2020 World Rally Championship-3

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Jari Huttunen won the 2020 WRC-3 category. Jari Huttunen (cropped).jpg
Jari Huttunen won the 2020 WRC-3 category.

The 2020 FIA World Rally Championship-3, an auto racing championship for rally cars that was recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the third-highest tier of international rallying. It was open to privately-entered cars complying with R5 regulations and was the seventh running of the championship. [1] [2]

Pierre-Louis Loubet and Vincent Landais were the reigning drivers' and co-drivers' champions. [3] [lower-alpha 1] Jari Huttunen and Mikko Lukka won the 2020 WRC-3 titles.

Calendar

A map showing the locations of the rallies in the 2020 championship. Contested events are in green, while cancelled events are in blue. Event headquarters are marked with a black dot. WRC2020.png
A map showing the locations of the rallies in the 2020 championship. Contested events are in green, while cancelled events are in blue. Event headquarters are marked with a black dot.

The 2020 championship was due to be contested over thirteen rounds in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, North and South America and Oceania, [4] [5] but the calendar was reduced to seven rounds due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [6]

RoundStart dateFinish date Rally Rally headquartersSurface Stages DistanceRef.
123 January26 January Flag of Monaco.svg Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo Gap, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur [lower-alpha 2] Mixed [lower-alpha 3] 16304.28 km [7]
213 February16 February Flag of Sweden.svg Rally Sweden Torsby, Värmland Snow11171.64 km [lower-alpha 4] [9]
312 March15 March Flag of Mexico.svg Rally Guanajuato México León, Guanajuato Gravel21268.84 km [lower-alpha 5] [11]
44 September6 September Flag of Estonia.svg Rally Estonia Tartu, Tartu County Gravel17232.64 km [12]
518 September20 September Flag of Turkey.svg Rally of Turkey Marmaris, Muğla Gravel12223.00 km [13]
68 October11 October Flag of Italy.svg Rally Italia Sardegna Alghero, Sardinia Gravel16238.84 km [14]
73 December6 December Flag of Italy.svg ACI Rally Monza Monza, Lombardy Tarmac16239.20 km [15]
Source: [6] [16] [17]

The following rounds were included on the original calendar published by WRC Promoter GmbH, but were later cancelled:

Start dateFinish date Rally Rally headquartersSurface Stages DistanceCancellation reasonRef.
16 April19 April Flag of Chile.svg Rally Chile Concepción, Biobío Gravel Political unrest [18]
23 April [lower-alpha 6] 26 April [lower-alpha 6] Flag of Argentina.svg Rally Argentina Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba Gravel16322.36 km COVID-19 pandemic [20] [21]
21 May24 May Flag of Portugal.svg Rally de Portugal Matosinhos, Porto Gravel22331.10 km COVID-19 pandemic [22] [23]
16 July19 July Flag of Kenya.svg Safari Rally Kenya Nairobi Gravel18315.12 km COVID-19 pandemic [24] [25]
6 August9 August Flag of Finland.svg Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Central Finland Gravel24321.87 km COVID-19 pandemic [26] [27]
3 September6 September Flag of New Zealand.svg Rally New Zealand Auckland, Te Ika-a-Māui Gravel COVID-19 pandemic [28]
15 October18 October Flag of Germany.svg ADAC Rallye Deutschland Bostalsee, Saarland Tarmac COVID-19 pandemic [29]
29 October1 November Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wales Rally GB Llandudno, Conwy Gravel COVID-19 pandemic [30]
19 November22 November Flag of Japan.svg Rally Japan Nagoya, Chūbu Tarmac19307.78 km COVID-19 pandemic [31] [32]
20 November22 November Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Renties Ypres Rally Belgium Ypres, West Flanders Tarmac23265.69 km COVID-19 pandemic [33] [34]
Source: [16] [17] [19]

Calendar changes

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. [35] Bids to revive Rally Japan and the Safari Rally were received, and candidate events were run in 2019. [36] [37] Both events were accepted to the 2020 calendar, as was a proposal to revive Rally New Zealand. [4] However, none of the aforementioned events were run due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [25] [28] [32]

