Rally News

The big stories from the past week in motor sport from the Archive. Colin Chapman died 33 years ago, a man remembered most for being a revolutionary designer and team…

A series taken from the 164-page Motor Sport special Great Racing Cars, which is available to buy here To buy the lead image click here. From the editor Damien Smith How would you define…

Stig Blomqvist is a living rallying legend. Now in his 69th year, the Swede was World Rally Champion more than 30 years ago and continues to compete across the world…

Over 1200 miles of competitive sections await competitors in the East African Safari Classic Rally, which starts in Mombasa on Thursday (19 November). The biennial event is probably the toughest…

For Sebastien Ogier, his third Rally GB win was an emotional occasion, dedicated to the memory of those who had lost their lives in the attacks on Paris. With the…

For most, the icons of Rally GB practised their art behind the steering wheel. McRae, Mikkola, Alen: all of these people were heroes who entranced fans with their virtuosity. At…

Over the last decade, Howard Warren has become one of the most successful drivers in UK classic rallying and at the weekend he added another major event to his list…

For three and a half days, starting on Thursday evening, crews in cars from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s will contest one of the major events in the UK classic…

The man’s destiny was written the moment he was christened: Roger Albert Clark – or R.A.C. What else was he going to do with his life? Clark may not have…

“Sensational on the flat and incredible uphill, he was in another league going downhill. “I remember it as clear as daylight: Hafren, 23.5 miles. We were quickest – 36 seconds…

There are some drivers who just seem to develop a natural affinity for a particular event – and for Petter Solberg, that event was Rally GB. Four of his 13…

I know that 50 is some age to be having an epiphany in this business, but what the hell – I was always a late developer. I’m guessing most people…

Fred Gallagher first met Juha Kankkunen down a firebreak in Northumbria’s Slaley Forest, SS21 of the 1983 RAC Rally. "Henri [Toivonen] and I were surveying this Opel and wondering how…

So far in this series, we’ve spoken about British Rally GB legends Richard Burns and Colin McRae. Now we talk to the man hoping to inherit their mantle: Citroen’s Kris…

International rallying was a different beast in 1973. That year’s Daily Mirror-sponsored RAC was contested by 198 crews over five days and 70 stages; it would have been 80 stages…

The best way to describe Colin McRae is to remember how he described himself. In his own words: “I go over the limit and then come back from that. It’s…

After flying down specially from Edinburgh and a quick lunch at our new local Italian restaurant Robert Reid sat down to talk through his career and that of his long-time…