Team Peugeot Hansen returns to Europe with its confidence boosted by two victories and one second place from the last three rounds of the 2015 FIA World Rallycross Championship. Davy Jeanney and Timmy Hansen will be looking to extend that successful run as the series moves on to Hell, Norway, on August 22-23, for round […]
Nelson Piquet Jr. earned the first victory of his Red Bull Global Rallycross career in Saturday’s Red Bull GRC Washington D.C. presented by Volkswagen. After finishing runner-up to Patrik Sandell in last year’s inaugural race in D.C., Piquet turned the tables by holding off Sandell from start to finish in this season’s final. “Thanks to […]
Red Bull Global Rallycross returns to Washington DC this weekend with a host of changes in place.Gone is last year’s 0.440 course, replaced with a course more than double in length. At 0.980 miles this year’s DC track, situated in Lot 8 at the RFK Stadium, is one of the longest in Red Bull GRC […]
After winning all three rounds of the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) so far this season, the dominant Team MRF squad are eyeing a fourth win at this weekend’s Rally of Malaysia.Driving Skoda Fabia Super 2000s, Swedish star Pontus Tidemand leads his Indian team-mate, Gaurav Gill, by 34 points, but knows his first visit to Malaysia […]
Frenchman Davy Jeanney has won the World RX of Canada, round seven of the FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy, after a lights-to-flag victory at the wheel of a Team Peugeot-Hansen prepared 208 WRX Supercar. Marklund Motorsport team-mates Topi Heikkinen and Tanner Foust finished second and third respectively in a pair of Volkswagen […]
It’s money and more.Some odd (and rather interesting) numbers are at play in the Red Bull Global Rallycross series.Of the 10 teams that compete in the top Supercars class, forty percent are owned by entrants in the Verizon IndyCar Series. Adding to the new and unique open-wheel-teams-love-GRC dynamic, all four of those crossover IndyCar entrants […]
The FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy will resume after a short summer hiatus as the teams cross the Atlantic for Canada RX, round seven of the 13-event calendar. A total of 20 Supercars will compete at Trois-Rivieres as well as eight RX Lites in the standalone RX Lites Intercontinental Cup. Reigning Champion […]
The crews and cars have been treated to a 30 minute service stop, and we’re into the afternoon leg of the day. It’s a repeat of this morning, meaning that we start with the 13.84km Mökkiperä test – it was rally leader Jari-Matti Latvala that managed to take the stage win this morning, but this […]
Win is record sixth for Block in GRC action Hoonigan Racing Division’s Ken Block earned his record-setting sixth career Red Bull Global Rallycross victory on Belle Isle in Detroit on Saturday, passing Patrik Sandell in the race’s late stages to further extend his Supercar points lead. Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross driver Scott Speed and Red Bull […]
The little cars accelerate off the line faster than those in Formula One.The drivers aren’t afraid to bump and run — they lean on each other hard and often during the frenetic action.The Red Bull Global Rallycross series is not your father’s racing. Well, Dad might like it, but the sport is aimed at 18- […]
Class is in session this year at Chip Ganassi Racing. The classroom is the Red Bull Global Rallycross series, as several members of Ganassi’s racing operation learn a new game.The compact, production-based cars of Global Rallycross. The multi-surface courses. The competition. Even attending a GRC race—it’s all a new experience for a majority of the […]
WTCC driver Yvan Muller will make his WorldRX debut at Loheac with Albatec Racing. Four time FIA World Touring Car Champion Yvan Muller has confirmed he will make his debut in the 2015 FIA World Rallycross Championship at the wheel of an Albatec Racing Peugeot 208 Supercar at Loheac in France. The mutiple title […]
Ken Block took advantage of a late race restart at MCAS New River to clinch his second win of the 2015 Red Bull Global Rallycross season, beating Patrik Sandell who looked all but set to take the second win of his career as the series celebrated 4th of July weekend in style by taking over […]
