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This weekend marked the first time that M-Sport and Ford’s first global rally car, the Ford Fiesta Super 2000, contested an all-tarmac WRC round. Despite Bulgaria not acting as an official Super 2000 World Rally Championship (S-WRC) round, Henning Solberg/Ilka Minor and Dennis Kuipers/Fred Miclotte produced first and second place finishes in the Group N category whilst also gaining valuable experience of the new generation rally car on asphalt. Henning Solberg, the first WRC dr more > cellspacing="1"> |
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12.07.2010
Bulgaria Rally: Success as Super 2000 Premiers on TarmacThis weekend marked the first time that M-Sport and Ford’s first global rally car, the Ford Fiesta Super 2000, contested an all-tarmac WRC round. Despite Bulgaria not acting as an official Super 2000 World Rally Championship (S-WRC) round, Henning Solberg/Ilka Minor and Dennis Kuipers/Fred Miclotte produced first and second place finishes in the Group N mehr >> |
![]() Bulgaria Rally: Sebastien Loeb on top with PIRELLI in BulgariaSebastien Loeb took his 22nd WRC win on Pirelli tyres in Bulgaria Ski runs are classified according to their level of difficulty with green runs set aside for beginners and black courses for the exclusive use of e mehr >> |
![]() Bulgaria Rally: Premier doublé 2010 pour le Citroën Total WRTRally Bulgaria (9 – 11 juillet 2010) – Jour 3 Après avoir construit leur victoire lors des deux premiers jours de course, Sébastien Loeb et Daniel Elena ont assuré une 58e victoire mondiale lors de la dernière &eacu mehr >> |
![]() Bulgaria Rally: Driver and Manufacturer standings after BulgariaDriver Championship Standings Loeb 18 25 25 25 15 18 25 &n mehr >> |
![]() Bulgaria Rally: Andersson Secures Solid Start for Stobart in BulgariaFIA World Rally Championship Rally Bulgaria, 9 – 11 July, 2010 Final Event New mehr >> |
![]() Bulgaria Rally: WRC Rallyes - Overall standings day 3 in BulgariaBULGARIA RALLY 20101. 1 Sebastien LOEB M 3:02:39.2 0.0 0.0 2. 2 Dani SORDO M 3:03:08.7 +29.5 +29.5 3. 11 Petter SOLBERG 3:03:15.5 +6.8 +36.3 4. 7 Sebastien OGIER M 3:04:34.2 +1:18.7 +1:55.0&n mehr >> |
![]() Bulgaria Rally: Sebastien Loeb wins Rally Bulgaria!Citroen C4 WRC driver Sebastien Loeb sealed victory on Rally Bulgaria today, round seven of the 2010 World Rally Championship, to extend his lead in the FIA Drivers' standings and head a record breaking formation finish for the French manufa mehr >> |
11.07.2010
Bulgaria Rally: Sunday morning stages reviewSS13: Leaders clear the penultimate hurdleThere were no upsets for the leading drivers on the penultimate stage of Rally Bulgaria, with overall leader Loeb taking a 29.4 second cushion into the final stage and the battle for second still raging between Dani Sordo and Petter Solberg. Despite nearly stalling at a hairpin corner near the finish line, Petter mehr >> |
![]() Bulgaria Rally: Kimi Raikkonen gets to grips with BulgariaRed Bull Rally Bulgaria day two Kimi Raikkonen switched from Formula One to the World Rally Championship because he wanted to experience something different. His wish has finally come true. On day two of the Rally Bulgaria, there were sever mehr >> |
![]() Bulgaria Rally: Citroen et le Rallye en chiffresWRC RALLYES - BULGARIA RALLY Sébastien Loeb / Daniel Elena Dani Sordo / Marc MartiES5 : Sestrimo 1 (27,46 km) 1er 1er 2e +5’’4 2e +33’’5ES6 : Peshtera 1 (18,13 km) 2e +3’&rs mehr >> |
![]() Bulgaria Rally: Les meilleurs choix pour Loeb et SordoRally Bulgaria (9 – 11 juillet 2010) – Jour 2La deuxième journée du Rallye de Bulgarie a permis aux Citroën C4 WRC d’affirmer leur domination. Grâce à leurs performances et aux choix tactiques de l’équipe, Sébastien Loeb et Daniel Elena ont accentué leur avance en tête de la course. G mehr >> |
![]() Bulgaria Rally: Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team Update after Day TwoFIA World Rally Championship Rally Bulgaria, 9 – 11 July, 2010Update after Day TwoA confident Per-Gunnar Andersson and co-driver, Jonas Andersson, lead the way for the Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team at the end of mehr >> |
10.07.2010
Bulgaria Rally: Overall standings at the end of day 2WRC RALLyES BULGARIA RALLY 2010 SS10 1. 1 Sebastien LOEB M 2:12:49.3 0.0 0.0 2. 2 Dani SORDO M 2:13:29.8 +40.5 +40.5 3. 11 Petter SOLBERG 2:13:34.5 +4.7 +45.2 4. 7 Sebastien OGIER M 2:14:55.0 +1:20.5 +2:05.7 5. 3 Mikko HIRVONEN M 2:15:39.7 +44.7 +2:50.4 mehr >> |
10.07.2010
