World Rally Features

2001 World Rally champion, Richard Burns passed away on Friday after a long battle against a brain tumour. What follows is a selection of tributes: Family statement:

The Rallye de France - Tour de Corse next weekend will have added importance for the Ford World Rally team as the Focus WRC makes its 100th start in the World Rally Championship.

Present: Toshiya Azuma (Subaru), Isao Torii (Mitsubishi), Jean-Pierre Nicolas (Peugeot) Press conference: Q: Welcome to the press conference. Joining us are Toshiya Azuma, Isao Torii and Jean-Pierre Nicolas.

The Wales Rally GB came to a premature end Sunday in tragic circumstances on the second stage of the day - SS15 - when Markko Martin's Peugeot was involved in an accident that fatally injured his British co-driver, Michael Park.

Complete event timetable for the 73rd Wales Rally GB - the twelfth round out of sixteen in the 2005 FIA World Rally Championship. Thursday 15 September: Shakedown 08.00 - 11.00 Penllergaer Forest Ceremonial start Cardiff 19.30

The Ford Fiesta ST was adapted from road car to Group N competition rally car in only five months by British-based preparation company M-Sport.

Complete technical lowdown on the new Ford Fiesta ST Group N rally car... Engine: 1999cc Duratec engine. Four cylinders in line, DOHC, 16 valves, alloy cylinder head and block. Electronic multipoint fuel injection. Power: 165PS at 5800rpm

Complete technical lowdown on the new Skoda Fabia WRC 05, which will make its debut at the Rally Mexico... Engine: 1999cc, 4-cylinder, 20 valves, 2xOHC, Garrett TR30R turbocharger with anti-lag system and 34mm restrictor Bore x stroke (mm): 82.5 x 93.5

Complete technical lowdown on the new Subaru Impreza WRC2005, which will make its debut at the Rally Mexico next month... Impreza WRC2005. Engine: Flat four-cylinder, 16 valve, turbocharged Cubic Capacity: 1994cc Bore: 92.0mm

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 latest game in the hugely popular Colin McRae Rally series, Colin McRae 2005, is out to buy now, and to celebrate Crash.net has decided to run a competition.

Everyone has spent the weekend talking about Wales Rally GB, as Petter Solberg and Sebastien Loeb battled for honours on the British round of the World Rally Championship.

By Rob Wilkins and Ben Cripps.

Much of the focus will be on Marcus Gronholm and Harri Rovanpera when the Peugeot World Rally team makes the long trip to the Far East for the inaugural Rally Japan. Every driver in the WRC needs a good team behind them, and the Peugeot duo are no exception.

Want to know the difference between tyres used on gravel and those used on asphalt? Then read on...

Throughout the WRC season, Peugeot Sport's 'medics' look after the health and physical well-being not only of the crews but also of the entire team... Patrice Guillemautot: the man from Mondial Assistance:

Drivers / co-drivers: Sebastien Loeb and Daniel Elena (Citroen), Marcus Gronholm and Timo Rautiainen (Peugeot) and Petter Solberg and Phil Mills (Subaru). Team principal: Guy Frequelin (Citroen). Press conference.

After a comparatively cool Leg one, drivers had to cope with higher temperatures on Leg two of the Rally Turkey today [Saturday]. Here are some facts concerning the heat and the way the Subaru team helps Petter Solberg and Mikko Hirvonen 'keep their cool'...

The Subaru Impreza WRC2004 is fitted with a semi-automatic six-speed gearbox that represents the latest in rally technology. As Subaru team principal David Lapworth explains, gearboxes have evolved considerably since 1993 when the Impreza made its WRC debut...

It's well known that top WRC drivers need accurate pace-notes in order to win - but it's not just as simple as telling them which way to go. Look at a co-driver's notes on paper and they look like hieroglyphics.

After the recent Cyprus Rally, a quick hop across the Mediterranean takes the WRC fraternity to Greece for the Acropolis Rally, second stop of the three-leg mini-marathon of 'hot and rough' sorties teams will have tackled in the space of six weeks, with the Rally of Turkey following in late-June.

As one of the hottest and roughest rallies of the year, Cyprus can be a gruelling event for cars and drivers alike. Drivers and co-drivers can spend up to 13 hours a day in the car and, contesting some of the twistiest stages in the Championship, they face an enormous physical challenge.

Team personnel: Corrado Provera (Marlboro Peugeot Total); Sven Quandt (Mitsubishi Motors Motor Sports); Malcolm Wilson (Ford Motor Co Ltd) Drivers: No drivers present due to rescheduled shakedown following late arrival of cars and equipment

Like all cars running in the WRC, the Subaru Impreza WRC2004 runs on an unleaded fuel controlled and supplied by the FIA. The fuel is similar to pump fuel used by road cars, but has a slightly higher RON or octane rating.