The recent decision of the FIA World Motor Sport Council to allow R4-K cars to compete in the FIA European Rally Championship and be eligible for its ERC2 division has pleased ORECA, the company behind the FIA’s R4-K concept.

Bruno Magalhães used the recent ERC Awards Ceremony to reiterate his hopes of a return to the FIA European Rally Championship in 2019.

Podium-scoring FIA ERC Junior Rhys Yates has described competing against MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi – his childhood hero – as a surreal experience following his Monza Rally Show top 10 on Sunday.

The Abarth Rally Cup will run in conjunction with the FIA European Rally Championship in 2019*, bringing together the hugely exciting one-make series and the leading regional competition promoted by Eurosport Events under a long-term agreement with motorsport’s world governing body.

While MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi won the Monza Rally Show for a seventh time yesterday, Luca Rossetti, a three-time winner of the FIA European Rally Championship claimed victory in class in a Hyundai i20 R5.

There’s no rest for Saintéloc Racing during the winter with the French squad in action in the Trophée Andros ice-racing series, which begins in Val Thorens this weekend (8-9 December).