› Rally car successfully homologated by the international motorsport federation FIA › After thousands of kilometres in challenging tests the updated ŠKODA FABIA R5 will appear in competition soon › ŠKODA Motorsport boss Michal Hrabánek: “The updated ŠKODA FABIA R5 is a follow-up of our successful R5 project.” Mladá Boleslav, 30 April

Both Kalle Rovanperä and Eero Ettala are no strangers to travelling fast on snow and ice. But in an added twist, snowboarder Ettala raised the speed stakes by travelling while hanging onto the rally car of WRC driver Rovanperä in Kuusamo, Finnish Lapland. After their adventure, the pair talked about the challengings

Pirelli’s Sottozero tyres equipped the Toyota Yaris WRC of Takamoto Katsuta, as the young Japanese driver won the Itäralli this weekend – a round of the Finnish Rally Championship – on his debut in a World Rally Car. This is the second time in just a couple of months that Pirelli’s

• Low rental cost of €17-€20,000 secures Supercar Lites machine and a week of high-octane rallycross action. • Take to the ice for three full days of wheel-to-wheel racing and receive expert tuition from top World RX drivers • The RallyX on Ice festival takes place in the popular ski resort in

• RallyX Nordic adds CrossCar to official programme alongside Supercars, Supercar Lites, SuperTouring and RX Academy classes • All-new FIA XC Cross Car to form basis of championship alongside Xtreme CrossKart • Inclusive new Nations’ Cup and Teams’ Trophy added to prize count for 2019 • Expanded race programme creates unified RallyX Nordic

Americas Rallycross (ARX) announced today an expanded 2019 ARX and ARX2 schedule, including two new events in the Midwest at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and Gateway Motorsports Park, marking the championship’s first visit to America’s heartland. The calendar includes six ARX Supercar events and nine ARX2 events from June through October. The

M-Sport has retained the winning partnership of Matt Edwards and Alex Laffey ahead of the 2019 British Rally Championship. Last year saw Edwards deliver a third successive title for the EcoBoost-powered Ford Fiesta R5, and the Cumbrian squad have no desire to relinquish their home-soil crown this year. Dominating the championship with

• Cooper Tires adds RallyX on Ice to growing rallycross portfolio • Pioneering brand to act as presenting sponsor and official tyre-supplier • Winter festival to benefit from social media and live TV coverage RallyX on Ice has confirmed Cooper Tire Europe as both its title partner and official tyre-supplier in 2019, with

› Unique event on an ice track in Zell am See/Austria saw a double ŠKODA victory › ŠKODA works driver and WRC 2 champion Jan Kopecký won on both days and also took the overall category victory with his ŠKODA FABIA R5  › Record German Rally Champion Matthias Kahle entertained the crowds

Al-Attiyah completes a hat-trick of titles while gutsy Price survives extreme pain. The 41st edition of the Dakar Rally came to its conclusion with the remaining competitors speeding into the Peruvian capital of Lima. After navigating a 247km liaison, all that was left standing between the finish line and potential victory