First championship points for MacHale

Ireland's Gareth MacHale has racked up his first World Rally Championship points with a sixth place finish in Rally Mexico this weekend, ahead of current championship leader Marcus Gronholm who finished eighth.

It was MacHale's second-ever World Rally Championship (WRC) event

The 23-year-old son of veteran rally driver Austin MacHale will be back in action right away in Rally Ireland and is set to compete in five world championship events this season.

Rally Ireland takes place on March 10-12 in counties Fermanagh, Tyrone, Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal.