WRC is the benchmark for tyre-shredding, gravel-spitting, mud-slinging action and this all-action official review of the 2013 World Rally Championship gets right into the heart of it. This year, Sebastien Ogier seared his name in to the history books as the man who finally broke Monsieur Loeb's grip on the title - albeit only after Loeb stepped back from his stellar driving career. Across the world from Mexico to Australia, Argentina to Monte Carlo this is WRC 2013 review.
2018 will be a long remember year in the World Rally Championship. Not only because the new generation WRCs are so spectacular, but also because it was exciting until the last round in Australia. All four manufacturers could win at least one of the rounds and with Neuville, Ogier and Tänak three drivers on three different cars had a chance to take the drivers’ title when the championship arrived in Australia. Not to forget the sensational part-time comeback of Sébastien Loeb and Turkey hosting a new. Visually amazing event. This official film shows the highlights from all 13 rounds of the World Rally Championship 2018.
The 2019 World Rally Championship has been packed with excitement right from the start. As defending champion Ogier switched to Citroen and Ott Tanak and Thierry Neuville remained with Toyota and Hyundai respectively, and the calendar expanded to include Rally Chile there was plenty to discuss before a wheel had turned. But there was also Sebastien Loeb searching for a new challenge by moving to Hyundai. The official review of the WRC 2019 features the action, the drama and the scenery from all rounds.
Relive all the nerve shredding power and excitement from the most challenging WRC yet as RECHARGED takes you through the highs, lows, thrills and spills from the 2004 FIA World Rally Championship. Subaru's Petter Solberg began the season as the reigning champion but after thousands of miles of rallying across some of the most inhospitable terrain, the championship took a very different turn. Featuring a full review of the 2004 season, RECHARGED will take you on a no-holds barred drive across 16 events and 5 continents. We put you at the heart of the action, letting you see all the blood, sweat, toil and tears that go into the most gruelling motorsport on the planet.
Relive a nail-biting year of record-breaking action and excitement, as Ignition revisits the most memorable and heart-stopping moments of the 2005 FIA World Rally Championship. Citroen's superstar Sebastien Loeb shone as he defended his title as World Champion in awesome style, breaking numerous records en route, making his closest rivals work harder than ever before. Featuring a full review of the 2005 season, Ignition takes you on a journey through 16 rallies over four continents where the best drivers in the world faced challenging snow to intense heat, gruelling gravel to tricky asphalt, highlighting the highs, lows, tears, sweat and frustrations that are all key to success on the most diverse, exciting and gruelling motorsport on the planet.
Re-experience the excitement of the 2006 FIA World Rally Championship. Sebastien Loeb started the year as two-time World Champion and boosting his statistics to an awesome 28 WRC victories, becoming the most successful WRC driver ever. Citroen's superstar claimed a hat-trick of driver titles to finish off the season. Ford finally clinched its first FIA WRC Manufacturer's title for 27 years.
The 2007 FIA World Rally Championship produced one of the most gripping title battles of recent years, and this review brings all the action from every single round. Citroen superstar Sebastien Loeb started the year as triple world champion, however Ford's Marcus Gronholm was determined to end his stunning career on a high by making 2007 his year...
Citroen superstar Sebastien Loeb not only claimed a record-breaking fifth World Rally Championship title, he also re-wrote the record book along the way, including becoming the first driver in WRC history to win 11 events in one season, win the same event seven times in a row, the first to win the Monte-Carlo rally five times and in Argentina four times. He dominated the 2008 season, proving his skills in all conditions and on every terrain. Loeb wasn't the only record-breaker: Title rival Mikko Hirvonen, who headed the Championship battle early in the season. Ford team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala also claimed his place in history when he became the youngest person ever to win a WRC event.
Follow the dramatic championship battle between Sebastien Loeb and his fierce rival Mikko Hirvonen - with the flying Finn determined to wrestle away the title French legend Loeb has held for the past five years, and the pair trading blows at every rally. The knife-edged title tussle ended in spectacular style, with Citroen's Loeb and Ford's Hirvonen separated by a single point as they began the final event of the year. Loeb would secure an amazing sixth World Championship title in a row, but would have to fight Hirvonen right down the last day. The official review brings you extensive coverage of this season-long campaign, plus the turbulent year endured by Ford's Jari-Matti Latvala, the return of Petter and Henning Solberg, the story of rising stars like Evgeny Novikov and Sebastien Ogier, guest stars like Formula One racer Kimi Raikkonen and many car-wrecking crashes - including Loeb's title-threatening encounter with a tree stump!
Ford's Mikko Hirvonen took the opening win, but this year was, once again, all about Citroen superstar Sebastien Loeb. He took an astonishing eight victories as well as an unprecendeted seventh World Championship, and, as ever, he did it in style, stunning fans worldwide with breathtaking car control and his phenomenal flair. Competition behind Loeb raged in the "best of the rest" battle. Jari-Matti Latvala emerged as Ford's strongest contender, with two wins on his way to the runner-up spot. Citroen's Sebastien Ogier firmly established himself as a star of the future with two amazing victories, while former champion Petter Solberg produced stunning drives to ensure he was always in the mix.
Ever get the feeling we re living in a new golden age of world rallying? We do. Let s look at the evidence: Talented drivers? They don t get much better than Sébastien Ogier, but he s been pushed hard all season by Jari-Matti Latvala, Kris Meeke, Thierry Neuville, Ott Tänak and, latterly, Esapekka Lappi all of whom have taken round wins. Powerful, interesting cars? That s been the best thing about the 2017 season. With the new rules allowing much more powerful engines and better aerodynamics speeds have increased and coincidentally everything looks even more spectacular than usual. Great races? With six different winners at the time of writing the answer is a definitive Yes! The iconic stages of the World s most famous rallies including Monte Carlo, Rallye Finland, Argentina and Sardinia have seen some classic encounters.
