WRC – Excitement builds as FIA WRC season lift-off approaches

Sport newsThe eagerly anticipated 2025 FIA World Rally Championship season bursts into life when Rallye Monte-Carlo gets underway for the 93rd time from January 22-26.Exciting tweaks to the technical regulations, an expanded calendar, a new official tyre supplier and a revamped points-scoring system are just some of what’s in store during the upcoming title chase, which will be contested by factory teams from Hyundai, M-Sport Ford and Toyota. A capacity 70-car entry, out of 92 registrations,…

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W2RC – Al-Rajhi earns maiden Dakar win on home ground, co-driver Gottschalk claims 2nd victory

Sport newsOverdrive Racing’s Yazeed Al-Rajhi made history by becoming the first Saudi Arabian driver to win the Dakar Rally. The Toyota Hilux driver only won one stage but he led after the ninth day for the first time and then moved ahead on the penultimate stage to clinch a narrow 3min 57sec victory and the early lead in the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC). Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Henk Lategan and Brett Cummings led from the second stage…

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FIA appoints Advanced SimRacing as Official Supplier for Sim Racing Installations

Sport newsThe FIA is delighted to announce a new partnership with Advanced SimRacing, which becomes an Official Supplier to the FIA for Professional Sim Racing Installations.This agreement brings together the FIA’s worldwide membership of motor sport competitors, enthusiasts and fans with the premier retailer and supplier for racing simulation parts and peripherals in North America, and most importantly, the global leader in turnkey racing simulator installations for motor sport professionals, amateurs and enthusiasts.With esports as one of the…

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Jonathan Refoy to join the FIA as Chief Communications Officer

FIA newsJonathan will join the FIA on January 20, 2025, and will be responsible for media relations, as well as Presidential, Sports, Mobility, FIA member, internal and digital communications.Jonathan has over 20 years’ experience in corporate communications and campaigning in a range of sectors. He joins from Interserve Group, where he served on the Executive Committee as Group Corporate Affairs Director, leading the company’s global media and government relations, as well as internal, transformation and digital…

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