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The championship offered an additional prize of €15,000 to the highest-placed rookie driver to fund a drive in the 2021 Junior World Rally Championship. Only the two fastest drivers from a single manufacturer will eligible to score. The championship is due to begin in January 2021 with the Rallye Monte-Carlo and conclude in November 2021 with Rally Japan, and will run in support of the 2021 World … [26] He will compete alongside Ole Christian Veiby, replacing Nikolay Gryazin.[27]. Competitors in the WRC-2 category will be awarded Power Stage bonus points for the first time.[31]. The 2021 FIA World Rally Championship calendar was revealed on Friday (9 October), with Croatia announced as a first-time host. [45] Takamoto Katsuta and Daniel Barritt remained with the team to contest a full-time campaign.[46]. In the manufacturers' championship, teams were eligible to nominate three crews to score points, but these points were only awarded to the top two classified finishers representing a manufacturer and driving a 2017-specification World Rally Car. The following teams and crews are under contract to contest the 2020 World Rally Championship-2: Hyundai Motorsport N plan to introduce an updated version of the Hyundai i20 R5 known as the Hyundai i20 N Rally2 during the season. These events include rallies in Greece, Turkey, Argentina, Monza and Latvia. The 2021 World Rally Championship has got off to a complicated start even before the first stage of the Monte Carlo Rally.Rally Sweden is gone, replaced by the Arctic Rally… The 2021 FIA World Rally Championship is the forty-ninth season of the World Rally Championship, an auto racing competition recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of international rallying. Hyundai are the reigning manufacturers' champions and are defending their manufacturers' title for the second consecutive year. [34][35] Hyundai's second team, Hyundai 2C Competition, will enter an i20 Coupe WRC for Pierre-Louis Loubet and Vincent Landais at every round of the championship. [49] The Estoinan pair's rally was further hampered by two punctures, which meant that they did not have enough rubber on one of their wheels for the car to be considered road legal. These events include rallies in Greece, Turkey, Argentina, Monza and Latvia. [53] They also became the first crew to win the rally with five different manufacturers. The World Motor Sport Council has announced a 12-round calendar for 2021, which includes a new event in Croatia and the delayed return of the Safari Rally and Rally Japan. [29] Martijn Wydaeghe is set to co-drive with Neuville. As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic meant that only seven of the thirteen events planned for the 2020 championship took place, the World Motorsport Council passed a resolution declaring that for the drivers', co-drivers' and manufacturers' championship titles to be awarded a minimum of six rallies must be held. The UK won’t hold a round of the World Rally Championship (WRC) this season due to uncertainty over public funding. [36], Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT had planned to introduce a new car based on the Toyota GR Yaris,[37] an "homologation special", or road-going version of a car specifically designed for competition and with production limited to the minimum number required to meet homologation requirements. The 2021 FIA World Rally Championship is the forty-ninth season of the World Rally Championship, an auto racing competition recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of international rallying. [10] Three events were successful,[b] but the championship was affected by a series of cancellations in 2019 and 2020 that necessitated changes to the 2021 calendar: In light of the disruption caused by the pandemic in 2020 and in anticipation of further delays, the calendar included an additional six reserve rounds that could be included in the event of rallies being cancelled. All crews use tyres provided by Pirelli. SC Movisport will join the championship, entering a Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 for Nikolay Gryazin and Konstantin Aleksandrov. Jan Solans and Mauro Barreriro were the reigning drivers' and co-drivers' champions. [28] Formaux and Jamoul will combine their WRC-2 campaign with appearances competing for M-Sport in the top tier of rallying. Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe are third, a further four points behind. 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As the 2021 World Rally Championship prepares to launch amid tight COVID-19 restrictions in Monte Carlo, here are the eight things unrelated to … The team will also enter a Škoda Fabia R5 Evo for Enrico Brazzoli and Maurizio Barone.[29]. The 2021 championship is due to be contested over twelve rounds in Europe, Africa, Asia and South America: The following rounds were included on the original calendar published by WRC Promoter GmbH, but were later cancelled: With the addition of Rally Chile to the calendar in 2019, the FIA opened the tender process for new events to join the championship in 2020. Back in 1973, racing officials selected 12 rallies (2021) from around the world and organized them into a series featuring contestants competing for the World Championship. Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers in each event. [1] The championship is due to begin in January 2021 with the Rallye Monte-Carlo and conclude in November 2021 with Rally Japan, and will run in support of the 2021 World Rally Championship. The first event on the WRC's 2021 schedule is the Monte Carlo Rally. Keep up-to-date with the latest news, rally results, WRC standings, calendar updates, video highlights and schedules from every rally. 2021 WRC final round will be held in Japan [25] Oliver Solberg signed a two-year deal to drive for the team. Unable to complete the liasion between special stages, Tänak and Järveoja were ruled out for the second consecutive year in Monte-Carlo. 