Bulgaria Rally: Petter Solberg fastest on Saturday's final stagePetter Solberg sealed a successful afternoon in Bulgaria on SS10 with a third consecutive stage victory and the promise of an exciting battle with Dani Sordo for second place on Sunday. Solberg took another 4.9sec from Sordo's advantage on the 24km Lyubnitsa stage - which should have run in the morning as SS7 but was cancelled because of spectator problems. Ahead of tomorrow's final mehr >> |
10.07.2010
Bulgaria Rally: Petter Solberg in stage winning form - Overall standingsCitroen privateer Petter Solberg continued his stage winning form on SS9, narrowing the gap on Dani Sordo's second place to less than 10 seconds. With no sign yet this afternoon of the forecast rain, Solberg's choice of hard compound tyres proved once again to be the best option for the bone dry asphalt. Sebastien Loeb admitted his team's decision to fit mehr >> |
![]() Bulgaria Rally: Petter Solberg makes a dash for second on SS8Petter Solberg was the fastest driver through SS8 - the repeated 27km Sestrimo - to slash the time difference between himself and second placed Dani Sordo from 26.8sec to 13.1sec. The Norwegian said he was 'back in the fight' after finding something wrong with his Citro mehr >> |
![]() Bulgaria Rally: Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team Update after stage 7FIA World Rally ChampionshipRally Bulgaria, 9 – 11 July, 2010Update after SS7 The Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team started day two of Rally Bulgaria with different tyres as Matthew Wilson/Scott Martin opted for soft compou mehr >> |
10.07.2010
Bulgaria Rally: WRC Rallyes - SS6 Overall standings - SS7 cancelledBULGARIA RALLY 2010 - WRC RALLYESSS7 Cancelled1. 1 Sebastien LOEB M 1:32:21.2 0.0 0.0 2. 2 Dani SORDO M 1:32:51.2 +30.0 +30.0 3. 11 Petter SOLBERG 1:33:18.0 +26.8 +56.8 4. 7 Sebastien OGIER M 1:34:21.1 +1:03.1 +1:59.9 5. 3 Mikko HIRVONEN M 1:34:53.3 +32.2 +2:32.1& mehr >> |
![]() Bulgaria Rally: Saturday morning stages review in BulgariaSS7 cancelled on safety grounds Huge numbers of spectators force organisers to scrap SS7, rest of Saturday's schedule delayed by 27 minutesThe last of Saturday morning's loop of stages - the 24km Lyubnitsa SS7 - has been cancelled on safety grounds because of large numbers of spectators trying to gain late access to the end of the stage. mehr >> |
09.07.2010
Bulgaria Rally: Kimi Raikkonen takes the rough with the smooth in BulgariaRed Bull Rally Bulgaria day one Kimi Raikkonen is a man who lives life on the edge, and today on the Rally Bulgaria he accomplished a number of firsts. For the first time, he tackled a World Championship Rally on asphalt. Also for the first time, he ran as high as fourth overall. Then for the first time, he set the opening two fastest split times on the final stage. Prio mehr >> |
09.07.2010
Bulgaria Rally: WRC Rallyes - Saturday stages in BulgariaSS5/8: Sestrimo. 27.46km "The first seven kilometres are the same as Friday's Belmeken Lake [SS2/SS4] but run in reverse. It's uphill and a bit dangerous because there are some big drops by the roadside. However the most difficult thing about this stage comes after that climb when we switch onto a very twisty, fast and bumpy piece of road. It will be rea mehr >> |
09.07.2010
Bulgaria Rally: Retirements day 1BUGARIA RALLY 2010 48 Plamen STAYKOV (BGR)MITUBISHI Lancer EVO VIII N4 2A MECHANICAL 56 Venelin RANGELOV (BGR)CITROEN C2 A6 2 OFF ROAD 59 Emil DENEV (BGR)RENAULT Clio N3 0 WITHDRAWN 60 Kostadin TOSHEV (BGR)RENAULT Clio N3 4A MECHANICAL 62 Stoyan APOSTOLOV (BGR)HONDA Civic N3 0 WITHDRAWN mehr >> |
09.07.2010
Bulgaria Rally: Results Day 1 in Bulgaria1. 1 Sebastien LOEB M 1:05:26.7 0.0 0.0 2. 2 Dani SORDO M 1:05:54.8 +28.1 +28.1 3. 11 Petter SOLBERG 1:06:04.7 +9.9 +38.0 4. 3 Mikko HIRVONEN M 1:06:37.6 +32.9 +1:10.9 5. 4 Jari-Matti LATVALA M 1:06:47.9 +10.3 +1:21.2 6. 7 Sebastien OGIER M 1:06:58.0 +10.1 +1:31.3 mehr >> |
09.07.2010
Bulgaria Rally: Mathieu Arzeno holds narrow J-WRC advantage in BulgariaMathieu Arzeno and Thierry Neuville will be separated by a mere 1.8 seconds when they resume their battle victory in the Junior World Rally Championship section of Rally Bulgaria on Saturday.The Citroen C2 Super 1600 drivers have been closely matched throughout the opening day of the Tarmac rally. Arzeno took the honours on the opening special stage before Neuville mehr >> |
