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Bahraini GP - Second one-two of the season
Three races, three wins, a couple of one-two finishes and a 29 point lead over its closest rival in the Constructors Championship.This is Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro's tally as it heads back to Europe after the Bahrain Grand Prix brought the curtain down to end the first run of three races in the 2004 World Championship.

Keohane closes in on Champ Cars
Irish Racing Driver Michael Keohane, from Clonakilty, Co. Cork, is today a step closer to finalising a deal to compete in the Champ Car World Series following a successful test for Dale Coyne Racing at Sebring.

2004 023 Tiles Southern 4 Rally Championship
After the highs of 2003, the 2004 023 Tiles Southern 4 Championship is already looking to be a cracker. Run over five rounds with the best 4 to count, the Quality Hotels West Cork Rally is once again the opening round of the championship.

Eoin Murray enters European Alfa Challenge
Young Irish Racing Driver of the Year, Eoin Murray has signed for the front running PRS Group team to contest the European Alfa Challenge.

'Young Racing Driver of the Year Award'
Team Alfa Romeo Ireland were in action at Mondello Park on 6th November when it provided its two Alfa 147 GTA Cup cars for the Skills Test element of the prestigious Dunlop Sexton 'Young Racing Driver of the Year' Award which carries a first prize of €32,000.

Team Alfa Romeo Ireland sign Abarth Champion
Team Alfa Romeo Ireland have signed newly crowned Fiat Punto Abarth Cup Champion Liam Denning, from Rathfarnham, for the final round of the European Alfa Challenge which takes place this weekend (18/19 Oct) at Monza in Italy.

Blaupunkt entertains 'Grid Girl of the Year'
Mondello Park 'Grid Girl of the Year' Donna Lyons, from Dublin, is enjoying fresh new sounds on her travels after receiving a Blaupunkt car stereo as part of her prize for being voted winner of the inaugural grid girl title.

Alfa vs Yahama at the Bumble Gum Club charity event
The event was part of the bike rideout in aid of the Bumble Gum Club, a charity which looks after children with life threatening illnesses, with the race between the Alfa 147 GTA Challenge car and the Yahama R1 run over five laps of the county Kildare circuit.

Statement from Punchestown Rally Experience
The organisers of the Punchestown Rally Experience - which has brought world championship stars Colin McRae, Richard Burns and Freddy Loix to Ireland - confirm they have no connection with a rally sprint planned at the Co. Kildare venue next month.

Devaney dominates in Austria
Motorsport Ireland 'Young Racing Driver of the Year' Michael Devaney from Rathfarnham, Dublin, scored a double victory over the weekend when he won rounds 15 & 16 of the German Formula BMW Championship at the A1 Ring in Austria.

Denning in pole position to win Punto title
The final two rounds of the 2003 Fiat Punto Abarth Cup will take teams and competitors to Mondello Park this Sunday (14th September) with Liam Denning (Rathfarnham) in pole position to win the title.

Murray Mints victory at Bank Holiday Brands
Irish Driver Eoin Murray has really answered his detractors with an emphatic pole position and win with over 5.sec to spare in the Elf Clio cup at Brands Hatch on Bank Holiday Monday.

Murray Takes victory at blistering Snetterton
Starting from row two of the grid Dublin driver Eoin Murray in the Xcel Motorsport Clio took his second victory of the season in the Elf Clio Renaultsport UK Cup at the sweltering Snetterton circuit in Norfolk this weekend.

Leonard aims to futher reduce gap
Rounds 10 & 11 of the Fiat Punto Abarth Cup will take teams and competitors to Mondello Park this Sunday (10th August) where local driver Karl Leonard (Naas) will be aiming to further reduce the gap to championship leader Liam Denning (Rathfranham)

Team Alfa Romeo Ireland score debut win
Team Alfa Romeo Ireland enjoyed a successful debut on Sunday (29th June) when 19-year-old Niki Meredith from Dublin took Olympic victory in the third round of the Dutch Alfa 147 GTA Challenge at Zandvoort in Holland.

Devaney takes victory at the Norisring
Motorsport Ireland 'Young Racing Driver of the Year' Michael Devaney from Rathfarnham, Dublin, scored his first win of the season at the weekend when he won the ninth round of the German Formula BMW Championship at the prestigious Norisring street circuit in East Germany.

Denning and Leonard to resume title battle on Welsh soil
This Saturday, 21st June, the Fiat Punto Abarth Cup races outside of Ireland for the first time when the 170Bhp 'Pocket Rockets' travel to the Pembrey circuit in Wales for Rounds 7 & 8 of the ultra competitive series.

