February 23rd to 25th 2024

STAGE 10 FLASH: DISTRITO LEON MX SSS

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Date: Friday, March 17th Day:  2                                                                Flash N°: 10 Special stage:  Distrito León MX SSS                              Distance: 1.30 km Weather: Warm and sunny, 27°C Road conditions: Dry with dust on the tarmac                    LAPPI LEADS OVERNIGHT IN MÉXICO; SORDO FASTEST ON SHORT TARMAC STAGE A short run through the Distrito León MX SSS rounded […]

STAGE 9 FLASH: LAS DUNAS 1

Date:  Friday, March 17th Day:  2                                                                Flash N°:  9 Special stage: Las Dunas Super Special 1                     Distance:  3.53 km Weather: Hot and sunny, 30°C Road conditions: Dry and dusty                                            LAPPI STORMS THROUGH TO EXTEND HIS LEAD TO 6.9 SECONDS The first of four passes through the undulating Las Dunas stage used gravel […]

STAGE 7 FLASH: ORTEGA 2

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Date:                                       Friday, March 17th Day: 2                                                                Flash N°: 7 Special stage: Ortega 2                                                     Distance:15.71 km Weather:Hot and sunny, 28-29°C Road conditions: Dry and dusty                                            OGIER TRIMS LAPPI’S LEAD TO JUST 0.3 SECONDS! There was no respite in the intensity of the schedule and the re-run of Ortega was held in much higher […]

STAGE 6 FLASH: EL CHOCOLATE 2

LAPPI FASTEST AGAIN AND EDGES FURTHER AHEAD OF OGIER Date:  Friday, March 17th Day:  2                                                                Flash N°:   6 Special stage:                        El Chocolate 2                                           Distance:       29.07 km Weather:                                 Hot and sunny, 26-29°C Road conditions:                  Dry and dusty                                              LAPPI FASTEST AGAIN AND EDGES FURTHER AHEAD OF OGIER This would be a first […]

STAGE 5 FLASH: LAPPI HOLDS OFF OGIER TO LEAD AFTER OPENING LOOP IN MÉXICO

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LAPPI HOLDS OFF OGIER TO LEAD AFTER OPENING LOOP IN MÉXICO; KATSUTA CRASHES Las Minas 1 preceded a return to León for a lunchtime regroup and service at the Rally Campus Service Park. Kalle Rovanperä completed the loop with no hybrid boost on the Yaris and ceded 7.4 seconds to Thierry Neuville, who was also […]

STAGE 4 FLASH:OGIER FASTEST BUT LAPPI STILL LEADS

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Date:                                       Friday, March 17th Day:                                        2                                                                Flash N°:        4 Special stage:                        Ortega 1                                                     Distance:       15.71 km Weather:                                 Warm and sunny, 17°C Road conditions:                  Dry and dusty                                              OGIER FASTEST BUT LAPPI STILL LEADS; TÄNAK STRUGGLES ON The Ortega stage climbed slightly higher above sea level than SS3 and ran for […]

STAGE 3 FLASH: LAPPI LEADS WITH FASTEST TIME IN EL CHOCOLATE

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LAPPI LEADS WITH FASTEST TIME IN EL CHOCOLATE; TURBO TROUBLE FOR TÄNAK; LOUBET CRASHES. After Thursday evening’s carnival-type atmosphere in Guanajuato, it was down to the serious business of the opening 29.07km of the notorious El Chocolate stage that has been an integral part of the route since 2013 and climbed to 2,666 metres. Ott […]

TÄNAK LEADS AFTER OPENING GUANAJUATO STREET STAGES IN MEXICO

LEÓN (MÉXICO): The Estonian duo of Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja led Rally Guanajuato México after a pair of opening blasts around the slippery cobbled streets and through the narrow silver mining tunnels in the historic colonial city of Guanajuato on Thursday evening. The Ford Puma Rally1 crew were quickest on both stages and take […]

Pre-event Press Conference. 16 March 2023

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FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE L’AUTOMOBILE 2023 FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP 19TH RALLY GUANAJUATO MÉXICO   Pre-event Press Conference 16 March 2023 FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP Present: M-Sport Ford WRT – Ott Tänak (EST), Ford Puma Rally1 Hybrid Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT – Dani Sordo (ESP), Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Hybrid Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT – Sébastien […]

LAPPI AND ROVANPERÄ JOINT FASTEST ON SHAKEDOWN STAGE IN MÉXICO

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LEÓN (MÉXICO): Finland’s Esapekka Lappi and Kalle Rovanperä shared the joint fastest times of 3min 44.4sec on the shakedown stage that opened proceedings at Rally Guanajuato México on Thursday. “It was what we were expecting,” said Rovanperä. “It was really slippery on the first pass with not much clean line. I am going to be […]

RALLY GUANAJUATO MÉXICO – A BRIEF HISTORY

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LEÓN (MÉXICO): The history and heritage of Rally Guanajuato México began well before it joined the FIA World Rally Championship for the first time in 2004. Formerly known as Rally America, the event was created way back in 1979 through cooperation between Club Automovilistico Francés de México (CAF) and the Rally Automovil Club (RAC) and […]

COMPETITORS FACE CHALLENGING RALLY GUANAJUATO MEXICO ROUTE

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LEÓN (MÉXICO): Rally Guanajuato México’s much-anticipated return to the FIA World Rally Championship calendar will see competitors facing some of the most specialised gravel stages in the world. The technical nature of the winding trails through the Sierra de Lobos and Sierra de Guanajuato mountains is made even more difficult by the higher altitude and […]

OTT TÄNAK TAKES THREE-POINT WRC LEAD INTO RALLY GUANAJUATO MÉXICO

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LEÓN (MÉXICO): Ott Tänak, the 2019 World Rally Champion, heads to the start of this weekend’s Rally Guanajuato México back at the top of the Drivers’ Championship after his successful pre-season move from the Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team to the M-Sport Ford World Rally Team. The 35-year-old Estonian finished fifth in Monte-Carlo before […]

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