Ogier prevails in Portugal
Sebastien Ogier claimed his third straight World Rally Championship win by triumphing in Portugal.
Sebastien Ogier claimed his third straight World Rally Championship win by triumphing in Portugal.
Sebastien Ogier demonstrated his improving health as he stretched his lead of the Rally de Portugal to over half a minute at the end of today's second leg.
Citroen's Mikko Hirvonen maintained his impressive victory charge at the Rally of Portugal
Craig Breen is lying in second in the Super 2000 category and 13th overall after Day One of the World Rally Portugal, round three of the Super S2000 World Championship.
Irish rally driver Craig Breen is forced to retire from the Rally Portugal on stage five after engine problems.
Super World Rally Championship leader Craig Breen will return to action on Thursday as the WRC heads to the Iberian Peninsula for the Rally de Portugal.
Waterford's Craig Breen blew a wonderful chance to win the opening round of the World Rally Championship (WRC) Academy as he ended up at the bottom of a ravine in his Ford Fiesta St while leading the event in Portugal with just four stages remaining.
Sebastien Ogier bounced back from the disappointment of his mistake in Mexico by claiming his first win of the season on the Rally of Portugal.
Sebastien Ogier looks set to claim his first win of the World Rally Championship season in Portugal after Ford suffered a plethora of problems late on day two in the Algarve.
Waterford's Craig Breen leads the newly formed World Rally Championship (WRC) Academy at the end of seven stages of the Rally of Portugal, writes RTÉ Sport's John Kenny
Ford's Jari-Matti Latvala leads the way following the first full day of the Rally of Portugal - but only after Citroen's Sebastien Ogier opted to slow on the day's final stage.
Finn Mikko Hirvonen, who tops the current world drivers' championship, also headed the timesheets after the first stage of Rally Portugal, just ahead of current champion Sebastien Loeb.
France's Sebastien Ogier, driving a Citroen C4, achieved his first world rally championship win in the Rally of Portugal in Faro on Sunday.
Frenchman Sebastien Ogier retained his lead in the Rally of Portugal on Saturday despite a concerted onslaught by six-time world champion and compatriot Sebastien Loeb.
Finnish driving ace Mikko Hirvonen won the two kilometre opening stage of the Rally of Portugal, the sixth leg of the 13 race world championship series, in Faro on Thursday.
Sebastien Loeb's record-breaking season continued today with a fourth championship win in a row in Rally Portugal.
Norway's Henning Solberg grabbed the lead in the Rally of Portugal on Thursday after a 2km super-special inside the Estadio Algarve, one of the football grounds built for the Euro 2008 finals.
Two-time World Rally champion Marcus Gronholm is to come out of retirement to contest this year's Rally Portugal after reaching an agreement with Prodrive for a one-off outing.
Defending champion Sebastien Loeb grabbed the initiative in the Portuguese round of the World Rally Championship on the second day.
Citroen's Sebastien Loeb snatched the lead of the Rally Portugal on the final stage of the opening leg after an epic day-long tussle with title rival Marcus Gronholm.