BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team Article Archive

    Between November 25, 2008 and November 25, 2009
  1. A New World Rally Championship

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    Tony Castaneira Written by Tony Castaneira about 8 months ago 152 reads 5 comments

  2. WRC Cyprus Rally: Sebastien Loeb Hits 50 Wins

    Sebastien Loeb led from flag to flag in his Citroen C4 WRC to notch up his 50th World Rally Championship win. Entering the final day with a 49 second lead, Loeb couldn't afford to ease up as ...

    Tony Castaneira Written by Tony Castaneira about 8 months ago 89 reads 4 comments

  3. WRC Cyprus Rally: Loeb Still Dominates

    Sebastien Loeb is one day away from notching his 50th World Rally Championship victory. The Citroen C4 driver ended the second day of the WRC Rally Cyprus with an overall lead to 49...

    Tony Castaneira Written by Tony Castaneira about 8 months ago 56 reads 0 comments

  4. WRC: Rally Cypress Preview

    After two cold rounds of The 2009 FIA World Rally Championship heads to warmer action after two cold rounds to start the season. The Cyprus Rally is a welcome change of pace for most teams after the challenging weather of Ireland and Norway...

    Tony Castaneira Written by Tony Castaneira about 8 months ago 44 reads 0 comments

  5. IRC: Gronholm In Talks To Race Rally Scotland

    Marcus Gronholm has held talks with FIAT/Abarth about driving a factory Grande Punto S2000 on the inaugural Intercontinental Rally Challenge Rally of Scotland in November, according to Motorsport News...

    Tony Castaneira Written by Tony Castaneira about 4 months ago 221 reads 2 comments

  6. WRC: Hirvonen Takes Win and Points Lead from Loeb at Rally Poland

    Early in this year’s World Rally Championship, people weren’t asking if Sebastien Loeb would win the title again, but if he would win every event. With two thirds of the season to run, what was unimaginable earlier has happened...

    Tony Castaneira Written by Tony Castaneira about 4 months ago 70 reads 3 comments

  7. WRC: Fords First And Second Entering Final Day of Rally Poland

    Mikko Hirvonen extended his overall lead in the Orlen Platinum 66th Rally Poland to 12 seconds, after the 13 timed special stages at the end of day two on Saturday afternoon...

    Tony Castaneira Written by Tony Castaneira about 5 months ago 80 reads 0 comments

  8. IRC: LOIX LEADS AFTER DAY ONE IN BELGIUM

    Freddy Loix (Peugeot 207 S2000) finished the first day of the IRC’s Belgium Ypres Rally with a lead of just under five seconds over series leader Kris Meeke. "I'm just trying to drive carefully and keep my concentration," said Loix at the finish...

    Tony Castaneira Written by Tony Castaneira about 5 months ago 58 reads 3 comments

  9. Honda to Be Seventh Manufacturer to Join the Intercontinental Rally Challenge

    While almost every series is suffering from manufacturer cutbacks, the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) continues to attract more makes...

    Tony Castaneira Written by Tony Castaneira about 5 months ago 63 reads 2 comments

  10. WRC: Hirvonen Closes Points Gap with Acropolis Rally Win

    Mikko Hirvonen drove an almost flawless rally and cruised to an easy victory by over a minute in the World Rally Championship Acropolis Rally. In doing so, he closed the gap on championship leader Sebastien Loeb...

    Tony Castaneira Written by Tony Castaneira about 5 months ago 80 reads 1 comments

  11. Marcus Gronholm Goes After Pike's Peak Record

    Two time World Rally Champion Marcus Gronholm will challenge the Pike’s Peak International hill climb on 19 July in a four-wheel drive, 800 horsepower Ford Fiesta...

    Tony Castaneira Written by Tony Castaneira about 5 months ago 647 reads 3 comments

  12. WRC: Jari-Matti Latvala ends Sebastian Loeb's winning streak

    Sebastien Loeb's unbeaten run in the 2009 World Rally Championship was ended by Jari-Matti Latvala at the World Rally Championship’s Rally Sardinia...

    Tony Castaneira Written by Tony Castaneira about 6 months ago 108 reads 1 comments

  13. WRC: Loeb Close to Extending Contract with Citroen through 2011

    For the past year rumors have been floating around that five time World Rally Champion was going to retire from rallying and try his hand at everything from sports car racing to Formula one.Well, it looks like we can put those rumors to rest...

    Tony Castaneira Written by Tony Castaneira about 6 months ago 75 reads 2 comments

  14. WRC: Skoda Waits for WRC Rule Changes Before Deciding on Future

    Skoda will decide on the future of the Fabia S2000 rally project within the next two months.The Czech firm returned to top-level rallying at the start of 2009 for a limited Intercontinental Rally ...

    Tony Castaneira Written by Tony Castaneira about 6 months ago 93 reads 2 comments

  15. WRC:Solberg Gets Upgrade For Rally d'Italia Sardegna

    Petter Solberg had said, last week, he would not drive his 2005 Citroen Xsara WRC on the next round of the World Rally Championship, the Rally d’Italia Sardegna...

    Tony Castaneira Written by Tony Castaneira about 6 months ago 76 reads 0 comments

  16. IRC: Volkswagen Confirms Program

    Volkswagen will return to the Intercontinental Rally Challenge with a Polo Super 2000. Rene Georges Rally Sport operation will field the S2000 VW for rising star Julien Maurin...

    Tony Castaneira Written by Tony Castaneira about 7 months ago 40 reads 0 comments

  17. WRC Rally Portugal Final: Another Rally…Another Loeb Win!

    Saturday morning at the Rally Portugal, there was excitement in the air as the top of the leader board displayed a name that wasn’t Sebastien Loeb...

    Tony Castaneira Written by Tony Castaneira about 7 months ago 26 reads 0 comments

  18. WRC: Loeb Leads into Final Day Of Rally Portugal

    Sebastien Loeb must have felt a little out of place over the first day and a half of the WRC Vodafone Rally Portugal. The five time champion is usually found at the top of the leader board but entered Saturday in third place...

    Tony Castaneira Written by Tony Castaneira about 7 months ago 44 reads 0 comments

  19. WRC Day One: Mikko Hirvonen Takes the Lead in Portugal

    Mikko Hirvonen currently leads the pack after day one of the Rally of Portugal.Dani Sordo in his Citroen had been in the lead at the mid-day service, but amazingly he committed the same blunder ...

    Tony Castaneira Written by Tony Castaneira about 7 months ago 22 reads 0 comments

  20. WRC: Preview of the Vodafone Rally de Portugal

    After visiting Cyprus during its previous round, the World Rally Championship heads to Portugal for the fourth event of the season...

    Tony Castaneira Written by Tony Castaneira about 7 months ago 53 reads 1 comments

 


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