Volkswagen’s WRC video star
On the first test day Dr Ulrich Hackenberg and Carlos Sainz, both with co-driver Timo Gottschalk (Rheinsberg, Germany) at their side, drove about 100 kilometres on the 2.8-kilometre tarmac circuit.…
Volkswagen’s Polo R WRC takes it first tentative steps
Volkswagen has successfully started the tests with the new Polo R WRC. Dr Ulrich Hackenberg, Member of the Volkswagen Board of Management for Technology, and the two-time World Rally Champion…
Like pretty cars? Here’s one that’s also wickedly fast!
Here is an EXCLUSIVE photo gallery of the new Volkswagen Polo R WRC in testing. The man behind the wheel in most of these action photos is none other than…
2012 WRC Academy draft calendar released
The draft calendar of the 2012 FIA WRC Academy Cup has been released today and will feature six European rounds of the 2012 WRC Calendar. The events the WRC Academy…
Revitalised FIA WRC reaches climax in the Welsh forests
The biggest prize in motor rallying will be won in the UK in less than two weeks time when France’s Sebastien Loeb and Finland’s Mikko Hirvonen go head-to-head for the…
Paint Wales Rally GB Orange
Commemorative charity t-shirt to mark the 10th anniversary of Richard’s 2001 World Title launched by WRC drivers Reading, UK, October 24, 2011. Reigning World Rally Champion, Sebastian Loeb and his…
Sebastien Loeb: Wax on, wax off
Journalist Marion Jolles hosted the evening combining sport and conviviality, which celebrated the inauguration of the wax figure of the seven-time world rally champion! Béatrice de Reynies, the general manager…
More live online streaming for WRC in 2012
The World Rally Championship’s trial of live internet streaming from Rallye de France Alsace earlier this month proved such a hit with fans and teams that it could pave the…
Ford’s Mikko relishing Championship chance
Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team duo Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen are keeping their cool under mounting pressure as the 2011 FIA World Rally Championship Drivers’ title battle speeds…
Back to the principality for the WRC
For the 80th running of the Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo, with the event spread out from 17 to 22 January 2012, the organisers have created a World Rally Championship event…