The World Rally Championship was formed from well-known international rallies, nine of which were previously part of the International Championship for Manufacturers (IMC), which was contested from 1970 to 1972. The WRC-2, WRC-3 and junior entrants race through the stages after the WRC drivers. The WRC features three support championships, the Junior World Rally Championship (JWRC, formerly the WRC Academy), the World Rally Championship-2, and the World Rally Championship-3 which are contested on the same events and stages as the WRC, but with different regulations. World Rally Cars are built on production 1.6-litre four-cylinder cars, but feature turbochargers, anti-lag systems, four-wheel-drive, sequential gearboxes, aerodynamic parts and other enhancements brought the price of a WRC car to around €700,000 (US$1 million). It evolved from Group A cars which replaced the banned Group B supercars. The World Rally Car is the current car specification in the series.
Dirt rally shakedown series#
The WRC was formed from well-known and popular international rallies, most of which had previously been part of the European Rally Championship or the International Championship for Manufacturers, and the series was first contested in 1973.
Each rally is usually split into 15–25 special stages which are run against the clock on closed roads. The series currently consists of 12 two to three-day events driven on surfaces ranging from gravel and tarmac to snow and ice. There are separate championships for drivers, co-drivers and manufacturers, with a new teams championship added in 2021. We now just have to complete the final administrative and technical checks and then we can finally go racing.”įollowing today’s short Prologue, the 2021 Dakar Rally starts with the 623km stage one tomorrow from Jeddah.The World Rally Championship (abbreviated as WRC) is the highest level of global competition in the motorsport discipline of rallying, governed and organised by the FIA. “The shakedown was extremely positive, and although the terrain wasn’t quite what we expect to face in the rally itself, all riders were immediately up to speed and felt comfortable on their bikes. “Things are going well here in Jeddah, it has been a tough journey for the whole team to get here with the various restrictions and tests in place, but we’re 100 per cent ready for the race now,” said team boss Jordi Viladoms. In the interest of safety, new regulations have also been brought in for this year’s race, including restrictions on tires, an audible warning system that will notify riders of dangers ahead while racing, as well as airbag jackets also becoming compulsory. Delivering a completely new route for 2021, the event organizers have been working hard to create a race that further tests all competitors’ navigational skills.Īverage speeds across the 4,767km of timed specials will also be reduced, with the stages expected to comprise of slower, more technically demanding terrain.
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