Topic: Marcus Gronholm
In 2007 Sebastien Loeb (Citroen) of France overcame strong competition from rival Marcus Gronholm (Ford) of Finland to capture his fourth consecutive world rally championship (WRC) drivers' title. After 14 races two-time WRC champion Gronholm, racing in his final season, had taken ...
Ever since 1994, when Rod Millen blasted up this 14,110-ft. Purists don't like that fact, but this year's race, the 87th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, proved popular, drawing 162 entrants that included defending champion (and ...
If you happen to find yourself in the Canary Islands around late November someday, by all means check out the Michelin Race of Champions, one of the most unique events in all of motorsport. Some of the biggest names from Formula 1 ...
Nobuhiro 'Monster' Tajima is still king of the hill.. That's seriously quick stuff, although not quick enough to beat Monster's course record of 10:01.408, set back in 2007. Gronholm crossed the line in 11:28.963, but looked ...
Japanese driver wins Pikes Peak climb, but can't break 10-minute markJapan's Nobuhiro Tajima won his fourth consecutive Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, but a loose track kept him from achieving his goal of breaking the 10-minute mark.Tajima finished with ...
Five-time world champion Sebastien Loeb is poised to wrap up a comfortable Rally of Portugal victory on Sunday after carving out a 26.8-sec lead thanks to a cleansweep of Saturday's six stages.The French Citroen driver started the day in ...
Ford driver Mikko Hirvonen opened up a 15-second lead in the Rally of Portugal on Friday while former double world champion Marcus Gronholm marked his return after 18 months away with an impressive fourth place showing.Hirvonen grabbed the lead in the ...
COMPARING AND CONTRASTING DRIVERS FROM DIFFERENT disciplines has been a favorite pastime of motorsport fans for decades. In the U.S., the International Race of Champions (IROC) allows racers from all forms of 4-wheeled competition to go head to head, although the ...
Sebastien Loeb has described his fourth consecutive World Rally Championship drivers' title as his "hardest battle".. Third place in the final race of the season, the Wales Rally GB, was enough to ensure the French Citroen C4 driver finished just four points ...
Sebastien Loeb has secured his fourth consecutive World Rally Championship drivers' title with a third-place finish in the final race of the season, the Wales Rally GB.. The French Citroen C4 driver finished just four points above Finland's Marcus Gronholm, who ...