Subaru team leader, Petter Solberg was amongst those to send their congratulations to Sebastien Loeb at the weekend, after the Frenchman clinched his third drivers' title in succession from the 'arm-chair'.
OMV Peugeot's Henning Solberg was the sole 'works' retirement on the Rally Australia over the weekend, the fourteenth round in the 2006 FIA World Rally Championship.
BP Ford number two driver, Mikko Hirvonen has said that it will take a bit of time for it to sink in, after he took his maiden win in the WRC on the Rally Australia on Sunday.
Subaru's Chris Atkinson has crashed out of the lead in SS6 of the Telstra Rally Australia and as a result the second run through Murray North has been cancelled.
Bozian Racing will celebrate their 100th and 101st entries in the FIA World Rally Championship in Australia this weekend, when they run two Peugeot 307 WRC cars for Manfred Stohl and Henning Solberg under the 'OMV Peugeot Norway World Rally team' banner.
The organisers of the Telstra Rally Australia have released a revised entry list for their event, the fourteenth round in the 2006 FIA World Rally Championship, which runs from October 27-29.
Niall McShea joined the World Rally Championship's elite today [Sunday] when he was crowned World Champion after winning the FIA Production Car World Rally Championship with a victorious performance on Telstra Rally Australia.
BP-Ford World Rally Team drivers Francois Duval and Stephane Prevot ended the FIA World Rally Championship season with a podium finish in Australia today.
In his first attempt at Australia's round of the World Rally Championship, Telstra Rally Australia, Queensland's Chris Atkinson has overcome adversity to win the Group N category and finish an amazing fifth outright in Perth today.
With one of the smaller budgets in the FIA Production World Rally Championship [PCWRC] and a season fraught with uncertainty, Niall McShea has been awarded the final Inmarsat Star of the Rally this season.
Team Proton Pert Malaysia drivers Karamjit Singh and Allen Oh retired from Rally Australia today [Saturday] when their Petronas/Malaysia Airlines sponsored Gp N Proton PERT blew a tyre on SS10, the opening stage of Leg 2.
SS7 - Helena South 1 (17.31 kms): Gronholm fastest through SS7; Loeb second; Rovanpera third; Duval fourth; Warmbold fifth; Atkinson sixth; McRae leads the PCWRC; Gronholm leads the overall event by 21.1secs. Stage times and overall standings after SS7.
Subaru's Petter Solberg has retired from the Telstra Rally Australia, after hitting a rock in SS4 and going off the road. The Norwegian, and his co-driver, Phil Mills were unhurt in the incident, however they were unable to continue.
Ford boss, Malcolm Wilson has admitted to being 'seriously concerned' about the Focus RS of number one driver, Markko Martin, after the Estonian's car dropped onto three cylinders and the oil pressure dipped, on the first stage of the event, the Perth City Super 1, which precedes the start of the
The championship outcome may well already be settled but there is still one final battle to come, and that promises to be a particularly thrilling affair given that the main contenders will be free to drive flat out, with no pressure or team considerations weighing in the balance.
On the eve of the season's final showdown, Rally Australia, Michelin has every reason to be pleased with the results of its 2004 FIA World Rally Championship campaign.
The 2004 FIA Production Car World Rally Championship reaches fever point this coming week when four crews will be vying for the series title in the final round of the Championship, Rally Australia [November 12-14].
The manufacturers who are planning to launch a new series to rival the Formula One World Championship have been warned that the series is doomed to fail.
Telstra Rally Australia, the final round of the FIA World Rally Championship, has announced it will support young Australian rally hopefuls Chris and Ben Atkinson as they prepare to compete against the world's best rally drivers at Neste Rally Finland in August.
Telstra Rally Australia has appointed a new general manager for this year's event, which will be held in Perth and surrounding areas between 11-14 November.
Complete race result 1 from Albert Park, Melbourne - a non-championship round featuring the 2004 V8 Supercar teams and drivers. Race result - Albert Park, Melbourne:
After 17,000kms of tyre testing with its four teams, Bridgestone Motorsport is about to hit the first round of the 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship, in Melbourne, Australia, with 1,400 of its latest development Potenza Formula One tyres.