Chris Atkinson has been handed a one-year contract to compete with Subaru in the world rally championship in 2006.

Former world rally champion Richard Burns today underwent a “very successful” operation as part of his recovery from a brain tumour.

Former world champion Richard Burns has revealed he is well on the road to recovery from his brain tumour.

BAR boss David Richards is grooming Takuma Sato as his next star driver after Jenson Button’s decision to quit the team.

Former World Rally champion Richard Burns has revealed he is “feeling a lot better” as he continues his treatment for a brain tumour which saw him confined to hospital for several weeks.

Former World Rally Champion Richard Burns has revealed he is “feeling a lot better” as he continues his treatment for a brain tumour which saw him confined to hospital for several weeks.

Former World Rally champion Richard Burns has thanked his fans for their continued support as he continues his battle against a brain tumour.

Former World Rally champion Richard Burns has thanked his fans for their continued support as he continues his battle against a brain tumour.

Colin McRae’s hopes of being handed a world rally championship lifeline have been left in tatters.

FINLAND’S Kimi Raikkonen insists he is not concerned about the prospect of partnering Juan Pablo Montoya at McLaren.

Britain’s Richard Burns has been ruled out of next year’s World Rally Championship because of a brain tumour.

Some of the biggest names in the World Rally Championship have received fines and road licence bans after being caught speeding during last year’s Rally GB.

Sebastien Loeb is on the verge of victory in the San Remo Rally after winning today's first two stages.

Colin McRae has admitted his rally future is hanging by a thread after he was dropped by Citroen for next season.

Subaru's Petter Solberg powered to victory in the Rally Australia after finally getting the better of a thrilling duel with Citroen's Sebastien Loeb.

Reigning world champion Marcus Gronholm is targeting his fourth consecutive victory on Rally Australia as he looks to put the pressure on Peugeot team-mate Richard Burns.

Marcus Gronholm was forced to retire from the Cyprus Rally today after the overnight leader’s Peugeot suffered a drive-shaft problem.

Markko Martin remains on course for his first World Rally Championship victory after consolidating his lead at the head of the Acropolis Rally today.

FIA World Rally Championship, Rally of New Zealand

Marcus Gronholm admitted that the moment when he tipped his Peugeot on its side during the second leg of the Rally of New Zealand was enough to get him to back off the throttle pedal for the remainder of the race.

Marcus Gronholm continued his domination of the Rally of New Zealand after today’s opening stage.

World champion Marcus Gronholm, in a Peugeot, held a commanding lead after the opening day of Rally New Zealand, round four of the 14-round World Rally Championship.

Reigning world champion Marcus Gronholm took a predicted early lead after the opening tests of the New Zealand Rally in Auckland.

THE KBB Doors National Forest Rally Championship continues with Sunday’s Circuit of Wicklow, the second round in as many weeks. Cork’s John McCarthy (Subaru 555) and Limerick’s Dermot Kelly (Escort WRC) are the top two entrants and both are capable of victory.

Results after Round 1 - West Cork Rally

FINLAND’S Marcus Gronholm is already looking a strong contender for a third Swedish Rally victory in four years, having mastered the icy conditions with almost nonchalant ease.

AUSTIN McHALE has been forced to withdraw from this weekend’s Swedish Rally, the second round of the World Rally Championship.

Colin McRae believes old rival Richard Burns can regain his World Rally Championship crown next season and become the first Briton to win it twice.

Britain’s former world champion Richard Burns believes he will be much better prepared when he tackles the season-opening Monte Carlo Rally next month.

Austin MacHale and his co-driver, Brian Murphy, continue to move up the leader board of the Network Q Rally of Great Britain. In this morning’s first stage of the second leg, Resolfen, one of the longest stages in the World Rally Championship at 54.69 km, their Tom Hogan Motors/Michelin supported Corolla WRC moved into 23rd place in overall classification.

Colin McRae’s hopes of ending his Ford career with a fourth Network Q Rally of Great Britain victory suffered a blow when the event began in earnest today.

Richard Burns and Colin McRae went head-to-head on the opening super-special stage of the Network Q Rally of Great Britain.

Carlos Sainz is set to join Colin McRae in leaving Ford after this weekend's Network Q Rally of Great Britain, according to team boss Malcolm Wilson.

TREVOR MOORE, in an Escort Cosworth, won the Toshiba Rally after he capitalised on the retirement of Robbie McGurk (Subaru) who set the pace through the first five stages.

Peugeot’s Marcus Gronholm rounded off Rally Australia with a flourish, setting the fastest time on the final stage in Perth to confirm his fifth win of the year.

Colin McRae’s Rally Australia came to a sudden end today with terminal damage to the radiator of the Scot’s Ford Focus following a hard landing on Special Stage 14.

Peugeot added the 2002 World Rally Championship to the titles it won in 2000 and 2001 as soon as Ford’s Markko Martin threw his car off the road on stage 14 of the Rally of New Zealand today.

MOTIVATION is not an issue for Andrew Nesbitt ahead of the Murphy Construction Cork “20” International Rally that is set to yield the Armagh ace his second Toshiba Computers Irish Tarmac Championship title.

Former world rally champion Colin McRae will drive for Citroen next season after Ford confirmed they will not be renewing the Scotsman’s contract.

World Rally Championship favourite Marcus Gronholm admitted he was happy to settle for second in the San Remo Rally as team-mate Gilles Panizzi stormed to victory.

World champion Richard Burns fought back today to give himself hope of claiming a podium position in the San Remo Rally.

Cork driver, Michael Keohane finished fifth in today’s penultimate round of the British Formula 3

Cork driver, Michael Keohane, will start today’s penultimate race of the Avon Tyres British Formula 3