The addition of these events saw the Tour de Corse and the Rallies of Catalunya and Australia removed from the calendar. [5] Organisers of Rally Catalunya agreed to forfeit their place on the 2020 calendar as part of a rotation system that will see European events host rallies in two out of three calendar years. The Tour de Corse was removed in response to concerns from teams about the logistics of visiting Corsica, while Rally Australia was removed as the event's base in a regional centre rather than a major metropolitan area meant that the rally struggled to attract spectators. [5] Rally Chile was included on the original calendar, but was later removed in the face of ongoing political unrest in the country. [18] The FIA sought a replacement event to ensure that the calendar retained its planned fourteen rounds, [40] but were unable to do so. [19]

The Rallies in Italy were postponed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. [21] Events in Argentina, [41] Portugal, [23] Kenya, [25] Finland, [27] New Zealand, [28] Germany, [29] Great Britain [30] and Japan were cancelled. [32] Organisers of the championship announced that they were considering adding events to the schedule that had not been part of the original calendar. [42] Estonia, Belgium, Latvia, Croatia and Czech Republic were among the countries who had expressed interest hosting the event. [43]

The running date of Rally Turkey was moved forward by a week, which facilitated the opportunity for additional rounds. [44] Further calendar options included Ypres Rally and Croatia Rally. [41] Following the cancellation of Rallye Deutschland, the running date of Rally Sardegna moved forward by three weeks. [45] This decision was intended to avoid the clash with the 2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix of Formula One. [29]

Estonia (Rally headquarter Tartu pictured) was the thirty-third country to host a World Rally Championship rally. Rally Estonia 2019.jpg
Estonia (Rally headquarter Tartu pictured) was the thirty-third country to host a World Rally Championship rally.

On 2 July 2020, it was announced that the season would return with an updated calendar. The season restarted with newcomers Rally Estonia hosting the resuming round between 4 and 6 September. The country became the thirty-third nation to stage a championship round in the WRC. [46]

Following the cancellation of Rally Japan, it was announced that Ypres Rally, officially Renties Ypres Rally Belgium, would replace Rally Japan to hold the seventh round of the season. The Sunday's route would feature the iconic Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot, which would run with the 2020 World RX of Benelux of the World Rallycross Championship. [47] Belgium was set to be the thirty-fourth country to hold a WRC event, [48] but were unable to do so as the rally was eventually called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [6]

Calendar newcomer Rally Monza was the season's finale. MONZA RALLY 2013 - VALENTINO ROSSI 2.JPG
Calendar newcomer Rally Monza was the season's finale.

Rally Monza was announced to be the final round of the season on 9 October. This meant Italy staged two WRC events in one season as the country also stages the Sardinia rally. [49] The rally was based in the famous Autodromo Nazionale di Monza circuit near Milan, where the Italian Grand Prix is held every year. [50]

Route changes

Prior to the Rally Sweden, it was confirmed that the route for the rally had to be shortened due to a lack of snow. [8] The route of Rally Mexico was shortened to allow teams time to pack up and return to their headquarters before several European nations imposed travel bans in a bid to manage the pandemic. [10]

Entries

The following crews compete in the 2020 World Rally Championship-3:

