World Rally Championships
Wilson drives at Festival of Speed
Published 17 July 2008
WEST Cumbria’s Matthew Wilson took time out of his busy schedule during the World Rally Championship's summer break, to catch up with old mates Lewis Hamilton and Marc Hynes at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last weekend.
Stobart turns up the heat in the battle with Subaru
Published 19 June 2008
AN EVENT of mixed fortunes saw the Stobart VK M-Sport Ford rally team close in on third place in the FIA World Rally Championship for manufacturers after round eight in Turkey.
Ford delighted with Turkish treat
Published 19 June 2008
MASTER tactics paid dividends for BP Ford World Rally Team as it claimed a one-two finish on a thrilling Rally of Turkey.
Ford’s set World Rally 100 record
Published 19 June 2008
THE M-Sport-run Ford World Rally team has set a new record for the sport - 100 consecutive points finishes.
Record women
Published 19 June 2008
TURKISH driver Burcu Çetinkaya and navigator Çiçek Güney became the first all-woman crew to win a round of the M-Sport run Fiesta SportingTrophy championship at the Rally of Turkey last weekend.
Stobart hunts points
Published 12 June 2008
STOBART VK M-Sport Ford is hungery for points from this weekend’s Rally of Turkey.
More hot drama as WRC hits Turkey
Published 12 June 2008
AN exciting opening half of the FIA World Rally Championship comes to a close next weekend when BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team takes its series lead to the Rally of Turkey this weekend.
Cars and drivers struggle as Acropolis wrecker takes toll
Published 5 June 2008
MIKKO HIRVONEN and Jarmo Lehtinen claimed a gutsy podium finish on Acropolis Rally of Greece as Ford maintained its lead in the manufacturers' standings of the FIA World Rally Championship.
Stobart aim at taking over third
Published 29 May 2008
HENNING Solberg returns to the Stobart VK M-Sport Ford as a point-nominated driver for the Acropolis Rally of Greece after a spell with the Munchi’s Ford team
Acropolis Rally - the toughest of the lot
Published 29 May 2008
ROCKY mountain tracks, punishing heat and physically demanding cockpit conditions are the hallmarks of the Acropolis Rally of Greece which began yesterday and ends on Sunday.
Double podium keeps Ford in front
Published 23 May 2008
BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team finished second and third in an enthralling Rally d'Italia Sardegna last weekend.
Gigi fourth
Published 23 May 2008
ITALIANS Gigi Galli and Giovanni Bernacchini raced to an impressive fourth in their home event, the Rally d'Italia Sardegna.
Wilson named for points
Published 15 May 2008
WEST Cumbrian Matthew Wilson has been named as a nominated points scorer for Stobart VK M-Sport Ford in this weekend’s Rally d'Italia Sardegna.
Mikko looking forward to the Sardinian gravel
Published 15 May 2008
THE FIA World Rally Championship returns to Europe for the first time since February this weekend with the Rally d'Italia Sardegna.
Italian Fiesta
Published 15 May 2008
THE 2008 Fiesta SportingTrophy International series, run by Dovenby-based M-Sport, kick starts next week as five crews head to the Mediterranean for Rally d’Italia Sardegna.
Stobart hot in Jordan
Published 1 May 2008
THREE drivers in the top eight made the Jordan Rally a stunning success for the Stobart VK M-Sport Ford rally team.
Mikko rock solid in Jordan
Published 1 May 2008
BP FORD’S Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen are back leading the World Rally Championship drivers’ race after winning the Jordan Rally last weekend.
Rock-hitting Mikko never gives up
Published 3 April 2008
TREMENDOUS fight-backs by Mikko Hirvonen and Jari-Matti Latvala in the Rally Argentina kept the Dovenby-based BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team on course to take a third World Rally manufacturers’ title.
Argentine attrition hits Stobart hopes
Published 3 April 2008
ITALIAN crew Gigi Galli and Giovanni Bernacchini earned Stobart VK M-Sport Ford three manufacturers’ points on the fourth round of the FIA World Rally Championship.
Home town triumph for Villagra
Published 3 April 2008
MUNCHI’S Ford World Rally Team continued their impressive run in the World Rally Championship picking up four valuable manufacturers’ points on Rally Argentina.
