FIA Rally Star

The Middle East and North African (MENA) leg of the FIA Rally Star program took place on Sunday 20th March 2022 at Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina circuit and found two more potential rally heroes of the future. Omani Abdullah Masoud Altawqi won the overall MENA competition, with Farah Zakaria booking her name into the Women’s…Continue reading “FIA Rally Star MENA: Altawqi and Zakaria earn shot at Junior WRC in 2024”»

2018 WRC Esports winner Jon Armstrong recently acquired a sponsorship deal with EA Sports to secure his position in the field for the 2022 Junior World Rally Championship (JWRC). Just days after his newly-liveried car was revealed to the public, the Northern Irishman stood atop the 2022 Rally Sweden podium. In our podcast interview last…Continue reading “Former WRC Esports champion wins Rally Sweden JWRC class”»

We reported all the way back in March 2021 on the FIA Rally Star DLC for WRC 9. The DLC coincided with the announcement of an esports competition to find eligible candidates quick enough in Kylotonn’s WRC 9 game to progress to the Continental Final stages, with the first European leg taking place over last…Continue reading “Jürgenson wins WRC3 chance in FIA Rally Star program”»

For a budding driver who wants to get into motorsport, the FIA Rally Star initiative is arguably the biggest prize currently going in esports. The preliminary qualifiers are taking place right now in the WRC 9 video game, through a series of online time trials, before an in-person driving competition with the fastest virtual competitors…Continue reading “Hands-on: FIA Rally Star WRC 9 competition DLC”»

We’ve had GT Academy, the eRace of Champions and the World’s Fastest Gamer, but now there’s finally an equivalent for rallying’s brightest gaming stars. Say hello to the FIA Rally Star programme, and on paper, it’s one of the best gaming-to-real-life prizes of all time. That’s not hyperbole on behalf of me, just wait until…Continue reading “FIA Rally Star offers up to four paid seasons of rallying for young gamers”»