MEET THE CREWS – AFTER SS10
‘Meet the Crews’ – after SS10 Saturday, March 10th 2018 Present: Malcolm Wilson – M-Sport Ford World Rally Team Pierre Budar – Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team Michel Nandan – Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team Tommi Mäkinen – Toyota GAZOO Racing World Rally Team 1st Sébastien Ogier – M-Sport Ford […]
M-SPORT FORD’S SÉBASTIEN OGIER SURGES AHEAD IN RALLY GUANAJUATO MÉXICO
M-SPORT FORD’S SÉBASTIEN OGIER SURGES AHEAD IN RALLY GUANAJUATO MÉXICO Meeke and Sordo locked in battle for second; puncture ruins Loeb’s dream return Škoda Motorsport’s Pontus Tidemand cruises into massive WRC 2 lead LEÓN (México): M-Sport Ford World Rally Team’s Sébastien Ogier snatched the outright lead in dramatic circumstances in Rally Guanajuato México on […]
SERVICE FLASH G
Date: Sunday, March 11th Day: 4 Flash N°: 7 Service: G (Rally Campus Service Park) Five of the original 29 cars in the various categories have official retired from the event. Joining Evans (Car 2 – accident) are Granados Cervera (Car 85 – mechanical), Cordero (Car 84) – mechanical, Wallingford (Car 82 – off […]
STAGE FLASH SS20
Date: Sunday, March 11th Day: 4 Flash N°: 20 Special stage: Alfaro Distance: 23.32 km Weather: Warming up and sunny Road conditions: Dry with hanging dust in places Car 1. OGIER/INGRASSIA “We take the optimum tyre choice for the Power Stage.” Car 3. SUNINEN/MARKKULA “I need to keep the car on the road. […]
STAGE FLASH SS21
Date: Sunday, March 11th Day: 4 Flash N°: 21 Special stage: Las Minas 1 Distance: 11.07 km Weather: Warm and sunny Road conditions: Dry Car 1. OGIER/INGRASSIA “The grip is not so good in places. It […]
STAGE FLASH SS22
Date: Sunday, March 11th Day: 4 Flash N°: 22 Special stage: Las Minas 2 (Power Stage) Distance: 11.07 km Weather: Warm, slight breeze and sunny Road conditions: Dry Car 1. OGIER/INGRASSIA “Fantastic. It is a special place for me every year, seven podiums and four victories. I knew it would be tough. […]
STAGE FLASH SS8
Date: Friday, March 9th Day: 2 Flash N°: 8 Special stage: Ortega 2 Distance: 17.23 km Weather: Cooling, slight breeze and dry Road conditions: Dry M-Sport Ford Rally Team’s Malcolm Wilson has confirmed that Dan Barritt suffered concussion after Elfyn Evans’s crash this morning. Car 1. OGIER/INGRASSIA “Our tyres were a bit […]
KALLE ROVANPERÄ CONFIRMED FOR RALLY GUANAJUATO CORONA 2018
Finland’s Kalle Rovanperä, one of the fastest-rising stars in the rallying world, has confirmed he will be competing in the fifteenth edition of Rally Guanajuato Corona 2018. The name Rovanperä will bring back fond memories for anyone who was around in 2002 for Mexico’s WRC candidate event, in which his father, Harri Rovanperä, easily dominated […]
RALLY MÉXICO, BEYOND THE RACE
RALLY GUANAJUATO CORONA 2017, March 9-12, 2017 2017 FIA World Rally Championship, round 3 For immediate release Sunday, March 12th, 2017 KRIS MEEKE AND CITROËN SURVIVE LAST GASP DRAMA TO KICK-START WRC CHALLENGE WITH RALLY MEXICO VICTORY • Ogier snatches WRC lead with second place; Neuville rounds off the podium • Pontus Tidemand pulls away […]
Rally Guanajuato Corona drivers don the green jersey of León
Rally Guanajuato Corona 2018 activities kicked off this Sunday with a visit by drivers Benito Guerra, Kalle Rovanperä, and Nil Solans to Nou Camp stadium, home ground of local football team León. Having started in 2012, these visits by members of Rally Mexico’s competing teams have since become a tradition. One driver who never misses […]
Mini Rally 2018 a success!
• Marshals, stage directors, safety car drivers, FIV drivers, and medical and rescue personnel trained and ready for Rally Guanajuato Corona 2018. Rally Guanajuato Corona is known for being one of the safest in the world and its highly skilled personnel receive ongoing training to keep them up to date on the latest emergency response […]
WORLD RALLY TEAMS LEAVE EUROPEAN WINTER FOR HEAT AND DUST OF RALLY MÉXICO
Pre-event gravel testing could play a key role on first loose surface event of WRC season Local hero Benito Guerra sidelined by a testing fire that destroyed his Skoda Fabia R5 LEÓN (México): This week’s 15th Rally Guanajuato México marks the first time this season that FIA World Rally Championship teams will face the […]
RALLY GUANAJUATO MÉXICO FIRES INTO LIFE WITH SPECTACULAR STREET STAGE IN GUANAJUATO ON THURSDAY EVENING
Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville looks to defend slender lead on first gravel round of season Last year’s WRC2 winner Pontus Tidemand aims to snatch series lead on México return LEÓN (México): The 15th Rally Guanajuato México gets underway with a spectacular special stage through the narrow streets and silver mining tunnels in downtown Guanajuato […]
KRIS MEEKE TOPS SHAKEDOWN TIMES IN MÉXICO
LEÓN (México): Last year’s Rally Guanajuato México winner Kris Meeke gave himself a major confidence boost by topping the times in Thursday morning’s 5.31km Shakedown stage at Llano Grande, near León. Crews were permitted to carry out multiple passes through the test stage and the Ulsterman clocked the fastest time of 3min 41.0sec on […]
KRIS MEEKE TOPS SHAKEDOWN TIMES IN MÉXICO
LEÓN (México): Last year’s Rally Guanajuato México winner Kris Meeke gave himself a major confidence boost by topping the times in Thursday morning’s 5.31km Shakedown stage at Llano Grande, near León. Crews were permitted to carry out multiple passes through the test stage and the Ulsterman clocked the fastest time of 3min 41.0sec on his third […]
‘Meet the Crews’ – Shakedown
Thursday, March 8th 2018 Present: 1st Kris Meeke – Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team 2nd Thierry Neuville – Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team 3rd Sébastien Ogier – M-Sport Ford World Rally Team Q: Kris it was a win for you here last year in México. Quickest at shakedown today. Are […]