NZ rally driver Hayden Paddon will get his first taste of working with a new co-driver next week.

A record number of entries have been received for the opening event on the New Zealand Rally Championship.

Marshall to replace Kennard as co-driver with Kiwi aiming to be world champion as early as next season.

John Kennard will step down from his role as Hayden Paddon's co-driver after July's Rally Finland.

Kiwi Hayden Paddon has finished fifth at the WRC Rally Mexico finishing 3.32.9s behind Citroen's Kris Meeke.

Kiwi Hayden Paddon lies fifth heading into the final day of WRC Rally Mexico. Citroen's Kris Meeke leads the rally by 30.9s from four-time

Citroen's Kris Meeke holds a 20.9s lead over four-time defending world champion Sebastien Ogier after the first full day of Rally

New Zealander Hayden Paddon has ended the short opening day of WRC Mexico in fifth place. The Hyundai driver is 3.2s behind overnight

Hayden Paddon's Hyundai teammate Thierry Neuville has continued his hot pace to set the fastest time in Rally Mexico's pre-event shakedown

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Kiwi rally driver Hayden Paddon could enlist the help of teammate Dani Sordo as he attempts to improve his ability on tarmac. Unlike

Citroen will look to kick-start their 2017 World Rally Championship at this week's Rally Mexico. The French manufacturer had been

Kiwi driver Hayden Paddon says his accident that resulted in the death of a spectator will stay with him forever.

Hayden Paddon is running his own team with the full launch of the Hyundai New Zealand Rally Team's assault on the national championship.

Greg Murphy's Holden Barina AP rally car will get its first taste of gravel at this week's West Coast Rally. The former Supercars

They were supposed to be making up the numbers this season but Toyota are celebrating a successful return to the World Rally Championship

Kiwi Hayden Paddon finished Rally Sweden in seventh place, while Jari-Matti Latvala earned Toyota a rare win.

Kiwi Hayden Paddon lies sixth on day one of Rally Sweden, with Hyundai team-mate Theirry Neuville holding the lead.

Sébastien Ogier believes a podium at this week's Rally Sweden to follow up last month's Rallye Monte-Carlo victory would exceed his

Kiwi rally driver Hayden Paddon is hoping to unleash the full potential of his new car at the World Rally Championship event in Sweden. Paddon

V8 star-turned rally driver Greg Murphy got his first opportunity to drive his brand new Holden Barina AP4 rally car at Hampton Downs

Former Volkswagen factory driver Andreas Mikkelsen is still hoping to enter a 2017-spec Volkswagen Polo in this year's World Rally

Jari-Matti Latvala equaled his best ever Monte Carlo result when he took second place on Sunday night and handed Toyota a podium finish

Four-time World Rally Champion Sebastien Ogier has started off the new season by winning the Monte Carlo Rally for a fourth time. The

Thierry Neuville's crash on the final stage of the penultimate day of Rally Monte Carlo has handed Sebastien Ogier control of the

Hyundai driver Thierry Neuville holds a 45.1 second lead over four-time world champion Sebastien Ogier after day 2 of the Monte Carlo

Coming back to the World Rally Championship from a 17-year absence Toyota got a tough initiation on the opening day of Rally Monte

Citroen's return to the World Rally Championship produced mixed results on the shortened opening day of Rally Monte Carlo. The opening

A spectator has died after Kiwi rally driver Hayden Paddon crashed during the Monte Carlo Rally. Paddon has withdrawn from the event after the tragedy.

Kiwi Hayden Paddon has crashed out on the opening stage of the Monte Carlo Rally while teammate Thierry Neuville leads the way after