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2010 Ypres Rally
The 2010 GEKO Ypres Rally was the 45th running of the Ypres Rally and the sixth round of the 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC). The event was held between 24–26 June 2010 and was based in the town of Ypres, Belgium. Introduction The rally was held over two days with a total of covered in nineteen asphalt special stages. Friday had six stages with Saturday having a total of thirteen stages. In addition to IRC frontrunners Juho Hänninen, Jan Kopecký and Kris Meeke, other entries in S2000 cars included Freddy Loix (Škoda Fabia S2000) and factory Proton pair, Chris Atkinson and Alister McRae. Results The event was dominated by local driver Freddy Loix after two of the main title contenders crashed out of the rally; Juho Hänninen on stage four and Kris Meeke on stage eight. In addition to these retirements both Proton's failed to finish due to engine problems related to valve spring failures. The win was the fifth different winner of an IRC round this season, the fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge Season
The 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge was the fifth season of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. The season consisted of twelve rounds and started on 19 January with the Monte Carlo Rally. The season ended on November 6, at the Cyprus Rally. Juho Hänninen became the drivers' champion after winning Rally Scotland, the third of his rally wins during the season. Hänninen also won in Argentina and Sardinia as he finished on the podium in ten of the eleven events that he contested during the season, of which three wins and four second places counted towards the championship's best seven scores rule. Škoda Motorsport team-mate Jan Kopecký finished in second place, some 18 points behind Hänninen. Although not as consistent as his team-mate, Kopecký won one event during the season, winning in the Canary Islands. Third place was claimed by the top Peugeot driver and reigning champion Kris Meeke, after a third place in Scotland took him ahead of Freddy Loix. Meeke's season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alister McRae
Alister McRae (born 20 December 1970) is a British rally driver who competed in the World Rally Championship. He is the son of the five-time British Rally Champion Jimmy McRae and the younger brother of the late 1995 World Rally Champion, Colin McRae, and older brother of property entrepreneur Stuart McRae. His uncle Hugh "Shug" Steele is also a former rally driver. Career Born in Lanark, McRae took his first foray into motorsport at the age of twelve, when he took up motorcycle trials and motorcross. But it was always rallying where he would demonstrate his true colours. Starting out by competing in Scottish Rally Championship events, success wasn't long in coming. In 1992, he won the prestigious Shell Scholarship and the production category of Great Britain's round of the World Rally Championship. The following years saw further triumphs, culminating with McRae winning the British Rally Championship outright in 1995, at the wheel of a works Nissan Sunny. More manufacturer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luca Betti
Luca Betti (born 22 February 1978) is an Italian rally driver who is currently competing in the 2013 World Rally Championship season in the WRC-2 class. He began rallying in the WRC at the 2000 Rally GB and has entered various rallies since, particularly in the Junior World Rally Championship. He has also competed in the European Rally Championship finishing runner-up in 2011 and in the 3rd place in 2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ... . WRC results * Season still in progress. JWRC results WRC 2 results * Season still in progress. External links Luca Betti at eWRC-results.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Betti, Luca 1978 births Living people World Rally Championship drivers European Rally Championship drivers Intercontinental Rally Challenge drivers Italian rally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michał Sołowow
