The Circuit of Ireland Rally has been cancelled for 2017 due to uncertainty over funding for the Belfast-based event. Event director Bobby Willis confirmed the move to Wednesday morning.The Circuit, a round of both the European and British Rally Championships, had been funded by Tourism Northern Ireland, the NI Executive,...

Circuit of Ireland organisers have renewed their push for a World Rally Championship slot ahead of this week's record-breaking 2016 edition.This year's event counts for both the British and European Rally Championships and the Irish Tarmac Championship. It has attracted a 38-strong international entry of R5/S2000 machinery, and there were...

Toyota has become the latest manufacturer to enter the revived British Rally Championship with a works backed BRC 3 class entry on selected events in 2016.The Japanese manufacturer has a long history in the series, and will enter one of its new GT86 cars, which run to R3 specification. Other...

British Rally Championship driver Timothy Cathcart has died following an accident on the Ulster Rally on Friday.The 20-year-old crashed on the third stage, Fardross, while running in 12th position overall on his home event. His co-driver Dai Roberts was injured and is currently being treated in hospital.Cathcart was in his...

The Scottish Government will commission a review of motorsport spectator safety in Scotland following the death of three people during last week's Jim Clark Rally.The Scottish Borders round of the British Rally Championship was abandoned following the crash on the Swinton stage. Five spectators – one of whom remains in...

Three spectators have been killed in an accident on the Jim Clark Rally in Scotland. The crash happened on the Swinton stage of the closed-road event, near Coldstream in the Scottish Borders.A source close to the rally told AUTOSPORT three spectators are known to have died. Two more spectators have...