The 2008 WRC rally Championship is now well under way, but there is still lots more action to come.

Below you will find our 2008 rally fixtures list these are regularly updated.

If you have news or information, about omissions, venue or fixture changes, we would be grateful for your information.

Rallye de France - Tour de Corse

October 10-12, 2008

Once again coming the weekend after Spain, Corsica is the only back-to-back rally fixture of this season and the last for the foreseable future in world championship rallying. Cornering technique comes into its own on the island of Corsica. The event is not nicknamed the rally of 10,000 corners for nothing. Although faster and wider than in previous years, the route still winds its way up into the mountains above Ajaccio, providing a stern test for driver and tyre alike.

Corsica is a dramatic, mountainous island, with its peaks rising rapidly out of the sea. The island's capital, Ajaccio, is home to Rally HQ for the weekend. It's more famous for being the birthplace of France's most famous son, Napoleon Bonaparte, and in its winding, narrow streets you can indulge France's two great pastimes - eating great food and watching the world go by. The cuisine is full of spicy strong flavours, with specialities including goat’s cheese, wild boar and a fish soup called dziminu.

Rally drivers must thread the thin line between the towering cliffs on one side and the gut-wrenching drops on the other. The abrasive roads are hard on tyres, yet they can also be dirty, meaning a lack of grip. This event is run on roads which never seem to stop changing direction, unlike in Spain whose straight roads tend to interlink the corners. As a result of all this it can be worth heading to the end of stages to see which is the most exhausted, the drivers or the cars they drive. It's definitely a rally for the asphalt specialists and only four non-French drivers have come away with victory in the past 20 years.