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Neuville Gets Seat for New Zealand

WRS Media — Wed, 16 May 2012 05:26:52 -0700

Nasser Al-Attiyah will be unable to take part in WRC Rally New Zealand (June 21-24) due to his Olympic Games’ commitments and has chosen to entrust his Citroën DS3 WRC to Thierry Neuville, who will enter the event on behalf of the Qatar World Rally Team.

It would certainly be no understatement to say that Nasser At-Attiyah is a busy man! The Qatari simply never stops: official entrant in the WRC and a regular competitor in the Middle East Rally Championship, he also somehow finds time to take part in rally-raids and Skeet shooting competitions.

Grönholm Confirms GRC Program

WRS Media — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:06:33 -0700

Marcus Grönholm has confirmed his 2012 program in his much-awaited full-time return to international competition. The 42 year-old double World Rally Champion outlined his participation in the six-round Global Rallycross Championship in the USA with the Best Buy Racing Rallycross Team.

The engagement represents an opportunity for the two-time WRC champion to harness his core rally skills and apply them to a new, dynamic, metropolitan format of racing entertainment that has set its ambition to re-define motorsport, especially for the youth market.

Sordo Wins IRC Tour de Corse

WRS Media — Sat, 12 May 2012 13:56:17 -0700

Dani Sordo has claimed victory on Giru di Corsica-Tour de Corse, round four of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, following a faultless performance in a MINI John Cooper Works S2000 on his debut in the all-action series.

Jan Kopecký beat Corsican hero Pierre Campana in a thrilling battle for second place that raged up until the end of the final stage, one of four shown live on Eurosport.

Campana Storms Podium on Home Event

WRS Media — Sat, 12 May 2012 13:17:25 -0700

Pierre Campana has taken a spectacular podium result at Tour de Corse today following a competitive, reliable and mature performance at the wheel of the Munaretto-run Peugeot 207 in Corsica over the three days.

The result sees the Corsican claim a debut podium result at Tour de Corse, arguably the toughest asphalt rallies in the world, underlining his credentials as one of the world’s best rally drivers on asphalt.

Mikkelsen Keeps IRC Lead After Corsica

WRS Media — Sat, 12 May 2012 12:37:51 -0700

SKODA UK Motorsport’s Andreas Mikkelsen has maintained his lead in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge after finishing in a points-scoring 5th position in his factory-prepared Fabia S2000 on the 55th Tour of Corsica.

Co-driven by Ola Fløene, the IRC champion led the event at the end of Leg 1, but a collision with a telegraph pole and subsequent puncture on SS5 cost him almost three minutes and denied him any chance of victory. Having dropped from 1st to 8th, Andreas fought back to 5th on Leg 2 before driving conservatively on Leg 3 to maintain position.

Sordo Leads Corsica into Final Day

WRS Media — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:42:52 -0700

Dani Sordo will start the final six stages of Giru di Corsica-Tour de Corse on Saturday firmly in contention for a debut victory in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge following a day of high drama on the demanding asphalt roads around Corte in the centre of the picturesque Mediterranean island.

Campana Battles for Second

WRS Media — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:11:37 -0700

Pierre Campana finds himself in the middle of an exciting battle for second place as the second day of this week’s Tour de Corse draws to a close following a solid day of rallying across today’s five special stages in warm and sunny conditions.

Pierre started off strongly, intent on cementing his podium place, and would have finished higher than his eventual sixth position had it not been for a problem at the finish. Pierre found that the flying finish board was 310m further back than expected which resulted in a hesitant end to the stage, costing valuable seconds.

Mikkelsen Intent on Scoring Points

WRS Media — Fri, 11 May 2012 12:32:54 -0700

ŠKODA UK Motorsport’s Andreas Mikkelsen is consolidating a strong Intercontinental Rally Challenge points-scoring 5th position in his factory-prepared Fabia S2000, despite losing the Tour of Corsica rally lead with a time-consuming incident on SS5.

Having started in Ajaccio, Andreas and co-driver Ola Fløene led after the opening three stages of Leg 1 to arrive at the first overnight halt in Calvi 2.8 seconds ahead of their main rival Dani Sordo.

Mikkelsen Leads in Corsica Overnight

WRS Media — Thu, 10 May 2012 11:05:20 -0700

Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion Andreas Mikkelsen leads Giru di Corsica-Tour de Corse following the opening three stages around Ajaccio this afternoon.

However, with 28 seonds covering the leading drivers, Mikkelsen has a big fight on his hands in his bid to win his first IRC event on asphalt and extend his title advantage.

Sordo Eligible for Points in Corsica

WRS Media — Thu, 10 May 2012 09:26:46 -0700

In view of MINI’s intention to register as an official Intercontinental Rally Challenge manufacturer, Eurosport Events, the promoter of the IRC, has sought a waiver to amend its sporting regulations to allow Dani Sordo and Carlos del Barrio to score points in the IRC drivers’ and co-drivers’ classifications respectively on the Tour de Corse rally.

Crews using MINI’s John Cooper Works Super 2000 will be able to score IRC points on future rounds of the IRC once MINI has confirmed its registration. At such time, MINI will become eligible for IRC manufacturer points as well.