The third member of VW's defunct World Rally Championship team has secured another drive – but only for the first round. Andrea Mikkelsen, winner of this year's season finale in Australia, has signed a one-off deal for Rallye Monte-Carlo that will put the 27-year-old Norwegian and co-driver Anders Jaeger (pictured...

Volkswagen's 2016 car could yet appear in next year's World Rally Championship despite the manufacturer's factory withdrawal.Although VW has ruled out its all-new 2017 design being passed onto privateers, it is open to negotiations with teams or drivers interesting in renting the current Polo R WRC.We will discuss possibilities for...

Skoda has ruled out running rebranded Volkswagen Polos in the World Rally Championship next season following the manufacturer's withdrawal from the series.In the wake of Volkswagen's shock exit – announced two days after it secured a fourth straight manufacturers' title – there was talk the VW Group could transfer the...

Sport newsThe 11th round of the FIA World Rally Championship got underway last night, again in pouring rain, at the now traditional Barcelona super special stage. Here, Ott Tanak took the glory in front of a crowd of thousands, but it was this morning when the crews headed in to...

Esapekka Lappi will definitely turn his back on Skoda and WRC2 at the end of this season, as rumours of a Toyota World Rally Championship drive for 2017 increase.The Finn moved firmly into contention for the 2016 WRC2 title with his second consecutive class victory in Germany last week. Toyota...

Rising Finnish star Esapekka Lappi rocked the Irish establishment with a stunning opening day to lead the European Rally Championship's Circuit of Ireland.The Skoda driver put aside his lack of knowledge of the Northern Irish stages to reel off seven straight fastest times, building an 18-second advantage over Peugeot's Craig...

Kajetan Kajetanowicz claimed his second European Rally Championship victory after a faultless performance on home soil in Poland.Driving a new-generation Ford R5, the Pole had a trouble-free event and was there or thereabouts throughout the first day of the competition, before picking up the pace during the opening stages of...