, being forced to retire just 7km from the end of the final stage when his Octavia WRC overheated.

Alister McRae and David Senior claimed their first points of the year for themselves and Mitsubishi by finishing the Swedish Rally, the second round of the FIA World Rally Championship, in fifth position.

Mitsubishi Motors drivers Juha Kangas and Daniel Carlsson are locked in combat in a thrilling battle for supremacy in the Production Car class on the Swedish Rally, the first round of the series in the 2002 FIA World Rally Championship.