EntrantDriver name [lower-alpha 7] Co-driver nameCarRounds
Flag of Italy.svg Motorsport Italia Flag of Brazil.svg Paulo Nobre Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriel Morales Škoda Fabia R5 1–3, 5
Flag of Portugal.svg Diogo Salvi Flag of Portugal.svg Hugo Magalhães 5
Flag of France.svg CHL Sport Auto Flag of France.svg Yoann Bonato Flag of France.svg Benjamin Boulloud Citroën C3 R5 1
Flag of France.svg Saintéloc Junior Team Flag of France.svg Eric Camilli Flag of France.svg François-Xavier Buresi Citroën C3 R5 1, 6
Flag of the United States.svg Sean Johnston Flag of the United States.svg Alex Kihurani 4–6
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg DG Sport Compétition Flag of France.svg Nicolas Ciamin Flag of France.svg Yannick Roche Citroën C3 R5 1, 4, 6
Flag of Spain.svg Pepe Lopéz Flag of Spain.svg Borja Rozada 1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford World Rally Team Flag of Italy.svg "Pedro" Flag of Italy.svg Emmanuele Baldaccini Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 1, 5–6
Flag of Chile.svg Alberto Heller Flag of Argentina.svg José Díaz 3
Flag of Spain.svg Marc Martí 5–6
Flag of Spain.svg Jan Solans Flag of Spain.svg Mauro Barreiro 4–6
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BMA Autosport Flag of Luxembourg.svg Grégoire Munster Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Louis Louka Škoda Fabia R5 1
Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 R5 2, 4, 7
Flag of Finland.svg Jari Huttunen Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Lukka 2, 4, 6–7
Flag of France.svg PH Sport Flag of France.svg Yohan Rossel Flag of France.svg Benoît Fulcrand Citroën C3 R5 1, 4, 6–7
Flag of France.svg Sarrazin Motorsport Flag of France.svg Stéphane Sarrazin Flag of France.svg Kévin Parent Hyundai i20 R5 1
Flag of Italy.svg Hyundai Rally Team Italia Flag of Italy.svg Umberto Scandola Flag of Italy.svg Guido D'Amore Hyundai i20 R5 1–2, 6–7
Flag of Italy.svg Bernini Rally Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Nucita Flag of Italy.svg Bernardo Di Caro Hyundai i20 R5 1
Flag of Spain.svg Calm Compéticio Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Flag of Spain.svg Diego Sanjuan Škoda Fabia R5 1–2
Flag of Italy.svg PA Racing Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Brazzoli Flag of Italy.svg Maurizio Barone Škoda Fabia R5 1, 7
Flag of Sweden.svg Kristoffersson Motorsport Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson Flag of Norway.svg Stig Rune Skjærmoen Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 2
Flag of Finland.svg TGS Worldwide Flag of Estonia.svg Rainer Aus Flag of Estonia.svg Simo Koskinen Škoda Fabia R5 4
Flag of Finland.svg Eerik Pietarinen Flag of Finland.svg Antti Linnaketo 4
Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2
Flag of Finland.svg Emil Lindholm Flag of Finland.svg Mikael Korhonen 2
Flag of Hungary.svg Eurosol Racing Team Hungary 7
Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen Flag of Norway.svg Anders Jæger 7
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport Flag of Sweden.svg Oliver Solberg Flag of Ireland.svg Aaron Johnston Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2, 6–7
Flag of Sweden.svg PSRX Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 3–4
Flag of Latvia.svg Sports Racing Technologies Flag of Estonia.svg Raul Jeets Flag of Estonia.svg Andrus Toom Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2, 4
Flag of Estonia.svg Red Grey Team Flag of Estonia.svg Roland Poom Flag of Estonia.svg Ken Järveoja Ford Fiesta R5 2
Flag of Estonia.svg Erik Lepikson Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 4
Flag of Russia.svg Radik Shaymiev Flag of Russia.svg Alexey Arnautov 4
Flag of Russia.svg Maxim Tsvetkov Ford Fiesta R5 3
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kresta Racing Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Filip Mareš Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Hloušek Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2
Flag of Poland.svg Barlinek Synthos Rally Team Flag of Poland.svg Michał Sołowow Flag of Poland.svg Maciek Baran Škoda Fabia R5 2
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg SXM Compétition Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Roman Flag of Sweden.svg Alexander Glavsjö Škoda Fabia R5 2
Flag of Italy.svg Delta Rally Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Costenaro Flag of Italy.svg Justin Bardini Škoda Fabia R5 2
Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Battistolli Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizia Pons 2
Flag of Italy.svg Simone Scattolin Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 6
Flag of Poland.svg Lotos Rally Team Flag of Poland.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz Flag of Poland.svg Maciek Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3–7
Flag of Spain.svg Race Seven Flag of Mexico.svg Benito Guerra Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Cué Škoda Fabia R5 3
Flag of Hungary.svg Citroën Rally Team Hungary Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Marco Bulacia Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Bernacchini Citroën C3 R5 3
Flag of Argentina.svg Marcelo Der Ohannesian 4–7
Flag of Turkey.svg Yağiz Avci Flag of Turkey.svg Onur Vatansever 5
Flag of Mexico.svg Triviño Rally Team Flag of Mexico.svg Ricardo Triviño Flag of Spain.svg Marc Martí Škoda Fabia R5 3
Flag of Italy.svg GB Motors Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca Linari Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Arena Ford Fiesta R5 3
Flag of Germany.svg Toksport World Rally Team Flag of Chile.svg Emilio Fernández Flag of Argentina.svg Rubén García Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3–6
Flag of Ireland.svg McKenna Motorsport Flag of Ireland.svg Barry McKenna Flag of Ireland.svg James Fulton Škoda Fabia R5 3
Flag of Finland.svg Printsport Flag of Estonia.svg Karl Kruuda Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Moscatt Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 4
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Rakan Al-Rashed Flag of Portugal.svg Hugo Magalhães 4
Flag of Estonia.svg Kaur Motorsport Flag of Estonia.svg Egon Kaur Flag of Estonia.svg Silver Simm Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 4
Flag of Estonia.svg OT Racing Flag of Estonia.svg Priit Koik Flag of Estonia.svg Uku Heldna Ford Fiesta R5 4
Flag of Estonia.svg ALM Motorsport Flag of Estonia.svg Georg Linnamäe Flag of Ukraine.svg Volodymyr Korsia Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 4
Flag of Estonia.svg Gustav Kruuda Flag of Estonia.svg Ken Järveoja 4
Flag of Poland.svg Plon Rally Team Flag of Poland.svg Jarosław Koltun Flag of Poland.svg Ireneusz Pleskot Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 4
Flag of Turkey.svg BC Vision Motorsport Flag of Turkey.svg Burak Çukurova Flag of Turkey.svg Burak Akcay Škoda Fabia R5 5
Flag of Turkey.svg Neo Motorspor Flag of Turkey.svg Uğur Soylu Flag of Turkey.svg Mehmet Köleoğlu Škoda Fabia R5 5
Flag of Italy.svg Free Rally Service Flag of Italy.svg Luciano Cobbe Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Turco Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 6
Flag of Italy.svg Metior Sport Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Cédric De Cecco Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jérôme Humblet Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 7
Flag of Ireland.svg Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Flag of Ireland.svg Josh McErlean Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Keaton Williams Hyundai i20 R5 7
Flag of Italy.svg G. Car Sport Racing Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Ogliari Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Ciucci Citroën C3 R5 7
Source: [51] [52] [53] [54] [55] [56] [57]

