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Preview – Arctic Rally Finland The FIA World Rally Championship journeys to the Arctic Circle for the first time this week boosted by one of the strongest frontline entries in recent years. Never in its 49-year history has the series ventured as far north and Arctic Rally Finland Powered by CapitalBox (26 - 28 February) has 13 World Rally Cars ready for battle in Lapland’s winter wonderland. This second round is the year’s only pure winter fixture. Paradoxically, the frozen forests around...

Fourmaux set for Croatia World Rally Car debut M-Sport Ford’s Adrien Fourmaux will make his top-level World Rally Car debut at the Croatia Rally (22 - 25 April). The 25-year-old Frenchman is mixing a WRC2 title tilt with several outings in a Fiesta World Rally Car and the first of those will come on asphalt at Croatia’s maiden FIA World Rally Championship fixture. Fourmaux’s fledgling WRC career received a boost on Tuesday when it was announced that Red Bull will join forces with M-Sport ...

In case you do not already have a list of reasons to watch Artic Rally Finland, powered by Capitalbox, here are five more!

Will it be the 2021 WRC seasons fastest round? This WRC newcomer ventures deep into the frozen and remote Arctic Circle in northern Finland, where temperatures are extreme and daylight hours are short. Studded tyres will be the order of the day, providing remarkable grip in the snow, while snow banks will also come into play. Find out everything you need to know in the Arctic Rally Finland Preview Magazine.

WRC stars set for final Finland warm-up in Estonia Ott Tänak and Thierry Neuville will complete a final dress rehearsal for the FIA World Rally Championship’s only pure winter round at Saturday’s Otepää Talveralli in Estonia. The Hyundai Motorsport pair completed a day’s running each in Lapland last week, fine-tuning the set-up of their i20 WRC ahead of Arctic Rally Finland Powered by CapitalBox (26 - 28 February). On Saturday they get an additional day’s driving at the Estonian Cham...

Arctic Rally Finland: Behind the scenes of the WRC’s newcomer In two weeks the FIA World Rally Championship journeys further north than ever before in its 49-year history as the frozen countryside of Lapland hosts Arctic Rally Finland Powered by CapitalBox (26 - 28 February). Clerk of the course Kai Tarkiainen talks us through what the WRC’s stars can expect at the Rovaniemi-based event and the challenge of building a new rally in a handful of weeks. Q. Kai, the WRC’s drivers have enjoyed...

Date finalised for Belgium WRC debut After being announced in the 2021 FIA World Rally Championship for the first time earlier this month, Renties Ypres Rally Belgium organisers today (Monday) confirmed the event’s date as 13 - 15 August. After being announced in the 2021 FIA World Rally Championship for the first time earlier this month, Renties Ypres Rally Belgium organisers today (Monday) confirmed the event’s date as 13 - 15 August. The asphalt rally replaces the proposed fixture in Nor...

NHRA and Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park have made the difficult decision to not host the 2021 NHRA Arizona Nationals, leaving an opening on the 2021 schedule, which NHRA is optimistic will be filled.

Frozen Finland offers Monte-Carlo warm-up FIA World Rally Championship stars head north to Finland’s Arctic Lapland Rally (15 - 17 January) this weekend in search of pre-season preparation. As its name suggests, the event runs in the Arctic Circle. It will provide perfect winter conditions and an early introduction to the snow and ice which could well form part of next week’s season-opening WRC round at Rallye Monte-Carlo (21 - 24 January). It is, however, a pair of locals who are likely to...

Arctic Rally Finland joins 2021 FIA World Rally Championship The FIA World Rally Championship will venture into the Arctic Circle for the first time next month after WRC Promoter today added Arctic Rally Finland Powered by CapitalBox to the 2021 calendar. The all-new snow and ice event will be based in Rovaniemi on 26 - 28 February and replaces the cancelled Rally Sweden as the WRC’s only pure winter encounter. It forms round two of the 12-event fixture list. The announcement means the Nordi...