21 – 24 January 2021 ... Live at 23.01.2021 21:00. The category is open to cars entered by manufacturers and complying with Rally2 regulations. The team will enter a second car for Andreas Mikkelsen and Ola Fløene. [50] The M-Sport crew of Teemu Suninen and Mikko Markkula also retired from the rally when they crashed out at the very first stage of the event. January 22, 2021 - The 2021 Croatia Rally, part of one of the world's most attractive auto racing competitions (World Rally Championship - WRC), will be held from April 22 to 25 this year.. HRTurizam reports that after it was confirmed last year that Croatia Rally was included in the World Rally Championship (WRC) calendar, all other details are now known. your username. The World Rally Championship has added Belgium to its 2021 calendar, replacing the proposed UK fixture in the Northern Ireland. The category is open to cars entered by manufacturers and complying with Rally2 regulations. Teams and crews are competing in twelve rallies for the World Rally Championships for Drivers, Co-drivers, Teams and Manufacturers. The series are be supported by the World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3 categories at every round of the championship and by the Junior World Rally Championship at selected events.[2]. The 2021 championship is due to be contested over twelve rounds in Europe, Africa, Asia and South America: The following rounds were included on the original calendar published by WRC Promoter GmbH, but were later cancelled: With the addition of Rally Chile to the calendar in 2019, the FIA opened the tender process for new events to join the championship in 2020. Power Stage points are also awarded in the drivers', co-drivers' and manufacturers' championships. FIA World Rally Championship official website. 2021 World Rally Championship 89. [30] Under the terms of the agreement, Pirelli will supply tyres to all teams entering World Rally Cars and R5 cars. [1] A team taking part in the Teams' championship will only be able to score points in a rally if a manufacturer competing with the same make of car has been entered into the event. The iconic, snow-covered (well, most of the time) Rally … The 2021 FIA World Rally Championship-2 is the ninth season of the World Rally Championship-2, an auto racing championship for rally cars that is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the second-highest tier of international rallying. The scoring system will be the same as that used by drivers and co-drivers, with five points awarded for the fastest manufacturer car down to one point for the fifth quickest. Taking place between Thursday January 21 until Sunday the 24th, the 2021 edition of the Monte-Carlo Rally is across 14 stages covering a total route … Croatia will host one of the world's most attractive sports events from April 22 to 25, 2021. The Japanese manufacturer's party was further flourished by the dominance at the Power Stage, which saw them build a twenty-two-point lead over the reigning manufacturers' champions Hyundai. 2021 will see the creation of the World Rally Championship for Teams, a new championship title that will exist alongside the World Rally Championships for Drivers, Co-drivers and Manufacturers. The Hyundai crew of Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja took an early lead,[48] but their lead was wiped out when they were comprised by lost of power in hairpins. your password Catch up on all the rally action in Monte Carlo where drivers face an almost completely new route. TALLINN - WRC Promoter and Rally Estonia have signed an agreement according to which Rally Estonia will also be a World Rally Championship (WRC) event in 2021 and 2022. [53] Last year victor Thierry Neuville joined them on the podium with his new co-driver Martijn Wydaeghe, whose first ever podium in the championship. Portuguese team Sports and You, Citroen distribuitor in the Iberian Peninsule, will enter the new Citroën C3 Rally2 for Eric Camilli and François-Xavier Buresi. There were also five bonus points awarded to the winners of the Power Stage, four points for second place, three for third, two for fourth and one for fifth. [31] Sordo will be partnered with new co-driver Borja Rozada after the Monte Carlo Rally as Carlos del Barrio is due to partner Fabrizio Zaldívar in the WRC-3 category. [9], The following teams and drivers are under contract to contest the 2021 World Championship. WRC adds Arctic Rally Finland to 2021 calendar. The asphalt event will take place in August on a date to be confirmed. [39] Tommi Mäkinen stepped down from Toyota's team principal to become the company's motorsport advisor. Loubet and Landais had previously contested three events with the team in 2020. He came close to the title last year, and now Toyota's Elfyn Evans gives his verdict on what to expect from 2021 as the World Rally Championship … The championship is due to begin in January 2021 with the Rallye Monte-Carlo and conclude in November 2021 with Rally Japan. Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm, who drove for M-Sport in 2020, left the team. [30] The team's third entry will be shared between crews led by Dani Sordo and Craig Breen. Evans and Martin finished second to complete a Toyota one-two. Welcome! The World Rally Championship will pay its first ever visit to the Arctic Circle at the end of next month after striking a deal with Finnish motorsport's governing body. Jona Siebel, managing director of the WRC, and business director of Rally Estonia Tarmo Hobe signed a … FIA World Rally Championship official website. [38] However, the team later announced that it had abandoned development the GR Yaris, citing the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the automotive industry and the costs of developing the car when new regulations were due to be introduced in 2022. FIA rally director Yves Matton says he is "quite confident" the opening round of the 2021 World Rally Championship will go ahead, despite the continuing impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The FIA World Rally Championship will venture into the Arctic Circle for the first time next month after WRC Promoter today added Arctic Rally Finland Powered by CapitalBox to the 2021 calendar. Teams and crews are competing in twelve rallies for the World Rally Championships for Drivers, Co-drivers, Teams and Manufacturers. The Ypres Rally will go ahead in August, although a date for the Belgian tarmac classic has yet to be confirmed. COVID-19 has already wreaked havoc on the 2021 World Rally Championship schedule, and its path of destruction continues. The championship begins with the season-opening Monte Carlo Rally, the most unpredictable WRC event of the year. Watch the WRC live and On Demand with WRC+. Pirelli will replace Michelin as the sport's sole tyre supplier. [24] Under the terms of the agreement, Pirelli will supply tyres to all teams entering Rally1 and Rally2 cars. Toksport WRT are the defending teams' champions.