Image: 

León, Mexico — The Citroën Total World Rally Team crew of Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena today won Rally Mexico, the second round of the FIA World Rally Championship. After their dominant performance on the second day, the reigning World Champions were able to cruise to the finish while the battle for second raged behind them. Petter Solberg and Phil Mills clinched the position on the final super special stage, heading Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia by just 1.1 seconds at the end of the rally. more...

Image: 

León, Mexico — Former FIA World Rally Champion Petter Solberg leads Rally Mexico at the end of the first day of competition. "Today has been good fun," says Petter. "Of course our road position was a good advantage, but still we have been fast. It will be more difficult tomorrow being first car on the road, but I will keep on enjoying the driving and the fight." more...

Image: 

Curitiba, Brazil — Kris Meeke is on course to repeat his Rally Internacional de Curitiba victory of last year after winning six of the seven special stages on the first leg of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge qualifier in Brazil today (Friday 5 March).

The defending IRC champion holds a 32.7-second lead over fellow Briton Guy Wilks heading into Saturday's second leg after making the most of his knowledge of the high-speed gravel stages: Meeke is the only leading IRC regular who has previous experience of the event. more...

Image: 

León, Mexico — BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team endured a predictably tough opening to Rally Mexico today as dry and dirty conditions hampered their challenge on this second round of the FIA World Rally Championship.

Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila are fifth in a Ford Focus RS World Rally Car, while team-mates and championship leaders Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen are sixth in a similar car, after carrying the burden of carving a clear line through slippery loose gravel throughout the day. more...

Image: 

León, Mexico — Remember Speedy Gonzales? He was well-known as "the fastest mouse in all of Mexico". Shouting "Andale, andale, arriba, arriba!" from underneath his trademark sombrero, he managed to outwit all of his rivals (usually cats) through speed, cunning and judicious use of chilli sauce. more...

Image: 

Salem, MO, USA — Since Ken Block and Alex Gelsominoʼs first race at the 100 Acre Wood Rally in 2006, the two have dominated the competition, consistently taking first
place every year since. This weekend theyʼre looking to secure a repeat performance, a.k.a. the “5-peat.”

“I absolutely love this rally,” says Ken Block. “The stages here in Missouri fit my driving style perfectly—theyʼre fast—and the gravel here allows me to go flat-out and sideways, just the way I like it.” more...

Image: 

Eurosport Events and the Cyprus Automobile Association (CAA) have today announced the creation of an innovative standalone rallying event, the Golden Stage Rally, the first edition of which will be run in Cyprus on 7 November, 2010. more...

Image: 

León, Mexico — Once more, the communities in which Rally Mexico, Rally Guanajuato Bicentenario, takes place are to benefit from the Rally de la Salud, the “Health Rally”, a social program born of the collaboration between rally organisers, the Department of Health of the State of Guanajuato, and the local health authorities. more...

Image: 

Welshpool, United Kingdom — Welshpool based James Watkins has confirmed plans to contest the highly popular and extremely competitive Formula 1000 Tarmac Rally Championship in 2010 and will use the very same Geoff Jones Motorsport run Nissan Micra with which he took a pair of class podiums in 2009.

Watkins has secured backing from both Rally Marketing of Welshpool and Makefast of Newtown and it is thanks to this commitment that the 20 year old will be able to chase championship points for the first time in his fledgling rallying career. more...

Image: 

Ajaccio, France — Frenchman Pierre Campana had his first taste of Super 2000 machinery in the Savoie area of France earlier this month, when he tried out a Peugeot 207 S2000 and a Fiat Grande Punto S2000 on asphalt.

The tests were organised by the French magazine, 'Rallyes', as part of their 'Operation Coup de Pouce' programme. This programme aims to give youngsters much-needed experience in order for them to enhance their careers at international level. The cars were run by French team GPC Motorsport, which also supports the initiative. more...