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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 23:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Protasov confirms his prize winning debut for 2013]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Reigning Rally Class champion Yuriy Protasov has confirmed that he will contest five rounds of next year's FIA World Rally Championship as part of his prize for winning this year's highly-competitive Rally Class.

Piloting a Subaru R4, Ukraine's Protasov will compete on Rallye Monte Carlo in January before taking part in snow-covered Rally Sweden one month later. 

Protasov will then ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/protasov-confirms-his-prize-winning-debut-for-2013/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2012 17:19:38 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Novikov and Neuville join Qatar M-Sport quartet for 2013]]></title>
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M-Sport is pleased to confirm Evgeny Novikov and Thierry Neuville for the 2013 edition of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC). Piloting the Ford Fiesta RS WRC on all 13 rounds of next season’s championship, both drivers will represent the State of Qatar alongside Nasser Al-Attiyah and Mads Østberg as the quartet look to make their mark on the world stage.

Partnered by Austrian ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/novikov-and-neuville-join-qatar-m-sport-quartet-for-2013/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2012 21:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cook is against the clock to reach her goals]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Louise Cook, from Maidstone in Kent has forged a little history in motorsport by becoming the first female in the world to gain an FIA Rally Championship Title outside the FIA Ladies Cup. 

Louise gained the FIA Production car Cup for Drivers of 2WD and is in good company with her female idols. 

Michelle Mouton who gained individual FIA WRC rally wins in 1981 and 1982 in Italy ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/cook-is-against-the-clock-to-reach-her-goals/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:22:06 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Volkswagen unveils Polo R in Monaco]]></title>
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Wolfsburg (08 December 2012). Two Polo R WRCs, two world premieres: as of 2013, Volkswagen will line up in the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC), starting with the iconic Rally Monte Carlo (15–20 January). The driving crews, the final design of the 315-hp rally Polo and its sporty production counterpart were presented to about 250 guests and journalists in Monaco today. A good five ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/volkswagen-unveils-polo-r-in-monaco/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2012 23:46:53 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nine-time champions Loeb and Elena honored at FIA Gala in Istanbul]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sebastien Loeb and Daniel Elena have been honoured at the FIA Gala Prize Giving Ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey, tonight.

Frenchman Loeb (left) and Monegasque Elena (centre) made it nine FIA World Rally Championship titles in succession this season on the back of nine wins, including five in a row on board their Citroen DS3 WRC.

With Loeb and Elena announcing plans to contest four ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/nine-time-champions-loeb-and-elena-honored-at-fia-gala-in-istanbul/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2012 01:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Citroën Total Abu Dhabi 2013 livery and lineup: Loeb, Hirvonen, Sordo]]></title>
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Abu Dhabi, Monte-Carlo Beach, 6 December, 2012 — Following on from the announcement at the
2012 Paris Motor Show, the title partnership agreed between Citroën Racing and Abu Dhabi now takes
real shape with the presentation of the racing programmes for the 2013 season. The Citroën Total Abu
Dhabi World Rally Team’s line-up for this year’s FIA World Rally Championship will feature ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/citro-n-total-abu-dhabi-2013-livery-and-lineup-loeb-hirvonen-sordo/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 23:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ford wishes Solberg well as Norwegian bows out of WRC]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ford has paid tribute to Norway’s Petter Solberg after he announced today (Tuesday) that he will not compete in the FIA World Rally Championship in 2013.
 
Solberg and co-driver Chris Patterson drove for Ford World Rally Team in the WRC in 2012, achieving four podium finishes and 44 stage wins in their Fiesta RS World Rally Car on their way to fifth in the championship. 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/ford-wishes-solberg-well-as-norwegian-bows-out-of-wrc/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 21:20:37 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Solberg will step away from WRC]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A decision was made today that Solberg will step away from the series for now in order to explore and direct focus in a different direction in his successful and decorated career.

It’s now realised and decided, that there will not be a WRC program for the 38-year old in 2013.

&quot;I am so grateful and happy for what I have experienced during my 15 years in the WRC,says ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/solberg-will-step-away-from-wrc/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:32:03 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[M-Sport Qatar team confirms Østberg for full season in 2013]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Following the recent announcement that M-Sport will team up with the State of Qatar for the 2013 edition of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC), the company is pleased to confirm Mads Østberg and Jonas Andersson as Qatar M-Sport World Rally Team’s nominated point scorers for all 13 rounds of next season’s championship.

Following a sensational performance this season, Østberg was a ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/m-sport-qatar-team-confirms-stberg-for-full-season-in-2013/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:39:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Qatar joins forces with M-Sport for 2013]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[M-Sport are pleased to announce a new partnership with Qatar for the 2013 edition of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) which will see the Cumbria firm run three Qatari liveried Ford Fiesta RS WRCs under the Qatar M-Sport World Rally Team banner in next year’s championship.

