A sensational performance by Josh McErlean and Eoin Treacy on Rally Paraguay equalled their best-ever Rally1 result with sixth overall. They fought at the very front of the World Rally Championship field throughout the weekend on one of the most demanding events of the season. The Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy crew challenged for the rally lead on Friday morning, climbing as high as second overall despite a tyre delamination during the high-speed opening loop. They ended t

Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy co-driver Darragh Mullen claimed his third consecutive Stellantis Cup victory alongside Oran England at the Galway Summer Rally, finishing second in Class 2 just 6.2 seconds behind winner Ben McFall. The Peugeot 208 Rally4 overcame the challenging event, leading Class 2 at one point and swapping fastest times with McFall across the competitive Ballinasloe-based stages. “After the disappointment of our last two rallies, we were really looking f

Craig Rahill and Conor Smith claimed a strong second in ERC3 and the M-Sport Fiesta Rally3 Trophy on Barum Czech Rally Zlín, while Kyle McBride and Liam Callaghan delivered their best Junior ERC result to date with fourth place on one of the championship's most challenging events. The Cavan crew of Rahill and Smith climbed from fourth after a steady opening day to seal second in ERC3 and the M-Sport Fiesta Rally3 Trophy, ending the event with the fastest M-Sport Fiesta Rally3

Jon Armstrong and Shane Byrne made a winning return to Rally2 machinery at the Grampian Forest Rally. Their first ever gravel rally victory came against strong British Rally Championship and international Rally2 opposition. After winning the final two rounds of last year's European Rally Championship, their Grampian success means it is three Rally2 wins in a row for the Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy duo. A steady opening stage eased them back into Rally2 completion, after

Josh McErlean and Eoin Treacy finished seventh overall on Rally Finland after a thrilling battle with 2024 world champion Thierry Neuville on the iconic Finnish stages. A clean start to the 75th edition of Rally Finland put the Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy crew eighth overall. Friday afternoon's downpour of rain complicated things when McErlean's windscreen misted up and cost them over 20 seconds. They utilised a makeshift cloth-on-a-stick solution to limit the time loss.

Casey Jay Coleman and Killian McArdle delivered a stunning comeback on Rally Poland to claim second in ERC3 and the M-Sport Fiesta Rally3 Trophy, while William Creighton and Liam Regan snatched ninth on the final stage after a competitive weekend on the fast Polish asphalt. Coleman and McArdle's rally suffered an early setback after an overshoot on Friday night's Katowice super special damaged their Ford Fiesta Rally3's rear left wheel, costing them over 44 seconds. But an ep

Craig Rahill and Conor Smith recently reunited with the Lancia Corse HF team ahead of Rally di Roma Capitale, one year on from a Junior ERC victory so significant it has since been commemorated in an official IXO 1:43 scale replica. The Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy crew's triumph on the Barum Czech Rally Zlín last August delivered Lancia's first international triumph in 30 years and the first ERC win for the marque's new Ypsilon Rally4 — a maiden Junior ERC victory that m

Jon Armstrong and Shane Byrne secured a ninth-place finish and two World Rally Championship points on Rally Estonia despite a puncture on the opening stage hampering their challenge throughout the weekend. The Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy crew suffered a tyre debead after an awkward landing on stage one, costing them 30 seconds and compromising their road position for Saturday and Sunday's high-speed stages. Despite having to clean the loose surface roads, Armstrong and B

Craig Rahill and Conor Smith claimed victory in the ERC3 and M-Sport Fiesta Rally3 Trophy section of Rally di Roma Capitale after a thrilling battle with Finland's Ville Vatanen that went down to the wire. Lying second overnight on Sunday, 3.7 seconds adrift of Vatanen, the Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy crew dominated the final day with a hat-trick of stage wins to overturn the deficit and seal a 14.8-second victory. "It has been a great weekend here in Rome," said Rahill.

