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Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique
The news that the Automobile Club de Monaco would run the stages of Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique on closed roads was greeted with unanimous approval last year, and the initiative proved to be a resounding success. The ACM has announced that it will repeat the exercise and the 300kms of the…
Neige et Glace
Another highly popular winter event, the Rallye Neige et Glace, will run from February 20 to 24. With a return to Malbuisson, on the shores of Lac de Saint-Point as a base, the rally offers five days, four stages, nearly 1500 kilometres in the Haut-Doubs, the Doubs along the Swiss…
Winter Marathon
The Winter Marathon organisers have announced that the 2027 edition will keep with tradition and run in late January. Still based in Madonna di Campiglio, and still exploring the roads of the Italian Dolomites, the 39th running will bring important changes, with a new route through the provinces of Trento…
..And then there’s LEJOG
Not usually run in thick snow and ice, but perhaps the most challenging of all the winter rallies – indeed the organisers claim it to be “the hardest endurance motoring event in Europe, perhaps the world” – LeJog (Lands End to John O’Groats) will run for the 30th time on…
Rali Ceredigion
The Polish pair of Maciej Lubiak and Grzegorz Dachowski claimed an impressive victory when the FIA European Historic Rally Championship went to Wales for Rali Ceredigion. Paul Lawrence was there… Lubiak’s Porsche is the toast of Wales The spectacular closed-road event, which runs from a base in the west coast…
Rally of the Tests
Launched in 1932 as a 1,000-mile reliability where 341 competitors started from nine different towns across the UK and finished with tests on the Torquay seafront. The Rally of the Tests grew rapidly as a premier event to prove vehicle endurance and driver skill. Halted by the war, it returned…
Rally for the Ages – Beatrix and Nick Bloxham make it a Double
Aimed at introducing younger generations into rallying and historic motorsport, HERO-ERA ran its fourth edition of Rally for the Ages on 11 July. Situated in the Oxfordshire countryside, with Bicester Motion as its HQ, 80 pre-1991 cars from across Europe took on the 80-mile route, consisting of four tests and…
ADAC Eifel Rallye Festival
The popular ADAC Eifel Rallye Festival once again saw tens of thousands of fans line the streets of Daun in Germany to watch around 170 rally cars spanning over six decades of rallying history on 23-25 July. One of this year’s main highlights was the gathering of all major Group…
Rewind Tour of Britain – Entries Open
Registrations for the 27-30 May 2027 inaugural Rewind Tour Britain have opened, with entries strictly limited. The four-day rally, which was announced earlier in the year, is jointly organised by Motor Racing Legends and the British Automobile Racing Club – organisers of the original Avon Tour of Britain – and…
Renato Travaglia returns to Madeira
Renato Travaglia will once again be the headliner of the Madeira Legend Rally on 22-24 October. Popular among the Madeiran public, the Italian has participated in the Madeira Wine Rally seven times between 2002 and 2008 in cars as different as the Peugeot 206 WRC, Peugeot 206 S1600, Renault Clio…
Ulster Rally – FIA European Historic Pre-2000 Rally Championship
The 2026 Modern Tyres Ulster Rally delivered a memorable weekend of historic rallying as the famous Northern Ireland event celebrated its 50th anniversary. Held on 7–8 August around Ballymena, the rally formed the sixth round of the new FIA European Historic Pre-2000 Rally Championship, alongside the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship…
Rallye des Princesses Richard Mille
The Rallye Paris – Saint-Raphaël Féminin was created in 1929 as a women-only car rally from Paris to the Côte d’Azur, and it ran (with a WWII break) for about 45 years. Its modern legacy, the Rally des Princesses celebrated its 25th running from 23 to 28 May, linking Paris’…
Star Team for the Tour de Corse
Born in 1983, Yoann Bonato grew up watching Didier Auriol’s exploits on television and has persuaded the three-time winner for Lancia (1989, 1990, 1992), to team up for a repeat performance in the Lancia Delta Integrale with which he was so successful in period. Catapulted into the spotlight by his…
Rally Du Chablais – EHRC Pre-2000 Round 2
Although there were only two EHRC Pre-2000 entrants in the 28-30 May 2026 Rallye du Chablais, they brought strong international depth and added real prestige to the Swiss Alpine event based in Aigle and running across the Chablais regions of Vaud and Valais. The standout among the European historic rally…
Targa Trofeo
Anew initiative from Mark Perry and his team at the Targa Tasmania will see the inclusion of a new three-day event to be held in tandem with this year’s Targa Tasmania. The event will be called Targa Trofeo and run over the first three days of Targa Tasmania for a…
Flying Scotsman
Young Theo Hunt burst into the news pages a few years ago driving his father Martin’s Frazer Nash TT Replica, amongst others, and was quick from the get-go, with multiple wins and placings in VSCC and other races and hillclimbs. He turned his attention to rallying and won the Vintage…
Cancellation of the Kielder Carlisle Stages
Planned for 5-6 June 2026 using the iconic Kielder Forest complex over two days, the Kielder Carlisle Stages rally was scheduled to host the Motorsport UK British Rally Championship, Fuchs British Historic Rally Championship and Motoscope Northern Historic Rally Championship, but with just three weeks remaining before the event, the…
Rallylegend and the Revival of the Memorial Bettega
The Memorial Bettega (Memorial Attilio Bettega) was a stadium-style rally competition on a short, closed circuit in the Bologna Fiera typically mixing asphalt and gravel brought into the fairground to create jumps and spectator-friendly viewing. Traditionally held during the Bologna Motor Show, it was created in 1985 to honour Italian…
Generations Rally
Staged in welcome spring sunshine, the fifth edition of Rally the Globe’s Generations Rally lived up to its billing by introducing a raft of newcomers to the joys of competition in evocative pre-1986 cars, attracting crews of different generations. This year’s March 20-22 weekend event took place on the edge…
Regularity Specialist looking for a fourth Trophée des Alpes Victory
Already a four-time winner of the Rallye Neige et Glace, Yves Deflandre is also aiming for a fourth victory in the other flagship event organised by Zoulou Racing Heritage to add to his impressive regularity CV. The three-time winner and defending champion, two-time European champion and Belgian regularity champion, will…