Making their debut in the Fiesta RS WRC, Nasser Al-Attiyah and Giovanni Bernacchini will contest a ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/qatar-joins-forces-with-m-sport-for-2013/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sordo switches back to Citroen as teammate to Hirvonen ]]></title>
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With 98 FIA World Rally Championship events under his belt, Daniel “Dani” Sordo returns to the Citroen Total World Rally works team in 2013.  The Spaniard brings along his co-driver/navigator Carlos del Barrio to take on the task of scoring championships for the French team.  They will team up with Mikko Hirvonen and co-driver Jarmo Lehtinen in their efforts to land Citroen a ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/sordo-switches-back-to-citroen-as-teammate-to-hirvonen/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 22:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mini Team Portugal closed out 2012 with points in Rally de España]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A Season Closer


'Ciao everyone,

'Bruno again! After a long weekend we're at the end of Rally de España, the last round of the 2012 World Rally Championship. Another rally done and another good result for WRC Team MINI Portugal. Both our MINI John Cooper Works Countrymen finished safely and with Chris came home a strong seventh, picking up six more WRC points.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/mini-team-portugal-closed-out-2012-with-points-in-rally-de-espa-a/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:40:05 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Loeb bows out in style in 2012 Rally de Espana finale]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sebastien Loeb marked his final outing as a full-time driver in the FIA World Rally Championship with the 76th victory of his career on RallyRACC-Rally de Espana, which finished in Salou this afternoon following three days of thrilling competition.

After struggling for pace through Friday’s rain-hit, mainly gravel tests, Loeb moved in front on the asphalt of day two and remained at ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/loeb-bows-out-in-style-in-2012-rally-de-espana-finale/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2012 22:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stage wins see Paddon wrap up Rally Spain on positive note]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Kiwi rally stars Hayden Paddon and John Kennard have wrapped up the final event of their 2012 FIA Super 2000 World Rally Championship season at great pace, winning five of the final day’s six stages.

Contesting the 9 to 11 November running of RACC Rally de Espana with the support of Red Bull Energy Drink, Paddon said: “Sunday's final six tarmac stages were a little shorter but still ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/stage-wins-see-paddon-wrap-up-rally-spain-on-positive-note/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2012 22:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Elsewhere End of Day quotes about Rally de España on day 3]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[After claiming fourth place at Rally de España this weekend, Mads Østberg and Jonas Andersson secured fourth place in the Drivers’ and Co-drivers’ Championships.

Mads Østberg, Adapta World Rally Team, Ford Fiesta RS WRC (4th) said: “This rally has been up and down for us – first up, and then down. OK, today has been a lot better than yesterday, but still a little bit difficult. 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/elsewhere-end-of-day-quotes-about-rally-de-espa-a-on-day-3/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2012 22:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tanak's pace goes unrewarded in Spain]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[M-Sport Ford World Rally Team’s Ott Tänak put in a sensational performance on the last round of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) this weekend, only to have his hard work undone by a mistake on the final day. 

Elsewhere, the 2012 RACC Rally de España ended prematurely for John Powell as he was forced to retire on Day 1 with a persistent ear infection.

Impressing behind the wheel ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/tanak-s-pace-goes-unrewarded-in-spain/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2012 22:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Latvala clinches third in championship* with Spanish podium]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ford World Rally Team drivers Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila finished second in Rally de España today to secure third place in the 2012 FIA World Rally Championship.  

The Finns ended this 13th and final round of the series just 7.0sec from victory in their Ford Fiesta RS World Rally Car to clinch a top three series finish for the second time in their careers.
 
The team had ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/latvala-clinches-third-in-championship-with-spanish-podium/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2012 21:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Misfortune in Spain, but Volkswagen is ready for 2013]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Wolfsburg (11 November 2012). In a way it brings back memories of an old adage that says, “When the dress rehearsal flops the premiere will be all the more successful.” 

Although the season’s closing event at Rally Spain did not go so well for Volkswagen with the Fabia S2000 cars of the Group’s Škoda brand it is contrasted by a total of eleven class victories in the previous WRC ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/misfortune-in-spain-but-volkswagen-is-ready-for-2013/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2012 21:03:45 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mini finished 2012 with most stage wins in Spain]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Dani Sordo continued the last day of Rally Spain where he finished on Saturday, by winning four more stages in his MINI John Cooper Works WRC, taking the tally to six. 

He won all three stages this morning and for the afternoon, with rain forecast, Sordo gambled on running only hard Michelin tyres and it paid off winning the last stage and only coming second on the Powerstage due to ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/mini-finished-2012-with-most-stage-wins-in-spain/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2012 20:28:13 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Oliveira closed the WRC season with a great performance in Spain]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The last day of action of the last rally of the year turned out to be one of the best performances for Daniel Oliveira who finished the Rally RACC of Spain and his second season in the FIA World Rally Championship in high spirits.

The Brazilian driver and his Portuguese navigator Carlos Magalhaes bounced back from difficult beginning and today they found a good pace on board the Stohl ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/oliveira-closed-the-wrc-season-with-a-great-performance-in-spain/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2012 19:58:36 +0000</pubDate>
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