Sweden’s Mattias Ekstrom has become the fifth different winner in this year’s FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy after clinching the victory at the Volkswagen World RX of Sweden in an exhilarating final race. Timmy Hansen was declared the initial winner but his victory was later revoked after a stewards’ enquiry confirmed the […]
SS11 is the 12.87km Wieliczki test – it’s another high speed one, and follows narrow roads, beginning on asphalt before moving onto thickly-covered gravel roads. Due to hanging dust, the starting gaps between the cars has been increased to three minutes. Before the stage begun, there was the news that Elfyn Evans has been forced […]
The FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy will visit one of the most legendary venues of the season, the Volkswagen World RX of Sweden, this weekend (3-5 July). The iconic Holjes event has attracted the biggest entry of 2015 so far with a total of 89 cars including 35 Supercars. It is also […]
Some of the most exciting words you hear in motorsports in 2015 is “SH Racing/ SH Rallycross has a new livery.”The team has knocked it out of the park again with the new HAUS Personal Vaporizer red, white and blue livery for Nelson Piquet Jr., in the No. 07 Ford Fiesta ST at this week’s […]
Sebastian Eriksson led the Olsbergs MSE team to a double podium this weekend at the Red Bull Global Rallycross doubleheader in Daytona.Rookie Eriksson drove his Red Bull/Bluebeam Ford Fiesta ST to his first Supercars win on Sunday, following up Saturday’s third-place finish. “Now I’ve shown them what I can do and maybe that means the […]
This weekend sees the 2015 FIA World Rallycross Championship return to action after a break away since Lydden Hill in May. The series returns to Germany and the historic Estering circuit for round five of this season, which last year bore witness to the closest finish in WorldRX Competition so far. Joining the WorldRX […]
Ken Block backed up his season-ending win in Las Vegas last year with a victory to kick off the 2015 Red Bull Global Rallycross season, taking top honors in the season-opening race at the Bahia Mar Resort in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Block held off strong charges from Formula 1 veterans Scott Speed and Nelson Piquet […]
Championship winning rallycross team Olsbergs MSE is set to begin its 2015 title defense this weekend at the Red Bull Global Rallycross season opener in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.This year, 2014 champion Joni Wiman returns to the series with OMSE for his second championship campaign. He is joined by rookie Sebastian Eriksson. They will both […]
Arguably one of the busiest drivers since the end of the last Red Bull Global Rallycross season is Nelson Piquet Jr., who’s carved out quite a career for himself.Piquet Jr., a former Renault Formula 1 driver and NASCAR Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series veteran who won several races in NASCAR, has now blended roofs […]
After a real thriller, Jan Kopecký (CZ) in the new Škoda Fabia R5 celebrated his second win at the second event in the Czech Rally Championship (MČR). On the final of 14 special stages at the 43rd edition of the Rally Český Krumlov, the works driver sailed past Václav Pech (CZ) after a dramatic duel […]
Another week and another win for Petter Solberg’s PSRX team. The Norwegian was in unstoppable form at Britain’s round of the FIA World Rallycross Championship today – taking his second victory from three races. Solberg dominated the opening day of competition at Lydden Hill yesterday, winning both heats. He was even more impressive today, winning […]
Jari-Matti Latvala put a smile back on his face after a dismal run of three consecutive pointless rounds by leading Vodafone Rally de Portugal after Friday’s opening leg.He won the same stage this morning and this afternoon in his Volkswagen Polo R to open a 11.1sec advantage over Kris Meeke in Citroën’s DS 3. Andreas […]
Round four of the FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy takes place over the Spring Bank Holiday in Great Britain this weekend (23-24 May) as the Championship prepares for its fourth event in five weeks. A total of 59 cars (29 Supercars, 18 TouringCars and 12 RX Lites entries) will compete at the […]
