|
2024 Rali Ceredigion
The 2024 Rali Ceredigion was a motor racing event for rally cars held over three days from 30 August to 1 September 2024. It marked the fourth running of Rali Ceredigion. The event was the seventh round of the 2024 European Rally Championship and the fifth round of the 2024 British Rally Championship. It was also the first ERC event held in United Kingdom since the 2016 Circuit of Ireland. The event was held in Aberystwyth of Ceredigion county in Wales and was contested over fourteen special stages covering a total of 184,16 km. Mille Johansson's 2nd place in class was enough for him to win the ERC Junior title and effectively secure a JWRC drive for 2025. Filip Kohn also claimed the ERC3 title after winning the Fiesta Rally3 Trophy on the previous event. Background Entry list A total of 128 crews entered the event, with 31 competing in 2024 European Rally Championship, ERC and 19 competing in 2024 British Rally Championship, BRC. In ERC, there is 17 crews competing under R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 European Rally Championship
The 2024 European Rally Championship is the 72nd season of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, FIA European Rally Championship, the European continental championship series in rallying. The season is also the eleventh following the merge between the European Rally Championship and the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. Hayden Paddon is the defending drivers champion. Competitions * FIA ERC: Main open championship for all current FIA-homologated cars within sporting classes Group Rally2, RC2 to Group Rally5, RC5, with Rally2 cars the leading contenders. * FIA ERC3: Second tier, specifically for the Rally3 class. * FIA ERC4: Third ERC tier, the first for front-wheel-drive cars. Allows Rally4 and Rally5 cars. * FIA ERC Junior: For drivers aged 27 and under on 1 January 2024 in Rally4 and Rally5 cars. This championship will be contested over six of the eight rounds. * FIA European Rally Championship for Teams: each team can nominate a maximum of three cars (from all ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MRF (company)
MRF, or MRF Tyres, is an Indian multinational tyre manufacturing company and the largest manufacturer of tyres in India. It is headquartered in Chennai. The abbreviation MRF comes from the company's initial days when it was called as Madras Rubber Factory. The company manufactures rubber products including tyres, treads, tubes and conveyor belts, paints and toys. MRF was named the world's second-strongest tyre brand by Brand Finance, with a AAA− brand grade. MRF is also active in cricket and motorsports endorsements; it runs the MRF Pace Foundation and MRF Institute of Driver Development (MIDD) in Chennai. History MRF was started by K. M. Mammen Mappillai as a toy balloon manufacturing unit in 1946 at Tiruvottiyur, Madras (now Chennai). In 1952, the company ventured into the manufacture of tread rubber. Madras Rubber Factory limited was incorporated as a private company in November 1960 and ventured into manufacture of tyres in partnership with Mansfield Tire & Rubber c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renault Clio Rally3
The Renault Clio Rally3 is a rally car developed and built by Alpine Racing (previously known as Renault Sport) to FIA's Group Rally3 regulations. It is based upon the Renault Clio road car and debuted in 2023. Development The Renault Clio Rally3 was revealed in 2022. The car completes the Renault Clio ladder in relation to the Groups Rally regulation with its Rally4 and Rally5 variants, and would be Renault's first all-wheel drive challenger. The car is the straight rival to the Ford Fiesta Rally3 of M-Sport, which is only other available Rally3 car for competition. During the period when the car is under development, it was testing in France in 2022. The car launched in the second half of 2023 and is eligible to compete in both European Rally Championship and World Rally Championship-3, as well as its junior category. The car passed Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile homologation on 25 April 2023. Competition history The car made its World Rally Championship debut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford Fiesta Rally3
The Ford Fiesta Rally3 is a rally car developed and built by M-Sport to FIA Group Rally3 regulations for use at tier 3 of the FIA Rally Pyramid. It is based upon the Ford Fiesta road car and debuted in 2021. Competition history The car was debuted by Estonian driver Ken Torn at SM O.K. Auto-Ralli in Finland, finishing eleventh overall. The car made its WRC debut at the 2021 Croatia Rally with Zoltan Laszlo behind the wheel. The Fiesta Rally3 made its WRC return during 2021 Rally Estonia, driven by Extreme E regular Molly Taylor with Sebastian Marshall co-driving. The crew crashed out on SS5. Since 2022, the car is used as the selected vehicle for the Junior WRC Championship The FIA Junior WRC Championship is an international rallying series restricted to drivers under 29 years old, running within the framework of the World Rally Championship. The series is governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobi .... It was the only car in the Rally3 class until 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
The Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 is a rally car built by Volkswagen Motorsport and based upon the Volkswagen Polo road car. It is built to R5 regulations and is a successor to the Volkswagen Polo R WRC. The Polo GTI R5 made its competitive début at the 2018 Rally Catalunya, where it was driven by 2003 World Drivers' Champion Petter Solberg and Eric Camilli. The car currently competes in the World Rally Championship-2 where it is entered by various privateers. History After four years of extremely dominant success in the outright category of the WRC with the Volkswagen Polo R WRC, in 2016 Volkswagen Motorsport began development of a new Polo WRC for the 2017-specification regulations. Despite extensive testing undertaken with the car, in November 2016 Volkswagen announced they would cancel development of the new Polo, along with a withdrawal from the World Rally Championship. In April of 2017, however, Volkswagen announced intentions to remain in the sport, with plans to develop the ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone Tempestini
