Volkswagen and Citroën in thrilling duel for the lead at the classic rally Always in the top three: Ogier/Ingrassia consistently among the fastest Impressive team performance: Latvala/Anttila third in the Polo R WRC, Mikkelsen/Jæger fourth Leaders trade places at the opening round of the 2006 WRC [...]
With 2016 Rallye Monte Carlo about to get underway the FIA World Rally Championship was given a spectacular send-off in the Principality’s Casino Square. Among superstars of various disciplines was Finland’s all-time greatest footballer Jari Litmanen, who got a taste of WRC thrills in a [...]
Volkswagen starts the 2016 season as defending champion in all WRC competitions The opposition: like Volkswagen, the rivals are also well prepared for the new rally season The ultimate home rally: route passes Sébastien Ogier’s doorstep in Gap, finale in Monaco Wolfsburg (15 January 2016). A [...]
Second generation Polo R WRC makes dream debut at the legendary Rally Monte Carlo Ogier/Ingrassia win, ahead of Latvala/Anttila and Mikkelsen/Fløene Volkswagen the fifth manufacturer ever to claim a one-two-three at the most iconic rally Volkswagen started the 2015 FIA World Rally Championship [...]
Volkswagen duos defy difficult conditions at the Rally Monte Carlo Ogier/Ingrassia, Latvala/Anttila and Mikkelsen/Fløene lead rivals by just short of a minute Day three: extremely tricky tyre selection for infamous “Monte” stages Three doses of pure “Monte” – Volkswagen overcame [...]
Starting order, tyre selection and calculated risk are Friday’s talking points at the “Monte” Ogier/Ingrassia, Latvala/Anttila and Mikkelsen/Fløene on course for podium finishes A thriller that resulted in a success story: Volkswagen reached the half-way point of the Rally Monte Carlo in [...]
New Polo R WRC makes strong debut in FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) Mud, rain – slippery conditions in “free practice” at the Rally Monte Carlo Ogier best Volkswagen driver in third place, Mikkelsen fourth, Latvala eleventh That’s the “Monte” – the shakedown at the Rally Monte [...]
First big test for the second generation Polo R WRC Volkswagen drivers Ogier, Latvala and Mikkelsen first onto the “Monte” route Home race for world champion Ogier – Gap (F) hosts WRC opener Tough test for the new, second generation of the Polo R WRC: when Volkswagen lines up at the Rally [...]
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