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Sport newsThe race weekend has attracted a star-studded driver line-up, which includes a multiple FIA World Rallycross champion, a quartet of FIA European Rallycross champions, a trio of rallying heroes, a 14-time FIM Women’s Trial World champion and an ice-racing master!Euro RX1Euro RX1 at Höljes constitutes something of a rallycross who’s who, with Johan Kristoffersson throwing down the gauntlet to his rivals when he announced his participation in his family-run Kristoffersson Motorsport Volkswagen Polo.The quadruple…

Sport newsHearingCase ICA-2022-03: Appeal lodged by Koski Motorsport against Decision No. 138 dated 30 April 2022 of the Stewards of the event held in Zuera (Spain) counting towards the 2022 FIA OKJ European ChampionshipOn 30 April 2022, the Stewards received two reports from the Judge of Facts requested by the Race Director (documents No. 97 and 98) stating that in the first lap of the OK-Junior Qualifying Heat E-F, the kart No. 215 of Mr….

Members news1,350 participants joined the preliminary round, and were required to complete an online quiz about road traffic rules and practices. The top 10 contestants proceeded to the final round and had to complete six different practical challenges on track.The winner of the final competition received the Grand Prize – a Honda E car, which he will be able to drive for free for one year.ANWB thanked FIA Member Club Avto-Moto Zveza Slovenije (AMZS Slovenia)…

Sport newsHearingCase ICA-2022-02: Appeal lodged by Parolin Motorsport Srl against Decision No. 105 dated 30 April 2022 of the Stewards of the event held in Zuera (Spain) counting towards the 2022 FIA OKJ European Karting ChampionshipOn 30 April 2022, the Stewards received a report (document No. 75) from the FIA Technical Delegate, stating that at the end of the OK-Junior Qualifying Heat D-F, the kart No. 216 driven by Mr. Rene Lammers (the Appellant’s driver)…

Sport newsFIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP:Present:1. Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT –Kalle Rovanperä, Toyota GR Yaris Rally12. Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT- Elfyn Evans Toyota, Toyota GR Yaris Rally13. Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT- Takamoto Kasuta, Toyota GR Yaris Rally14. Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT – Jari-Matti Latvala, Team PrincipalQ:Tell me Kalle, how do you feel? What an incredible season so far and it keeps on getting better?KR:Of course, in the beginning of the season has been really good and yeah this weekend was…

Sport newsKalle Rovanperä boosted his FIA World Rally Championship title hopes with a dominant victory at Safari Rally Kenya on Sunday afternoon.The 21-year-old continued his run of irresistible form to chalk up win number four of the season on a dream week for his Toyota Gazoo Racing squad, which locked out the top four places for the first time in 29 years.Rovanperä never expected to win this rally. He arrived in Kenya with a commanding…

Sport newsAfter Sunday’s opening test was cancelled, the 26-year-old produced five error-free stages to head the all-Ford Fiesta Rally3 field by 25min 27sec over second-placed Jeremy Wahome.FIA Junior WRC regular Mcrae Kimathi rounded out the all-Kenyan podium over 10 minutes behind at the end of a brutal event which forced every driver into retirement at least once.Wahome’s winning performance was made all the more impressive by the fact she had never driven the Fiesta car…

Sport newsMikel Azcona, Rob Huff and Santiago Urrutia attended the press conference following Race 2 at WTCR Race of Spain. A transcript follows.WTCR Race of Spain, MotorLand Aragón, June 25-26, 2022WTCR − FIA World Touring Car Cup, Rounds 7 and 8 of 20Press Conference Room, MotorLand Aragón, June 26, 2022In attendance:Mikel Azcona (BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse), winnerRob Huff (Zengő Motorsport), second positionSantiago Urrutia (Cyan Performance Lynk & Co), third positionQ:Mikel, what a way to…

Sport newsBelgium’s Gilles Magnus stormed to a superb Race 1 pole position at WTCR Race of Spain this afternoon by beating Goodyear-equipped team-mate Nathanaël Berthon to the fastest time in a thrilling Q3 shootout.The Comtoyou Team Audi Sport racer is set to be joined by his fellow Audi RS3 LMS driver Berthon on the front row at MotorLand Aragón, with King of WTCR Yann Erhlacher and Rob Huff on row two.It was the 22-year-old’s second…

Sport newsSecond season for aspiring stars of rally and rallycross aged 13-16 yearsFIA’s reinvigorated approach to grassroots motorsport targets greater opportunity and diversity among the next generation of competitorsThe second season of the FIA’s dynamic new initiative to give an affordable and entertaining entry-level category to young talent off-road begins this weekend in Matschenberg, Germany.A major focus of the FIA under president Mohammed Ben Sulayem is to reinvigorate the grassroots of the motorsport around the…