Murray take debut win at Silverstone
Promising Irish saloon car racer Eoin Murray earned his first ever ELF Clio Renaultsport UK Cup race win at the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit over the weekend.

Double points finish for Devaney
Motorsport Ireland 'Young Racing Driver of the Year' Michael Devaney from Rathfarnham, Dublin, got his 2003 German Formula BMW Championship campaign off to a solid start at Hockenhiem over the weekend with two points finishes at the German Grand Prix circuit.

Leonard wins Mondello thriller
Naas driver Karl Leonard won an 'action packed' race at a rain soaked Mondello Park on Monday (21st April) to claim his maiden Fiat Punto Abarth Cup victory.

Smith claims pole but Denning takes opening victory
The opening round of the 2003 Fiat Punto Abarth Cup took place at Kirkistown on Saturday (5th April) with Quentin Smith (Rathfarnham) starting from pole but in the race it was main rival Liam Denning (Rathfarnham) who took the win.

Andrew Nesbitt to drive 'Guest' car at Kirkistown opener
Reigning Irish International Rally Champion Andrew Nesbitt will make his motor racing debut this Saturday (5th April) when he competes in the opening round of the exciting Fiat Punto Abarth Cup at Kirkistown.

Ford Reveals New Focus RS World Rally Car
Ford has unveiled the stunning new Focus World Rally Car, ahead of its debut at next month's New Zealand Rally. An evolution of the model which has already won 11 world rallies since its debut in 1999, the new Focus RS WRC is nonetheless 80% new.

Kimi Raikkonen scored his maiden Grand Prix win at Malaysia
West McLaren Mercedes driver Kimi Raikkonen scored his maiden Grand Prix win at Malaysia's Sepang circuit.

McNulty starts 2003 with clean sheet
At a press reception hosted by RTE's Colm Murray at the Milano Restaurant in Dublin yesterday evening (Wednesday, 19th March), leading National rally driver Tim McNulty, from Summerhill, Co. Meath, announced his graduation to international rallying with a clean sheet.

Were have all the marshals gone?
Marshalling has received a lot of bad press over the last couple of years and if that's all you know about marshalling then you probably have no interest at all in trying it out!

Alfa brings Autodelta back to European Touring Car Champions
Forty years after Autodelta was first set up, the company's distinctive triangular logo is making a comeback on Alfa Romeo cars. Autodelta, first seen on 5 March 1963, will make its reappearance on 5 March 2003 at the Geneva Motor Show.

Victory for David Coulthard at the Australian GP
It is 101 races and six years since David scored the first victory for the team here at Albert Park. As a result David currently leads the 2003 Drivers' World Championship with 10 points, while Kimi is third on 6 points.

Rallye Monte Carlo
Rejuvenated by an extended winter break, Marcus Gronholm will begin the defence of his FIA World Rally Championship driver’s title on Rallye Monte Carlo tomorrow.

Bridgestone Test Tyres for Formula Ireland
Just a day after they announced they would continue to supply Jordan with F1 tyres for the 2003 season, Bridgestone ran their first test for Formula Ireland at Mondello Park race track on Saturday 18th January.

TF103 makes its debut at Paul Ricard
Panasonic Toyota Racing has today launched its contender for the 2003 FIA Formula 1 World Championship to around 400 of the world's media at Circuit Paul Ricard in the south of France.

Devaney to drive for Keke Rosberg
Motorsport Ireland 'Young Racing Driver of the Year' Michael Devaney from Rathfarnham, Dublin, has secured a deal to drive for Team Rosberg, the championship winning team headed by ex-Formula 1 World Champion Keke Rosberg, in this year's German Formula BMW Championship.

Devaney 'Young Racing Driver of the Year' 2002
Dubliner Michael Devaney, who turned eighteen just last week (29th November) has won the title of Motorsport Ireland 'Young Racing Driver of the Year' for the second year in succession.

Brace yourself for Dublin’s BIGGEST motor sport exhibition
There is loads of Motorsport excitement for everyone ALL weekend including the fast and furious live action arena with Terry Grant, remote control grand prix, Motorsport Forums, MK II Escort competition, Billy Coleman Dedication Evening, Rally Display, Racing Evolution Display and loads more!!!

Alfa Romeo aims for Sydney to Hobart glory
Alfa Romeo is now the name of the favourite for the 2002 Rolex Sydney to Hobart race and she confirmed her pole position by winning line honours in the Bird Island race from Sydney to Newcastle and return.

