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Event timetable - Monte Carlo.
Complete event timetable for this weekend's Monte Carlo Rally - the first round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. Thursday 17 January: 18.30 Ceremonial Start - Monaco Friday 18 January
Subaru and Makinen ready for Monte challenge.
The first round of the 2002 World Rally Championship, the Monte Carlo Rally, starts on Thursday [17 January] with Subaru beginning the defence of its drivers' title without the man who earned it for them.
Q&A: Derek Dauncey - Mitsubishi team manager.
Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Team Manager Derek Dauncey talks about Monte Carlo, the team's new drivers, the year ahead and a lot more:
Mitsubishi drivers bid for glory at Monte Carlo.
Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart will enter a new era when the 2002 FIA World Rally Championship begins on the Monte Carlo Rally, for it has an entirely new driver line-up.
MG ZR debuts on the Monte.
The MG ZR Super 1600 (EX258) will make its rally debut at the opening round of the 2002 FIA Junior World Rally Championship at Monte Carlo this month with Gwyndaf Evans behind the wheel.
Seven Pumas for Junior World Championship.
Ford Rallye Sport's seven-car assault on the new Junior World Championship for 2002 will be led by young Belgian rally ace Francois Duval. Already a proven winner for Ford, the 21 year-old from Chimay claimed victory on last year's Rally of Kent in Britain at the wheel of a Puma Super 1600.
Concept novice rally car revealed.
Ford Rallye Sport pulled the wraps off a closely-kept secret car at the Autosport International Show today [Thursday[ when it revealed its all-new 'Rally Training Concept Vehicle'.
Mannisenmaki to miss opening two events.
The Subaru World Rally Team announced today that 32-year old Finn Kaj Lindstr?m will substitute for Risto Mannisenmaki as Tommi Makinen's co-driver for the first two events of the 2002 WRC season.
Three Skodas on all events for 2002.
The Skoda Motorsport World Rally team faces its biggest challenge to date as it begins the 2002 World Rally Championship season - the fourth season of competition for the Skoda Octavia WRC.
Court could present Burns with quiet defence.
Richard Burns may not have the chance to defend his hard-earned World Rally Championship crown, as Subaru seeks to prevent him from driving for any other team.
Channel 4 set to revolutionise WRC TV coverage.
Channel 4 is set to revolutionise TV coverage of the World Rally Championship when it takes over the UK television rights for the start of the 2002 season in January.
'Tug of love' Burns to test Peugeot today.
New world rally champion Richard Burns is due to test with Peugeot for the first time today [Tuesday] - despite claims that he will remain a Subaru driver in 2002.
Channel 4 to screen WRC in 2002?
Channel 4 will announce tomorrow that they have secured the rights to screen the entire 14 rounds of the FIA World Rally Championship in 2002 according to reports in the British press.
Ford names new technical director.
Ford has announced that Christian Loriaux will join its world rally team as its new technical director, following the departure of director of engineering Guenther Steiner to the Jaguar Formula One team.
Impreza breaks Lancer's hold on Group N.
A Subaru Impreza won the group N class in a round of the World Rally Championship for the first time in 28 events at the Network Q Rally of Great Britain.
Rally hailed success despite setbacks.
The much-hyped head-to-head between Richard Burns and Colin McRae may have fizzled out on day one in the forests, the weather may have turned a little colder than expected, and event was blighted by an accident involving spectators, but the Network Q Rally of Great Britain was still a hit.
McRae: I'll be back!
Colin McRae has promised to bounce back from his season-ending shunt on the Rally of Great Britain to become Britain's only two-time world champion in 2002.
Retirement agony for Scholarship winner.
With less than 30 special stage miles left to complete after two and a half days battling through the Welsh forests, 2001 Colin McRae Scholarship winner Mark Wheeler and co-driver Roger Herron suffered an agonising mechanical problem with their 'Super1600' Ford Puma and were forced out of their f
Sainz crash update: 9 spectators leave hospital.
The Network Q Rally of Great Britain media office has released further information on those spectators injured in the accident on Special Stage 11 (Brechfa 2) yesterday involving Ford's Carlos Sainz.
Sainz told 'to continue' after crash.
A number of spectators are feared to have been injured following Carlos Sainz's crash on SS11 of the Rally of Great Britain.
Ford withdraws both cars from Rally GB.
The Ford Motor Company has issued a statement following the accident involving Carlos Sainz during Stage 13 of the Rally of Great Britain, revealing that both their remaining cars have now been withdrawn from the event. The statement reads as follows:
Loix forced out of season finale.
The Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart crew of Freddy Loix and Sven Smeets retired their Lancer Evolution WRC from the Rally of Great Britain today.
Network Q Rally of Great Britain: SS9.
SS 9 - Resolfen (46.45 kms): Gronholm fastest through SS9; Rovanpera second; Sainz third; Burns fourth; Loix fifth; Alister McRae sixth; Mark Higgins 11th; Loix broke a shock absorber and lost third and fourth gear; Auriol went off the road; Ferreyros leads Group N; Gronholm leads overall
Sainz: We hit a car, then some spectators.
An emotional Carlos Sainz has spoken about the accident that left twelve spectators injured, some seriously, when his Ford Focus left the road on Stage 13 of the Rally of Great Britain.