For the World Rally Championship, the 1980s was a decade of drama, controversy, triumph, tragedy and, most importantly, Champions. In this action-packed DVD we meet every World Rally Champion from a turbulent time, as well as the cars they drove.
At the SCRS (Seiko Cup Rally Series), talented young drivers hope to advance to the WRC (World Rally Championship). Atsuhiro Hiyama is the chief mechanic and an engineer at Supika Racing Factory. He is well regarded by his peers. His younger brother is Naozumi. He is an extremely gifted driver for Supika Racing Factory, but he is also a troublemaker. They continually argue because of Naozumi's reckless racing style. One day, Hikaru Endo becomes his manager.
From the snow-laden roads of Monte Carlo to the dusty tracks of Spain, the 1987 World Rally Championship provided entertainment to rival any previous race series. This review travels the full 12 rounds, with superb camerawork from the very heart of the action. Lancia were favourites but BMW, Mazda and Audi were intent on blocking runaway success for the Italian marque. Reigning champion Juha Kankkunen was the driver they all wanted to beat, but team orders demanded that on occasion he be 'allowed' to win. At other times Micki Biasion led as the HF4WDs were put into front running places. All of the flips, dips and hard-core dirt road action is captured during the battle for finish line honours. Not until the very last round of the RAC Rally could the champion be guessed at, in what turned into a thrilling season finale.
Emerging talent from the East challenges the front-running rally teams in this riveting review of the 1988 World Rally Championship. Although Lancia took both manufacturers' and drivers' titles, they were under serious threat from the Japanese built Toyota Celica GT4s and Mazda 323 4WDs. All 13 of rallysport's most famous races are covered, from Monte Carlo to Harrogate. On-board cameras show the teams battling through sleet, snow, gravel and mud, while helicopter cameras capture the action from the air. Alex Fiorio was in fine form driving a Jolly Club Lancia. Frenchmen Bruno Saby and Didier Auriol each won one title round, while the Spaniard Carlos Sainz was probably the most spectacular driver of the year in his Ford Sierra. Crowd favourites Kankkunen, Alen and Mikkola were a force to be reckoned with, in what became an epic showdown between the old and new.
In 1989 Japanese teams took the rallying world by storm, sparking one of the most exciting series in rally history. The Italian camp had pinned their hopes on LanciaÍs new 16-valve Integrale in an attempt to counter the growing challenge from Japanese manufacturers Toyota, Mazda and Mitsubishi. Outstanding performances were produced by world favourites Jorge Recalde, Juha Kankkunen, Hannu Mikkola and Ari Vatanen. The sensational Carlos Sainz, Didier Auriol, Alex Flori and Miki Biasion also appear in record-breaking form. On-board and helicopter cameras follow the action through over 28,000 km of snow, mud and dust from Sweden and Africa to Australia and New Zealand. The East vs West battle reaches a thrilling finale, topping off a highly successful season.
Enjoy all 12 rounds of the 1990 FIA World Rally Championship. If you missed any of the action the first time round, this is the way to catch up all in one go. And what a year to catch up on! 1990 was set to be a fantastic season, with Toyota taking on Lancia and the Europeans taking on the Scandinavians head-to-head. Manufacturer interest was hotting up again with five entering the championship, and the name Subaru was beginning to make a mark on the world rally stage for the first time. Rallying came alive again as spectators enjoyed the spectacle of such brilliant drivers as Carlos Sainz, Timo Salonen, Didier Auriol, Colin McRae, Hannu Mikkola, Juha Kankunnen and Tommi Makinen, behind the wheel of machinery with performance on a par with the old Group B "supercars" which so entranced world audiences in the mid-80s. In this review every round is covered in detail, with event-by-event updates of championship positions letting you see how the title race developed.
From the first special stage on the Monte-Carlo, to the final chequered flag on the RAC, Carlos Sainz (Toyota Celica GT4) and Juha Kankkunen (Lancia Delta 16v Integrale) waged a year-long battle for the Drivers World Championship, a battle destined to be won and lost on the very last event of the year, the RAC Rally. Auriol, Schwarz, Biasion, Eriksson, Wilson, Mitsubishi, Ford, Mazda, Subaru gave chase all the way through the 14 round series. The highs and lows of another incredible rally season are yours on this spectacular, newly re-vamped programme, featuring all rounds of the championship.
Triumph, tragedy, drama and exceptional driving skill shaped the 1993 World Rally Championship, a year that saw records fall, reputations made and pride - as well as cars - dented. Let the incredible footage, including plenty of in-car action, in this comprehensive review take you around the world as you relive action from all 13 rounds of a truly momentous year. From the opening round in Monte-Carlo to the season's conclusion in Great Britain, the 1993 race for the title was the stuff of legend. Defending champion Carlos Sainz struggled in his Lancia Delta HF Integrale, opening the way for Juha Kankkunen and Didier Auriol to mount a season-long battle for the world crown. This season would see seven different drivers claim victory, including the very first WRC win in British hero Colin McRae's illustrious career, to set up a real fight for the World Championship.
Experience all 10 rounds of the exhilarating battle for the 1994 World Rally Championship on DVD for the first time. The action-packed and extensive review recalls the fast and furious chase for the titles, which was decided at the final round. This is a chance to see legends including the late, great Colin McRae, Francois Delecour, Carlos Sainz and Didier Auriol in stunning form, including on-board footage.