2023 NZ Rally Championship calendar locked in
The Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship will return to Coromandel and Bay of Plenty in 2023 with the calendar now confirmed. After a couple of seasons disrupted by COVID-19 and a 2022 season that featured a double-round at Repco Rally New Zealand, the...
WRC2 and NZRC honours for Paddon and Kennard at Rally New Zealand
Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon and co-driver John Kennard won the FIA World Rally2 Championship category at this weekend’s Repco Rally New Zealand in their Hyundai i20 N Rally2, setting themselves up nicely for next year’s aim of competing in and winning the global WRC2...
TGRNZ thrilled with rally and ‘home’ championship win
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing New Zealand (TGRNZ) enjoyed an awesome weekend at the Repco Rally New Zealand with a world championship win, home success and one of its most dynamic ever customer experiences. Finnish ace Kalle Rovanperä re-wrote the FIA World Rally Championship record books after taking...
Kalle Rovanperä claims WRC title at Repco Rally New Zealand
Kalle Rovanperä has become the youngest driver to claim the FIA World Rally Championship after dominating the Repco Rally New Zealand in Auckland today. The 22-year-old wrapped up the world title with two events in hand, set-up with a superb performance in the wildly wet conditions...
Rovanperä eyes world title, Paddon impresses at Repco Rally New Zealand
Flying Finn, Kalle Rovanperä celebrated his 22nd birthday in style, withstanding the sodden surfaces north of Auckland to establish a massive advantage with one day remaining in Repco Rally New Zealand. A bigger prize is within reach for Rovanperä, with one hand on FIA World Rally...
Hayden Paddon claims sixth NZ Rally Championship
Paddon secures sixth title on Rally NZ opening day Hayden Paddon has claimed his sixth Brian Green Property New Zealand Rally Championship after a brilliant opening leg of Repco Rally New Zealand. The one-time WRC rally winner blitzed the WRC2 field and stormed to a dominant national...
Repco Rally New Zealand returns with much international enthusiasm
The FIA World Rally Championship returns with considerable enthusiasm for Repco Rally New Zealand starting with the ceremonial opening and super special stage at Pukekawa Auckland Domain. Leading drivers today spoke glowingly of the famed flowing gravel roads of New Zealand following two and a half...
Rally New Zealand keen to secure regular stop on World Rally calendar
On the eve of the Repco Rally New Zealand’s return to the FIA World Rally Championship, organisers are keen to press claims for the event to have a regular place on the calendar in Auckland. Rally chairman Peter Johnston confirmed today that Rally New Zealand will...
Paddon pumped for Rally NZ battle
Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon and co-driver John Kennard are looking forward to next week’s Repco Rally New Zealand, the first time the FIA World Rally Championship event has been run in New Zealand for ten years. The pair compete in their Hyundai i20 N...
Paddon wins Ashley Forest Rallysprint in all-electric Hyundai Kona
Kiwi rally star Hayden Paddon piloted the Hyundai Kona EV rally car to its second victory at the Ashley Forest Rallysprint, 1.7km gravel hillclimb which took place north of Christchurch on 17 and 18 September. At just its second event, the all-electric Hyundai Kona developed...