Britain's Kris Meeke has powered into the lead of Rallye de France-Tour de Corse after the opening loop of two stages on the Mediterranean island. The Citroën driver heads reigning FIA World Rally Champion Sebastien Ogier by 8.9 seconds, who in turn has a similar advantage over third-placed Thierry Neuville.The...

Jari-Matti Latvala secured Toyota's first victory on only its second event back in the FIA World Rally Championship after 17 years out of the top level of the sport. The Finn powered through the final three stages of Rally Sweden, winning each, to take an emphatic 29.2 second win. M-Sport...

Elfyn Evans will return to the World Rally Championship's top class for the first time in a year at the Rallye Monte-Carlo. The Welshman will drive a third M-Sport Ford Fiesta in the season-opening event, which starts on Jan. 19.Evans was part of M-Sport's manufacturer squad in 2014 and 2015,...

Pirelli will not contest the 2017 World Rally Championship, leaving just Michelin and DMACK to supply rubber for the new generation of World Rally Cars.The Formula 1 tire supplier has had a long association with the WRC, including a three-year spell when it was the only control tire supplier in...

Estonian driver Ott Tanak leads Rally of Spain following a sodden spectator stage near the center of Barcelona.The DMACK World Rally Team star finished 2.7s ahead of fellow Ford Fiesta RS WRC driver Lorenzo Bertelli around the 1.8-mile stage.Sebastien Ogier, who could secure his fourth straight World Rally Championship title...

Kris Meeke will head into the Rally of Portugal's final day with a 43.5-second lead after three-time World Rally champion Sebastien Ogier closed the gap on Saturday afternoon.Meeke suffered from the extra weight and lack of stability in his Citroen DS 3 WRC thanks to taking an extra spare wheel,...

Sport newsThe fifth round of the FIA World Rally Championship got underway last night under the shadow of the medieval castle at Guimarães before crews headed to the rallycross circuit at Lousada for a short stage en route back to Matosinhos and the overnight halt. This morning, however, the route...

Sport newsThe third round of the FIA World Rally Championship got underway last night in spectacular style, the opening ceremony and street stage in Guanajuato one of the highlights of the season. Thierry Neuville took the stage win on the short 1.09 kilometre stage in the UNESCO World Heritage designated...

Elfyn Evans is likely to stay with M-Sport in 2016, albeit only contesting selected World Rally Championship events.The British team announced on Monday that it had replaced Evans and Ott Tanak with Citroen refugee Mads Ostberg and newcomer Eric Camilli for 2016. Tanak will remain behind the wheel of an...

Martin Prokop scored a shock stage win to open Rally Italy in Sardinia, scoring only his second World Rally Championship stage victory. The privateer driver is on Pirellis tires, whereas the majority of the other WRC cars run Michelin rubber.Prokop will begin Friday's running leading a WRC round for the...