Michał Sołowow (born 11 July 1962 in Kielce) is a Polish billionaire businessman and rally driver. His industrial group has 18 production plants in 8 countries and sells products in more than 60 countries on six continents and has over 16,000 employees. His wealth is estimated at approx. 15,509 bn złoty (in 2021) making him the wealthiest person in Poland for fourth consecutive year (15,6 bn złoty in 2020, 13,3 bn złoty in 2019, and 11,41 bn złoty in 2018). He was one of the biggest Polish stock exchange investors (by 2017 he delisted all his major companies from Warsaw Stock Exchange) but remains one of country's top private entrepreneurs and the largest Polish private investor abroad. He is the sole shareholder of the following companies: Synthos (chemical industry), Cersanit (sanitary ceramics and tiles) and Barlinek (producer of floorboards). The three companies remain at the core of Sołowow's capital group and are his main assets. In 2022, ''Forbes'' estimated his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Magalhães
Bruno Magalhães (born 10 July 1980) is a Portuguese rally driver. He is a regular competitor in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, driving a Peugeot 207 S2000 for Peugeot Sport Portugal. He is a twice-podium finisher on the Rali Vinho da Madeira, finishing second in 2007 and second in 2009. He won the 2010 Rally Azores. Results Titles * Triple Portugal Rally Championship all categories, 2007, 2008 and 2009 ; : Portugues Champion Production : 2007 ; : Portugues National Champion : 2008 and 2009 ; * Peugeot 206 Throphy: 2004 ; IRC victories * Rallye Açores : 2010 ERC victories * Rallye Açores : 2017 * Rali Vinho da Madeira : 2012 * Acropolis Rally : 2018 Portuguese Championship victories (23) * Rali Torrié : 2007, 2008, 2009 ; * Rali Vinho da Madeira : 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015; * Rali do ''Futebol Clube do Porto'' : 2007, 2008, and 2009 ; * Rali Centro de Portugal : 2007, 2008, and 2009 ; * Rali de Mortágua : 2007, 2008, and 2009 ; * Rali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ford Fiesta S2000
The Ford Fiesta S2000 is a Super 2000 rally car built by M-Sport. It is based upon the Ford Fiesta road car. It made its racing debut at the 78th Rallye Monte Carlo in 2010, with factory team M-Sport and drivers Mikko Hirvonen and Julien Maurin. Hirvonen won the rally. SWRC/WRC-2 Victories : IRC Victories : Gallery File:02 Hirvonen Lehtinen 2010.jpg, Mikko Hirvonen at 2010 Monte Carlo Rally File:Rally_Finland_2010_-_shakedown_-_Martin_Prokop_1.jpg, Martin Prokop at 2010 Rally Finland File:Rally Finland 2010 - EK 1 - Jari Ketomaa.jpg, Jari Ketomaa at 2010 Rally Finland File:Rally Finland 2010 - EK 1 - Janne Tuohino 2.jpg, Janne Tuohino at 2010 Rally Finland File:Andreas_Mikkelsen_in_the_Ford_Fiesta_S2000_in_SS4_Drummond_Hill.jpg, Andreas Mikkelsen at 2010 Rally Scotland File:Henning Solberg in Rally Bulgaria 2010.jpg, Henning Solberg at 2010 Rally Bulgaria File:Mads Østberg Rally Sørland 2011.JPG, Mads Østberg Mads Østberg (born 11 October 1987) is a Norwegian rall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Mikkelsen
Andreas Mikkelsen (born 22 June 1989) is a Norwegian rally driver. He is currently competing in the World Rally Championship-2 for Toksport World Rally Team. He previously drove for the factory teams of Volkswagen, Citroën and Hyundai in the World Rally Championship, finishing third in the drivers' standings in 2014, 2015 and 2016. His current co-driver is Torstein Eriksen. He is a two-time Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion, having finished first in 2011 and 2012. In 2021, Mikkelsen became the drivers' champion in both the WRC-2 and the European Rally Championship. Career Mikkelsen has a broad background in sports. He has competed in slalom and giant slalom, and was a member of the national juniors' alpine skiing team. In 2003 and 2004, he competed in motocross, also representing the national juniors' team. 2006–2010: Ford After turning 17 and getting a British driver's license, Mikkelsen started competing in rallies in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Driving a Ford F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernd Casier
Bernd is a Low German short form of the given name Bernhard (English Bernard). List of persons with given name Bernd The following people share the name Bernd. *Bernd Brückler (born 1981), Austrian hockey player * Bernd Eichinger (1949–2011), German film producer *Bernd Heinrich (born 1940), biologist and author at the University of Vermont * Bernd Helmschrot (born 1947), German football player *Bernd Herzsprung (born 1942), German actor *Bernd Hölzenbein (born 1946), German football player * Bernd Jeffré (born 1964), German paraclyclist * Bernd Klenke (born 1946), German sport sailor *Bernd Posselt (born 1956), German politician (CSU) *Bernd Schneider (footballer) (born 1973), German football player *Bernd Schneider (racing driver) (born 1964), German racecar driver *Bernd Schröder (born 1942), German football manager *Bernd Schuster (born 1959), German football manager and former player *Bernd Stange (born 1948), German football manager *Bernd Stelter (born 1961), German c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peugeot 207 S2000