Winning regularly has become a staple for his teams in the Verizon IndyCar Series, TUDOR United SportsCar Championship and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. But in Red Bull Global Rallycross, Chip Ganassi Racing is starting from ground zero, with two brand new Ford Fiestas and a hungry pairing of Steve Arpin and Brian Deegan as drivers. […]
RallyCross The latest update Rallycross – coming closer and closer. Although we are busy doing a little bit more than our best to get the RallyCross series going in South Africa, there are many factors behind the scenes playing a role and we have our fair share of ups and downs. We are however […]
Former world champion Alain Prost says Formula 1 has to decide where it wants to be in 10 years – and adds that the sport could learn some lessons from the way Formula E’s stakeholders are working together to promote the new series. The Frenchman, who was an F1 team principal from 1997 to 2001, […]
Round three of the FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy will take place at Mettet in Belgium this weekend and will include a total of 83 cars (38 Supercars, 25 Super1600 entries and 20 TouringCars). Ladbrokes World RX of Belgium will also form the first of five rounds in this year’s FIA European […]
Two-time FIA World Champion Petter Solberg dominated the second round of World RX, enjoying the perfect Sunday with victory in today’s Hockenheimring final.The PSRX star’s second podium in as many races moves him clear at the top of the 2015 FIA World Rallycross Championship standings. Solberg said: “What a fantastic to start the season! That’s […]
The World Rallycross Championship arrives at Hockenheim this weekend for round two of the season.Round two of the 2015 FIA World Rallycross Championship takes place at Hockenheim in Germany this weekend in what is a unique double header with the DTM Series hosting its first round of the year. Whilst the DTM regulars will […]
Petter Solberg won three of six races to lead the FIA World Rallycross Championship standings after the opening round which finished in Portugal today (Sunday).Norway’s two-time FIA World Champion set a new lap record at the Montalegre circuit, despite suffering from sickness throughout the weekend. Solberg’s progress through the semi-final and final was hindered by […]
A wet and muddy Portugal track set the tone for tough racing conditions in the first round of the FIA World Rally Championship.Sweden’s Johan Kristoffersson has won this weekend’s Bompiso Rallycross of Portugal, round one of the FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy, after a dominant display in his Volkswagen Team Sweden Polo […]
This weekend marks the opening round of the 2015 FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy where a total of 52 cars including 21 Supercars armed with 600 brake horsepower will go head-to-head in Portugal. Among the line-up of drivers competing is reigning World RX Champion Petter Solberg, who won the event last year. […]
Chris Atkinson will get his first taste of Rallycross racing next month. The Australian is due to take part in the Sidchrome Extreme Rallycross test day at Sydney Motorsport Park on May 1. “Rallying to me is the ultimate form of motorsport so to combine it with circuit racing is going to be an amazing […]
It has been confirmed that Petter Solberg will be joining forces with Liam Doran for the upcoming 2015 FIA World Rallycross Championship season. The newly formed Solberg Doran RallyX (SDRX) team will see the defending World Rallycross Drivers champion Petter ‘Hollywood’ Solberg and Liam ‘British Bomb’ Doran aiming for the team championship title which […]
After a year of secret development, the cover comes off Subaru Rally Team USA’s new 2015 WRX STI rallycross car at the 2015 New York Auto Show, set to compete in Red Bull Global Rallycross and X Games Rallycross. Dubbed VT15x, this is the third evolution of an STI-based Rallycross car for Subaru in four […]
Ken Block has set his race schedule for 2015 and says he is ready to win the Global Rallycross title this year in the Ford Fiesta ST.Ken Block was only 5 points away from winning the Global Rallycross title last year in his Ford Fiesta ST. Block who is a fierce competitor, says he’s ready […]
The World Rallycross Championship has launched a talent search that will take place in the build-up to the opening round in Britain in May. MSA competition license holders aged between 18 and 30 have been invited to put their names forward for the contest, the winner of which will receive a free drive in […]