Simone Tempestini (born 12 August 1994) is a Romanian rally driver. He won the 2016 Junior World Rally Championship with the Romanian team Napoca Rally Academy and the Romanian Rally Championship in 2015, 2016, and 2018. Short biography Tempestini made his competition debut in 2009. He won the 2015 and 2016 Romanian Rally Championship driving a Ford Fiesta R5 (and a Citroën DS3 R3T Max, in the last round of 2016) for the Napoca Rally Academy team, followed by another two champion titles, in 2018 and 2019. Tempestini won both the 2016 JWRC and the WRC 3 categories of the World Rally Championship, driving for the same team. As part of his prize, he competes in the 2017 World Rally Championship-2 driving a Citroën DS3 R5. He stated that he feels "100% Romanian" although he is the son of the Romanian-Italian driver Marco Tempestini. He has also competed in WRC WRC may refer to: Broadcasting stations * WRC-TV, a television station (virtual channel 4, digital channel 34) li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Von Thurn Und Taxis
Albert, 12th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (''Albert Maria Lamoral Miguel Johannes Gabriel Fürst von Thurn und Taxis'',In 1919 royalty and nobility were mandated to lose their privileges in Germany, hereditary titles were to be legally borne thereafter only as part of the surname, according tArticle 109of the Weimar Constitution. Styles such as ''majesty'' and ''highness'were not retained. ; born 24 June 1983), is a German aristocrat, businessman and race car driver.Willis, Daniel. The Descendants of Louis XIII. Clearfield, 1999, Baltimore, US. . He has been listed as the world's youngest billionaire many times since his father's death in 1990, first appearing on the list when he was eight years old. Biography Family Through descent from King Miguel I of Portugal, Albert is related to several reigning hereditary heads of state in Europe. He also descends from the dynasties of Wittelsbach, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Braganza and the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. The House of Thurn und Tax ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Barritt
Daniel Barritt (born 23 August 1980) is a British World Rally Championship co-driver from England. Background Barritt was born in Burnley, UK. His family has been involved in rallying for three generations. His grandfather, for example, was a navigator (in the 1950s) and his dad adopted the same activity two decades later, at which point Barritt started going along with his dad. This piqued his interest from a very young age. He thinks he saw his very first rally from his bassinet. Early co-driving Barritt believes that his hometown, Burnley, played a part in his sporting career, given the number of famous stock car and bike racers who hail from the area. The town also has motorsport clubs which help those interested get into the sport and for sure assisted Barritt when he first started out. Going pro When Barritt was 16, he co-drove for his dad in Scotland on the Tour of Mull Rally. From then on he was hooked. In 2000 in England, he drove in his first rally. He turned pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Cronin
Keith Cronin (born 18 July 1986) is an Irish rally driver and four-time winner of the British Rally Championship. He won the 2009 British Rally Championship in his first year in the series, defeating multiple champion Mark Higgins in his privately entered TTec Rally Prep Cronin Motorsport Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX. Cronin successfully defended his title in 2010 driving a Subaru Impreza. After missing the 2011 season, he returned to the Championship in 2012. He won three out of six events in his Citroen DS3 R3, meaning he won the overall title for the third time in his career. 2017 saw him crowned British Rally Champion for the fourth time. In addition to competing in national events, in 2010, Cronin took part in two Intercontinental Rally Challenge The Intercontinental Rally Challenge was an Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, FIA-sanctioned rallying series organised by SRW Events and Eurosport, Eurosport Events, and aimed to "give new opportunities to youn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyota GR Yaris Rally2
The Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 is a Group Rally2, Rally2 car built by Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT based on the Toyota GR Yaris, GR Yaris production car. The car made its first public appearance at the 2022 Rally Japan, with Juha Kankkunen as the driver. The car debuted at the 2024 Monte Carlo Rally in WRC2. Rally victories World Rally Championship-2 European Rally Championship References External links * Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 at eWRC-results.com Toyota racing cars, GR Yaris Rally2 Rally2 cars All-wheel-drive vehicles {{rally-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Ingram (rally Driver)
Chris Ingram (born 7 July 1994 in Manchester) is a British rally driver who made history by becoming the first Briton in over 50 years to win the European Rally Championship, FIA European Rally Championship (ERC) in 2019. In 2024, he secured the British Rally Championship (BRC) title, making him the first driver to clinch both the ERC and BRC titles. Ingram has also competed in the World Rally Championship (WRC), achieving notable performances in the WRC2 category. He continues to pursue his goal of becoming World Rally Champion alongside American co-driver Alex Kihurani. Career Early Career Ingram began rallying at the age of 15 in the F1000 British Junior Rally Championship. He finished second in his debut season in 2010, before winning six out of seven rounds to clinch the title in 2011. At 17, after earning his road driving licence, he transitioned to forest rallies and won the RF 1400 class on his first attempt, driving a 1000cc Citroën C1. In 2012, Ingram made his Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RedGrey Team
RedGrey Team is a rally team based in Kurna, Estonia, established in 2020 by former rally driver Markko Märtin and the 2019 World Rally Champion, Ott Tänak. The team replaced an older team established in December 2005, ''MM-Motorsport'', following Tänak's investment in Märtin's company that formed the team. The team rarely enters motorsport competition itself, principally offering rally cars for rent and associated operational services to customers, such as Hyundai Motorsport. History MM-Motorsport RedGrey's origins began in 2005 as MM-Motorsport, the competition entry and trading name used by Märtin's company, Triple-M. This team won consecutive Estonian Group N championships between 2006 and 2010. In 2011, Ott Tänak finished second in the 2011 World Rally Championship, Super 2000 World Rally Championship in cooperation with MM-Motorsport. Between 2015 and 2019, MM-Motorsport operated Ford Fiesta R5 cars entered into the WRC by Tommi Mäkinen Racing and driven by Taka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
