Kalle Rovanpera (above) put on a flawless performance to become a two-time WRC Safari Rally Kenya winner, the Toyota Gazoo Racing ace ending the grueling African event on Sunday afternoon with a 1m37.8s victory margin after leading since Friday morning’s opening stages.In what was by far the most challenging FIA...

Kalle Rovanpera took a significant step toward clinching his second Safari Rally Kenya victory, the Toyota Gazoo Racing ace steering clear of trouble while his WRC rivals hit difficulties on Saturday’s second leg.In one of the most eventful days of the 2024 FIA World Rally Championship season so far --...

Sebastien Ogier defied teammate Kalle Rovanpera’s charge to head home a dream 1-2-3-4 finish for Toyota Gazoo Racing on a dramatic final day at WRC Safari Rally Kenya.Ogier (above), who’s chosen to run only a limited FIA World Rally Championship program, recorded his third victory from just five starts so...

Teammates Sebastien Ogier and Kalle Rovanpera will go head to head for WRC Safari Rally Kenya victory after Saturday’s final stage blew the lead battle wide open.On a day when Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 cars topped the timesheets in every one of the six stages run and hold 1-2-3-4 on...

Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier shrugged off a minor morning setback to build a commanding overnight lead on WRC Safari Rally Kenya after Friday’s opening leg.The Frenchman (above) showed his rivals a clean pair of heels on the first full day of action and quickly established a double-digit lead just three special...

A detailed and moving tribute from the BMW Group PressClub USA notes that on Thursday, July 21, British motorsport idol Patrick Barron Hopkirk MBE passed away peacefully at home in Buckinghamshire.Born in Belfast on April 14, 1933, Paddy – as he was affectionately known - began a fast-paced career as...

Kalle Rovanpera boosted his FIA World Rally Championship title hopes with a dominant victory on Safari Rally Kenya, leading home a Toyota 1-2-3-4.The 21-year-old Finn overcame sickness, thick, sucking mud and rocky gravel tracks in the Great Rift Valley to win the legendary African event by 52.8s in his GR...

Kalle Rovanpera stretched his Safari Rally Kenya lead to more than half a minute on Saturday afternoon as wet weather conditions spiced up the penultimate leg.On a day which troubled more of the FIA World Rally Championship’s leading drivers, Rovanpera overcame sickness worries to increase his advantage and head a...

Kalle Rovanpera capitalized on Toyota teammate Sebastien Ogier’s late misfortune to lead after Safari Rally Kenya’s vicious opening leg on Friday.FIA World Rally Championship points leader Rovanpera had languished in 11th overall on Thursday evening after puncturing a tire on the curtain-raising super special stage, but was immediately into the...

Eight-time and reigning FIA World Rally Champion Sebastien Ogier defends his Safari Rally Kenya crown against old foe and nine-time WRC champ Sebastien Loeb as they battle for the first time on Africa’s unforgiving terrain, June 23-26.The WRC legends face off for the third time this year at the sixth...