Citroën Racing is to continue competing in the FIA World Rally Championship in association with its leading C3 R5 customers, beginning with this month’s Rallye Monte-Carlo and concluding in November in Japan after taking in many of the WRC’s classic fixtures. This stepped up programme with the C3 R5 will
Day: January 9, 2020
SAINZ SCORCHES TO A SECOND STAGE WIN WHILE SUNDERLAND CRASHES OUT
LAIA SANZ FINISHES 26TH ON DAKAR STAGE FIVE
THE LEGENDARY BMW JUNIOR TEAM MAKES ITS COMEBACK IN 2020
New generation, new training programme: The legendary BMW Junior Team makes its comeback in 2020. The legendary BMW Junior Team celebrates its comeback after more than 40 years. 2020 will see a new generation of promising talents contest races under the name BMW Junior Team. Dan Harper (GBR), Max Hesse
YATES JOINS M-SPORT FORD IN WRC 2
M-Sport Ford will run a pair of EcoBoost-powered Ford Fiesta R5 MkIIs in the FIA World Rally Championship’s premier support series this year – Britain’s Rhys Yates teaming up with Adrien Fourmaux for a full campaign in the WRC 2 category. Yates announced his programme at Autosport International, and will contest
TOBY PRICE TOPS DAKAR STAGE FIVE
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Toby Price has won the fifth leg of the Dakar Rally. Putting in a superb performance throughout the special, the Australian now sits second overall in the provisional event standings. Teammates Matthias Walkner and Luciano Benavides completed the stage in fifth and eighth respectively. Red
BRC CHAMPION TEAMS UP WITH YUASA
Matt Edwards will be chasing a third British Rally Championship crown this year – taking to the wheel of M-Sport’s EcoBoost-powered Ford Fiesta R5 MkII with support from title sponsor Yuasa, Swift Leisure Vehicles and Pirelli. The Fiesta has delivered the British Rally Championship for the past four years –
M-SPORT AND SPARCO CONTINUE
M-Sport and Sparco enjoy an established and successful partnership, and the two companies are delighted to announce a two-year continuation of their long-standing relationship. A passion for motorsport underlies both companies, and together they have achieved worldwide success with countless drivers, co-drivers and technicians all benefitting from Sparco’s signature quality
2020 M-SPORT FORD WORLD RALLY TEAM’S FORD FIESTA WRC’S NEW LIVERY
M-Sport Ford World Rally Team’s EcoBoost-powered Ford Fiesta WRCs will be adorned with a striking new livery this year – Graphic Designer Phil Dixon delivering another eye-catching creation for the 2020 FIA World Rally Championship. https://youtu.be/TuuJntYXVh4 Dixon’s designs are eagerly awaited and the Cumbrian’s work attains fan-favourite status year after year. This