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Tom Kristensson took a commanding victory on Rally d’Italia Sardinia bouncing back from a retirement on Rally Estonia. Fabrizio Zaldivar becomes the first every Paraguayan to take a podium in FIA Junior WRC, taking his best ever result with second. Martins Sesks and Sami Pajari were hampered by issues but clawed back 11 Wolf Stage Points out of an available 15 between them, with Sesks finishing third and Pajari fifth.

Read below the full Q&A with EASU Head of Sports Kuldar Sikk, in collaboration with Rally Estonia Coordinator Kristi Jeenas, and discover how the Estonian Autosport Union (EASU) and the rally organisers managed to host a safe and successful WRC event in Estonia, complying with FIA COVID-19 guidelines and restrictions.

FIA is pleased to present Pirelli as the tyre partner to back its newly established FIA Rally Star programme, a partnership which highlights the Italian firm’s long-term commitment to support talented young drivers at every level of rallying.

The FIA World Rally Championship makes a later-than-usual visit to Sardinia for the sixth round of the 2020 season, Rally Italia Sardegna, on October 8-11.

The final round of the 2020 FIA Junior WRC Championship will be held on the flat-out asphalt roads of Renties Ypres Rally Belgium from November 19-22, which is scheduled as the final round of the 2020 FIA World Rally Championship.

With rallying action resuming around the world and the confirmation of an updated calendar 2020 FIA World Rally Championship, the FIA Junior WRC Championship will also continue in 2020 with an amended calendar

- FIA and WRC Promoter confirm adjusted 2020 WRC calendar - Estonia promoted into championship for the first time - New date for Italy’s delayed round in Sardinia

Respected British rally journalist Martin Holmes has passed away after a long illness aged 80, a family statement reported.

The return of Safari Rally Kenya to the FIA World Rally Championship has been deferred until 2021 following agreement between the FIA, WRC Promoter and the Government of Kenya on Friday (15 May).

Rally de Portugal, the fifth round of the FIA World Rally Championship, will not take place this year as a result of the continuing global Covid-19 pandemic.