Monthly Archives: October 2016

WRC A FULL 2016 Four-time world champions – Volkswagen claims twelfth WRC title in four years at Rally Great Britain. Volkswagen wins the Manufacturers’ title in the FIA World Rally Championship with the Polo R WRC Crowned with a win: Ogier/Ingrassia claim fourth victory in a row at the Rally Great Britain in Wales FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP (WRC) RALLY GREAT BRITAIN Wolfsburg (30 October 2016). 12 titles in four years - four Drivers’, four Co-Drivers’ and four Manufacturers’ titles: Volkswagen put the icing on the cake at the end of an impressive…Read more

WRC A FULL 2016 Hyundai Motorsport secures WRC runner-up position with Wales Rally GB result. Hyundai Motorsport has achieved another podium finish in Wales Rally GB, the penultimate round of the 2016 FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) Thierry Neuville fended off team-mate Hayden Paddon to secure his sixth podium of the season and fourth in a row after Germany, Corsica and Spain The result secures Hyundai Motorsport second place in the Manufacturers’ Championship - the team’s best ever result in WRC. Wales Rally GB Day Three Deeside, Great Britain October 30, 2016 -…Read more

WRC A FULL 2016 That’s a wrap for Abu Dhabi Total WRT!. With three of its cars making it to the end of Rally GB, the season drew to a close in Wales for the Abu Dhabi Total WRT. Fifth overall, Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle secured the team’s best result this weekend, whilst Stéphane Lefebvre and Gilles de Turckheim finished in the points in ninth place. Last but not least, Quentin Gilbert and Renaud Jamoul completed their first rally in a WRC in seventeenth position. With two wins, collected in Portugal and…Read more

WRC A FULL 2016 DMACK’s British Tyres On Top At Home WRC Rally. This weekend witnessed a great British success story when DMACK once again proved the world-class pace of its motorsport tyres after chasing overall victory and collecting 12 fastest stage times on its home round of the FIA World Rally Championship. Rally Wales GB - Final Day 31 oct 2016 On their way to a stunning second overall, Dayinsure Wales Rally GB was the sixth event this season where DMACK World Rally Team’s Ott Tänak and Raigo Mõlder topped the time…Read more

WRC A FULL 2016 FIESTA STORMS TO SECOND IN CLOSEST FINISH OF THE YEAR. M-Sport’s Ecoboost-powered Ford Fiesta RS WRC secured a fantastic home result in the hands of Ott Tänak and Raigo Mõlder this weekend. Powering through the forests of Wales Rally GB, the pairing secured second place overall – and M-Sport’s fourth podium of the year. 31 oct 2016 Rally Wales -Final Day Displaying superb confidence and speed, Tänak and Mõlder were the only pairing capable of matching rally-winner Sebastien Ogier who enjoyed an advantage as the first car into the…Read more

WRC2 A FULL 2016 ŠKODA works driver Lappi wins the Rally Great Britain and remains in the running for the WRC 2 title. › ŠKODA works duo Esapekka Lappi/Janne Ferm celebrate an overall win in Wales in their ŠKODA FABIA R5 – the WRC 2 title will be decided in Australia › Works driver Pontus Tidemand takes second place on the podium – Teemu Suninen and Jan Kopecký give ŠKODA a quadruple win › ŠKODA Motorsport Director Michal Hrabánek: “The result in Wales is excellent – now the focus is on the championship…Read more

WRC A FULL 2016 Dani Sordo continúa sexto en Gales. Tras dos jornadas de competición, Dani Sordo y Marc Martí son sextos en el Rally de Gales-GB, penúltima prueba del Campeonato del Mundo de Rallyes que se disputa este fin de semana en tierras británicas. Rally de Gran Bretaña - Día 2 29 de octubre 2016 Sordo y Martí no se están encontrando cómodos a bordo de su Hyundai i20 WRC Nueva Generación en unos tramos de una prueba en la que subieran al podio en las ediciones de 2008 y 2009. Con…Read more

WRC A FULL 2016 FIESTA CHARGES ON IN WALES. As Wales Rally GB entered the second day of competition, Ott Tänak and Raigo Mõlder were on a charge – demonstrating the rally-winning speed of M-Sport’s Ecoboost-powered Ford Fiesta RS WRC whilst holding a comfortable second place overall. WALES RALLY GB DAY 2 29 oct 2016 Once again, the Estonians were the only crew able to match rally-leader Sebastien Ogier who was benefitting from a substantial advantage as the first car on the road. By contrast, Tänak was the eighth man into the stages…Read more

WRC A FULL 2016 A “deflating” rally for Abu Dhabi Total WRT!. Day two of Wales Rally GB proved to be a tiring, somewhat deflating experience for the Abu Dhabi Total WRT and not only because it started well before dawn! Intending to battle for a podium spot, Kris Meeke’s hopes of a top-three finish were dashed after picking up two slow punctures. The team’s lead driver therefore had to settle for fifth overall. Stéphane Lefebvre remains ninth, whilst Quentin Gilbert ended the day in seventeenth position. Wales Rally GB - Day 2…Read more

WRC A FULL 2016 A performance worthy of world champions: Volkswagen duo Ogier/Ingrassia defend their lead in Wales. Closing in on the title: Ogier/Ingrassia on course in first place Fightbacks: Latvala/Anttila and Mikkelsen/Jæger make up time and positions FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP (WRC) RALLY GREAT BRITAIN Wolfsburg (29 October 2016). 15 special stages, 14 top-three times – Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia (F/F) defended their lead at the Rally Great Britain in style. The champions elect*, in their Volkswagen Polo R WRC, go into Sunday with a lead of 33.8 seconds over Ott Tänak/Raigo Mōlder…Read more