Andreas Mikkelsen became the youngest Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion following a thrilling five-way fight for the title on the Cyprus Rally, which finished in Pafos on Saturday evening. This is what he had to say…

Nasser Al-Attiyah is back on Intercontinental Rally Challenge duty for the first time since his victory on the Cyprus Rally 12 months ago. The Qatari spoke to www.rally-irc.com.

Guy Wilks will carry the hopes of a nation on his shoulders when he tackles the United Kingdom’s round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, RACMSA Rally of Scotland, this week in his Peugeot UK 207 Super 2000. He spoke to www.rally-irc.com about his hopes for a strong result on home soil.

Juho Hänninen secured 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge with victory on RACMSA Rally of Scotland last October. The ŠKODA Motorsport ace has told www.rally-irc.com that he’s relishing his return to the Perth-based event.

Freddy Loix was leading Rallye Sanremo when a crash put the BFO-ŠKODA Rally Team driver out of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge event. His co-driver, Frédéric Miclotte (left) told www.rally-irc.com what went wrong on the 11th stage of the demanding asphalt event.

After a frustrating sequence of results in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge of late Guy Wilks starts Rallye Sanremo on Friday afternoon anxious to impress in his Peugeot UK 207 Super 2000. He spoke to www.rally-irc.com.

Giandomenico Basso starts this week’s Intercontinental Rally Challenge-counting Rallye Sanremo determined to make up for the disappointment of his early exit from the recent Canon Mecsek Rallye. As a former Sanremo winner, the PROTON Motorsports’ ace knows what it takes to be quick on the demanding asphalt stages overlooking the Mediterranean town. He spoke to www.rally-irc.com.

Young Irish driver Craig Breen made a strong impression on his Barum Czech Rally Zlín debut last week, guiding his M-Sport Ford Fiesta S2000 without error to a fine seventh place behind established Intercontinental Rally Challenge point-scorer Toni Gardemeister. He spoke to www.rally-irc.com.

Mark Wallenwein forms part of ŠKODA Auto Deutschland’s two-pronged attack on the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. He spoke to www.rally-irc.com following his top 20 finish on Barum Czech Rally Zlín last week, his second start in the IRC this season.