Hayden Paddon is the winner of the FIA European Rally Championship for 2023* despite his dramatic exit from Barum Czech Rally Zlín this morning (Sunday).
Rally Racing
ERC: Joy for Kopecký But Despair For Cais on Saturday in Zlín
Jan Kopecký heads a thrilling battle for victory on his home round of the FIA European Rally Championship after a day of multiple lead changes and epic action on the demanding sealed-surface stages of Barum Czech Rally Zlín.
Paddon Aims To Walk Tall in the ERC’s City of Shoes
Hayden Paddon starts this week’s Barum Czech Rally Zlín on course to clinch the FIA European Rally Championship for 2023* with fifth place enough for the Pirelli-equipped star to be crowned.
Andrea Crugnola Claims His Maiden Rally di Roma Capitale Victory
Andrea Crugnola has made it five different winners in this season’s FIA European Rally Championship with a charging drive to victory on Rally di Roma Capitale today (Sunday).
Crugnola had come agonisingly close to winning his home ERC round on two previous occasions only to be denied through no fault of his own. (more…)
Østberg’s Mads For It as ‘Home’ ERC Event Approaches
Mads Østberg starts BAUHAUS Royal Rally of Scandinavia (6 – 8 July) knowing that time is running out in his bid for FIA European Rally Championship title glory.
Mārtiṇš Sesks Laps It Up In Latvia To Double Up In ERC
Home hero Mārtiṇš Sesks delivered another dominant display to become the first two-time winner in this season’s FIA European Rally Championship, making it back-to-back victories on Tet Rally Liepāja in Latvia on Sunday, 18 June. (more…)
Monster Energy’s UNLEASHED Podcast Interviews Rallycross Racing Icon Andreas Bakkerud
CORONA, California – June 12, 2023 – From the dusty tracks straight to the podcast! Monster Energy is proud to welcome three-time European champion Andreas Bakkerud on episode 312 of the sports and pop culture podcast UNLEASHED with The Dingo, Danny, and Brittney. In the exclusive interview, the 31-year-old motorsports icon from Bergen, Norway, details his rise as a superstar Scandinavian rallycross racer.
Dakar 2024: A New Step Towards The Future
The rally’s fifth edition in Saudi Arabia will be held from 5 to 19 January 2024, starting in the thousand-year-old city of AlUla, crossing the country in the direction of the Empty Quarter and finishing in Yanbu on the shores of the Red Sea. (more…)
ERC Home Hero Marczyk Preparing To Drive Flat Out For Pole Position
It’s foot to the floor time in the FIA European Rally Championship this week (19 – 21 May) with Poland’s high-speed gravel stages providing the latest challenge for the ERC stars and their cars.
And with the ERC turning 70 this season it’s only fitting that the second oldest rally in the world is part of the 2023 schedule, kicking off a three-event run of flat-out gravel events.