Alfa Romeo commits to 2003 European Touring Car Championship
Question: Which motor-racing team was so successful in 2002 that the rules had to be changed by the FIA to give everyone else a chance to catch up? Here are two clues- the cars are red and they are Italian. Answer: Surprise, surprise, the answer is not Ferrari! In fact it’s Ferrari’s stable-mates Alfa Romeo.

Murray lands top drive with Renault champions
Irish saloon car star Eoin Murray from Firhouse, Dublin, has landed the most significant deal to-date in his promising motorsport career with the announcement that the aspiring touring car driver will join the Elf Renault Clio UK Cup Team Champions Xcel Motorsport.

Faulkner is Inaugural Fiat Punto Abarth Champion
Promising young racing driver Richie Faulkner, from Killiney, Dublin, is the inaugural Fiat Punto Abarth Cup Champion.

Six driver set for Fiat Punto Abarth Cup title showdown
Competitors in the exciting new Fiat Punto Abarth Cup will face one of their toughest challenges to-date when British Touring Car star Phil Bennett makes a guest appearance in the series' celebrity car at Mondello Park this Sunday (6th Oct).

Schumacher's famous Ferrari comes on visit to Ireland
One of the most important cars in the history of Formula 1 motor racing will be here in Ireland during October-November. It will be on show in eight locations around the country, to give motor sports fans maximum opportunity to see it close up.

Motorsport Ireland Award for Eoin Murray
Former karting champion, 19 year-old Eoin Murray, last night, 24th September 2002, received the Millard trophy as the most promising newcomer in Irish Motorsport.

Sanremo Rally : 22 September 2002
Peugeot driver Gilles Panizzi has won the 11th round of the FIA World Rally Championship, the Rallye Sanremo, which finished in northern Italy this afternoon.

Sanremo Rally : 21 September 2002
Frenchman Gilles Panizzi has strengthened his grip on the 11th round of the FIA World Rally Championship, the Sanremo Rally, which continued in northern Italy today.

Sanremo Rally : 20 September 2002
Frenchman Gilles Panizzi has grabbed the lead of the 11th round of the FIA World Rally Championship, the Rallye Sanremo, which started in earnest in northern Italy today.

Sanremo Rally : 19 September 2002
The world's top rally stars will make their final outing of the year on asphalt roads this weekend, when the FIA World Rally Championship reaches its 11th round, the Sanremo Rally in northern Italy.

Dublin duo aim for World Cup Rally success
Martin Taylor and Peter Gallagher will be aiming for a repeat Irish success on the 2002 World Cup Rally next month when they compete in the London to Athens event.

Seventh one-two win of the year at Monza for Ferrari
Rubens Barrichello and Michael Schumacher scored a resounding one-two in the 53rd Italian Grand Prix at Monza.

Sixth one-two for Ferrari at the Belgian GP
Michael Schumacher scored a dominant sixth win in the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa on Sunday, only relinquishing the lead at pit stops and voluntarily cutting a 25s lead to 1.9s over teammate Rubens Barrichello at the chequered flag.

ADAC Rallye : 25 August 2002
Citroen driver Sebastien Loeb has claimed his first victory in the FIA World Rally Championship on the 10th round of this year's series, the Rallye Deutschland, which finished in Trier this afternoon.

ADAC Rallye : 24 August 2002
Citroen driver Sebastien Loeb has consolidated his lead on the 10th round of the FIA World Rally Championship, the Rallye Deutschland, which continued today.

ADAC Rallye : 23 August 2002
Citroen driver Sebastien Loeb has taken command of the 10th round of the FIA World Rally Championship, the Rallye Deutschland, which started in earnest from Trier this morning.

ADAC Rallye : 22 August 2002
The world's top rally stars will enter largely unknown territory when the FIA World Rally Championship makes its first ever visit to Germany for this weekend's Rallye Deutschland.

The rainmeister pays homage to the maestro
It was a moment never to be forgotten by anyone lucky enough to be there: an outstanding world champion paying tribute to a legendary former world champion whose name is still a byword for excellence. It happened in Dublin three years ago and it was a portent of things to come!

Neste Rally Finland: 11 August 2002
Marcus Gronholm claimed his third FIA World Rally Championship win of the year today, and also completed a hat trick of victories at a bright and sunny final day on Rally Finland.

Neste Rally Finland: 10 August 2002
Day two of Rally Finland, the ninth round of the FIA World Rally Championship was full of drama for pacesetter Peugeot, but the French manufacturer still ended it one-two after six special stages today.

Neste Rally Finland: 09 August 2002
Peugeot has completely dominated the opening day of Rally Finland, the fastest event on the FIA World Rally Championship.

Neste Rally Finland: 08 August 2002
The FIA World Rally Championship returns from Kenya to Europe this weekend, for Rally Finland, the fastest and one of the most spectacular events on the calendar.

Ford's McRae heads for hat-trick in Finland
Fresh from his outing at the Punchestown Rally Experience event last month, Ford’s Colin McRae and his Focus WRC are aiming for a hat-trick of World Rally wins as the Rally of Finland commences on Thursday.

Devaney moves into second despite late plenalty
Michael Devaney, from Rathfarnham, Dublin, climbed to second in the standings of the German Formula BMW Championship at the Nurburgring over the weekend despite a late penalty which robbed him of a podium finish in the second race.

Michael first win at Hockenheim for Ferrari
Michael Schumacher took the 62nd win of his career and his first for Ferrari at Hockenheim when he scored a 10.5s win over Juan Pablo Montoya and his brother Ralf at the German Grand Prix on Sunday.

Punchestown Rally Experience 2002.
July saw an unusual early start to the day for the eagerly awaited Punchestown Rally Experience event. An early rise was planned to make it to the Punchestown racecourse before 9:30, when the gates were to officially open to the public.

Schumacher wins at Magny-Cours and is World Champion
Michael Schumacher clinched his fifth World Championship title with a spectacular win in the French Grand Prix at Magny Cours on Sunday.

Goodwood Festival of Speed 2002 enjoys outstanding turnout
The Goodwood Festival of Speed ended last Sunday, having registered a record number of 138,000 visitors. Over the festival weekend held on the Earl of March's estate, enthusiasts were able to get a close-up look at racing vehicles from every decade of motorsport.

Natalie out for the craic in Punchestown
The emphasis will be very much on having fun this Sunday (21 July), when Natalie Barratt contests the Punchestown Rally Experience in a Motor Sports Development-run Hyundai Accent WRC.

Colin McRae set for Punchestown Rally Experience
This Sunday, 21st July, the world's most successful rally driver Colin McRae will be in action at Punchestown Racecourse, Naas, Co.Kildare, when he competes in the Punchestown Rally Experience.

Colin McRae wins the Inmarsat Safari Rally
Ford driver Colin McRae has secured his second win in succession in this year's FIA World Rally Championship on the eighth round of the series, the Safari Rally, which finished in Nairobi this afternoon.

Inmarsat Safari Rally : 13 July 2002
Ford driver Colin McRae has taken over the lead of the eighth round of the FIA World Rally Championship, the Safari Rally, which continued in Kenya today.

Inmarsat Safari Rally : 12 July 2002
Four-times FIA World Rally Champion Tommi Mäkinen has claimed an early advantage on the eighth round of this year's series, the Safari Rally, which started in Kenya today.

Inmarsat Safari Rally : 11 July 2002
The world's top rally stars face the toughest challenge in the FIA World Rally Championship this weekend, when they tackle the eighth round of the series, the Safari Rally in Kenya.

Goodwood Festival of Speed 2002
The Festival of Speed at Goodwood in southern England ranks beside the Mille Miglia and the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este as one of the top events for BMW in the 2002 classic calendar.

Ferrari one-two in the rain at Silverstone
Michael Schumacher scored the 60th win of his career, it was his seventh win this year, Ferrari’s twelfth win in Britain, their third win this year and the fourth one-two of the year.

World Rally Experience - Sunday, 21 July 2002
The brainchild of respected former International rally co-driver Ronan Morgan, the World Rally Experience is the highlight of the Irish motorsport calendar as it brings some of the biggest names and teams from world rallying to Ireland for this unique event.

Devaney in action at the Norisring in Nurnberg, Germany
Described as the Monaco of Germany, the 2.3km track is the country's only street circuit and is the most important race of the season for DTM with this year's event attracting 126,000 spectators.

Ford WRC ace to head entry at Punchestown Rally Spectacular
Former world rally champion Colin McRae and the Ford World Rally team have confirmed they will attend the World Rally Experience at Punchestown Racecourse on July 21.

Motor sport feast hots up for hungry fans
Motorsport International is set to zoom into the RDS again for three days from 29th November to 1st December for an even more action packed 2002 exhibition.

Barrichello wins at Nürburgring
Rubens Barrichello took Ferrari’s 151th Grand Prix victory when he won the European Grand Prix. The Brazilian said he was very happy with his victory in the European Grand Prix. "On Friday and Saturday, everything went well, but there were still a few things that needed sorting," said Rubens.

Devaney aims for Grand Prix success
Promising International motor racing talent Michael Devaney, from Rathfarnham, Dublin, will be hoping to catch the attention of Formula 1 bosses this weekend when the Formula BMW Championship travels to the Nurburgring to support the European Grand Prix.

