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).

Alexey Lukyanuk and co-driver Alexey Arnautov are officially the winners of the FIA European Rally Championship for 2018 after they were honoured at the governing body’s Prize Giving ceremony in St Petersburg, Russia, last night.

MOL Racing Team will contest the FIA European Rally Championship for a second consecutive season, only this time with the all-new Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 driven by Norbert Herczig and Ramón Ferencz.

Zelindo Melegari used his class victory on the recent Tuscan Rewind to prepare for a return to the FIA European Rally Championship’s ERC2 category in 2019.

The FIA ERC Junior Under 28 and FIA ERC Junior Under 27 championships will be renamed for 2019, bringing them in line with other FIA regional championships.