World Rally News

Andreas Mikkelsen survived treacherous conditions to hold a comfortable lead after day one of the RACMSA Rally of Scotland.

Petter Solberg has been stripped of his third place in France.

Rallyday 2011 post-event podcast now live featuring Kris Meeke, Matthew Wilson, Harri Rovanpera, David Higgins and Ben Collins - Top Gear's former Stig. Don't miss it!

Following a Facebook campaign, the Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team has re-liveried the Fiesta RS WRCs of Mikko Hirvonen, Jari-Matti Latvala and Khalid Al Qassimi for this weekend's Rallye de France

The tragic helicopter crash that led to the deaths of rallying legend Colin McRae, his young son and two family friends four years ago was the pilot's fault, a fatal accident enquiry has concluded

Kris Meeke: The last time I was at the Rallyday was seven years ago so to come back after all this time and debut the MINI will be pretty special.

Andrew Coe: We are absolutely delighted to be supporting Colin McRae Vision for 2011 - it is a wonderfully moving and noble charity and we sincerely hope our event can help raise further awareness and support for the tremendous work it carries out.

Sebastien Ogier will head the pack going into the third day of the ADAC Rallye Deutschland - more than a minute up on Sebastien Loeb who slips down to second following a front-left puncture in Panzerplatte 2, the final test of the day.

Aaron Burkart: I'd like to finish on the podium but I'm aware that there's 20 World Rally Cars in Germany so it's not going to be an easy task.

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The three Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team Fiesta RS WRCs of Mikko Hirvonen, Jari-Matti Latvala and Khalid Al Qassimi will sport a tasty new livery indeed on the upcoming Rally Finland...

The Richard Burns Foundation has raised more than ?45,000 towards the creation of a national network of Brain Centres following recent efforts at Salon Priv? and the Goodwood Festival of Speed

Malcolm Wilson: We are delighted to introduce the new Ford Fiesta RRC and the Ford Fiesta MS1 as both cars offer competitors more flexibility to help further their rallying career.

VW to evaluate young drivers with Skoda WRC outings

Pre-event favourite Jan Kopecky will miss the GEKO Ypres Rally after his co-driver was injured in a shakedown crash.

Sebastien Loeb will lead into the final day and will again have to play the 'road sweeper', leaving team-mate, Sebastien Ogier well poised to grab the victory - just 2.2 seconds back; Petter Solberg is third, 18.7 seconds further adrift.

Petter Solberg will lead into the second day of the Acropolis Rally, having extended his cushion by 51.6 seconds on the afternoon loop.

Michael Masi: In recent weeks, we have argued strongly for Rally Australia to have a permanent annual WRC round from 2012 and we'll continue to push our case until the countries on the provisional list of events and the dates, which have not been announced yet, are subject to a final vote of the FIA in Paris on 3 June.

Peter van Merksteijn happy with a 'positive' debut weekend with his new Citroen DS3 WRC

Francois Delecour: I've always been a big Porsche fan and I'm particularly excited about driving on the Welsh stages, some of which I know from doing Rally GB in the past, and which I consider to be among the best in the world.

The FIA's new WRC Academy completes a three-day induction in Cumbria

Pirelli's Paul Hembery has linked up with the Richard Burns Foundation ten years on from helping the Briton to his WRC title.

The 2012 FIA World Rally Championship calendar has been examined and will be officialised before the end of this month, the FIA has confirmed.

Vladimir Antonov: Convers Sports' acquisition of North One Sport starts a new page in the history of the WRC. Our company plans to invest substantial resources to improve the promotion of the WRC and bring the quality of competition to even higher levels. This will benefit both participants and spectators in the long run.