Kalle Rovanpera maintained his control of Rally Latvia as the Toyota driver closed in on a dominant World Rally Championship victory on Sunday morning. The two-time world champion was unable to relax with Super Sunday points on offer and managed to balance the need for points and to preserve his overallContinue Reading
Kalle Rovanperä opened up a 15.7sec lead over local rising star Mārtiņš Sesks at Tet Rally Latvia as the two youngsters stole the show on Friday. SourceContinue Reading
Oliver Solberg led WRC2 by more than half a minute at Tet Rally Latvia despite reporting a strange feeling aboard his Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 on Friday. SourceContinue Reading
World rally champion Kalle Rovanpera claimed four of Friday’s seven stages to take control of Latvia’s maiden World Rally Championship round from impressive home hero Martins Sesks.The Toyota driver delivered blistering pace and made a smart tyre decision to capitalise on a strong road position to lead the high-speed gravelContinue Reading
Robert Kubica says he misses rallying but would only consider a return to the discipline in the future for “fun” rather than competition.The one-time Formula 1 race winner and now AF Corse Ferrari Hypercar driver in the World Endurance Championship continues to follow the World Rally Championship closely, having competedContinue Reading
The World Rally Championship is inviting aspiring female drivers to take part in a new initiative that will offer a fully-funded drive in next year’s Junior World Rally Championship.The launch of the scheme, run under the championship’s Beyond Rally platform, aims to increase female participation in rallying’s top-flight.In recent yearsContinue Reading
Just 2.2sec split the leading trio at ORLEN 80th Rally Poland as Kalle Rovanperä seized the lead from Andreas Mikkelsen on Saturday morning. SourceContinue Reading
World rally champion Kalle Rovanpera extended his Rally Poland lead on Sunday morning, while drama for Hyundai’s Andreas Mikkelsen shook up the leaderboard.The last-minute replacement for injured Toyota team-mate Sebastien Ogier, Rovanpera opened up a comfortable 18.1s lead after Mikkelsen lost almost a minute when he knocked a tyre offContinue Reading
Kalle Rovanpera surpassed Toyota’s expectations by delivering a world rally champion’s performance to lead Rally Poland onto the final day, despite limited preparation as a last-minute substitute for Sebastien Ogier.Rovanpera, who has scaled back his World Rally Championship programme to a part-time schedule in 2024, was servicing his jet skiContinue Reading
World rally champion Kalle Rovanpera produced a stunning effort to lead Rally Poland by 0.1s from Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans as the top three were covered by 2.2s on Saturday morning.Despite his limited and rushed preparation for the event, Rovanpera showed his class to overhaul overnight leader Hyundai’s Andreas MikkelsenContinue Reading