More points for Suzuki...
Toni Gardemeister and co-driver Tomi Tuominen drove an inch-perfect final day at Rally Finland to bring their Suzuki SX4 WRC home in eighth place. Gardemeister's drive is rewarded with a drivers' championship point for him, and two for the Suzuki World Rally Team.

Teammate P-G Andersson did not restart Sunday morning following ... [ more ]

A hard-fought second-place finish
Ford World Rally Team driver Mikko Hirvonen and co-driver Jarmo Lehtinen finished second in Rally Finland after a thrilling duel with arch-rival Sébastien Loeb during the four-day event.

The Finns' seventh podium in nine rallies this year preserves their lead in the FIA World Rally Championship driver standings and keeps ... [ more ]

A foreigner wins in Finland!
The 58th Rally Finland, ninth round of the 2008 World Rally Championship, promises to be remembered as a landmark event in the history of world class rallying.

The final leg saw Sébastien Loeb and co-driver Daniel Elena clinch their first-ever win in the country, while Dani Sordo and Marc Marti claimed fourth overall in the ... [ more ]

CIVIC READY TO FLY IN FINLAND

Guy Wilks and the Honda Civic Type R R3 will take on the fastest and most spectacular rally in the world next weekend, when they start Rally Finland, formerly known as the 'Rally of the Thousand Lakes'.

Finland, the birthplace of more World Rally Champions than any other country, is well known as the spiritual home of rallying. ... [ more ]

Gigi Galli and Giovanni Bernacchini in their Ford Focus RS of the Stobart VK M-Sport Ford team, after the summer break are now ready to tackle the spectacular Rally Finland, 9th round of the 2008 FIA World Rally Championship

After a seven weeks summer break, Gigi Galli and his co-driver Giovanni Bernacchini, with a Ford Focus RS of the Stobart VK M-Sport Ford, ... [ more ]

Citroen Sport on unconquered ground
The second half of this year's World Rally Championship kicks off with the former 'Great Race' of Jyvaskyla', later known as the 1000 Lakes Rally from 1954 until 1996, and now officially called the Rally Finland. Citroen Total has entered two C4 WRCs for this year's event which is not only the ninth round of the 2008 WRC but ... [ more ]

Perez Companc farewells WRC in Finland
The ninth round of the FIA World Rally Championship will mark the end of an era for Argentine driver Luis Perez Companc and co-driver Jose Maria Volta as they contest their final WRC event together on next week's Neste Oil Rally Finland.

Team-mates Federico Villagra/Jorge Perez Companc will be present for the pair's ... [ more ]

SWRT set for flying start as WRC battle recommences

After a six week break, Rally Finland heralds the return of the 2008 World Rally Championship with a bang. One of the most renowned events in the calendar, the Jyvaskyla-based rally is a heady mix of flat-out straights, huge jumps that send cars airborne, and maximum commitment corners.

Demanding ... [ more ]

Suzuki prepares for the biggest challenge of all

Of the rallies that make up the FIA World Rally Championship, Finland has the most fearsome reputation of them all. The Jyvaskyla-based event - which is a true legend in the rallying world - is easily the fastest rally of the year, with compact gravel roads that are as quick and smooth as motorways. Rally Finland ... [ more ]

Home pride adds extra spark to Finland duel for Ford's Finns

Two Finnish pairings, one of which leads the drivers' standings in the FIA World Rally Championship, eager to claim a maiden victory on their home rally and one of the sport's classic fixtures, competing for a team that leads the manufacturers' title race -- the scene is set for an epic contest as Rally ... [ more ]