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2012 Rally México Rally Guanajuato México
Round 3 of the 2012 World Rally Championship season ← Previous event Next event →
Host country	Mexico
Rally base	León, Mexico
Dates run	March 8 – 11 2012
Stages	24 (408.5 km; 253.8 mi)
Stage surface	Gravel
Results
Overall winner	Sébastien Loeb Citroën Total WRT
Crews	27[1] at start, 19 at finish

The 2012 Rally México was the third round of the 2012 World Rally Championship (WRC) season. The rally took place between 8 and 11 March 2012.

Results[link]

Event standings[link]

Pos.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Overall
1.	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën DS3 WRC	4:15:32.7	0.0	27
2.	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Citroën DS3 WRC	4:16:15.1	42.4	18
3.	Petter Solberg	Chris Patterson	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	4:17:44.1	2:11.4	18
4.	Mads Østberg	Jonas Andersson	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	4:20:24.2	4:51.5	13
5.	Ott Tänak	Kuldar Sikk	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	4:20:35.3	5:02.6	10
6.	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Giovanni Bernacchini	Citroën DS3 WRC	4:22:14.1	6:41.4	8
7.	Armindo Araújo	Miguel Ramalho	Mini John Cooper Works WRC	4:28:19.6	12:46.9	6
8.	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Skoda Fabia S2000	4:30:30.5	14:57.8	4
9.	Ken Block	Alex Gelsomino	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	4:37:59.5	22:26.8	2
10.	Ricardo Triviño	Álex Haro	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	4:39:03.4	23:30.7	1
Production Class 3 / PWRC
1.(11.)	Benito Guerra	Borja Rozada	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	4:39:26.1	0.0	25
2.(12.)	Nicolás Fuchs	Fernando Mussano	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	4:43:36.0	4:09.9	18
3.(14.)	Michał Kościuszko	Maciek Szczepaniak	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	5:00:13.5	20:47.4	15
4.(15.)	Gianluca Linari	Nicola Arena	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	5:14:08.1	34:42.0	12
5.(16.)	Tibor Érdi Jr.	Attila Taborszki	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	5:30:29.5	51:03.4	-*
6.(17.)	Rodrigo Salgado	Diódoro Salgado	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	5:45:54.9	1:06:28.8	10
7.(18.)	Ramona Karlsson	Miriam Walfridsson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	5:59:29.2	1:20:03.1	8

*This team does not score points in the PWRC championship.

Special stages[link]

Day	Stage	Time (UTC−6)	Name	Length	Winner	Time	Avg. spd.	Rally leader
Leg 1 (8–9 Mar)	SS1	20:09	DC Shoes Guanajuato Street Stage	1.05 km	Petter Solberg	53.7	70.39 km/h	Petter Solberg
	SS2	8:08	El Cubilete 1	22.12 km	Mikko Hirvonen	13:23.6	99.09 km/h	Mikko Hirvonen
	SS3	9:06	Las Minas 1	15.21 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	11:22.9	80.18 km/h	Jari-Matti Latvala
	SS4	9:47	Los Mexicanos 1	9.76 km	Sébastien Loeb	7:53.3	74.24 km/h
	SS5	10:08	Ortega 1	23.69 km	Sébastien Loeb	14:08.7	100.49 km/h	Mikko Hirvonen
	SS6	13:36	El Cubilete 2	22.12 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	13:11.8	101.86 km/h	Sébastien Loeb
	SS7	14:34	Las Minas 2	15.21 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	11:03.1	82.58 km/h
	SS8	15:15	Los Mexicanos 2	9.76 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	7:43.6	75.79 km/h
	SS9	15:36	Ortega 2	23.69 km	stage cancelled[2]
	SS10	17:24	Monster León Street Stage	1.23 km	Sébastien Loeb	1:16.4	57.96 km/h
	SS11	20:13	Super Special 1	2.21 km	Nasser Al-Attiyah	1:39.5	79.96 km/h
	SS12	20:18	Super Special 2	2.21 km	Chris Atkinson	1:38.3	80.94 km/h
Leg 2 (10 Mar)	SS13	6:54	Ibarrilla 1	29.90 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	18:01.4	99.54 km/h
	SS14	8:12	Otates 1	41.88 km	Sébastien Loeb	30:19.9	82.84 km/h
	SS15	11:06	Ibarrilla 2	29.90 km	Sébastien Loeb	17:55.3	100.10 km/h
	SS16	12:24	Otates 2	41.88 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	29:54.7	84.01 km/h
	SS17	15:30	Comanjilla 1	17.91 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	10:21.1	103.81 km/h
	SS18	16:45	Super Special 3	4.42 km	Petter Solberg Sébastien Loeb	3:14.3	81.89 km/h
	SS19	16:50	Super Special 4	2.21 km	stage cancelled
	SS20	17:23	Comanjilla 2	17.91 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	10:13.7	105.06 km/h
Leg 3 (11 Mar)	SS21	9:30	Super Special 5	4.42 km	Thierry Neuville	3:12.5	82.7 km/h
	SS22	10:33	Guanajuatito	54.76 km	Mikko Hirvonen	36:30.7	89.2 km/h
	SS23	12:06	Derramadero	11.51 km	Sébastien Loeb	7:14.9	87.6 km/h
	SS24	13:18	VW Power Stage	5.75 km	Petter Solberg	3:11.4	102.7 km/h