Devaney is 'Young racing driver of the month' for April
17 year Michael Devaney, has been selected as Irish Motorsport's ‘Young Racing Driver of the Month’ for April and becomes the first finalist in this year's Dunlop 'Young Racing Driver of the Year' scheme which carries with it a first prize of EUR32,000.

Acropolis Rally : 16 June 2002
Ford driver Colin McRae has scored his first victory for a year on the seventh round of the FIA World Rally Championship, the Acropolis Rally, which finished in Greece today.

Acropolis Rally : 15 June 2002
Ford driver Colin McRae holds the overnight lead on the seventh round of the FIA World Rally Championship, the Acropolis Rally, which continued today.

Acropolis Rally : 14 June 2002
Ford's young driver Markko Martin holds the overnight lead at the end of the first day of the seventh round of the FIA World Rally Championship, the Acropolis Rally.

Acropolis Rally : 13 June 2002
After its brief foray into South America on the Rally Argentina last month, the FIA World Rally Championship moves back to Europe for its seventh round, the Acropolis Rally, which starts in earnest tomorrow morning.

Canadian GP - Two Ferraris on the podium
Michael Schumacher took Ferrari’s 150th Grand Prix victory when he won the Canadian Grand Prix for the fifth time in his career. His 1.1s margin at the chequered flag belies a dominant race where the margin dropped from 21s in the last 13 laps of the race.

Devaney closes in on leader Rosberg
Michael Devaney, has closed the deficit to Formula BMW Championship leader Nico Rosberg, after finishing sixth and fourth respectively in rounds five and six of the series at the Sachsenring in East German over the weekend (1/2 June).

Croft Podium finish elevates Keohane to second
International motor racing star Michael Keohane, from Clonakilty, Co. Cork, elevated himself to second in the British F3 Championship standings yesterday (Sunday) when he finished third in the ninth round of the F1 feeder series at Croft.

Victory for Coulthard at Monte Carlo
David Coulthard won the Monaco Grand Prix for the West McLaren Mercedes team after leading every one of the race's 78 laps. He took the che-quered flag 1.050sec ahead of Michael Schumacher and achieved the third vic-tory for West McLaren Mercedes at Monaco since 1998.

Devaney test's 360 F1 Ferrari
Motorsport Ireland 'Young Racing Driver of the Year' Michael Devaney, from Rathfarnham, had his first experience of a racing Ferrari on Monday (20th May) when received an unexpected invitation to test a 360 F1 at Mondello Park.

Rally Argentina : 19 May 2002 UPDATE
The Stewards, having received a report from the FIA Technical Delegate that car N°1 Burns/Reid, Peugeot, does not comply with the homologation form, having summoned the entrant of car N° 1

Rally Argentina : 19 May 2002
Reigning World Rally Champion Richard Burns has scored his first victory for the Peugeot team on the sixth round of this year's series, the Rally Argentina.

Rally Argentina : 18 May 2002
Four-times world champion Tommi Mäkinen will take a slender half-second lead into tomorrow's final leg of the Rally Argentina, sixth round of the FIA World Rally Championship.

Rally Argentina : 17 May 2002
FIA World Rally Championship leader Marcus Grönholm has already stamped his authority on the sixth round of the series, the Rally Argentina, which began in earnest this morning.

Rally Argentina : 16 May 2002
Rally Argentina, sixth round of 2002 FIA WRC calendar, valid for the World Rally Championship for Drivers and Makes and the Championship for Drivers of Production Cars, will be held on May 16-19 2002 organised by the Automóvil Club Argentino (ACA).

Austrian GP - A dominant one-two for Ferrari
During the final laps, Michael steadily cut Barrichello’s lead from 3.8s to 1.0s on the last lap, the Brazilian allowing his teammate to take the chequered flag under team orders.

Sato 'excellent' under hospital observation
Takuma Sato escaped major injury in today's spectacular Austrian Grand Prix accident but will be detained overnight in Graz's University Hospital for observation.

Ecclestone backs Eddie
Until recently, Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has kept his views to himself, as rows raged about whether or not the sport needed legislating to reduce costs. Eddie Jordan has been outspoken in championing the cause of the smaller teams who feel that something has to be done to curb the expense of grand prix racing.

Devaney wins in Belgium
Motorsport Ireland 'Young Racing Driver of the Year' Michael Devaney, from Rathfarnham, scored his first Formula BMW win on Saturday (May 4) when he won the third round of the BMW Motorsport backed championship at Zolder in Belgium.

