The Subaru World Rally Team will head to the northerly Japanese island of Hokkaido for the last long-haul rally and the penultimate round of the 2008 World Rally Championship season. It is the first time that the new Impreza WRC2008 will be seen in its homeland. Whilst still in Hokkaido, this year sees the rally base move from Obihiro to Sapporo, meaning new gravel stages...

The Prodrive and Xtrac designed gearbox used by the Subaru World Rally Team in the all-new Subaru Impreza WRC2008 has been shortlisted for the prestigious Powertrain Innovation of the Year Award at Professional MotorSport World Expo, an annual industry show for motorsport professionals...

Petter Solberg and Chris Atkinson secured fifth and sixth positions respectively for the Subaru World Rally Team after a trying finale to a tumultuous 52nd Rallye de France Tour de Corse. Lying eighth with two stages remaining, local talent Tirabassi was denied a World Championship point when he was forced to retire on the day’s second stage...

The French round of the World Rally Championship, on the Mediterranean island of Corsica, is the second asphalt rally in as many weekends and also the last tarmac outing of the 2008 WRC season. Immediately following Rally Catalunya, it forms the second half of the asphalt double-header as the season nears its finale...

On the final day of Rally Catalunya, Petter Solberg and Chris Atkinson were locked in yesterday’s tooth-and-nail battles for position, making for a tense finish to the Impreza WRC2008’s second asphalt rally...

Frenchman and 2003 JWRC Champion Brice Tirabassi and co-driver Fabrice Gordon have made a start to the first of two rallies they will contest with the Subaru World Rally Team. After shakedown for RallyRACC Catalunya, Brice was feeling positive about the duo’s progress on their competitive debut with a works WRC team and looking forward to...

Petter Solberg has become the first Global Ambassador for HRH Prince Feisal Al Hussein’s initiative to bring together conflicting communities across the world through sport. Solberg’s involvement with the programme was announced prior to the ceremonial start of the inaugural Rally Jordan...