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WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Katsuta leads Fourmaux after Stage 16 cancellation

Takamoto Katsuta climbed from seventh to the lead after one of the most dramatic days in recent World Rally Championship history

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WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Stage 16 cancelled, Takamoto Katsuta leads by over a minute

Takamoto Katsuta climbed from seventh to the lead after one of the most dramatic days in recent World Rally Championship history

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WRC champion Rovanpera completes maiden F2 test

The two-time World Rally champion’s move to single-seater racing next year is gathering pace

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Kalle Rovanpera completes maiden F2 test ahead of single-seater switch

The two-time World Rally champion’s move to single-seater racing next year is gathering pace

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How Solberg pulled off one of the WRC’s most remarkable drives

It was already a dream come true just to get in the seat of a World Rally Championship Rally1 car again, but never in Oliver Solberg’s wildest dreams did he envisage the dominant fairytale victory that unfolded in Estonia.

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Vowles supports bid of Sainz Sr to become FIA president

Williams team principal James Vowles has backed any potential FIA presidential campaign from Carlos Sainz Sr, stating that the two-time World Rally champion would be a 'good fit'.

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James Vowles: Carlos Sainz Sr would be a 'good fit' as FIA president

Williams team principal James Vowles has backed any potential FIA presidential campaign from Carlos Sainz Sr, stating that the two-time World Rally champion would be a 'good fit'.

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Neuville questions 10s penalty after Safari Rally Kenya jump start

World Rally champion Thierry Neuville feels he has been wrongfully handed a penalty for a jump start due to what he believes was a timing glitch at Safari Rally Kenya.

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Neuville questions Safari Rally Kenya jump start penalty

World Rally champion Thierry Neuville feels he has been wrongfully handed a penalty for a jump start due to what he believes was a timing glitch at Safari Rally Kenya.

Autosport

Rovanpera "recharged" and ready for 2025 WRC full-time return

Kalle Rovanpera says he feels “recharged” and ready to make a full-time return to the World Rally Championship next year after exploring his motorsport horizons this season.

Autosport

The remarkable 22-year streak M-Sport is celebrating at WRC Rally Poland

When it comes to streaks in motorsport, M-Sport’s run of scoring manufacturer points in 300 consecutive World Rally Championship rounds, spanning 22 years, is difficult to beat.

Autosport

The petrolhead obsession that drives WRC champion Rovanpera

Rallying, circuit racing, drifting and starring in a hip-hop video are all activities in Kalle Rovanpera’s 2024 ‘gap year’ calendar. It’s fair to say life is pretty good at the moment for the reigning two-time World Rally champion, who has rewritten the record books.

Autosport

Max McRae scores maiden European Rally Championship triumph

McRae, the son of 1995 British Rally Championship title-winner Alister and nephew of the late 1995 World Rally champion Colin, scored a first ERC victory of sorts for the famous McRae dynasty since Alister’s triumph in the 1996 Rally of Wales.

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Kenya launches motorsport academy to nurture future WRC stars

The Talanta Motorsport Academy is the latest addition to the Kenya Academy of Sports (KAS), based near the site of the rally’s opening stage at Kasarani in Kenya’s capital city Nairobi. The academy was launched by Kenya’s deputy president Rigathi Gachagua, who described the project as a major milestone in…

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Dakar 2024, Stage 9: Loeb strikes back to win, Sainz remains in lead

Nine-time World Rally champion Loeb led throughout the 417km test between Ha’il and Al-’Ula on Tuesday to take his fourth stage victory of 2024, beating the Audi of Sainz by 4m14s.

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Dakar 2024, Stage 7: Loeb eats into Sainz's lead, drama for Ekstrom

Loeb made a low-key start to Sunday’s 483km test between Riyadh and Al-Duwadimi, but the nine-time World Rally champion was gradually able to make his way to the front, taking his third stage victory of the year with a margin of 7m06s over Toyota’s Lucas Moraes.

Motorsport

Al-Attiyah joins Loeb in Dacia's Dakar Rally line-up for 2025

Earlier this year, the Romanian manufacturer announced plans to compete in the Dakar in 2025 following what labelled as a "test phase" during 2024, when it will enter selected events of the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship.

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Al-Attiyah leaves Toyota to join Prodrive for 2024 Dakar

Al-Attiyah will drive the Prodrive-built HunterT1+ in the full 2024 World Rally Raid Championship, beginning with January's Dakar Rally.

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World Rallycross top class cancelled again as fire investigation continues

The FIA declared on Saturday that the all-electric RX1e class will not be in action at next weekend’s World Rallycross Championship round at Estering in Germany (19-20 August) on safety grounds.

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2023 Yamaha Ténéré 700 World Rally Gets Sweet Suspension Upgrades

Yamaha Motor Europe introduced the 2023 Ténéré 700 World Rally, the new range-topping bike in the T7 family, with multiple useful upgrades and retro graphics.

Autosport

McRae's 1995 WRC title wins Autosport International motorsport memories poll

Colin McRae clinching the World Rally Championship in the dramatic 1995 RAC Rally has won a fan poll on the top motorsport memories of all time.

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Ekstrom Edges Loeb to Take Opening Dakar Rally Prologue in Saudi Arabia

Sweden's Mattias Ekstrom drove his Audi hybrid to victory in the 13km-long prologue of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia on Saturday. Ekstrom edged out France's nine-time World Rally champion Sebastien Loeb (BRX) by a second. "It's always nice to start in a good way, but, of course, the day…

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World Rally champion Ogier backs Lewis Hamilton after F1 title ‘theft’ in Abu Dhabi decider

Lewis Hamilton has earned the support of another motorsport legend with World Rally champion Sebastian Ogier hitting out at how the Mercedes star lost the 2021 Formula One title.

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