[2]. FIA World Rally Championship. Goran Rihelj of HRTuirzam reports that the World Motorsport Council, the FIA World Automobile Federation council, confirmed that the Croatia Rally is included in the calendar of the World Rally Championship (WRC) for 2021. Hyundai boss Andrea Adamo believes his World Rally Championship team "cannot be proud" of its Rally Monte Carlo showing so far. The … After the first round, reigning drivers' and co-drivers' champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia lead drivers' and co-drivers' championships by nine points ahead of Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin. [53], Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in each event. The World Rally Championship-3 crew of Marco Bulacia Wilkinson and Marcelo Der Ohannesian joined the WRC-2 with defending champions Toksport WRT. [41], Reigning World Drivers' Champion Sébastien Ogier announced that he would retire from full-time competition at the end of the 2020 championship,[42] but his retirement would be delayed as he renewed a one-year deal with Toyota. Despite a flat tyre that lost the lead to their teammates Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin,[52] the reigning world champions set fastest stage time after fastest stage time to regain the top spot and eventually won their eighth Monte Carlo victory, a new record for wins in Monte Carlo. Monte Carlo. The series currently consists of 14 three-day events driven on surfaces ranging from gravel and tarmac to snow and ice. The Ypres Rally Belgium will … [51] Local heroes Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were the favourites for the weekend. Teams competing in the Teams' championship must contend a minimum of seven rallies, one of which must be outside Europe to be eligible for the championship. Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia are the reigning drivers' and co-drivers' champions, having secured their seventh championship titles at the 2020 Rally Monza. World Rally Championship. [10] Three events were successful,[c] but the championship was affected by a series of cancellations in 2019 and 2020 that necessitated changes to the 2021 calendar: In light of the disruption caused by the pandemic in 2020 and in anticipation of further delays, the calendar included an additional six reserve rounds that could be included in the event of rallies being cancelled. [24], M-Sport Ford WRT will only enter two full-time entries in 2021. [28] Thierry Neuville also retained with the team, but he ended his ten-year partnership with Nicolas Gilsoul. The second car will be shared by two crews; one made up of World Rally Championship-2 graduates Adrien Fourmaux and Renaud Jamoul, while the other will be led by Teemu Suninen, who will be partnered by Mikko Markkula. Crews are free to compete in cars complying with Rally1 and Rally2 regulations; however, only manufacturers competing with Rally1 cars ho… [40] Former driver Jari-Matti Latvala was named to succeed Mäkinen's role. The 2021 FIA Junior World Rally Championship is the twentieth season of the Junior World Rally Championship, an auto racing championship recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, running in support of the World Rally Championship. That was the starting point for today’s World Rally Championship (WRC). For more than 40 years, the WRC has been the pinnacle of sprint rally racing. [32][33] Nine-time World Champion Sébastien Loeb left Hyundai to join Bahrain Raid Xtreme team in the 2021 Dakar Rally and Team X44 in the Extreme E electric rally raid series. In the manufacturers' championship, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT holds a twenty-two-point lead over reigning manufacturer champion Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, with M-Sport Ford WRT in third. One of the first pieces of motor racing action this year is set to take place later this week where hopefully the World Rally Championship (WRC) will commence its 2021 season. Belgium added to 2021 FIA World Rally Championship . [47], The 2021 FIA World Rally Championship went underway in Monaco. Catch up on all the rally action in Monte Carlo where drivers face an almost completely new route. The 2021 FIA World Rally Championship-2 is the ninth season of the World Rally Championship-2, an auto racing championship for rally cars that is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the second-highest tier of international rallying. [5][23] The Ypres Rally had also been included on this reserve list before it replaced Rally GB. Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen are the reigning drivers' and co-drivers' champions. [5][23] The Ypres Rally had also been included on this reserve list before it replaced Rally GB.[9]. [23], Manufacturers will be awarded Power Stage bonus points for the first time. [27] The first will be crewed by Gus Greensmith and Elliott Edmondson, who contested selected rallies for the team in 2019 and 2020. [1] Crews are free to compete in cars complying with Rally1 and Rally2 regulations;[a] however, only manufacturers competing with Rally1 cars homologated under regulations introduced in 2017 are eligible to score points in the Manufacturers' championship. Log into your account. M-Sport Ford WRT will enter a Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. The World Rally Championship (WRC) is a rallying series organised by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver, co-driver and manufacturer.The driver's world championship and manufacturer's world championship are separate championships, but based on the same point system. [44] The team retained the pairings of Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin and of Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen. [43] Ogier explained that his decision to stay in the sport was because the shortened 2020 championship was not how he wanted his career to end. 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