Supercars champion Will Brown will test himself against the world’s best when he represents Australia in the Race of Champions event in Sydney in March.
The 26-year-old Queenslander is the latest confirmation for the star-studded event at Accor Stadium in Sydney. (more…)
Yoann Bonato is on top of a thrilling battle for first place on Rally Islas Canarias, completing leg one of the FIA European Rally Championship counter leading by a mere 0.3sec.
Bonato, behind the wheel of a Citroën C3 Rally2 on Michelin tyres, charged in front on this morning’s first stage by demoting overnight leader Hayden Paddon.
Hayden Paddon benefited from people power to top the order on the opening stage of Rally Islas Canarias, round two of the 2024 FIA European Rally Championship.
With 8000 fans filling the Gran Canaria Arena, plus thousands more watching from the outdoor sections of the 1.80km SSS1 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Paddon delivered the ultimate display in precision driving to set the benchmark time of 1min 30.5sec aboard his Pirelli-equipped Hyundai i20 N Rally2.
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…)
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.
Yoann Bonato underlined his status as an asphalt ace during an action-packed opening leg of Rally Islas Canarias, the second FIA European Rally Championship round of the season.
The flying Frenchman, armed with a Michelin-equipped Citroën C3 Rally2, was sensational throughout Friday’s six sealed-surface stages that totalled 88.72 kilometres and proved a tough task for the ERC regulars and their Spanish championship counterparts.
The stage is set for the first asphalt round of the 2023 FIA European Rally Championship, Rally Islas Canarias. Taking place from 4 – 6 May, the event has challenged ERC drivers and their teams on 30 previous occasions and this year’s edition, the 47th, will be no exception.
Nil Solans is in need of a strong result at Tet Rally Liepāja this week (1 – 3 July) if he is to keep his FIA European Rally Championship (ERC) title hopes alive.