Changes

In 2019, the championship was run as the World Rally Championship-2, while the category known as the World Rally Championship-2 Pro was for professional crews entered by manufacturer teams. However, the multi-class structure was found to be too confusing, [2] and so the category was re-structured for the 2020 season. Professional crews contested the World Rally Championship-2 and privateers contested the World Rally Championship-3. [2]

Results and standings

Season summary

RoundEventWinning driverWinning co-driverWinning entrantWinning timeReportRef.
1 Flag of Monaco.svg Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo Flag of France.svg Eric Camilli Flag of France.svg François-Xavier Buresi Flag of France.svg Saintéloc Junior Team 3:24:39.8 Report [58]
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Rally Sweden Flag of Finland.svg Jari Huttunen Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Lukka Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Motorsport N 1:15:46.1 Report [59]
3 Flag of Mexico.svg Rally Guanajuato México Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Marco Bulacia Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Bernacchini Flag of Hungary.svg Citroën Rally Team Hungary 3:01:25.1 Report [60]
4 Flag of Estonia.svg Rally Estonia Flag of Sweden.svg Oliver Solberg Flag of Ireland.svg Aaron Johnston Flag of Sweden.svg PSRX 2:07:32.2 Report [61]
5 Flag of Turkey.svg Marmaris Rally of Turkey Flag of Poland.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz Flag of Poland.svg Maciek Szczepaniak Flag of Poland.svg Lotos Rally Team2:55:38.2 Report [62]
6 Flag of Italy.svg Rally Italia Sardegna Flag of Finland.svg Jari Huttunen Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Lukka Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Motorsport N 2:50:19.2 Report [63]
7 Flag of Italy.svg ACI Rally Monza Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen Flag of Norway.svg Anders Jæger Flag of Hungary.svg Eurosol Racing Team Hungary 2:19:47.2 Report [64]

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in each event. Unlike the World Rally Championship, points are not awarded for the Power Stage.

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
Points251815121086421

FIA World Rally Championship-3 for Drivers

(Results key)