Devaney aims for BMW podium double in Belgium
17-year-old Motorsport Ireland 'Young Racing Driver of the Year' Michael Devaney from Rathfarnham, Dublin, heads to Zolder in Belgium this weekend confident of a podium double after showing he has the pace to run at the front of the German Formula BMW Championship during the season opener at Hockenheim a fortnight ago.

Schumacher reigns in Spain
Michael Schumacher dominated the Spanish Formula One Grand Prix race from beginning to end. The German driver mastered the race at all times this afternoon at the Circuit de Catalunya and he stayed on the lead even after pitting.

Michael Schumacher sets fastest time
Michael Schumacher set fastest time, with Frentzen and Button ahead of Barrichello at Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix.

SEAT Sport presents the SEAT León Supercopa
At the Jarama race-track near Madrid, SEAT Sport presented the first edition of the SEAT León Supercopa today. This new promotional activity, which is the most gruelling European event for passenger cars, begins on 27 and 28 April at the Spanish Grand Prix to be held that weekend at the Circuit de Catalunya.

Rallye Cyprus : 21 April 2002
Peugeot driver Marcus Grönholm has scored his second victory in this year's World Rally Championship on the fifth round, the Cyprus Rally, which finished in Limassol this afternoon.

Rallye Cyprus : 20 April 2002
Ford driver Colin McRae has extended his advantage on the fifth round of the FIA World Rally Championship, the Cyprus Rally, which continued today.

Rallye Cyprus : 19 April 2002
Ford driver Colin McRae has lived up to his pre-event billing as one of the favourites by grabbing the lead of the fifth round of the FIA World Rally Championship, the Cyprus Rally, which started today.

Rallye Cyprus : 18 April 2002
The FIA World Rally Championship moves to gravel for its fifth round, the Cyprus Rally, which starts in Limassol tomorrow morning.

A dominant Ferrari one-two at Imola
Michael Schumacher lead home a dominant Ferrari one-two in the San Marino Grand Prix, the fourth round of the FIA's Formula One World Championship, at Imola on Sunday.

Irish star Devaney secures top BMW drive
Michael Devaney, from Rathfarnham, Dublin, is to contest the German based Formula BMW Championship this season after it was announced today that the Motorsport Ireland ‘Young Racing Driver of the Year’ has secured a seat with reigning champions Mamerow Racing.

Brazilian GP - A joyful win
Michael Schumacher's leap into Ross Brawn's arms at the end of the Brazilian GP, was an expression of relief after all the tension of a race which he had not expected to produce his second victory of the season.

Rallye Catalunya: 24 March 2002
Peugeot driver Gilles Panizzi has scored a dominant victory on the fourth round of the FIA World Rally Championship, the Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava, which finished in Spain today.

Rallye Catalunya: 23 March 2002
Peugeot driver Gilles Panizzi has maintained his grip on the fourth round of the FIA World Rally Championship, the Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava, which continued in northern Spain today.

Rallye Catalunya: 22 March 2002
Peugeot driver Gilles Panizzi has dominated the opening day of action on the fourth round of this year's FIA World Rally Championship, the Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava.

Rallye Catalunya: 21 March 2002
After a one-two-three for French manufacturer Peugeot on home turf in Corsica earlier this month, the FIA World Rally Championship stays with asphalt for its fourth round of the season, the Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava in Spain.

Williams makes a one-two in Malaysian GP
Ralf Schumacher scored a dominant 39 second win in today’s Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang. After various incidents, his one stop strategy proved more than enough to allow him victory after 56 laps in 34 degree heat.

Rallye De France: 10 March 2002
Peugeot's Gilles Panizzi has claimed the fourth world championship rally win of his career on the Tour de Corse, the third round of the FIA World Rally Championship, which finished in Corsica today.

Rallye De France: 9 March 2002
Frenchman Gilles Panizzi holds a dominant position in the lead of the third round of the FIA World Rally Championship, the Tour de Corse, which continued in Corsica today.

Rallye De France: 8 March 2002
Peugeot drivers hold the top three positions at the end of the opening day of the Tour de Corse, the third round of the FIA World Rally Championship.

Rallye De France: 7 March 2002
After icy asphalt and snow, the FIA World Rally Championship switches to the daunting roads of Corsica for its third round, the Tour de Corse, which starts from Ajaccio tomorrow morning.

Australian GP - Schumacher wins dramatic season opener
For almost half the 22-car field, the 2002 Australian Grand Prix ended a few seconds into the race after a multi-car pile-up in the first corner triggered when Ralf Schumacher ran over the back of the pole-winning Ferrari of Rubens Barrichello as they disputed the lead into the first corner.

