Oliver Solberg starts this weekend’s Rally Sweden leading the FIA World Rally Championship points. But with that lead comes the challenge of starting the opening leg first and playing the role of road sweeper on what promises to be one of the fastest all-snow events in WRC history.

Hyundai’s Esapekka Lappi (above) demoted Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier in a gripping conclusion to Friday's opening leg of WRC Rally Sardinia, claiming the tiniest of overnight leads.After one of the most daunting days so far in this year's FIA World Rally Championship, where crews braved a total of almost 90 miles...

Esapekka Lappi put in a faultless performance in the scorching heat and power-sapping altitude of WRC Rally Mexico to fend off six-time winner Sebastien Ogier during Friday’s dramatic opening leg.Despite several of the FIA World Rally Championship's leading crews running into trouble on the grueling, dust-clogged stages in the mountains...

Hyundai’s Ott Tanak kept his cool under increasing pressure from Toyota’s Esapekka Lappi to hold a slim lead after Friday’s frenetic opening leg of Rally Finland, the fastest event on the FIA World Rally Championship calendar.Estonian Tanak – twice a winner of this classic gravel fixture – snatched the top...

Toyota’s Esapekka Lappi delivered a near-perfect drive to round out Friday’s punishing opening leg of the WRC’s Rally Italy Sardinia with a miniscule overnight lead.The Finn, making his gravel debut in a hybrid Toyota GR Yaris Rally1, won two of the six rock-strewn special stages to open a tiny 0.7s...

Ott Tanak extended his advantage during Saturday’s morning loop of Rally Germany stages, although Sebastien Ogier continues to push to the limit to remain within striking distance of the Toyota driver. Thierry Neuville has slipped into the clutches of the chasing crews fighting for the podium and in the final...

In a final stage showdown, Thierry Neuville turned a deficit to Sebastien Ogier around to win a nail-biting Rally Italia Sardegna by just 0.7s. The Belgian, who trailed the reigning FIA World Rally champion by 0.8s going into the Power Stage, gave it everything and took the stage win and...

Sebastien Ogier clings on at the top of the Rally Italia Sardegna leaderboard after Saturday afternoon’s loop of three stages, despite the relentless pursuit of World Rally Championship frontrunner Thierry Neuville. Esapekka Lappi was promoted to the final provisional podium placing when Jari-Matti Latvala stopped on the road section after...

Sport newsDefending FIA World Rally Champions Sebastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia claimed their third WRC victory of the season today, winning the Tour de Corse by a margin of 36.1 seconds. Ott Tanak and Martin Jarveoja headed the Toyota challenge and finished second, ultimately ending up with over 30 seconds...

Sport newsAt the end of the second full day of competition on the Tour de Corse, the fourth round of the FIA World Rally Championship, Sebastien Ogier heads the field with an impressive 44.5 second advantage and the Frenchman is on course to notch up a second WRC Corsican victory....