Accompanied for the first time on an Academy round by new co-driver Seb Marshall, Elfyn made a cautious start to the year’s only mixed-surface rally....
Subject to official FIA confirmation, Elfyn secured the WRC Academy title on the recent Rallye de France Alsace, but is targeting his fifth successive Academy rally victory on the final round of the season, the mixed-surface Rally de Espana which takes place less than a...
Following back-to-back victories in Greece, Finland and Germany, Elfyn arrived in France with a lead of 35 points in the series....
The French WRC round is based in the city of Strasbourg, not very far away from the stages of the ADAC Rallye Deutschland. The two events are very different, though, with narrow French lanes replacing the wide-open military roads of the Baumholder complex....
Prior to the event, the Rallye Deutschland organisers were forced to suspend the Shakedown stage after an incident involving another car, which meant Elfyn and Phil were unable to confirm their final set-up....
Evans was incredibly consistent throughout the 14 stages, winning one stage and setting a string of second and third fastest times on the others....
Victory on the previous round – the Acropolis Rally in Greece – meant that the Welsh pair started Rally Finland in second place in the Academy. As part of their preparations for the event, Elfyn and Phil tackled a round of the Finnish Championship in...
The pair will start the Neste Oil Rally Finland in second place in the six-rally series and elected to compete in a round of the Finnish Rally Championship - the SM O.K Auto-Ralli - to gain valuable experience of the fast and flowing Finnish gravel...
Second-fastest to rookie Pontus Tidemand on the opening stage on Thursday evening, Evans then scored a clean-sweep on Friday's six stages to assume control at the head of the Academy leaderboard....
