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Egon Kaur
Egon Kaur (born 20 August 1987) is an Estonian rally driver. Career Egon started rallying in 2004, and made his World Rally Championship debut on the 2006 Wales Rally GB in a Renault Clio. His next WRC appearances came in the 2008 season in Sweden and Wales, behind the wheel of a Subaru Impreza WRX STi. He contested Wales Rally GB again at the end of 2009. After winning the Estonian Group N title in 2010, Egon contested the new WRC Academy class in 2011. He won the first three rounds of the season in Portugal, Sardinia and Finland. Kaur narrowly missed winning the 2011 FIA WRC Academy title to Craig Breen, with equal championship points but fewer fastest stage times. In February 2011 Egon was one of 12 drivers selected for the first FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy The FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy is a programme founded by the FIA Institute for Motor Sport Safety and Sustainability to develop young driver talent worldwide. In its first year (2011) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Lake Peipus and Russia. The territory of Estonia consists of the mainland, the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,200 other islands and islets on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, covering a total area of . The capital city Tallinn and Tartu are the two largest urban areas of the country. The Estonian language is the autochthonous and the official language of Estonia; it is the first language of the majority of its population, as well as the world's second most spoken Finnic language. The land of what is now modern Estonia has been inhabited by '' Homo sapiens'' since at least 9,000 BC. The medieval indigenous population of Estonia was one of the last " pagan" civilisations in Europe to adopt Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WRC Academy
The FIA Junior WRC, also known as JWRC and previously known as Junior World Rally Championship, is an international rallying competition restricted to drivers under 29 years old. The championship currently consists of five select rallies of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) calendar. The category has been a stepping stone in the careers of WRC Champion Sébastien Ogier, Dani Sordo, Elfyn Evans and Thierry Neuville. Junior WRC differs from the WRC support championships, WRC2 and WRC3, as the competition is managed and promoted by M-Sport Poland under contract to the FIA. All cars are identical, provided and serviced by M-Sport on the entrants' behalf. The car used in 2022 was a Ford Fiesta Rally3. Championship titles are awarded to the winning Driver and Co-Driver. The FIA did not award Junior WRC champion titles in the 2022 season. Instead, the titles of FIA WRC3 Junior were awarded to the winners of the Junior WRC competition run by M-Sport. History The championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Acropolis Rally
The 2006 Acropolis Rally was the eighth round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season. It took place between June 1–4, 2006. Results Special Stages All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3 UTC+03:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +03:00. In areas using this time offset, the time is three hours later than the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Following the ISO 8601 standard, a time with this offset would be wri ...). External links ResultsaeWRC.coma {{Acropolis Rally Acropolis Rally, 2006 Acropolis Rally Acropolis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Rally D'Italia Sardegna
The 3° Rally d'Italia Sardegna, the seventh round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season, took place between May 19 and May 21, 2006. Results Special Stages All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2). External links ResultsaeWRC.coma {{Rally di Sardegna Sardegna Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after ... Rally Sardegna Rally Italia Sardegna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Rally Argentina ...
The 26° Rally Argentina, the sixth round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season took place between April 27 and April 30, 2006. Results Special Stages All dates and times are ART ( UTC-3). External links ResultsaeWRC.coma {{2006 World Rally Championship season Argentina Rally Argentina Rally Rally or rallye may refer to: Gatherings * Demonstration (political), a political rally, a political demonstration of support or protest, march, or parade * Pep rally, an event held at a United States school or college sporting event Sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Tour De Corse
The 42ème Tour de Corse - Rallye de France, the fifth round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season took place between April 7 and April 9 2006. Results Special stages All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2 UTC+02:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +02:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2020-11-08T23:41:45+02:00. This time is used in: As standard time (year-round) ''Principal cities: Cairo, Pretoria, Cape ...). References External links ResultsaeWRC.coma {{Tour de Corse Corse, Tour de Corse, Tour de Corse, Tour de Tour de Corse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Rally Catalunya
The 42º Rally RACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada, the fourth round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season, took place from March 24 to 26, 2006. Report The rally was the first all-tarmac event of the season. The event was marred by an accident in the JWRC category which resulted in the death of the co-driver Jörg Bastuck. Eventually the rally saw the second win of the season for the reigning world champion Sébastien Loeb, although the early pacesetter was Ford's Marcus Grönholm. After winning the first three stages, he suffered turbo problems on stage five but fought back from tenth place to eventually take third place. Ahead of Grönholm was the first podium for Spain's Dani Sordo with a fast run that was publicly acknowledged by Loeb. Further down the field, the twice previous Rally Catalunya winner Gilles Panizzi disappointed with a tenth-place finish. Panizzi promptly left the Red Bull Škoda Team and has not competed in a WRC round since. Results Retirements * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Rally México
The 20º Corona Rally México, the third round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season took place from March 3–5, 2006. Event The event saw the first win of the season for Sébastien Loeb. After a spirited battle with Petter Solberg over the first two days - that saw both drivers suffering problems(Loeb losing power steering on stage 13 and Solberg's Subaru colliding with a dog) - Loeb eventually pulled clear to give the Belgian Kronos team their first WRC victory. Marcus Grönholm had a less successful event, suffering a crash on day one and having to rejoin the rally on day two under Superally rules. Despite a twenty-minute penalty, he managed to pick up a point for eighth place. Manfred Stohl collected the final podium place with his Peugeot 307. Results Retirements * Xavier Pons - engine (SS8) * Fumio Nutahara - excluded (SS7) * Sebastián Beltrán - accident (SS8) * Gabriel Pozzo - differential (SS8) Special stages All dates and times are CST ( UTC-6). C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Swedish Rally ...
