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JAPAN, KENYA AND NEW ZEALAND NAMED IN 2020 WRC CALENDAR

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• WRC Promoter confirms 2020 FIA World Rally Championship calendar • Fixture list surprises with three new events for next season • New rounds emphasise strategy to further globalise championship • Six continents feature in WRC calendar for first time ever • Not since 1999 have Asia and Africa appeared side-by-side in

TANAK EYES CHAMPIONSHIP TREBLE ON RALLY GERMANY

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The Toyota Yaris WRC is back in asphalt action this week on Rally Germany, the 10th round of the 2019 FIA World Rally Championship. Ott Tänak has the chance to make it three wins on the event in as many years as he seeks to extend his 22-point lead in the

FERNANDO ALONSO KEEPS AN EYE ON DAKAR WITH TOYOTA GAZOO RACING

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After a successful campaign in the 2018/19 FIA World Endurance Championship, Fernando Alonso and TOYOTA GAZOO Racing will join forces once again in the upcoming months for a series of tests with the Toyota Hilux, the car that is expected to compete in the next Dakar Rally. Over the next five months, Fernando,

REVISED RALLY TURKEY ROUTE READY TO CHALLENGE WRC TEAMS IN SEPTEMBER

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MARMARIS (TURKEY): Rally Turkey officials at TOSFED have now had the route for the 11th round of the FIA World Rally Championship officially approved by the FIA. The event will be based in Marmaris and takes place on September 12th-15th. The itinerary features 17 special stages and 310.10 competitive kilometres in

INTRODUCING THE ALL-NEW FORD FIESTA R1

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M-Sport and Ford are proud to complete a fully updated ‘Ladder of Opportunity’ with the introduction of the all-new EcoBoost-powered Ford Fiesta R1 – the second new car to be produced by the team at M‑Sport Poland’s headquarters in Krakow. Like the EcoBoost-powered Ford Fiesta R2 that was introduced late last

THE ALL-NEW FORD FIESTA R5

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M-Sport and Ford are proud to introduce the all-new EcoBoost-powered Ford Fiesta R5. Replacing its hugely successful predecessor, the new Fiesta promotes the latest motorsport technology and road-going design. Based on the Ford Fiesta ST-Line which is manufactured at Ford’s world-class facility in Cologne, M Sport has worked closely with the

UPDATED ŠKODA FABIA R5 SUCCESSFULLY HOMOLOGATED AND READY FOR COMPETITION

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› 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

KEVIN HANSEN TAKES MAIDEN VICTORY IN ABU DHABI

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Kevin Hansen recorded a maiden World RX victory in Abu Dhabi – in a dramatic opening round of the 2019 FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy – under the bright lights of Yas Marina Circuit. In a weekend largely dominated by the Team Hansen MJP Peugeot 208s – for

BT SPORT TO BROADCAST ALL WORLD RX ROUNDS LIVE IN 2019

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The FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy will be broadcast live and in full in the UK and Ireland throughout the 2019 season as part of a multi-year agreement with BT Sport. Under the partnership, BT Sport will broadcast all 10 rounds of the world championship live and the

C3 WRC SETS SAIL FOR CORSICA

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The first rally to be contested on clean tarmac this season, round four of the 2019 WRC is also Citroën Total World Rally Team’s home event. Hopes are therefore high for the French outfit’s crews, Sébastien Ogier – Julien Ingrassia and Esapekka Lappi – Janne Ferm, especially as the major

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