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Sport newsThe FIA World Rally Championship has a new provisional points leader tonight (Sunday) after Kalle Rovanperä swept to his second consecutive Vodafone Rally de Portugal victory and his ninth in the WRC.Toyota’s reigning world champion headed home Hyundai pair Dani Sordo and Esapekka Lappi following a dominant performance alongside his co-driver Jonne Halttunen.Rovanperä, who had not stood on top of the podium in WRC since his title-winning run to victory on Rally New Zealand…

Sport newsKalle Rovanperä vaulted to the top of the provisional FIA World Rally Championship standings with a dominant Vodafone Rally de Portugal victory this afternoon, his second consecutive triumph on the gravel event based in Matosinhos close to Porto.Co-driven by Jonne Halttunen, world champion Rovanperä claimed victory in commanding fashion – the ninth of his career – having led from Friday afternoon onwards in a Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Hybrid.Dani Sordo was second ahead of…

Sport newsJust four stages stand between Kalle Rovanperä and his first triumph of 2023 after the Finn proved the driver to beat on leg two of Vodafone Rally de Portugal, the fifth event of this enthralling FIA World Rally Championship season.Unyielding and unstoppable, the Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Hybrid star unleashed an onslaught of raw speed as he stormed to fastest times on five of the seven gruelling gravel stages alongside co-driver Jonne Halttunen.What started…

Sport newsFinland’s Kalle Rovanperä more than quadrupled his Vodafone Rally de Portugal lead on this morning’s loop of three stages with a trio of fastest times aboard his Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Hybrid.Co-driven by Jonne Halttunen, the defending world champion left his rivals floundering in the dust as he posted a hat-trick of benchmark times to increase his 10.8s overnight advantage to a whopping 52.4s.Rovanperä completed the Vieira do Minho opener 12.8s faster than anybody…

Sport newsKalle Rovanperä mastered a tough opening leg on Vodafone Rally de Portugal to head Dani Sordo at the overnight halt by 10.8 seconds.A thrilling contest in the morning became a matter of stage survival in the afternoon as heat, dust and punishing rock-strewn roads had a big impact on round five of the 2023 FIA World Rally Championship.While several of his rivals faltered, Rovanperä won three of the eight special stages in a Toyota…

FIA newsThe exemption is limited to the 24 Hours of Le Mans only, ensuring that drivers of all experience levels will be able to compete in the safest possible environment regardless of track conditions and temperatures, while tyre manufacturers, teams and drivers will gain valuable time to develop better understanding of how to bring cold tyres up to temperature ahead of the remainder of the 2023 FIA WEC season.The return of tyre warmers will apply…

Sport newsThe FIA will provide an Impact Data Recorder to every FIA EDRC competitor taking part this year. Launched in 2021, the FIA IDR is a lightweight low-cost electronic impact data recorder developed in collaboration with AiM Technologies.The device, fitted in the vehicle’s cockpit, is designed to collect incident impact data thus allowing the FIA to better understand the causes of different types of incidents. The device is easy to install and requires no maintenance…

Members newsOn May 9, six young Club members from China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Georgia, Lithuania, and Uganda arrived in Paris for a series of workshops and meetings with the FIA Mobility and Communications Teams. During the sessions, they learned about the FIA’s daily efforts to inspire global change.On day 2-3, the group will travel to the FIA Geneva Headquarters to gather insights from various FIA teams, including the Secretary General for Sport Office and the People and Culture Department, to ultimately turn…

Sport news21-23/04 – F4 UK – 1st round in Donington ParkBritish F4 2023 will see changes including a grid reversal for race two and a new qualifying format. Drivers to watch include Louis Sharp, Gabriel Stilp, and Deagen Fairclough. The Rookie Cup has produced successful drivers such as Dan Ticktum and Dennis Hauger. Teams, including Hitech Pulse-Eight and Carlin, will compete for the Teams Championship with two scoring entries per team.Rodin Carlin’s Sharp & Lisle…

Sport newsYasin Nasser and Ali Katumba have claimed the lead of the Africa Rally Championship (ARC) after winning the 24th edition of the Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally 2023 in a Ford Fiesta Rally2. They beat off stiff competition from Kenya’s Rio Smith/Riyaz Ismail and fellow countrymen Jas Mangat/Joseph Kamya to emerge victorious on Sunday, May 7, in Jinja.“It was a challenging rally worth a smile at the end of the day, winning the ARC…