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The first day of the 2022 Lahti Historic Rally, which is the host event for Round 6 of the FIA European Historic Rally Championship, saw Kari Kivenne and Asko Sairanen finish in second overall and the leading FIA EHRC eligible entry. They finished the sixth stage 54.7s ahead of championship leaders Ville Silvasti and Risto Pietilainen.

Round 6 of the 2022 FIA European Historic Rally Championship will be hosted by the Lahti Historic Rally in Finland (11-13 August), which has attracted a 49-car entry, with 15 full season cars competing for championship points. The Lahti Historic Rally is the only gravel event on the calendar and evokes the spirit of the iconic 1000 Lakes Rally.

Davide Leone (March 783) led the way in the FIA Historic Formula 3 European Cup at Zandvoort, as...

The Audi quattro of Italian crew ‘Zippo’ and Denis Piceno returned to the winner’s podium in Austria, the Audi running faultlessly after the technical issues that had cost them the win in Switzerland and Hungary. The Audi took the fastest overall time on seven of the eight stages on the final day of the Rallye Weiz and finished 69.3 seconds ahead of Karl Wagner and Gerda Zauner’s Porsche 911 SC.

The overall lead of the Rallye Weiz, Round 5 of the 2022 FIA European Historic Rally Championship, was a close fought battle between the Category 3 Audi quattro of Italian crew ‘Zippo’ and Denis Piceno and Austrian’s Karl Wagner and Gerda Zauner in the Porsche 911 SC. At the end of the opening day of action, the Audi was just 12 seconds ahead.

With five minutes to go in the 25-minute qualifying session for the FIA Historic Formula 3 European Cup at Zandvoort, Davide Leone hit the top of the timesheets to claim pole for the first of two races to decide who is the best historic F3 driver in Europe. The young Italian’s March 783 pipped Dane Michael Ringström’s Martini MK42 by a mere 0.058 seconds, while in the dying seconds Monegasque Frédéric Lajoux jumped up to snatch third on the grid with his March 793.

Round 5 of the 2022 FIA European Historic Rally Championship will be the Rallye Weiz in Austria (14-16 July), which will feature 13 stages, covering 147km, in the foothills of the Styrian Alps. 34 cars will compete, with 26 eligible for championship points at the end of the event. There are 9 cars entered in Category 4, 9 in Category 3, 10 in Category 2 and 6 in Category 1.

Tibor Erdi Jnr and Zoltan Csoko took their debut win in the FIA European Historic Rally Championship in their home event in Hungary but the loss of four-wheel drive on the final two stages nearly allowed the Lancia Rally 037 of Ville Silvasti and Risto Pietilainen to spoil the party. The Finns finished the tenth and final stage just 0.9 seconds behind the Hungarians.

Hungarian crew Tibor Erdi Jnr and Zoltan Csoko finished the opening day of the 55 th Mecsek Rallye at the head of the table after posting the fastest overall time on Stages 3 and 4 in the Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4. Erdi and Csoko are just 6.6s ahead of the Audi quattro of ‘Zippo’ and Denis Piceno after the Italian crew set the pace in the two morning stages.

Round 4 of the 2022 FIA European Historic Rally Championship will be the 55 th Mecsek Rallye in Hungary, which is based in the ancient city of Pecs. 21 cars will compete, with 20 eligible for championship points at the end of the event. There are 11 cars entered in Category 4, 5 in Category 3, 3 in Category 2 and 2 in Category 1.