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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 Rally Sweden as their winter fix for many years. How do northern Finland’s stages compare with th...

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 Northern Ireland, which was deferred for this year due to uncertainty over public funding relative to t...

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 steal the limelight in northern Finland this week, as Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Juho Hänninen (Yaris...

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 Nordic country will host two WRC rounds this year. Rally Finland, held on iconic rollercoaster gravel roa...