Jordan launches EJ12 for 2002
"A huge day" is how Eddie Jordan described today's launch of the DHL Jordan Honda team. It might not have been the best kept secret in F1 over the past ten days, but the launch itself certainly proved to be one of the most innovative presentation ideas we have seen for some time.

F2002: the new Ferrari F1 car
The F2002 is the forty eighth Ferrari single-seater conceived specifically to contest the Formula 1 World Championship.The design philosophy follows that of the F2001.

'Young racing driver of the year' excels at racing academy
17 year old Motorsport Ireland 'Young Racing Driver of the Year' Michael Devaney, from Rathfarnham, Dublin, became the first Irish driver to attend the highly rated racing school of fellow countryman and former Williams Grand Prix driver Derek Daly when he travelled to Las Vegas last week.

Uddeholm Swedish Rally: 3 Feb 2002
Finnish driver Marcus Grönholm has scored a dominant win on the second round of this year's FIA World Rally Championship, the Swedish Rally.

Uddeholm Swedish Rally: 2 Feb 2002
Peugeot driver Marcus Grönholm has tightened his grip on the second round of this year's FIA World Rally Championship, the Swedish Rally, which continued today.

Uddeholm Swedish Rally: 1 Feb 2002
Finnish drivers Harri Rovanperä and Marcus Grönholm have become embroiled in a battle for the lead on the second round of the FIA World Rally Championship, the Swedish Rally, which started from Karlstad this morning.

Uddeholm Swedish Rally: 31 Jan 2002
After one of the driest Rallye Monte Carlos in recent memory, the FIA World Rally Championship switches to snow for its second round, this weekend's Swedish Rally.

BMW WilliamsF1 unveils 2002 contender at Silverstone
The BMW WilliamsF1 Team signaled its clear intent for the 2002 FIA Formula One World Championship with the unveiling of its new car, the WilliamsF1 BMW FW24 at a damp Silverstone Circuit today. (Jan 25th)

SAUBER PETRONAS launches C21 for 2002
SAUBER PETRONAS Formula One team today (Jan 25th) launched its 2002 Formula One World Championship challenger, the C21.

2002 F1 Ferrari to be launched in february
At a press conference this week in Madonna di Campiglio, Jean Todt confirmed that the new 2002 F1 Ferrari will be launched on the 6th of February at the factory in Maranello.

Rallye Monte-Carlo: 20 Jan 2002
Following a day of excitement in the French mountains Tommi Makinen staked his claim in the record books. He drove to provisional second place in the 2002 Monte Carlo rally, with the opportunity of an upgrade to first.

Rallye Monte-Carlo: 19 Jan 2002
Frenchman Sebastien Loeb and Finn Tommi Mäkinen are locked in battle at the front of the opening round of this year's FIA World Rally Championship, the Rallye Monte Carlo, which continued today.

West Mclaren Mercedes MP4-17 presented in Barcelona
The West McLaren Mercedes Formula One team today (Jan 19th) presented its 2002 Formula One World Championship challenger, the MP4-17, at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain.

Rallye Monte-Carlo: 18 Jan 2002
French manufacturer Citroen has grabbed the headlines for good and bad reasons on the first round of this year's FIA World Rally Championship, the Rallye Monte Carlo, which started from the Principality today.

70th Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 17-20 January 2002
There will be a ceremonial start on Thursday evening, at 18h30, in the Place du Casino, but the competitive sections only start the next morning.

Jaguar Racing’s 2002 F1 challenger - The R3
Jaguar Racing’s 2002 challenger broke cover for the first time in Milton Keynes. The R3 is Jaguar Racing's third F1 challenger

B.A.R Honda 2002 season challenger
Lucky Strike B.A.R Honda launched (dec 18th 2001) their 2002 season challenger today with a dramatic new line-up, but it was Honda’s announcement of a long-term commitment to the team that really stole the show.

Panasonic Toyota Racing unveils 2002 contender
Toyota has taken a significant step on its path to Formula 1 with the unveiling in Cologne of its definitive 2002 challenger, the TF102.

New Fiat series given thumbs up in first test
The new Fiat Punto Abarth Cup was given a major thumbs up on Friday (14th Dec) when drivers registered for the exciting new one-make championship were invited to test the 1800cc Punto HGT based racer on the International loop at Mondello Park.

Michael Devaney completes successful spanish test
'Young Racing Driver of the Year' Michael Devaney, from Rathfarnham, completed a successful Formula Renault test at the Spanish Guadix circuit on Monday (10th Dec) when he drove for multiple British championship winning team Manor Motorsport.

