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World champions spanning six decades kicked off the FIA World Rally Championship’s 50th season celebrations in style on Wednesday at a star-studded gala in Portugal.

The 2022 FIA Junior WRC Championship is set to pass its halfway marker on the rough and tough Rallye de Portugal with a tantalising championship fight taking place that sees Lauri Joona and Jon Armstrong tied at the top.

Two of the sport’s biggest names, Sébastien Loeb and Sébastien Ogier, will be back on FIA World Rally Championship duty when Vodafone Rally de Portugal hosts the fourth round of the season from May 21-24 – but with a difference.

The biggest ever gathering of FIA World Rally champions will celebrate the series’ half-century at a star-studded festival in Portugal next week.

Lauri Joona and Mikael Korhonen became the latest crew to win an FIA Junior WRC Championship Rally and the 52 nd different crew to do so in the history of the championship.

Present: Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT – Kalle Rovanperä (FIN), Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Hyundai Shell...

2022 Croatia Rally – Sunday afternoon

Kalle Rovanperä shrugged aside his lack of experience to lead an extremely difficult and dramatic Croatia Rally after Friday morning’s loop of four stages.

Jon Armstrong and Brian Hoy soared to the top of the FIA Junior WRC Championship after winning...