The Peugeot 207 S2000 is a Super 2000 rally car developed by Peugeot Sport. It is based upon the Peugeot 207 road car. Drivers Enrique García Ojeda, Nicolas Vouilloz and Kris Meeke won the Intercontinental Rally Challenge The Intercontinental Rally Challenge was an FIA-sanctioned rallying series organised by SRW Events and Eurosport Events, and aimed to "give new opportunities to young or amateur rally drivers competing in recognised regional and international ral ... (IRC) drivers' title in 2007, 2008 and 2009 respectively in a Peugeot 207 S2000. IRC Victories : ERC Victories : {{Peugeot Super 2000 cars 207 S2000 Cars introduced in 2007 All-wheel-drive vehicles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thierry Neuville
Thierry Jean Neuville (born 16 June 1988) is a Belgian rally driver who is competing in the World Rally Championship for Hyundai Motorsport. During his career, he has finished as runner-up in the drivers' championship five times (2013, 2016–2019). He helped Hyundai win their first manufacturers' title in 2019, as well as repeating the feat in 2020. His current co-driver is compatriot Martijn Wydaeghe. Born in St. Vith, Neuville started rallying in 2007. Between 2009 and 2011 he competed in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, in 2009 he also made his World Rally Championship debut at the Rally Catalunya and in 2010 he competed in the Junior World Rally Championship. With promising results across the categories between 2009 to 2011, he was signed by the Citroën Junior Team and made his World Rally Car debut in 2012. In 2013, driving for the Qatar World Rally Team, he was a surprise runner-up in the championship, having scored his first podiums in the sport, finishing 114 point ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Duez
Marc Duez (born 18 April 1957 in Verviers) is a race and rally driver from Belgium. He won the 24 Hours Nürburgring several times, and also the 24 Hours Spa. Duez also has competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Andros Trophy The Andros Trophy (''Trophée Andros'') is the French national ice racing championship. History The idea of an ice racing series first became an idea when professional racer Max Mamers (French Rallycross Champion 1982 and 1983 with Talbot Ma .... For years now Marc Duez has been a representative for thRACB the Royal Automobil Club of Belgium. He strongly promotes the Driver's Academy and the Belgian Racing Circuits. Also since 2009 Marc Duez has been racing for Fun Still Exists, also known aFSE For this team he has been racing the Legend Boucles de Spa 2010 and Ypres Historic Rally 2010, and also the Legend Boucles de Spa 2011. Career results 24 Hours of Le Mans results WRC results FIA R-GT Cup results References {{DEFAULTSOR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Atkinson
Chris Atkinson (born 30 November 1979 in Bega, New South Wales, Australia) is a professional rally driver. In the World Rally Championship (WRC), Atkinson drove for the Subaru World Rally Team between 2004 and 2008. His best finish on an individual WRC event is second, which he achieved at the 2008 Rally México and Rally Argentina. Other podium placings include third-place finishes at the 2005 Rally Japan and the 2008 Monte Carlo Rally. Atkinson drives for Team MRF, and competed in the 2012 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship and made a guest appearance in the World Rally Championship. Atkinson won the 2012 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship. On 16 August 2012, it was announced that Atkinson would be the number one driver for the WRC Team Mini Portugal outfit for the last five races of the 2012 WRC season. Early career Prior to his motorsport career, Atkinson had a career as a stockbroker. He graduated at Bond University in commerce, majoring in finance and accounting in 1999 aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