The 55th Uddeholm Swedish Rally, the second round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season took place from February 3–5, 2006. Results Retirements * Petter Solberg - excluded (SS18) * Andreas Aigner - engine (SS16) * Mattias Ekström - accident (SS14) Special stages All dates and times are CET (UTC+1). Championship standings after the event Drivers' championship Manufacturers' championship External links ResultsaeWRC.comResultsfrom the official siteWRC.comResultsoRallyBase.nl {{Rally Sweden Sweden 2006 Rally Rally or rallye may refer to: Gatherings * Demonstration (political), a political rally, a political demonstration of support or protest, march, or parade * Pep rally, an event held at a United States school or college sporting event Sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Monte Carlo Rally
The 2006 Monte Carlo Rally (formally the 74th Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo) was the first round of the 2006 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 20 and 22 January 2006, and was won by Ford's Marcus Grönholm, his 19th win in the World Rally Championship. Report The first event of the season saw many changes from the previous year. The new season saw just two full manufacturer teams compete (BP Ford World Rally Team, Ford and Subaru World Rally Team, Subaru). Citroën supported a semi works effort through the Kronos Citroën World Rally Team, Kronos team. Stobart VK M-Sport Ford, Stobart increased their profile by creating a team using old Fords. OMV Peugeot Norway used the Peugeot 307 WRC, Peugeot 307 while Škoda Motorsport, Skoda maintained their presence through a team sponsored by Red Bull Škoda Team, Red Bull. On the drivers front, Ford had a new lineup consisting of two time champion Marcus Grönholm and the promising young driver Mikko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy
The FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy is a programme founded by the FIA Institute for Motor Sport Safety and Sustainability to develop young driver talent worldwide. In its first year (2011) the Institute selected 12 drivers to take part in the programme. 19 drivers were shortlisted for a three-day selection event, which took place on 6–8 February 2011 in Melk, Austria. For 2012, the FIA shortlisted 30 young drivers, of whom 18 have been selected for the second year of the programme. In 2013, selection events were held across five continents with the winners from each event joining five chosen wildcards to form a ten driver academy. The participants are being trained by professional racing and rally drivers Alexander Wurz Alexander Georg Wurz (born 15 February 1974) is an Austrian former professional racing driver, driver training expert and businessman. He competed in Formula One from until , and is also a two-time winner of the Le Mans 24 Hours. He is curren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Breen
Craig Breen (born 2 February 1990) is an Irish rally driver, who competes part time in the Hyundai team in the WRC (World Rally Championship). He was the 2012 WRC Super 2000 world rally champion, scoring class wins in the Monte Carlo Rally, Wales Rally GB, Rally France and the Rally of Spain. Breen was also the WRC Academy champion in 2011, winning his first event at the 2011 Rallye Deutschland and sealing the championship with a win at Wales Rally GB. The Academy title going down to the last stage, with Breen and Estonian rally driver Egon Kaur ending the season, both on 111 points, Breen then won the title on count back of stage wins, 39 to 14. Breen recently won the Rentokil Historic Rally in Killarney, Kerry, Ireland in his BMW M3 E30. Career Craig is the son of Ray Breen, a national champion in Irish rallying. He began karting in 1999 in Ireland. He began rallying in 2007, combining it with karting commitments in Europe in 2008. In 2009 he made the full-time switch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