Power Stage[link]

The "Power stage" was a 5.46 km (3.39 mi) stage at the end of the rally.^[3]

Pos	Driver	Time	Diff.	Avg. speed	Points
1	Petter Solberg	3:11.429	0.000	102.7 km/h	3
2	Sébastien Loeb	3:12.900	+1.471	101.9 km/h	2
3	Mads Østberg	3:14.109	+2.680	101.3 km/h	1

Championship standings after the event[link]

Drivers' championship[link]

Pos Driver MON SWE MEX POR ARG GRE NZL FIN GER GBR FRA ITA ESP  Pts  1 Sébastien Loeb 1 1 6 1 1 2 66 2 Mikko Hirvonen 4 2 2 2 50 3 Petter Solberg 3 4 2 3 1 47 4 Mads Østberg 3 4 3 28 5 Jari-Matti Latvala Ret 1 3 Ret 26 6 Evgeny Novikov 5 3 5 Ret 21 7 Dani Sordo 2 Ret 18 8 Ott Tänak 8 Ret 5 14 9 Nasser Al-Attiyah 21 6 8 10 François Delecour 6 8 11 Armindo Araújo 10 15 7 7 12 Henning Solberg 13 7 DNS 6 13 Pierre Campana 7 6 14 Sébastien Ogier Ret 11 8 4 15 Patrik Sandell 8 4 16 Martin Prokop 9 9 4 17 Ken Block 9 2 18 Eyvind Brynildsen 10 1 19 Ricardo Triviño 10 1 Pos Driver MON SWE MEX POR ARG GRE NZL FIN GER GBR FRA ITA ESP Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Injured or ill (Inj) Excluded (EX) Suspended (SUS) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Notes:

• ^{1 2 3} refers to the classification of the drivers on the 'Power Stage', where bonus points are awarded 3–2–1 for the fastest three drivers on the stage.

Manufacturers' championship[link]

Pos	Manufacturer	MON	SWE	MEX	POR	ARG	GRE	NZL	FIN	GER	GBR	FRA	ITA	ESP	Pts
1	Citroën Total World Rally Team	37	28	43											108
2	Ford World Rally Team	15	40	15											70
3	M-Sport Ford World Rally Team	16	12	10											38
4	Mini WRC Team†	26													26
5	Qatar World Rally Team		8	8											16
6	Adapta World Rally Team			12											12
7	Citroën Junior World Rally Team			6											6
–	Armindo Araújo World Rally Team‡	4													0
–	Palmeirinha Rally‡	2													0
Pos	Manufacturer	MON	SWE	MEX	POR	ARG	GRE	NZL	FIN	GER	GBR	FRA	ITA	ESP	Pts

Notes:

