WRC2 / ERC  2016: HYUNDAI MOTORSPORT’S R5 PROGRAMME BUILDS MOMENTUM WITH THREE-DAY TEST IN FRANCE

WRC2 / ERC 2016: HYUNDAI MOTORSPORT’S R5 PROGRAMME BUILDS MOMENTUM WITH THREE-DAY TEST IN FRANCE

WRC2 / ERC A FULL 2016 Hyundai Motorsport’s R5 programme builds momentum with three-day test in France. Hyundai Motorsport’s Customer Project team completed a three-day test at Fontjoncouse in Southern France last weekend The New Generation i20 R5 has undergone a month of development at the Hyundai Motorsport factory in Alzenau after the initial test runs in January Hyundai Motorsport’s first car made for customers is expected to be ready for competition before the end of the summer. Alzenau, Germany February 24, 2016 – Hyundai Motorsport completed three days of testing with its…Read more
FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP (WRC 2016): M-SPORT ANNOUNCE NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH LAZER LAMPS

FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP (WRC 2016): M-SPORT ANNOUNCE NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH LAZER LAMPS

WRC A FULL 2016 M-SPORT ANNOUNCE NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH LAZER LAMPS. 17 th February 2016 M-Sport is pleased to announce a new partnership with Lazer Lamps for the 2016 FIA World Rally Championship – taking advantage of the company’s new LED light technology from last weekend’s Rally Sweden. The two companies have collaborated on a research and development project which has culminated in the Triple-R – a lighting solution that’s performance can be utilised at all levels of competition. Offering weight saving and aerodynamic improvements, Lazer Lamps have achieved a three kilogram weight…Read more
RALLY MUNDIAL (WRC 2016): DANI SORDO SUMA OCHO PUNTOS EN SUECIA

RALLY MUNDIAL (WRC 2016): DANI SORDO SUMA OCHO PUNTOS EN SUECIA

WRC A FULL 2016 Dani Sordo suma ocho puntos en Suecia. Después de perder sus opciones de podio durante la jornada de ayer debido a un pinchazo, Dani Sordo y Marc Martí finalizan en sexta posición el Rally de Suecia, segunda prueba del Campeonato del Mundo de Rallyes 2016. Con ese puesto, Sordo suma ocho puntos y se sitúa cuarto en la clasificación del Campeonato, tras haber conseguido diez puntos en la cita inaugural, el pasado Rallye Monte-Carlo. Dani y Marc se han mostrado muy competitivos a lo largo del fin de semana,…Read more
FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP (WRC 2016): OGIER MASTERS HERCULEAN TASK, VOLKSWAGEN DEFENDS ITS LEAD IN SWEDEN

FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP (WRC 2016): OGIER MASTERS HERCULEAN TASK, VOLKSWAGEN DEFENDS ITS LEAD IN SWEDEN

WRC A FULL 2016 Ogier masters herculean task, Volkswagen defends its lead in Sweden. Ogier/Ingrassia lead round two of World championship with 17.1-second advantage Mikkelsen/Jæger challenge for podium, but fall away FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP (WRC) RALLY SWEDEN Wolfsburg (13 February 2016). Willingness to take risks pays dividends: Volkswagen is within touching distance of a fourth win in a row at the Rally Sweden. Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia (F/F) overcame unfavourable route conditions to defend their lead over Hayden Paddon/John Kennard (NZ/NZ, Hyundai), ending day two with a 17.1-second advantage. Going into the final…Read more
FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP (WRC 2016): SECOND PODIUM FOR NEW GENERATION i20 WRC AS HAYDEN PADDON SEALS SECOND IN SWEDEN

FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP (WRC 2016): SECOND PODIUM FOR NEW GENERATION i20 WRC AS HAYDEN PADDON SEALS SECOND IN SWEDEN

WRC A FULL 2016 Second podium for New Generation i20 WRC as Hayden Paddon seals second in Sweden. Hyundai Motorsport has scored its second podium of the 2016 FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) season after Hayden Paddon secured second place in Sweden Dani Sordo finished the rally in sixth place to make it the second event in a row with two Hyundai Motorsport drivers finishing inside the top-six. Thierry Neuville brought his Rally Sweden to a trouble-free conclusion today to help the team increase its Manufacturers’ points total to 49. Karlstad, Sweden February…Read more
FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP (WRC 2016): ABU DHABI TOTAL WRT ENYOYS A FINAL FLOURISH AT RALLY SWEDEN

FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP (WRC 2016): ABU DHABI TOTAL WRT ENYOYS A FINAL FLOURISH AT RALLY SWEDEN

WRC A FULL 2016 Abu Dhabi Total WRT enjoys a final flourish at Rally Sweden. Featuring just the one stage, day three of Rally Sweden was over in a flash. Confirming their impressive speed, Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle finished in the top three on the Power Stage. Craig Breen/Scott Martin held onto eighth place overall, whilst Al Qassimi/Chris Patterson also made it to the end of the rally. Like on the opening two days, the Rally Sweden organisers were forced to adjust the course to take account of snow cover on the…Read more
FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP (WRC 2016): ØSTBERG SECURES SWEDEN PODIUM

FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP (WRC 2016): ØSTBERG SECURES SWEDEN PODIUM

WRC A FULL 2016 ØSTBERG SECURES SWEDEN PODIUM. M-Sport World Rally Team’s Mads Østberg has secured yet another podium at Rally Sweden – he and compatriot co-driver Ola Fløene bringing their Ecoboost-powered Ford Fiesta RS WRC home in third place. Milder temperatures meant that the snow specialists didn’t have their usual advantage this weekend, but that didn’t stand in the way of Østberg who was also experiencing the power and performance of his new 2016-specification Fiesta for the first time on loose-surface terrain. Proving the extent to which he has progressed as a…Read more
FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP (WRC 2 – 2016): EVANS WINS IN SWEDEN

FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP (WRC 2 – 2016): EVANS WINS IN SWEDEN

WRC2 A FULL 2016 EVANS WINS IN SWEDEN. M-Sport World Rally Team’s Elfyn Evans and Craig Parry have claimed another win in the FIA World Rally Championship’s principle support series – securing victory behind the wheel of their new-evolution Ford Fiesta R5 at this weekend’s Rally Sweden. Following on from a dominant performance at last month’s Rallye Monte-Carlo, M-Sport came to Sweden for a repeat performance. Given the strong level of competition, victory would be hard-fought, but Evans controlled the event from start to finish – claiming victory over a number of drivers…Read more
FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP (WRC 2 – 2016): ŠKODA CELEBRATES PODIUM POSITIONS AT THE RALLY SWEDEN

FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP (WRC 2 – 2016): ŠKODA CELEBRATES PODIUM POSITIONS AT THE RALLY SWEDEN

WRC2 A FULL 2016 ŠKODA CELEBRATES PODIUM POSITIONS AT THE RALLY SWEDEN. › ŠKODA works duo Pontus Tidemand/Jonas Andersson (S/S) celebrate second place at home rally › Esapekka Lappi/Janne Ferm (FIN/FIN) make it onto the winner’s podium in third place after splendid catch-up › Michal Hrabánek: “The ŠKODA Fabia R5 is one of the most competitive cars in the WRC 2 category, even on ice and snow” Karlstad, 16th February 2016 – ŠKODA Motorsport started their 2016 season with podium positions at the Rally Sweden. At the second event of the FIA World…Read more
FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP (WRC 2 – 2016): HYUNDAI MOTORSPORT’S CUSTOMER PROJECT PICKS UP PACE AS R5 TESTING BEGINS

FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP (WRC 2 – 2016): HYUNDAI MOTORSPORT’S CUSTOMER PROJECT PICKS UP PACE AS R5 TESTING BEGINS

WRC2 A FULL 2016 / 2017 02 February 2016 Hyundai Motorsport's Customer Project picks up pace as R5 testing begins. Hyundai Motorsport has begun an intensive period of development with its new R5 rally car, with the debut test taking place in France last week The R5 programme is run by Hyundai Motorsport’s new and growing Customer Project division, led by recently appointed Andrea Adamo The Hyundai Motorsport R5 is based on the New Generation i20 road car from which the team’s WRC challenger is also derived. Alzenau, Germany February 1, 2016 –…Read more
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