M-Sport Ford World Rally Team’s Łukasz Pieniążek is ready to tackle the gravel stages of next week’s Rally Mexico. Taking to the wheel of the EcoBoost-powered Ford Fiesta R5, the young Pole is contesting his first event outside of Europe and is keen to show further improvements on the first

Most 18-year-olds with a brand new licence would get pretty nervous driving with their dad by their side. This time, it was the dad who was the more nervous. How come? Because the youngster is Kalle Rovanperä, ŠKODA Motorsport’s fresh talent. Kalle Rovanperä exclaims: “I’ve never been so excited in my life before!”. He watches

After winning the WRC2 class at the opening round of the world championship in Monte-Carlo, the C3 R5 confirmed its excellent start to the season by securing a dominant victory in Sweden on its first outing on snow and ice in the even more competitive WRC2 Pro class. Switching from a

Torsby, 17 February 2019 - ŠKODA works crew Kalle Rovanperä/Jonne Halttunen (FIN/FIN) experienced mixed emotions during their very first participation in Rally Sweden (14/02/-17/02/2019). At the second round of the FIA World Rally Championship, they lost all chances of a possible category victory as they had to pay greenhorns' tax

Tom Kristensson sent a clear message to the rest of the FIA Junior WRC Championship field, winning on Rally Sweden with a fine drive in his 200 horsepower EcoBoost-powered Ford Fiesta R2. The top three is made up entirely of rookies to the Junior WRC championship, with Roland Poom and Jan

Estonian driver keeps his grip on first at Rally Sweden to take the lead in the season standings. Ott Tänak claimed a commanding victory at Rally Sweden on Sunday afternoon to lead the FIA World Rally Championship for the first time in his career. He eased his Toyota Yaris through the short

The snow and ice of Rally Sweden marks the start of the 2019 FIA Junior World Rally Championship this weekend from February 14-17, as 13 drivers look to follow in the footsteps of some of the WRC’s biggest stars. Five of 2018’s entrants are joined by eight Junior WRC rookies,

Rally Sweden: ŠKODA Motorsport's Kalle Rovanperä chases lead in WRC 2 Pro category Mladá Boleslav, 12 February 2019 - At the upcoming Rally Sweden (14/02/-17/02/2019), second round of the FIA World Rally Championship, ŠKODA Motorsport has entered two teams into the WRC 2 Pro category. Finnish ŠKODA works crew Kalle Rovanperä

ŠKODA Motorsport boss Michal Hrabánek: Season 2019 with focus on customer sport and WRC 2 Pro ŠKODA Motorsport competes in the new WRC 2 Pro category of the 2019 FIA World Rally Championship with the ŠKODA FABIA R5 ŠKODA Motorsport boss Michal Hrabánek: “In 2019 our main focus is on the customers,

Rally Monte-Carlo: Kalle Rovanperä fought back after mishap and collected championship points Monte-Carlo, 27 January 2019 - Giving up was never an option for Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen at the opening round of the FIA World Rally Championship 2019, the Rally Monte-Carlo (24/01/-27/01/2019). After they dropped down to last position