An agonising one-minute penalty denied Josh McErlean and Eoin Treacy a hard-earned fourth-place finish on Acropolis Rally Greece, but they still claimed a top six finish - their best World Rally Championship result to date. The Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy crew started the demanding gravel rally in sixth before a pair of fourth-fastest times moved them into fourth by the end of Friday. They continued to shine on Saturday morning with McErlean the fastest M-Sport driver on

Jon Armstrong and Shane Byrne concluded the final asphalt World Rally Championship event for the current generation of Rally1 cars with a solid eighth-place finish and top Ford honours at Rally Japan, while Josh McErlean and Eoin Treacy fought back from a puncture to secure tenth overall. Armstrong made a steady start to his first Rally Japan appearance, with a hard compound tyre choice making it difficult to challenge for top positions on the damp technical stages. A set-up

Craig Rahill and Conor Smith secured a superb second in ERC3 and the M-Sport Fiesta Rally3 Trophy on the Royal Rally of Scandinavia after a fantastic performance on the fast Swedish gravel stages. The Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy crew held second from the opening stage, delivering top-three Rally3 stage times on all but one of the 16 tests. The Ford Fiesta Rally3 crew had the special moment of opening the Power Stage on their way to finishing 15th overall on the fast-pace

Jack Harris and Aaron O'Regan dominated Class 2 on the Carlow Stages Rally with a commanding 39.2-second victory, claiming top points in the Motorsport Ireland Junior Rally Series (MIJRS) after a masterful drive in tricky conditions. The Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy crew delivered five fastest times, including a stunning 16.4-second margin on the penultimate stage, to seal their Class 2 win. Harris took the lead on stage three and never relinquished it despite challenging

Josh McErlean and Eoin Treacy secured their first-ever Rally1 stage win on Rally Portugal after a challenging weekend on the punishing Portuguese gravel roads. The Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy crew started strongly on Thursday, posting the fourth-fastest time on the opening Super Special. They continued to show promise on Friday as the quickest M-Sport crew through the first two tests before a sensor issue meant they checked in late before stage seven, earning a 50-second

Billy Coleman Award winner steps up to the European Rally Championship in a Peugeot 208 Rally4, supported by Motorsport Ireland and the MI Rally Academy, with his campaign opening at BAUHAUS Royal Rally Of Scandinavia in Sweden. MI RallyAcademy driver, Junior BRC and Stellantis Cup Champion, Kyle McBride has confirmed his entry into the 2026 Junior European Rally Championship, competing in a Peugeot 208 Rally4 prepared by Tagai Racing Technology (TRT). The 22-year-old will co

Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy co-driver Declan Boyle secured sixth overall on the Rally of the Lakes after a consistent performance alongside Michael Boyle - their best result of the year in the Skoda Fabia RS Rally2. Boyle delivered several top-five times, including the third-fastest time on the final stage as they held sixth position from stage three, keeping pressure on the final podium position for most of the event. The result marked an important finish for the Donega

A strong performance by Josh McErlean and Eoin Treacy was rewarded with eighth overall on the Canary Islands Rally - their best result of the World Rally Championship so far this year. The Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy crew made an encouraging start, posting the fifth-fastest time on Thursday evening's opening super-special stage. McErlean spent Friday finding his rhythm, ending an incident-free day ninth overall. His healthy competition with team-mate Jon Armstrong contin

Casey Jay Coleman and Killian McArdle capped off an impressive weekend for Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy crews with a Fiesta Rally3 Trophy victory on the European Rally Championship’s curtain raiser, the Andalucia Rally - Sierra Morena. The Irish duo’s win came after Jack Harris and Aaron O'Regan secured a start-to-finish Class 2 victory on the Moonraker Forestry Rally while William Crieghton and Liam Regan showed strong speed on their way to a seventh overall finish in ER

The Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy crew of Craig Rahill and Conor Smith secured their first Junior WRC podium on the Croatia Rally while County Tyrone co-driver Aaron Johnston made it back-to-back WRC victories alongside Takamoto Katsuta, snatching a last-gasp win on the final stage. Rahill and Smith were competitive straightaway on their maiden asphalt start in the Junior WRC, setting several top-three times and a fastest time on Friday morning. The Ford Fiesta Rally3 crew

Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy co-driver Darragh Mullen finished at the top of the Rally4 standings on the Birr Stages Rally alongside Oran England, claiming top MIJRS and Stellantis Rally Cup points after a commanding performance in their Peugeot 208 Rally4. Three fastest times and a lock-out of top-three stage times in Class 2 ensured they finished the nine-stage event with a 19.7-second Class 2 victory. "We are super happy with how the weekend in Nenagh went," reflected