Pos.Driver MON
Flag of Monaco.svg
SWE
Flag of Sweden.svg
MEX
Flag of Mexico.svg
EST
Flag of Estonia.svg
TUR
Flag of Turkey.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
MNZ
Flag of Italy.svg
Points
1 Flag of Finland.svg Jari Huttunen 121383
2 Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Marco Bulacia 1423670
3 Flag of Poland.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz 4Ret12565
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Oliver Solberg 5Ret16261
5 Flag of Finland.svg Emil Lindholm 2430
6 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Ciamin 26928
7 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen 125
8 Flag of France.svg Eric Camilli 1Ret25
9 Flag of Chile.svg Emilio Fernández 2Ret71025
10 Flag of Chile.svg Alberto Heller Ret4522
11 Flag of Italy.svg Umberto Scandola 8WD4Ret16
12 Flag of France.svg Yoann Bonato 315
13 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson 315
14 Flag of Mexico.svg Ricardo Triviño 315
15 Flag of Estonia.svg Egon Kaur 315
16 Flag of Turkey.svg Yağiz Avci 315
17 Flag of France.svg Yohan Rossel 49111015
18 Flag of Finland.svg Eerik Pietarinen 41612
19 Flag of Mexico.svg Benito Guerra 510
20 Flag of Estonia.svg Karl Kruuda 510
21 Flag of Turkey.svg Burak Cukurova 510
22 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Grégoire Munster 5WD11Ret10
23 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Filip Mareš 68
24 Flag of Spain.svg Jan Solans 126Ret8
25 Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Brazzoli 6118
26 Flag of Ireland.svg Josh McErlean 76
27 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz 7WD6
28 Flag of Estonia.svg Raul Jeets 7Ret6
29 Flag of Estonia.svg Rainer Aus 76
30 Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Battistolli 76
31 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Cédric De Cecco 84
32 Flag of Italy.svg "Pedro" Ret8Ret4
33 Flag of Poland.svg Michał Sołowow 84
34 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Johnston 8RetRet4
35 Flag of Italy.svg Luciano Cobbe 84
36 Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Ogliari 92
37 Flag of Brazil.svg Paulo Nobre 9WDWDWDWD2
38 Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Roman 92
39 Flag of Estonia.svg Priit Koik 101
Pos.Driver MON
Flag of Monaco.svg
SWE
Flag of Sweden.svg
MEX
Flag of Mexico.svg
EST
Flag of Estonia.svg
TUR
Flag of Turkey.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
MNZ
Flag of Italy.svg
Points
Source: [65]

FIA World Rally Championship-3 for Co-Drivers

(Results key)

Pos.Co-Driver MON
Flag of Monaco.svg
SWE
Flag of Sweden.svg
MEX
Flag of Mexico.svg
EST
Flag of Estonia.svg
TUR
Flag of Turkey.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
MNZ
Flag of Italy.svg
Points
1 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Lukka 121383
2 Flag of Poland.svg Maciek Szczepaniak 4Ret12565
3 Flag of Ireland.svg Aaron Johnston 5Ret16261
4 Flag of Argentina.svg Marcelo Der Ohannesian 423653
5 Flag of Spain.svg Marc Martí 34537
6 Flag of Finland.svg Mikael Korhonen 2430
7 Flag of France.svg Yannick Roche 26928
8 Flag of France.svg François-Xavier Buresi 1Ret25
9 Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Bernacchini 125
10 Flag of Norway.svg Anders Jæger 125
11 Flag of Argentina.svg Rubén García 2Ret71025
12 Flag of Italy.svg Guido D'Amore 8WD4Ret16
13 Flag of France.svg Benjamin Boulloud 315
14 Flag of Norway.svg Stig Rune Skjærmoen 315
15 Flag of Estonia.svg Silver Simm 315
16 Flag of Turkey.svg Onur Vatansever 315
17 Flag of France.svg Benoît Fulcrand 49111015
18 Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila 412
19 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Louis Louka 5WD11Ret10
20 Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Cué 510
21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Moscatt 510
22 Flag of Turkey.svg Burak Akcay 510
23 Flag of Italy.svg Maurizio Barone 6118
24 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Hloušek 68
25 Flag of Spain.svg Mauro Barreiro 126Ret8
26 Flag of Spain.svg Diego Sanjuan 7WD6
27 Flag of Estonia.svg Andrus Toom 7Ret6
28 Flag of Estonia.svg Simo Koskinen 76
29 Flag of Italy.svg Simone Scattolin 68
30 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Keaton Williams 76
31 Flag of Italy.svg Emmanuele Baldaccini Ret8Ret4
32 Flag of Poland.svg Maciek Baran 84
33 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Kihurani 8RetRet4
34 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Turco 84
35 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jérôme Humblet 84
36 Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriel Morales 9WDWDWD2
37 Flag of Sweden.svg Alexander Glavsjö 92
38 Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Ciucci 92
39 Flag of Estonia.svg Uku Heldna 101
Pos.Co-Driver MON
Flag of Monaco.svg
SWE
Flag of Sweden.svg
MEX
Flag of Mexico.svg
EST
Flag of Estonia.svg
TUR
Flag of Turkey.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
MNZ
Flag of Italy.svg
Points
Source: [65]

Notes

  1. Loubet and Landais won their titles when the championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2.
  2. The rally base of the Monte Carlo Rally was located in France.
  3. The Monte Carlo Rally is run on a tarmac and snow surface.
  4. The route of Rally Sweden was shortened from 301.26 km over 19 stages to 9 stages totalling 148.55 km. The route was shortened due to a lack of snow and bad weather conditions. [8]
  5. The route of Rally Mexico was shortened by 56.01 km. [10]
  6. 1 2 The running dates of Rally Argentina were initially scheduled to be 30 April to 3 May.. [19]
  7. Under the Sporting Regulations, each car is entered under the driver's name.