Devanney scoops £25,000 award
Highly rated 17 year old racing talent Michael Devaney, from Rathfarnham, Dublin, won the biggest prize of his career on Friday (30th November) when he was crowned "Young Racing Driver of the Year" at the Alfa Romeo/Motorsport Ireland Awards for Excellence in Irish Motorsport which took place in the Westbury Hotel, Dublin.

Network Q Rally of Great Britain - Sunday 25th
Subaru driver Richard Burns is the new FIA World Rally Champion, after the Englishman finished third overall on the Network Q Rally of Great Britain this afternoon.

Network Q Rally of Great Britain - Saturday 24th
Outgoing FIA World Rally Champion Marcus Grönholm continues to lead the final round of the 2001 series, the Network Q Rally of Great Britain, which continued today in Wales.

Network Q Rally of Great Britain
Four drivers will enter this week's closing round of the FIA World Rally Championship, the Rally of Great Britain, with a chance of lifting the top prize in the sport.

'Young Racing Driver Of The Year' award
16 year old Michael Devaney, from Dublin, has been short listed for the "Young Racing Driver of the Year" Award. A race winner in this year's Irish Formula Ford Zetec Championship, the 2000 Irish Junior Kart Champion is joined on the short list by Paul Sammin and Charlie Donnelly.

Michael makes Formula Renault debut
16 year old Michael Devaney, from Rathfarnham, completed his wings & slicks racing debut at the weekend when he contested the four round British Formula Renault Winter Series following a late deal to drive with Irish team Cliff Dempsey Racing.

Telstra Rally Australia - Sunday 04
Peugeot driver Marcus Grönholm has won the 13th round of the FIA World Rally Championship, the Telstra Rally Australia.

Telstra Rally Australia
The scrap for honours in the FIA World Rally Championship is set to intensify further on the penultimate round, the Telstra Rally Australia, which starts in Perth this evening.

Fildes is Champ, Turley & Whelan win at Brands Hatch Finale
Jonathan Fildes (Consilla) is the new Dunlop RT2000 Champion. The 25 year old clinched the title yesterday (Saturday) at Brands Hatch (Kent, England) after finishing second to Mark Turley (Ticknock) in the ninth round of Ireland's premiere racing series.

Japanese GP - Schumacher takes season finale
Michael Schumacher ended his World Championship winning season on a perfect note for himself and Ferrari in Japan when he won the 53-lap race by 3.1 seconds over the BMW-Williams of Juan-Pablo Montoya.

Devaney shines in Silverstone F3 test
Promising 16 year old sports star Michael Devaney from Rathfarnham, Dublin, showed why he is one of Ireland's most talked about motor racing talents when he successfully tested an F3 car at Silverstone on Friday (12th Oct) with Meritus Racing.

Michael to become youngest to sample F3
16 year old young gun racer Michael Devaney from Rathfarnham, Dublin, will become Ireland’s youngest driver to sample an F3 car with the news that veteran Formula Ford racer George McAlpin, who clinched his first Irish Formula Ford title this year, is to share his championship prize of an F3 test with the promising teenager.

McAlpin is Champion
The winner of four of the championship's ten rounds, the Portrush restaurateur won the title in fine style with a dominant victory in the season finale at Mondello Park (16th September).

Cunneely becomes premiere series' latest winner
Derek Cunneely (Celbridge) became the fifth different winner this season in Ireland's premiere motor racing series when he won the seventh round of the Dunlop RT2000 Championship at Mondello Park on Sunday (16th Sept).

First for Montoya in Monza
In what turned out to be a close fought thriller between the BMW-Williams and Ferrari team running two different race strategies, it was the BMW-Williams of Juan Pablo Montoya who finally triumphed to score his first GP win.

Ring wins dramatic Zetec encounter
In a dramatic Ford of Ireland Zetec Championship race at Mondello Park on Sunday (2nd Sept) Kerry's Alan Ring took a late win to secure his second victory of the season.

Fildes takes first win & narrows championship lead
Jonathan Fildes (Consilla) finally took his first RT2000 race win when he dominated the fifth round of the Dunlop RT2000 Championship on Sunday (2nd Sept) at Mondello Park.

Schumacher clocks up 52 wins at Belgian GP
Spa-Francorchamps, 3rd September - After winning Belgian Grand Prix, there were several obvious topics the press wanted to quiz Michael Schumacher about, starting with his views on Burti's accident.

End of Summer Holidays for Irish Touring Car Series
Following an eight week summer break Ireland's premiere racing category, the Dunlop RT2000 Championship, returns to action this Sunday at Mondello Park for round five of the exciting touring car series.

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