Rally racing

Follow the WRC’s Arctic Expedition With Red Bull TV

by Mike
Follow the WRC’s Arctic Expedition With Red Bull TV

The FIA World Rally Championship will stage its most northerly round ever this week when the Arctic Rally Finland hosts the series for the first time.

Taking the place of the cancelled Rally Sweden as the season’s only pure winter event, it promises perfect ice and snow conditions as well as stunning scenery. And while the weather is certain to be cold, the competition is likely to be as hot as ever. (more…)

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SILK WAY RALLY 2021: LUC ALPHAND APPOINTED SPORTING DIRECTOR, NEW RACE ROUTE

by Mike
SILK WAY RALLY 2021: LUC ALPHAND APPOINTED SPORTING DIRECTOR, NEW RACE ROUTE

SWR Organization Committee is glad to welcome Luc Alphand as Sporting Director.

For every sport fan, Luc is an iconic person: an Alpine Skiing World Cup champion, winner of several international car races, he is an expert, who participates actively in the organization of world’s greatest competitions. During the last five years, Luc Alphand has held the position of Sport and Competitors’ Relations Advisor to Silk Way Rally Director. (more…)

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Ott Tanak Wins in Arctic Rally Finland Tune-Up Race

by Lou Modestino
Ott Tanak Wins in Arctic Rally Finland Tune-Up Race

While NASCAR spent the weekend fighting the rain in Daytona Beach, across the pond in Finland some of the world’s best rally drivers were sending their machines through corners on snow.

With the Arctic Rally Finland coming up shortly, the Otepää Winter Rally was held on Saturday as a tune-up event for any competitors willing to give the race a go. Participants conquered 52.5 miles of roads covered in snow throughout the course. (more…)

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The WRC is Back! Watch Rallye Monte-Carlo on Red Bull TV

by Mike
The WRC is Back! Watch Rallye Monte-Carlo on Red Bull TV

It’s been just six weeks since Sébastien Ogier clinched his seventh FIA World Rally Championship title in a dramatic final-round showdown with his Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans at Rally Monza.

Now, Ogier will begin the defence of his crown in the French Alps at the legendary Rallye Monte-Carlo – the opening round of the 2021 season. (more…)

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Watch the champions get to grips with their new cars on Rallye Monte-Carlo with Red Bull TV

by Mike
Watch the champions get to grips with their new cars on Rallye Monte-Carlo with Red Bull TV
Gap, January 22, 2020

A new-look cast of teams and drivers will assemble in Monaco this week for Rallye Monte-Carlo: the traditional curtain-raiser to the World Rally Championship season.

With newly-crowned king of world rallying Ott Tänak now at Hyundai and the six-time champion Sébastien Ogier taking his place at Toyota, both will have to get to grips with their new machinery on a rally where grip can be notoriously tough to find at the best of times.

Can Ogier take his seventh straight Monte win in a fourth different car? Can Tänak make a perfect start for his new employer? Or will Thierry Neuville make the most of stability and beat them both? Get the answers to those questions and more by tuning into Red Bull TV’s ground-breaking coverage live and on demand throughout the weekend, via redbull.tv/wrc or the app.

A classic test that’s different every time
* The WRC drivers start the year with perhaps the most demanding event of the entire season, with Rallye Monte-Carlo known for unpredictable weather conditions.

* The asphalt roads in the French Alps are relatively straightforward in themselves, but they can be dry, wet, icy or covered in snow: sometimes all in a single stage.

* That makes tyre choice particularly tricky, with drivers relying on their ice-note crews to inform them of the latest conditions on the stages.

* Although the rally starts and ends in Monte Carlo, much of it is based out of the French town of Gap, close to the birthplace of Sébastien Ogier. He leads an entirely new line-up at Toyota, where he’s joined by his former M-Sport team-mate Elfyn Evans as well as the new kid on the block: 19-year-old Finnish sensation Kalle Rovanperä.

* After ending Ogier’s run of consecutive titles in 2019, Ott Tänak heads to Hyundai, where he goes head-to-head with rival Thierry Neuville. Sébastien Loeb will again share a third car this year with Dani Sordo and will be out to beat Ogier to a record-breaking eighth Rallye Monte-Carlo win.

* Amidst all the changes, don’t rule out an upset from the M-Sport Ford team, where Teemu Suninen has now been joined by fellow flying Finn Esapekka Lappi. Briton Gus Greensmith steps up from WRC2 in a third car.

