After a promising showing in the heat and dust of Sardinia, the two factory Fiat Punto Super 1600 cars were struck down on the rally's penultimate stage

Photo Gallery: FIA WRC Italy-Sardina Rally - Day 1 & 2

Two official Fiat Punto Abarth Super 1600's lined-up in the hot, dusty conditions today in Sardinia for round three of the FIA Junior World Rally Championship

The second round of the 2005 Italian Championship was fought out earlier this month on the stages of Rally 1000 Miglia

'My Special Car' Show Photo Gallery: Lancia Stratos, Lancia 037 Rally, Lancia Delta S4, Lancia Integrale, Autobianchi A112 Abarth, Alfa Romeo GTV Turbodelta and Fiat 131 Mirafiori

Quattroruote presented a truly mouthwatering line-up of former Fiat and Lancia 'rally queens' at the Rimini 'My Special Car' Show last weekend

Fiat returned 'officially' to the World Rally Championship in some style on the Monte Carlo Rally, with Mirco Baldacci driving an N-Technology Super 1600 Punto Abarth

Fiat's official return to the rally scene starts today at the Monte Carlo Rally, the first on the FIA World Championship calendar

Following the success of the inaugural Fiat Stilo Rally Cup UK single make rally championship last year, the series is back for 2005, bigger & even better

Flamboyant triple MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi has stirred the rumour pot after recently being quoted as saying that "I would like to drive rallies for Fiat after my bike career"

Highly rated young rally star Mirco Baldacci is set to switch back to the Fiat ranks next year as the Turinese car manufacturer continues to ratchet up its rally activities

It was a one-two finish for the Fiat Punto Abarth Rally Super 1600 on the final event of 2004 Italian Rally Championship, the 88th Rally Targa Florio

Shaun Woffinden took his third straight victory on the Tempest Rally, but the 2004 Fiat Stilo Rally Cup title & with it a 2005 Punto Abarth Super 1600 prize drive, went to Tom Metcalfe

Five Fiat Punto Abarth Super 1600 rally cars tackled the FIA WRC Catalunya Rally, the line-up headed by Giandomenico Basso driving an N-Technology entry: images from the rally

Leon Pesticcio & co-driver Tim Sturla will go for their second successive British Rally Championship Super 1600 win on the Tempest Rally this coming weekend

The Fiat Stilo Rally Cup joins the final round of the Kwik Fit Pirelli British Rally Championship as this new one make series reaches its finale in Aldershot this weekend

The WRC Catalunya Rally finished today, and for the N-Technology team, with Giandomenico Basso driving the Super 1600 Fiat Punto, it was second consecutive successful outing