• † — The Mini WRC Team lost its manufacturer status in February when parent company BMW withdrew works support from the team, demoting them to customer team status.^[4][5] The team kept the points it scored on Rallye Monte Carlo although it was no longer classified as a manufacturer entrant.^[6] They were replaced by the WRC Team Mini Portugal as the official Mini works team.
• ‡ — Armindo Araújo World Rally Team and Palmeirinha Rally merged to form WRC Team Mini Portugal.^[5] The points they scored at the Rallye Monte Carlo were removed from the manufacturers' championship.^[6]

PWRC Drivers' championship[link]

Pos Driver MON MEX ARG GRE NZL GER ITA ESP  Pts  1 Michał Kościuszko 1 3 40 2 Benito Guerra 1 25 3 Louise Cook 2 18 4 Nicolás Fuchs DNS 2 18 5 Gianluca Linari 4 12 6 Rodrigo Salgado 5 10 7 Ramona Karlsson 6 8 Pos Driver MON MEX ARG GRE NZL GER ITA ESP Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Injured or ill (Inj) Excluded (EX) Suspended (SUS) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

References[link]

External links[link]

• The official website for the rally
• The official website of the World Rally Championship

v t e Rally Mexico 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012

2008 Rally Mexico podium ceremony with Loeb, Atkinson and Latvala.

The Corona Rally Mexico, formerly known as Rally America is a round of the FIA World Rally Championship. The rally entered the championship schedule in the 2004 season. The event's itinerary is based in the state of Guanajuato. The stages take place in the environs of cities of León, Silao, Irapuato and Guanajuato; rally headquarters being located at León.

In 2004, the Organising Committee won the Inmarsat Star of the Rally award^[1] for his first organized WRC rally. In 2008, the Organising Committee of the Corona Rally Mexico won the Abu Dhabi Spirit of the Rally award for the great work done in the organization of the WRC event.

History[link]

Rally America, later known as Corona Rally Mexico and now Rally Guanajuato Mexico, was created in 1979 through a big spirit of co-operation by the two largest clubs in Mexico: Club Automovilístico Francés de México (CAF) and the Rally Automovil Club (RAC). Both clubs have a long history of sporting competition, so their collaboration was a big step forward for rallying in the country. It was originally hosted in the State of Mexico and ran continuously until 1985.

After an absence of six years, the event ran again in 1991 and followed the route of El Paso de Cortés, between two of Mexico's largest volcanoes. Following the cancellation of the 1992 edition of the event, the CAF opted for a different concept: a short rally with a high percentage of special stages. The result was the very successful 1993 edition that was held in Valle de Bravo under the direction of Gilles Spitalier. The rally was awarded the Rally of the Year title by the Mexican National Rally Commission.

The Organising Committee then took over the running of the Rally de las 24 Horas, the CAF’s flagship event, and, for this reason, Rally America was not staged again until 1996, when the internationalization of the project began.

The CAF and its new promoting partner, Rallymex, moved the event to the US border in Ensenada, Baja California, for two years, where it started to attract international entries.

In 1998, the organizers decided to rename the event and move it to Leon, Guanajuato. With a long-term business plan focusing on inclusion in the FIA World Rally Championship in place, the event ran again in 1999 and 2000, stepping up a gear each year. From 2001 to 2003, the organizers went for observation by the FIA, successfully running the event on each occasion.

Chris Atkinson with a Subaru Impreza WRC at the 2008 event.

The 2003 Corona Rally Mexico - the 17th in the history of the rally - proved to be the crucial turning point. New facilities at the Poliforum Expo Center were groundbreaking in the sport and this, combined with one of the most compact routes ever, put the event firmly in the frame for World Championship status. A total of 45 crews representing 11 countries crossed the start ramp in Guanajuato during one of the most spectacular opening ceremonies seen in the sport.

Corona Rally Mexico made its debut in the expanded 16-round FIA World Rally Championship in the 2004 season, running successfully as the third round of the series and implementing a raft of regulation changes introduced by the FIA for the season. In 2005, the event again ran as the third round and was the first full gravel event of the year, attracting 44 crews representing 17 nations. For the first time in their series, the FIA Junior World Rally Championship contenders also ventured outside Europe, Corona Rally Mexico being the second event in its eight-round series.