![]() Bulgaria Rally: WRC Friday Sebastien Loeb enjoys the perfect daySebastien Loeb and his Citroen C4 WRC didn’t miss a beat through the first four stages of the inaugural World Rally Championship round in Bulgaria. The Frenchman, who has won the last 15 pure asphalt rounds of the WRC, was peerless for every one mehr >> |
![]() Bulgaria Rally: Kimi Raikkonen crashes outCitroen Junior Team driver Kimi Raikkonen made a dramatic exit from the opening day of Rally Bulgaria, crashing his C4 World Rally Car out of fourth place on Friday's final stage. The Formul mehr >> |
09.07.2010
Bulgaria Rally: SS2 Standings top 25 BulgariaWRC Rallyes - BULGARIA RALLY 20101. 1 Sebastien LOEB M 32:42.3 0.0 0.02. +1 7 Sebastien OGIER M 32:58.3 +16.0 +16.03. -1 2 Dani SORDO M 33:00.9 +2.6 +18.64. 11 Petter SOLBERG 33:02.7 +1.8 +20.45. 8 Kimi RAIKKONEN M 33:16.6 +13.9 +34.36. 3 Mikko HIRVONEN M 33:23.9 +7.3 +41.67. 4 mehr >> |
09.07.2010
Bulgaria Rally: WRC Rallyes Sébastien Loeb on top in BulgariaWRC RALLYES - BULGARIA Rally Friday stages morningSS2: Loeb quickest again, Ogier up to secondFrenchman Sebastien Loeb was the fastest man through stage two in Bulgaria, extending his rally lead to 16 seconds after the opening 59 kilometres of the rally.Loeb's Citroen stable-mate Sebastien Ogier moved ahead of Dani Sordo into second place in mehr >> |
![]() Bulgaria Rally: Petter Solberg fastest in Rally Bulgaria ShakedownCitroen privateer Petter Solberg got his partnership with new co-driver Chris Patterson off to a perfect start earlier today by setting the fastest time at the pre-event shakedown for Rally Bulgaria. The four hour test - a prelude to this weekend's rall mehr >> |
![]() Bulgaria Rally: Stobart Ready to Tackle Bulgaria’s Tough Tarmac TestsFIA World Rally Championship Rally Bulgaria, 9 – 11 July, 2010 Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team Event PreviewThe Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team will welcome a new driver to the Cumbria-based squad as it mehr >> |
01.07.2010
Bulgaria Rally: Ford Fiesta S2000 crews braced for Bulgarian battleTwo Ford Fiesta Super 2000 crews will make their way to Bulgaria next week to contest the brand new FIA World Rally Championship round.Despite Bulgaria not acting as an official Super 2000 World Rally Championship (S-WRC) round, Henning Solberg/Ilka Minor and Dennis Kuipers/Fred Miclotte will both tackle the event in the Ford Fiesta Super 2000 to gain more exp mehr >> |
![]() Bulgaria Rally: P-G Andersson Tips Stobart to Perform in BulgariaAhead of his debut for the Cumbria-based Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team at Rally Bulgaria next month, Sweden’s Per-Gunnar Andersson took time out of his busy schedule during a visit to team headquarters at Dovenby Hall to speak about his chances at the event and tell us a little bit about himself.The 30-year-old former Junior World Rally Championship title winner will contest mehr >> |
19.06.2010
Bulgaria Rally: Henning Solberg Set for Ford Fiesta Super 2000 in BulgariaHenning Solberg will contest the four forthcoming tarmac rounds on the FIA World Rally Championship 2010 calendar in an Expert supported Ford Fiesta Super 2000, making his debut in the car at Rally Bulgaria next month.The Norwegian will be entered in the Eastern European event under the Stobart M-Sport Ford banner, but will not be nominated to score manufacturer points.S mehr >> |
28.05.2010
Bulgaria Rally: Super Swede Set to Join Stobart in BulgariaFIA World Rally ChampionshipSweden’s Per-Gunnar Andersson will join the Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team as a guest driver in Rally Bulgaria next month (June).The 30-year-old former Junior World Rally Championship title winner will compete in a Ford Focus RS WRC in the famous Stobart green and white livery, and will be nominated for points in mehr >> |
![]() Bulgaria Rally: Ticket prices for Rally Bulgaria WRC– up between 5 and 100 EURThree-day package price for Rally Bulgaria will be up between 30 and 50 lv. (15-25 euro), it was stated at the press conference that gave the start to the official press office of the rally in the capital’s Moskva Park Hotel. The final decision of the entrance taxes for the spectators will be taken at the next Organization Committee’s meeting mehr >> |
![]() Bulgaria Rally: B. Kapev: The World Championship is not only an honour but also responsibilityAs you all know, this year Rally Bulgaria has reached the peak in its development as an international race and is now a part of the World Rally Championship – the most prestigious line of events in rally sport. We are proud that our best start was given such mehr >> |