World Rally Championships

Matthew Wilson puts safety at heart of dangerous sport

matthew 1111 With motorsport still mourning the deaths of IndyCar champion Dan Wheldon and MotoGP star Marco Simoncelli, Cockermouth rally ace Matthew Wilson admitted he’s more than aware of the dangers he’s exposed to every time he belts up.

Last updated 10 November 2011
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Latvala second in Finland rally

FORD Abu Dhabi World Rally Team drivers Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila finished second in Rally Finland.

Last updated 4 August 2011
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Three M-Sport drivers make the top eight in Finland

M-SPORT Stobart Ford drivers battled hard at Rally Finland to claim three places in the top 10.

Last updated 4 August 2011
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M-Sport Stobart race for more top five finishes

The M-Sport Stobart Ford World Rally Team are looking to continue their record-breaking stint of top five finishes in the FIA World Rally Championship by targeting another top result at Rally Finland this weekend.

Last updated 28 July 2011
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Ford’s Finns seek Finnish hat-trick

Ford's Flying Finns are bidding for a Rally Finland hat-trick this weekend.

Last updated 28 July 2011
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Matthew Wilson enjoys the rough and tumble

West Cumbrian Matthew Wilson took eighth in the demanding Rally Argentina which he thought the roughest event he had ever done.

Last updated 2 June 2011
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World rally star Matthew Wilson buzzing in Portugal

The Dovenby-based M-Sport Stobart Ford World Rally Team will aim to continue its bright start to the 2011 seaton at the Vodafone Rally de Portugal this weekend.

Last updated 24 March 2011
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Russian team-mate for Cumbrian rally star Matthew Wilson

West Cumbrian Matthew Wilson has a Russian team-mate in the M-Sport Stobart Ford outfit competing in this weekend’s Rally Mexico.

Last updated 3 March 2011
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New season kicks off for Ford’s new Fiesta

After completing more than 12,000km of testing, the all-new Ford Fiesta RS World Rally Car is making its debut at Rally Sweden this weekend.

Last updated 11 February 2011
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Crash forces Ford to drop Arctic Rally

THE Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team has dropped plans to debut its all-new Fiesta RS World Rally Car in Finland’s Arctic Lapland Rally this weekend.

Last updated 27 January 2011
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Arctic test for M-Sport Fiesta

Ford's all-new M-Sport developed Fiesta RS World Rally Car will make its debut in Finland’s Arctic Lapland Rally next week.

Last updated 20 January 2011
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Wilson holds on to seventh

STOBART M-Sport Ford’s Henning Solberg and Matthew Wilson finished sixth and seventh respectively at Wales Rally GB.

Last updated 18 November 2010
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Last rally for record-breaking Focus

THE record-breaking Ford Focus RS World Rally Car will end a memorable 12-year world rally career in Britain this weekend.

Last updated 11 November 2010
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Wilson aims to finish with a flourish

BRITAIN’S leading FIA World Rally Championship pairing of Matthew Wilson and Scott Martin will be flying the flag for Great Britain at their home event of Wales Rally GB this weekend.

Last updated 11 November 2010
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Wilson will be happy with fifth or better

BRITAIN’S leading WRC driver Matthew Wilson will be aiming to produce his best Tarmac result of the season in the Rally de España.

Last updated 21 October 2010
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French mud bogs down Wilson’s efforts

STOBART M-Sport Ford’s Matthew Wilson claimed this year’s Rallye de France was one of the toughest events of his career but the 23-year-old West Cumbrian still battled on to finish eighth overall.

Last updated 7 October 2010
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Rally driver Matthew Wilson aims for top five

STOBART M-Sport Ford drivers Matthew Wilson and Henning Solberg believe they can go on the attack at Rally Japan and aim for their best results so far in the FIA World Rally Championship 2010.

Last updated 10 September 2010
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M-Sport and Ford go for Japan hat-trick

AFTER winning the last two versions of Rally Japan in 2007 and 2008, BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team returns to the Pacific Ocean island of Hokkaido this weekend intent on sealing a third consecutive win there.

Last updated 9 September 2010
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West Cumbria's Matthew Wilson sees off F1 champ Kimi Räikkönen

WEST Cumbrian world rally driver Matthew Wilson and co-driver Scott Martin won a fiercely contested battle with former Formula One champion Kimi Räikkönen to finish sixth overall at Rallye Deutschland.

Last updated 26 August 2010
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Latvala’s asphalt boost

BP FORD Abu Dhabi World Rally Team duo Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila hailed a new-found confidence on asphalt after scoring a solid fourth in Rallye Deutschland.

Last updated 26 August 2010
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