For the 2007 edition, 21º Corona Rally México, the route was re-designed, making it more compact for a total of 850 kilometers. An all time record for the championship. The event was competed during March 9–11. France's Sébastien Loeb took the win in the new Citroën C4 WRC, ahead of BP Ford's Finns, Marcus Grönholm and Mikko Hirvonen.

In 2009, the Rally was run as the International Rally of Nations.

In 2010 amid a year long fiesta to mark the 100th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution and the 200th anniversary of its independence, the WRC returned to León.

Winners[link]

Year	Rally	Winner	Car
Under FIA observation
2001	15º Corona Rally América	Ramón Ferreyros Raúl Velit	Toyota Celica GT-Four
2002	16º Corona Rally México	Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen	Peugeot 206 WRC Peugeot Total
2003	17º Corona Rally México	Marcos Ligato Rubén García	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 7 Top Run
World Rally Championship round
2004	18º Corona Rally México	Markko Märtin Michael Park	Ford Focus RS WRC 03 Ford Motor Co
2005	19º Corona Rally México	Petter Solberg Phil Mills	Subaru Impreza WRC 2005 Subaru World Rally Team
2006	20º Corona Rally México	Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena	Citroën Xsara WRC Kronos Total Citroën
2007	21º Corona Rally México	Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena	Citroën C4 WRC Citroën Total
2008	22º Corona Rally México	Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena	Citroën C4 WRC Citroën Total
2010	Rally Guanajuato Bicentenario	Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena	Citroën C4 WRC Citroën Total
2011	Rally Guanajuato Mexico	Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena	Citroën DS3 WRC Citroën Total
2012	Rally Guanajuato Mexico	Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena	Citroën DS3 WRC Citroën Total

References[link]

External links[link]

• Rally México – Official website

v t e Rally Mexico 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012

Ken Block
Ken Block in 2008.
Nationality	American
Born	(1967-11-21) 21 November 1967 (age 44) Long Beach, California
2012 Rally America
Debut season	2005
Current team	Monster World Rally Team
Best finish	2nd Overall in Rally America in 2006 and 2008
Awards
2004[1] 2005[1] 2009	• One of the most influential people (#17) in Sports Business Journal • Ad Age's Marketing 50 • One of the Fast 50 in Fast Company Magazine • 40 Under 40 Awards, Sports Business Journal • Rally America's Rookie of the Year • Gymkhana 2 was 2009's #4 most viewed viral video

Ken Block (born November 21, 1967, in Long Beach, California)^[2] is a professional rally driver with the Monster World Rally Team. Block is also one of the co-founders and recently appointed Chief Brand Officer of DC Shoes.^[1] Block has also competed in many action sports events including skateboarding, snowboarding, and motocross.

Rallying[link]

2005[link]

In 2005, Ken Block began his national rallying career with the Vermont SportsCar team.^[3] Vermont SportsCar prepared a 2005 Subaru WRX STi for Block to compete. His first event of the rallying season was Sno*Drift, where he ended up finishing seventh overall and fifth in the Group N class.^[4] During the 2005 season, Block had five top five finishes and placed third overall in the Group N class and fourth overall in the Rally America National Championship.^[3] At the end of his first rallying year, Ken Block had won the Rally America Rookie of the Year award.^[5]

2006[link]

In 2006, Ken Block along with his DC rally teammate Travis Pastrana signed a new sponsorship deal with Subaru.^[3] Through this deal with Subaru, the teammates became known as "Subaru Rally Team USA."^[3] With the new rally season, Block also got a brand new Vermont SportsCar prepped 2006 Subaru WRX STi.^[3] He competed in the first ever X Games rally event at X Games XII.^[3] In the competition, Block ended up finishing third to take the bronze.^[3] He went on to compete in the 2006 Rally America National Championship, where he finished second overall.^[3]

2007[link]

