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Sport newsClick HERE for the recording, which begins at 30m00s.FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIPPresent:1st place: Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT – Sébastien Ogier (FRA), Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Hybrid1st place: Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT – Vincent Landais (FRA), Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Hybrid2nd place: Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team – Ott Tänak (EST), Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Hybrid3nd place: Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team – Thierry Neuville (BEL), Hyundai i20 N Rally1 HybridRepresentative of the…

Sport newsHe beat Hyundai driver Ott Tänak and the Estonian’s third-place team-mate Thierry Neuville from Belgium, who was quickest through the Wofl Power Stage, as Adrien Fourmaux finished fourth for the M-Sport Ford squad followed by Hyundai’s Dani Sordo.Jan Solans won the FIA WRC2 category for his and Toyota’s first category victory.More to follow…  World Rally ChampionshipRally de PortugalWRCSEASON 2024SportRallies1SportWorld Rally ChampionshipRalliesWRCSEASON 2024Rally de Portugal01Sunday, May 12, 2024 – 2:13pmSunday, May 12, 2024 – 2:13pm…

Sport newsCo-driven by Vincent Landais, the Frenchman is now the most successful driver in the 56-year history of the event, which was a founding round of the FIA WRC back in 1973. Ogier previously shared the record with Finnish legend Markku Alén before his triumph today.Five different drivers led the gruelling gravel counter, which ran on roads near the northern Portuguese cities of Porto and Matosinhos and attracted thousands of passionate fans to watch the…

Safety newsThe gold Porsche 963 took advantage of a well-timed pit stop before the red flag to go out of sync with most rivals. The result was the first-ever overall WEC win for the Jota squad after previously winning races and a title in the LMP2 class. IIott and Stevens become the first duo line-up to win a top-class WEC race since 2014 and the first all-British winners since 2017.Runners-up today were the #6 Porsche…

Sport newsMidway through today’s Berlin E-Prix (11 May), Nick Cassidy was languishing towards the tail-end of the field in his Jaguar TCS Racing single-seater. When the chequered flag fell, he was almost five seconds clear of his closest pursuer courtesy of a tactical masterclass that left the opposition powerless to respond.Cassidy began the race around the historic Tempelhof Airport circuit from tenth on the grid, initially keeping his powder dry in preparation for a late…

Sport newsProviding he can maintain his lead over Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team’s Ott Tänak on Sunday’s final four stages, the eight-time world champion will make it a record six Vodafone Rally de Portugal victories.The Frenchman’s Toyota Gazoo Racing had begun the penultimate leg on a high after locking out the podium following a near-perfect opening day. However, its fortunes took a dive early this morning when Kalle Rovanperä and Takamoto Katsuta both faltered…

Sport newsAntonio Fuoco in the #50 Ferrari 499P was initially on the provisional pole, setting his best time of 2m02.600s, 0.5s ahead of Campbell’s best effort before the car was disqualified due to being below the minimum weight limit.The #2 Cadillac Racing took the American manufacturer’s best-ever FIA WEC grid slot, owing to Alex Lynn setting his best lap of 2m03.115s, which turned out to be the session’s second-best time.#99 Proton Competition Porsche qualified by…

Sport newsThe Toyota-driving Finn heads the order by a mere 1.0s from team-mate Sébastien Ogier on a day marked by five different stage winners, resulting in the top four crews being separated by just 5.4s.Rovanperä initially languished in fifth overall after a lacklustre opener but posted top-three times in the remaining seven tests, confidently climbing the standings despite reporting excessive understeer in his GR Yaris.He seized the lead after overtaking early pacesetter Takamoto Katsuta on this…

FIA newsThe FIA hosted its second Sustainable Innovation Series event – Driving Sustainable Development through Rallying – in partnership with the World Rally Championship in Porto today.Taking place ahead of the WRC Vodafone Rallye de Portugal, the event welcomed speakers from across the worlds of motor sport, culture, business, and sustainability, for a series of engaging panels and keynotes.The packed agenda also saw WRC share a raft of new announcements, including the launch of the…

Sport newsFor the second year in a row, home hero Pascal Wehrlein leads the way as the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship heads for the final stop of its mid-season European leg in Berlin this weekend (11-12 May), with the TAG Heuer Porsche star seeking to increase his advantage in his quest to clinch the coveted Drivers’ crown. The German capital is the only city to have featured on every Formula E calendar since the…