World Rally News

SS6 - Granberget 2 (40.51kms): Colin McRae fastest through SS6; Gronholm second; Rovanpera third; Burns fourth; Eriksson fifth; Alister McRae ninth; Solberg retired - suspected engine problem; Schwarz got stuck in a snow bank; Radstrom was given a 2m 10s penalty for being late out of servi

SS 7 - Fredriksberg 2 (18.14 kms): Gronholm fastest through SS7; Rovanpera second; Radstrom third; Burns sixth; Alister McRae ninth; Paasonen lost a wheel; Colin McRae broke a wheel; Radstrom had a 16m penalty for arriving early into service - tactical to improve his running position; Walf

Carlos Sainz and Luis Moya powered their Ford Focus RS up into third place on this second round of the FIA World Rally Championship during today's middle group of speed tests after Ford Rallye Sport team-mates Colin McRae and Nicky Grist slipped off the leaderboard after stopping to change a brok

World Rally Champion Richard Burns will be supported in the defence of his title in 2002 by Nicorette.

Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart has a strong three-car team for the Swedish Rally, the second round of the 2002 FIA World Rally Championship, and believes that it can live up to its fine record on this event.

Following a ceremonial start in Karlstad town square last night, today saw the first proper competition on the 2002 Swedish Rally.

Colin McRae and Nicky Grist head a trio of Ford Focus RS World Rally Cars on the top 10 leaderboard after a difficult opening leg of the Swedish Rally today.

Ford Rallye Sport driver Carlos Sainz wrote off his Ford Focus WRC yesterday [Tuesday] during a pre-Swedish Rally test.

Studs are undeniably stars of the snow on the Swedish Rally. There are more than 1,500 of these tiny metal components on each car as they launch into the icy stages.

The Hyundai Castrol World Rally team have confirmed that Freddy Loix will compete in this weekend's Swedish Rally.

One of the most slippery events of the World Rally Championship calendar and the only one considered a true winter rally, has never witnessed a non- Scandinavian driver take the winner's cup in all its 50 year history.

Citroen driver Sebastien Loeb and navigator Daniel Elena sprayed the victory champagne on the opening round of the 2002 FIA World Rally Championship, the Rallye Monte Carlo.

Ford Puma driver Francois Duval has scored a comfortable victory in the opening round of the FIA World Junior Rally Championship.

SS6 - Pont de Clans-Villars-sur-Var (12.08 kms): Solberg fastest through SS6; Makinen second; Colin McRae third; Loeb fourth; Gronholm fifth; Sainz sixth; Burns ninth; Alister McRae 13th; Galli leads the JWRC runners; Loeb leads overall rally by 35.4 seconds.

555 Subaru World Rally Team member Terry Kaby talks about his role at World Rally events; the Monte Carlo rally and a lot more: Q: What's your job with the team?

Skoda Motorsport has had a disappointing second day of the 70th Monte Carlo Rally, with the youngest Octavia WRC driver in the squad crashing out in the second stage of the day.

The Monte Carlo Rally challenge of Gwyndaf Evans and Chris Patterson came to an end on stage three of the rally - the second competitive stage after the second stage of the day was cancelled - when the car left the road and was unable to continue.

55 cars left Monte Carlo this morning to start the opening round of the 2002 World Rally Championship, the Rallye Monte Carlo. From there, crews headed 160kms north into the mountains and five stages based around a central service point at Digne-les-Bains.

Ford Rallye Sport drivers Colin McRae and Nicky Grist maintained their strong start to this opening round of the FIA World Rally Championship by holding third in their Ford Focus RS World Rally Car.

The first round of the 2002 FIA World Rally Championship begins on 17th January with the Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo. This is the 30th year of the FIA World Rally Championship, which began at Monte-Carlo in 1973.

The 555 Subaru World Rally Team announced today that it has renewed its partnership with British American Tobacco, and its internationally popular cigarette brand 555, for at least the next 3 years.

The 2002 world rally season will truly be an historic milestone for the Mlada Boleslav based Skoda works team. For the first time in its history Skoda Motorsport will compete in the complete programme of the FIA World rally championship, consisting of 14 events this year.

Former Polish F2 Rally Champion Tomasz Kuchar is to join the Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team on select rounds of the 2002 FIA World Rally Championship.

Carmarthenshire County Council is looking for witnesses to last November's Network Q Rally accident involving Carlos Sainz and spectators on the Brechfa stage.