In 2007, Ken Block competed in the X Games XIII rally event, where he placed second overall and won a silver medal.^[5] In the 2007 Rally America National Championship, Block finished third overall.^[5] During this season, Block also entered in a few rounds of the World Rally Championship; Rally Mexico and Rally New Zealand.^[4] In Rally New Zealand, Block recorded two top-five stage times in the Group N class.^[4] At the end of 2007, Block had achieved 19 podiums and 8 overall victories in rally events.^[1]

2008[link]

In 2008, Block was provided with a brand new rally prepped 2008 Subaru WRX STi to compete. Block decided to compete in the Rallye Baie-des Chaleurs of the Canadian Rally Championship to gain some experience with his new 2008 rally car and prepare for the World Rally Championships later this year.^[6] Block gained his first Canadian rally win at the event.^[6] This was only the second event for the new car.^[6] Block and his co-driver were unable to get any championship points at the event due to not having a Canadian competition license.^[6] Block competed in the Rally New York USA competition and finished in first place.^[7] In the X Games XIV rally competition, Block finished tied for third place with Dave Mirra.^[8] This occurrence was due to both competitors having issues with their car. Block, who made it to the semi-finals of the event, had a radiator problem after landing the car awkwardly on a jump. With both bronze place competitors in damaged cars unable to compete, the medals were awarded to both of them.^[8]

Block competed in the 2008 Rally America National championship, which concluded on October 17, 2008. In the event, he finished second overall with a strong victory in the last event. In the Lake Superior Performance Rally stage, Block finished over one minute ahead of his next closest competitor and secured the second overall position.^[9] Next up for Block this rally season is three World Rally Championship events.^[4]

2009[link]

Block appeared in a segment of motoring show Top Gear.^[10]

2010[link]

Ken Block testing Ford Fiesta for the 2010 Rally America season

Block driving a Ford Focus RS WRC at the 2010 Rallye de France

On January 6, 2010 the Monster World Rally Team announced Ken as their driver for selected rounds of the World Rally Championship, in which he will be campaigning the Monster/Ford Racing Focus RS WRC 08. His car will be prepared and run by the North of England based M-Sport, who also prepare the official Ford WRC cars. He will be simultaneously running in his sixth season of the Rally America Championship in an open class Ford Fiesta, as well as his fifth X-games. Ken will also be the first ever American driver to campaign for the World Rally Championship. On February 27, Block won the Rally in the 100 Acre Wood (Rally America) for the 5th consecutive time. This broke the record held by John Buffum.^[11] Ken is currently being trained by former Ford factory driver Markko Märtin. At the Spain rally, he won his first 2 points in World Rally Championship.

2011[link]

On March 23, Block and his co-driver Alex Gelsomino were taken to hospital, having rolled their Ford Fiesta RS WRC during the shakedown stage of the 2011 Rally de Portugal in Faro, Portugal.^[12] A representative of the Monster World Rally team later stated that both men were fine.^[13]

Complete Rally America results[link]

(key)

Complete WRC results[link]

* Season in progress.

PWRC results[link]

Other motorsport activities[link]

On October 15, 2009, it was reported that Block was close to a deal to join the World Rally Championship in a new Ford team. Long time co-driver Alex Gelsomino is also reportedly involved in the deal. Former Subaru WRC driver Chris Atkinson has been reported to be lined up as Block's team-mate in the all-new Monster Energy Drink Ford World Rally Team.^[14]

In 2005, Ken Block along with his DC Shoes associates participated in the Gumball 3000 Rally. For the event they sent out three modified 2004 Subaru WRX STi's sponsored by DC Shoes.^[15][16]

In 2006, Ken Block competed in the One Lap of America competition along with Brian Scotto. They were teamed up in a 2006 Subaru WRX STi and finished forty-fifth overall.^[17]

In 2006, for the Discovery Channel show Stunt Junkies, Ken Block jumped his Subaru WRX STi rally car 171 feet (52 m) and a max height of 25 feet (7.6 m).^[3] The whole episode was dedicated to Ken Block attempting this stunt.

