Jack Harris and Aaron O'Regan clinched the two-wheel-drive title in the Irish Forest Rally Championship on the Dogleap Forest Rally, winning every stage in Class 5 and finishing 22nd overall. Harris climbed to a two-wheel-drive podium finish and took the crown in a front-wheel-drive Ford Fiesta against more powerful rear-wheel-drive machinery. "We're absolutely over the moon to have claimed the two-wheel-drive title at the Dogleap Rally," Harris said. "It makes it that little

Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy crew Ross Ryan and James Deane were in the hunt for their maiden Class 2 victory on Saturday's Donegal Harvest Rally but became one of several crews to fall on the wrong side of difficult October conditions on the slippery stages. Three stage wins put the duo just 0.7 seconds behind leader Ben McFall with three stages to go. Despite their stage seven drama, the crew still reached the finish, and the points they collected secured third in the M

Jon Armstrong and Shane Byrne finished seventh overall on Rally Sardinia, securing their best result on their maiden World Rally Championship campaign. The WRC’s 2026 finale was the Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy crew’s first appearance on the Italian island's technical gravel stages. The challenge intensified after a stage four puncture dropped them to 16th before Armstrong recovered with fifth- and sixth-fastest times on stages six and seven to end Friday in eighth. A sol

Casey Jay Coleman and Killian McArdle finished ninth overall on the Cork 20 Rally in their Skoda Fabia Rally2, as they continue their step up to Rally2 after their Wexford Stages Rally podium. The all-Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy crew were up against tricky conditions, with a mix of dry and wet surfaces on almost every stage. They showed their speed by setting fourth-fastest times on stage four and six before going third-fastest on Saturday’s penultimate test. A brace of

Jack Harris and Aaron O'Regan claimed a commanding Class 2 victory on Saturday's Bushwhacker Rally, sweeping all nine stage wins to seal the win by over a minute in their Ford Fiesta Rally4. The Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy crew also climbed from ninth to fourth in the two-wheel-drive category, securing second-place points that keep them at the top of the Irish Forest Rally Championship's 2WD standings with two rounds remaining. "We had a great day at the Bushwhacker Rall

Craig Rahill and Conor Smith capped their maiden Junior WRC campaign with a podium finish on Rally Chile, climbing to third to secure their second Junior WRC podium of the year and move inside the top five in the final championship standings. The Cavan crew managed muddy opening stages to end day one sixth in Junior WRC before going fastest on Saturday's final test to move up to third. More top-three times across Sunday's four stages confirmed their podium finish and a positi

Kyle McBride and Liam Callaghan secured their maiden Junior ERC podium on Rali Ceredigion. A stall on stage three’s final hairpin cost the Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy team, losing vital time against the 16 Rally4 starters when their Peugeot 208 Rally4 struggled to restart. They quickly bounced back straightaway with a string of top-five stage times to move up from eighth to eventually finish third in Junior ERC, their best result in the series to date. The Billy Colema

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