The date of the World Rallycross Championship’s Belgian round has been moved for a second time, and is now planned to take place on the same weekend as Rally Ypres. The move means that both World RX and the World Rally Championship will run at the famous Spa-Francorchamps circuit on […]
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World Rallycross returnee Johan Kristoffersson netted his second series victory in a week, winning the third round at Kouvola in Finland ahead of local star Juha Rytkonen. Kristoffersson dominated proceedings on his first ever visit to the Finnish venue, the double-header introduced into the schedule at short notice to embellish […]
Returning World Rallycross champion Mattias Ekstrom beat round one winner Johan Kristoffersson in an enthralling fight to claim victory on the second day at Holjes. The Swedish pair traded fastest times through the qualifying sessions, 2016 WRX champion Ekstrom’s job made harder when he was beaten to semi-final two victory […]
Sir Chris Hoy and Isle of Man TT motorcycle legend John McGuinness will compete in one-off rounds of the British Rallycross Championship 5 Nations Trophy this year. Six-time Olympic gold medallist Hoy, who made his rallycross debut in the Spanish round of the world championship last year in an Xite […]
The first ever World Rallycross Esports Series attracted over 1.24 million live views over the six events as reigning FIA World Rallycross champion Timmy Hansen claimed the crown. A three-way partnership between Motorsport Games, Codemasters and the FIA World Rallycross Championship, the World Rallycross Esports Series attracted a number of […]
Citroen works rally driver Mads Ostberg will make his rallycross debut in the Holjes World Rallycross Championship season opener on 22-23 August, racing in the new electric Projekt E category. Ostberg, whose sole outright World Rally Championship victory came on Rally Portugal in 2012, has been contesting the WRC-2 division […]
Ken Block will return to the World Rallycross Championship roster for the 2020 season’s opening round at Holjes, racing an electric Ford Fiesta in the new Projekt E support category. The American will race a new Fiesta ERX built by Manfred Stohl’s STARD outfit, using the single-specification three-motor, four-wheel drive […]
The Abu Dhabi round of the 2020 World Rallycross Championship at Yas Marina Circuit has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The UAE venue had been set to hold the 10th round of the revised 2020 World RX calendar, but has been shelved due to ongoing health concerns surrounding […]