In 2007, Ken Block joined the DC Shoes Snowboarding team at New Zealand's Snow Park.^[3] Block did massive jumps and assisted in snowboarding tricks while driving his rally car on the mountain alongside the snowboarders. The session made the cover of the December 2007 issue of Snowboarder Magazine and closed out the MTN.LAB 1.5 DVD.^[3]

In 2009, for the BBC show Top Gear, Ken took James May out for Gymkhana-style driving at Block's stunt course at Inyokern Airport, an operational California airport, also starring Ricky Carmichael, whom Ken describes as 'a good friend'.

In 2010, for the BBC show Top Gear, Ken took the feature car from the previous episode (a Reliant Robin) for a lap of the Top Gear test track. He rolled the car and was unable to complete a lap but was unhurt.

On January 6, 2010, the announcement is made as Ken joins up with Ford and begins his WRC career driving both a Ford Fiesta and Focus RS WRC.

On August 24, 2010, Block released the first of a three part Gymkhana 3 video release featuring his new Ford Fiesta.^[18]

Ken Block also holds the world record for the world's fastest snow cat, a modified Subaru STI called a Trax STI.^{[citation needed]}

On September 14, 2010, Block's third Gymkhana video, featuring a Ford Fiesta, was released on YouTube.^[19] The video got more than seven million views in its first week.

On August 16, 2011, the fourth Gymkhana video, The Hollywood Megamercial was released on YouTube, featuring Block driving around the Universal Studios backlot.^[20]

Involvement In Colin McRae: Dirt 2 and Dirt 3[link]

Ken Block is featured as a driver in Codemasters Colin McRae: Dirt 2, along with his Subaru Rally Team USA Impreza.
In Dirt 3 he is seen as a driver and Gymkhana teacher, his Monster World Rally Team vehicles are available in the game.

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Ken Block

• Ken Block's Official site
• Monster World Rally Team
• Rally Results and News
• Subaru Rally Team USA
• Rally America Website
• Ken Block Official Merchandise Store
• Ken Block Interview
• Gymkhana racing improved by Ken Block, Video, ~4min
• dirt2game.com

Evgeny Novikov

Personal information
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1990-09-19) 19 September 1990 (age 21) Moscow, Soviet Union
World Rally Championship record
Active years	2007–present
Teams	Citroën Junior Team, Stobart Ford, Team Abu Dhabi
Rallies	27
Championships	0
Rally wins	0
Podiums	1
Stage wins	4
Total points	37
First rally	2007 Wales Rally GB

Evgeny Novikov (born 19 September 1990 in Moscow) is a Russian rally driver previously competing for the Citroën Junior Team in the World Rally Championship.

Career[link]

Novikov driving a Citroën C4 WRC at the 2009 Cyprus Rally

Novikov won the Russian Rally Cup in 2006 and finished runner-up in both Estonian and Russian national championships in 2007.^[1] The 2007 season also saw him debut in the World Rally Championship at the season-ending 2007 Wales Rally GB.

In the 2008 season, Novikov contested a full six-event Production World Rally Championship programme as the series' youngest driver. He retired in four rallies and collected his only PWRC points at the Rally Japan, where he impressively led the category until suspension problems on the last stage dropped him narrowly behind Juho Hänninen. He still managed to stay 2.9 seconds ahead of Toshi Arai and with the eight points for the second place, he placed 13th in the championship standings.

For the 2009 season, Novikov was signed by the debuting Citroën Junior Team, Citroën Total's satellite team. With Sébastien Ogier and Conrad Rautenbach as his teammates, he will drive the Citroën C4 WRC in at least eight of the twelve rallies.^[2] He scored his first WRC points with a fifth place at the Rally d'Italia Sardegna,^[3] and his first stage win in the following event, the Acropolis Rally in Greece.^[4] He became both the first Russian and the youngest-ever driver to top the time sheets in the series.^[5] After one year off from the WRC, Evgeny will return in the 2011 season at the Rally Mexico racing for Stobart Ford.^[6]

Complete WRC results[link]

* Season in progress.

PWRC results[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Novikov at eWRC-results.com

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