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The 2022 FIA World Rally Championship was the 50th 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. Teams and crews competed for the World Rally Championships for Drivers, Co-drivers and Manufacturers. Crews were free to compete in cars complying with Groups Rally1 to Rally5 regulations; however, only manufacturers competing with Rally1 cars homologated under radically new regulations were eligible to score points in the manufacturers' championship. The championship began in January 2022 with the Rallye Monte-Carlo and concluded in November 2022 with Rally Japan. The series was supported by the World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3 classes at every round of the championship with the junior category at selected events.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 World Rally Championship</span> 49th running of the World Rally Championship

The 2021 FIA World Rally Championship was 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. Teams and crews competed in twelve rallies for the World Rally Championships for Drivers, Co-drivers and Manufacturers. Crews were free to compete in cars complying with World Rally Car, Rally Pyramid and Group R regulations; however, only manufacturers competing with World Rally Cars homologated under regulations introduced in 2017 were eligible to score points in the Manufacturers' championship. The championship began in January 2021 with the Rallye Monte-Carlo and concluded in November 2021 with Rally Monza. The series was 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.

The 2021 FIA World Rally Championship-3 was the eighth season of the World Rally Championship-3, an auto racing championship for rally cars that is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the third-highest tier of international rallying. It was open to privately entered cars complying with Group Rally2 regulations. The championship began in January 2021 with the Rallye Monte-Carlo and concluded in November 2021 with Rally Monza, running in support of the 2021 World Rally Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 World Rally Championship-2</span>

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 category is open to cars entered by teams and complying with Rally2 regulations. The championship began in January 2021 with the Rallye Monte-Carlo and is due to conclude in November 2021 with Rally Monza, and will run in support of the 2021 World Rally Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 World Rally Championship-2</span>

The 2022 FIA World Rally Championship-2 was the tenth 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 category was open to cars entered by teams and complying with Group Rally2. The championship began in January 2022 with the Rallye Monte-Carlo and concluded in November 2022 with Rally Japan, and ran in support of the 2022 World Rally Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 World Rally Championship-3</span>

The 2022 FIA World Rally Championship-3 was the ninth season of the World Rally Championship-3, an auto racing championship for rally cars that is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the third-highest tier of international rallying. It was open to privateers and teams using cars complying with Group Rally3 regulations. The Open championship began in January 2022 with the Rallye Monte-Carlo and concluded in November 2022 with Rally Japan, running in support of the 2022 World Rally Championship. The Junior championship started in February with Rally Sweden and the five-round championship concluded in September with Acropolis Rally.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 World Rally Championship</span> 51st running of the World Rally Championship

The 2023 FIA World Rally Championship is the fifty-first 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. Teams and crews compete for the World Rally Championships for Drivers, Co-drivers and Manufacturers. Crews are free to compete in cars complying with Groups Rally1 to Rally5 regulations; however, only manufacturers competing with Rally1 cars homologated are eligible to score points in the manufacturers' championship. The championship began in January 2023 with the Monte Carlo Rally and is set to conclude in November 2023 with the Rally Japan. The series is 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.

The 2023 FIA World Rally Championship-2 is the eleventh 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 category is open to cars entered by teams and complying with Group Rally2. The championship began in January 2023 with the Rallye Monte-Carlo and is due to conclude in November 2023 with Rally Japan, and will run in support of the 2023 World Rally Championship.

The 2023 FIA World Rally Championship-3 is the tenth season of the World Rally Championship-3, an auto racing championship for rally cars that is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the third-highest tier of international rallying. It is open to privateers and teams using cars complying with Group Rally3 regulations. The championship began in January 2023 with the Rallye Monte-Carlo and will conclude in November 2023 with Rally Japan, and runs in the support of the 2023 World Rally Championship. The junior championship began in February with the Rally Sweden and the five-round championship will conclude in September with the Acropolis Rally.

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