Sport news*Italian is first female to sign up for season-long ERC bid in top-of-the-range machine*She graduates from ERC Junior Under 27 to ERC Junior Under 28 category*Molinaro: “Girls can do good in all motorsport with right attitude, passion and dedication”The FIA European Rally Championship is celebrating International Women’s Day (8...

Codemasters & Deep Silver today released a new DiRT 4 gameplay trailer showcasing the breadth of racing that fans will be able to experience on the PlayStation 4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One, the all-in-one entertainment system from Microsoft, and Windows PC via Steam for $59.99 on June 6th. You...

Citroen has granted Kris Meeke's wish for a Rally GB entry and will field the Northern Irishman alongside Craig Breen in next month's Welsh World Rally Championship round. Meeke and Breen's presence will be officially confirmed when Rally GB announces its entry list on Friday.Citroen had hesitated over entering Meeke...

Former Formula 1 development driver and World Touring Car Championship race winner Ma Qing Hua still intends to compete in the World Rally Championship despite the loss of Rally China.The Chinese star was scheduled to make his WRC debut in Beijing next month but the event's cancellation has forced a...

Sebastien Ogier cemented his lead over Kris Meeke on the two-stage loop that started Saturday's leg of the Monte Carlo Rally.The World Rally champion was quickest on the mammoth 32-mile opening test in his Volkswagen, before taking 10 seconds out of Meeke on the tricky SS10 to increase his gap...

Elfyn Evans has declared himself "shocked" by his demotion from M-Sport's top-class World Rally Championship team for 2016.Instead of competing alongside Mads Ostberg in the frontline team, Evans will drive the Cumbrian squad's WRC2 spec Ford Fiesta R5 on a part programme through 2016. He has been replaced by former...

Ott Tanak will have to take another step up to repeat his Poland World Rally Championship podium in Finland this weekend, says his multiple WRC rally-winning countryman Markko Martin.Estonian driver Tanak finished third and challenged for victory in Poland earlier this month. Martin said the M-Sport star was at a...

Stephane Sarrazin leads Bryan Bouffier by just 1.7 seconds after a gripping first day of the European Rally Championship finale in Corsica.Sarrazin and Bouffier swapped positions at the top of the field throughout the six stages on what turned out to be a day of attrition for the ERC field.Toyota...

Leading World Rally Championship team and factory Bentley GT squad M-Sport is planning a major redevelopment of its UK base, including a private test track, new factory and hotel.Plans are with the local city council at the moment, with a decision expected soon and a finishing date of mid-2016 if...

Double Junior World Rally champion PG Andersson will replace current JWRC title holder Pontus Tidemand in the EKS World Rallycross team for next week's Istanbul Park event.Tidemand, who has reached the final on three occasions this year with DTM star Mattias Ekstrom's Audi team, will now prioritise rallying again, contesting...