First step into the World Rally Championship
Kimi Raikkonen will shortly step up his foray into the world of professional rallying.

After recently contesting three minor events in Finland and Italy, the 2007 world champion and Ferrari driver has now signed up for Finland's round of the World Rally Championship at the end of July.

The 29-year-old ... [ more ]

Former Ski champion operated on in Clermond-Ferrand
Former Alpine skier turned race driver Luc Alphand suffered injuries whist competing at the weekend in the Rand'Auverge moto endurance event in France.

Alphand, 43, suffered spinal injuries and was operated on today in Clermond-Ferrand. His injuries are said to include three fractures to the spine.

Christian ... [ more ]

Poland - J-WRC - Finish
Kevin Abbring became the youngest winner of a round of the FIA Junior World Rally Championship when at 20 years and 159 days old he sensationally won the 66th Orlen Platinum Rally Poland in his Dutch KNAF Talent First Team Clio R3.

Co-driven by Erwin Mombaerts, Abbring fought a magnificently close and exciting battle with J-WRC ... [ more ]

Poland - Petter Solberg World Rally Team - Finish
Rally Poland has come to its conclusion, and Petter Solberg ended the event in a sudden fourth place behind Mikko Hirvonen, Dani Sordo and his brother Henning Solberg.

Every day in Poland was spent driving flat-out as Solberg tried to keep the same pace as the other drivers. However on Sunday morning's ... [ more ]

Poland - Citroen Junior Team - Finish
The Citroen Junior Team once again showed the potential of its C4 WRCs and its three crews with some strong performances at Rally Poland, round eight of the FIA World Rally Championship. This impressive form gives the team plenty of confidence for the rest of the season.

Nearly 90 competitive kilometres made up the ... [ more ]

Last-minute error in Poland very heavy on his mind
Rally winner Mikko Hirvonen and teammate Jari-Matti Latvala were about to clinch a perfect result at the conclusion of what had been an intense and flat-out battle which nearly covered the whole Rally Poland weekend.

Then disaster struck during the event's closing super special stage, moments away from ... [ more ]

Alguersuari replaces Hartley
Red Bull announced this morning that Jaime Alguersuari is to take over the reserve role at both Red Bull Renault and Toro Rosso Ferrari following the German Grand Prix. Alguersuari replaces fellow Red Bull protégé Brendon Hartley.

The 19 year old Spaniard, who became the youngest ever British F3 champion last year, is currently ... [ more ]

A special home race for the Toyota team
Jarno Trulli and the Toyota team were not particularly upbeat after finishing seventh at the recent British Grand Prix, particularly as the Italian veteran had qualified fourth. However he and the team are looking forward to the forthcoming German Grand Prix, something of a home race for the Cologne-based squad.

“Well, ... [ more ]

With double triumph at Donington
Ben Spies (Yamaha World Superbike) pulled off another amazing double triumph in the ninth round of the Hannspree FIM Superbike World Championship in front of 61,000 spectators at Donington Park.

The Texan has now reduced the 48 point gap at the top of the table to 14 from Noriyuki Haga (Ducati Xerox), who crashed in race ... [ more ]

At Dutch TT
The LCR Honda MotoGP rider Randy De Puniet was involved in a thrilling race crossing the line in 7th place in Saturday's 26-lap Ducth Grand Prix at Assen race track reinforcing his place as one of the championship's top privateers.

The seventh round of the season started at 14:00 local time and was held in dry conditions and cloudy skies with ... [ more ]

At Dutch TT
Chris Vermeulen brought his Rizla Suzuki GSV-R home in fifth place at Saturday's Dutch TT in Assen to record his best result of the season so far.

Vermeulen got a great start from the fourth row of the grid and was in touch with the top-three at the end of lap one.

He was forced back to sixth place on lap six, but with a rider falling ... [ more ]

Hayden takes best result of season
The Ducati Marlboro Team had a mixed weekend at Assen, with some positive results balanced out by a few difficulties.

The steps forward in the bike's performance were a definite positive, and that allowed Casey Stoner to take yet another podium finish despite suffering physically once more during the race.

Nicky ... [ more ]

A multi-tyre championship one option from 2010
Nearing the end of the first three year term of the control tyre, the MSA British Rally Championship can confirm that it is discussing various options with tyre manufacturers to take effect from 2010 onwards.

“We want a sustainable solution for the Championship, our teams, competitors and events and at the ... [ more ]

Following Ypres Rally debut and retirement
Guy Wilks has said he will be able to take many positives away from his retirement on the Belgium Ypres Rally recently.

Wilks, who was giving Proton's Satria Neo Super 2000 its debut in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, retired on the opening day of the event following a crash. However, the British driver ... [ more ]

Poland - Pirelli - Finish
Pirelli's soft-compound Scorpion tyres delivered a faultless performance on unknown territory, taking the Ford World Rally Team to victory on the debut of the Rally Poland in the FIA World Rally Championship.

Despite having very little information about the eighth round of the World Rally Championship, which was run on gravel ... [ more ]