Ott Tänak, Rally Spain 2019
Sébastien Ogier
Mike and Matt sign on for another season with Red Bull TV
Don’t worry! Your favourite Red Bull TV hosts Mike Chen and Matthew Wilson are going nowhere and will be back presenting WRC action throughout the season.

Join them for highlights of the Rallye Monte-Carlo action on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, as well as live coverage of SS11 St-Léger-les-Mélèzes – La Bâtie-Neuve 2 on Saturday afternoon.

Look out too for the new Rally Rewind show on Monday, giving you another chance to relive all the action.

Every broadcast is available on demand to watch at any time, wherever you’re connected on redbull.tv/wrc or via the app.

Mike Chen and Matthew Wilson
Mike Chen
RED BULL TV BROADCAST SCHEDULE

Highlights show – Friday 24 January – 22:00 local time (CET)
Live Coverage SS11 – Saturday 25 January – 14:00 local time (CET)
Highlights show – Saturday 25 January – 22:00 local time (CET)
Highlights show – Sunday 26 January – 22:00 local time (CET)
Rally Rewind – Monday 27 January – 20:00 local time (CET)

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Thierry Neuville/Nicolas Gilsoul, Monte-Carlo 2019
Teemu Suninen/Marko Salminen, Monte-Carlo 2019
Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena, Rally Monte-Carlo 2019

 

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Watch the WRC hit the snow with Red Bull TV’s Rally Sweden shows

by Webmaster
Watch the WRC hit the snow with Red Bull TV’s Rally Sweden shows
Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia, testing ahead of the 2019 season
Torsby, February 12, 2019

The snow-covered forests of Sweden are the scene for round two of the World Rally Championship season: eagerly-anticipated since the thrilling start to the year on Rallye Monte-Carlo, where Sébastien Ogier held off Thierry Neuville in a final-stage showdown. Buckle up for one of the most spectacular events in the whole of motorsport, brought to you with coverage throughout the weekend on redbull.tv/wrc or via the Red Bull TV app.

There’s no business like snow business
* Incredibly, the WRC’s only full winter event is also one of the fastest rallies on the calendar. Special studded tyres, with 384 metal spikes inserted into each, bite into the slippery surface to provide excellent grip and allow the cars to achieve mind-boggling speeds.

* Massive snowbanks line the stage, which drivers can use to their advantage, leaning their cars against them to carry more speed and stay on the road. But in milder temperatures, these snowbanks can swallow a car whole and end a driver’s rally on the spot.

* The rally is based in Torsby in the Värmland region of Sweden, and much of Friday’s action takes place over the nearby border with Norway. Saturday is a feast of classic Swedish stages including Vargåsen: home to the popular Colin’s Crest, where a prize is on offer for the biggest jump.

* Two-time champion Marcus Grönholm makes his comeback on his favourite event – which he won on five occasions during his career – behind the wheel of a fourth Toyota Yaris. He joins Sébastien Ogier and Sébastien Loeb to bring the total number of WRC titles on the entry list to an incredible 17. Include Petter Solberg, who’s competing in the historic section, and it’s 18!

Thierry Neuville/Nicolas Gilsoul, Sweden 2018
Ott Tänak/Martin Järveoja, Rally Sweden 2018
Make a date with Mike and Matt
Red Bull TV host Mike Chen will be joined for Sweden by his regular sidekick Matthew Wilson. Matt has started the event six times as a driver, giving him plenty of insight into the challenges that the drivers face on the snowy stages.

The pair will bring you the best of the action from Sweden with highlights on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings, as well as live coverage of the Vargåsen stage on Saturday afternoon. Every broadcast will be available on demand to watch at any time, wherever you’re connected on redbull.tv/wrc or via the app.

Matthew Wilson/Mike Chen, Rally Sweden 2017
Elfyn Evans/Dan Barritt, Sweden 2018
RED BULL TV BROADCAST SCHEDULE

Highlights show (30min) – Friday 15 February  – 22:00 local time (CET)
Live Coverage SS14 (70min) – Saturday 16 February – 14:50 local time (CET)
Highlights show (30min) – Saturday 16 February – 22:00 local time (CET)
Highlights show (80min) – Sunday 17 February – 22:00 local time (CET)

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Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena, Rallye Monte-Carlo 2019
Jari-Matti Latvala/Miikka Anttila, Rally Sweden 2018
Marcus Grönholm and Tommi Mäkinen, Rally Finland 2017
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