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SWEDISH SUCCESS FOR DE RIGGER

Guillaume De Ridder set the 2018 RX2 International Series presented by Cooper Tires title fight ablaze this weekend (29 June – 1 July), with a peerless performance at Höljes in Sweden to claim a second consecutive victory in the official FIA World Rallycross Championship feeder series. Under bright blue skies and

THE UPDATED PEUGEOT 208 WRX SHOWS ITS POTENTIAL IN SWEDEN

The latest evolution of the PEUGEOT 208 WRX was introduced at Höljes in Sweden, with the team swapping the known quantity of the previous car for the start of a brand-new learning curve. While the potential was clear to see, circumstances conspired against the French squad in the homeland of

KRISTOFFERSSON CLAIMS HOME WIN AT HOLJES

Swedish hero Johan Kristoffersson starred on the way to his fifth victory of the season in round six of the FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy at the Swecon World RX of Sweden in Holjes. PSRX Volkswagen Sweden's Kristoffersson claimed his third maximum points score in a row to

HOME HERO LEADS FIELD INTO HÖLJES AS RX2 MARKS MIDWAY POINT

The stakes have been raised as the RX2 International Series presented by Cooper Tires races towards the midway stage of its 2018 campaign in Sweden this weekend (29 June – 1 July), with the biggest grid in the championship’s history set to make Höljes a key outing for all of

MADS ØSTBERG TO COMPETE FOR CITROËN RACING FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON

Mads Østberg is set to team up with Craig Breen in the second C3 WRC at Rally Finland (26-29 July), Rallye Deutschland (16-19 August), Rally Turkey (13-16 September), Wales Rally GB (4-7 October) and Rally Australia (15-18 November). As initially planned, Sébastien Loeb will compete in the second C3 WRC in

OLSBERGS MSE HEADS TO HÖLJES ON A HIGH AFTER HELL SUCCESS

Olsbergs MSE signalled intentions ahead of its home round of the 2018 FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy, World RX of Sweden, with a battling performance all the way to the semi-finals for both drivers in Norway. Armed with an upgraded Ford Fiesta ST and going up against rivals

DE RIDDER BREAKS RX2 DUCK IN TENSE THREE-WAY THRILLER

Guillaume De Ridder claimed an overdue maiden victory in the RX2 International Series presented by Cooper Tires in Hell, Norway today (10 June), after getting the better of team-mate Oliver Eriksson and home hero Henrik Krogstad in a pulsating, crowd-pleasing final. De Ridder's triumph came as the result of a determined

TEAM PEUGEOT TOTAL FINISHES JUST OFF THE PODIUM AT RUTHLESS HELL RX

WRX Round #5 – Hell, 09-10.06 A weekend of mixed fortunes for Team PEUGEOT Total on round 5 of the FIA World Rallycross Championship, through the twists and turns of Hell in Norway. Two of the PEUGEOT 208 WRX cars went through to the final, with Kevin Hansen finishing as the

OGIER MISSES OUT ON SARDINIAN VICTORY

M-Sport Ford World Rally Team's Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia missed out on victory at this weekend's Rally Italia Sardegna by the smallest of margins – less than a second separating their EcoBoost-powered Ford Fiesta WRC from the top-step of the podium. It took the competing crews three hours, 28 minutes

THE C3 R5 RACKS UP THE STAGE WINS IN SARDINIA

With four stage wins claimed by Stéphane Lefebvre and Gabin Moreau, who were leading one of the toughest rounds of the year when they were forced to retire, the Citroën C3 R5 once again showed its array of qualities on the Mediterranean island. Rally Sardinia presented crews and cars alike with

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