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FIA RALLY: TAP Rallye De Portugal Preview

FIA RALLY: TAP Rallye De Portugal Preview

CHARACTER OF THE EVENT Round three of 14 in the FIA World Rally Championship, Round two of six in the FIA Teams' Cup. After two highly specialised events this year, this event is widely regarded as the first representative round of the World Championship. Held on gravel roads in Portugal, ranging from rocky sections in ... Continue reading

FIA RALLY: Ford aims to show true grit on Portuguese gravel

FIA RALLY: Ford aims to show true grit on Portuguese gravel

The Ford Martini team will warm to the gravel roads of the Rally of Portugal (8 - 11 March) as the FIA World Rally Championship comes in from the cold after last month's only true winter rally of the season in Sweden. The teams now switch away from snow and ice to the loose surface roads which comprise the bulk of the ... Continue reading

FIA RALLY: End of Leg 3, Rovanpera wins the International Swedish Rally

FIA RALLY: End of Leg 3, Rovanpera wins the International Swedish Rally

Harri Rovanpera secured his first World Rally Championship victory by winning the International Swedish Rally. Rovanpera eventually won by 27 seconds from Thomas Radstrom after Tommi Makinen rolled 2.7km in the final stage. In previous days, running at the head of field had been a penalty as the following cars benefite ... Continue reading

FIA RALLY: The International Swedish Rally, End of Leg 2 Report

FIA RALLY: The International Swedish Rally, End of Leg 2 Report

Four drivers have fought for the lead during the today's second leg of the International Swedish Rally, second round of the FIA World Rally Championship. Carlos Sainz, Harri Rovanperä, Thomas Rådström and Tommi Mäkinen have rarely been separated by more than 30 seconds, but Rovanperä fought through during the earl ... Continue reading

FIA RALLY: Sainz takes charge for Ford in Swedish snow

FIA RALLY: Sainz takes charge for Ford in Swedish snow

Carlos Sainz and Luis Moya led the Swedish Rally in their Ford Focus RS World Rally Car at the end of today's opening leg - a day dominated by the Ford Martini team. The Spanish duo hold a 13.2 second overnight lead while team-mates Colin McRae and Nicky Grist posted fastest time on three of the day's six speed tests t ... Continue reading

FIA RALLY: The International Swedish Rally, End of Leg 1 Report

FIA RALLY: The International Swedish Rally, End of Leg 1 Report

Drivers were treated to near-perfect winter rally conditions on the opening day's action of the International Swedish Rally, second round of the FIA World Rally Championship. Snowfalls yesterday created high banks along the side of the stages, allowing the sport's top stars to use every inch of the road - and more besi ... Continue reading

FIA RALLY: The International Swedish Rally Preview

FIA RALLY: The International Swedish Rally Preview

After the asphalt of Monte Carlo, the stars of the FIA World Rally Championship switch to snowy, icy forest tracks for the second round of the series, the International Swedish Rally, which starts in Karlstad this evening. The event remains the last stronghold of Scandinavians, since no non-Nordic driver has ever won h ... Continue reading

FIA RALLY: Ford Martini ready to mix Swedish cocktail on ice

FIA RALLY: Ford Martini ready to mix Swedish cocktail on ice

The inhospitable weather offered by a Scandinavian winter provides the Ford Martini team with the opportunity to capitalise on its impressive opening to the FIA World Rally Championship last month. While the setting of the Swedish Rally (8 - 11 February) will be far removed from the glamour of Monaco, the conditions en ... Continue reading

FIA RALLY: Round 2 of the 2001 FIA World Rally Championship

FIA RALLY: Round 2 of the 2001 FIA World Rally Championship

CHARACTER OF THE EVENT A wintry event held in Sweden on gravel forest tracks covered with ice or snow, but paradoxically one of the fastest rallies in the World series. First event to qualify for the new-style Teams' Cup. NEW THIS YEAR To counter the effect of global warming, all the special stages are held above a lin ... Continue reading

RALLY: Short strengthens Ford's world rally squad

RALLY: Short strengthens Ford's world rally squad

Short strengthens Ford's world rally squad=20 ... Continue reading

RALLY: Double podium for Ford on Monte Carlo Rally

RALLY: Double podium for Ford on Monte Carlo Rally

Double podium for Ford on Monte Carlo Rally ... Continue reading

RALLY: Rallye De Monte Carlo: Makinen Wins

RALLY: Rallye De Monte Carlo: Makinen Wins

Rallye De Monte Carlo: Makinen Wins ... Continue reading

RALLY: 69th Rally of Monte Carlo, Leg 2 Report

RALLY: 69th Rally of Monte Carlo, Leg 2 Report

RALLY: 69th Rally of Monte Carlo, Leg 2 Report ... Continue reading

RALLY: McRae retains Monte Carlo Rally lead for Ford

RALLY: McRae retains Monte Carlo Rally lead for Ford

McRae retains Monte Carlo Rally lead for Ford ... Continue reading

RALLY: 69th Rally of Monte Carlo, End of Leg 1 Report

RALLY: 69th Rally of Monte Carlo, End of Leg 1 Report

RALLY: 69th Rally of Monte Carlo, End of Leg 1 Report ... Continue reading

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