2019 World Rally Championship: Difference between revisions
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→List of planned rallies: A calendar needs to be published at some point - that's a given. So all this really does is emphasise 12 September. What's so important about that date? What does publishing the calendar on 12 September do that publishing on any other date cannot? Read any other article for a future championship - NONE of them emphasise publication dates. Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
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Revision as of 11:19, 29 August 2018
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The 2019 FIA World Rally Championship is due to be the forty-seventh season of the World Rally Championship, an auto racing championship recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of international rallying. Teams and crews will compete for the World Rally Championships for Drivers, Co-drivers and Manufacturers. Crews are free to compete in cars complying with World Rally Car and Group R regulations; however, only Manufacturers competing with 2017-specification World Rally Cars are eligible to score points in the Manufacturers' championship. The series will once again be supported by the World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3 categories at every round and by the Junior World Rally Championship at selected events.
Entries
The following teams and crews under contract to compete in the 2019 FIA World Rally Championship.
| World Rally Car entries | ||||
| Manufacturer | Entrant | Car | Driver name | Co-driver name |
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| Citroën |  Citroën World Rally Team[1]
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Citroën C3 WRC |  TBA
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TBA
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| Ford |  M-Sport Ford World Rally Team[2]
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Ford Fiesta WRC | TBA
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TBA
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| Hyundai |  Hyundai Motorsport
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Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC |  Andreas Mikkelsen[3]
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TBA
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| Toyota |  Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
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Toyota Yaris WRC |  Ott Tänak[4]
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TBA
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List of planned rallies
The following rallies are under contract to be held as part of the 2019 World Rally Championship:
| Events under contract for 2019 | |
| Event | Rally headquarters |
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| Rally Japan[5]
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Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture |
Planned calendar expansion
Following the return of Rally Turkey to the championship in 2018, the FIA announced plans to expand the calendar to fourteen rounds in 2019 with the long-term objective of running sixteen championship events. Twelve prospective bids for events were put together,[6] including candidate events in New Zealand, Japan and Chile.[7] Prospective events in Kenya, Croatia, Canada and Estonia expressed interest in joining the calendar within five years.[8][9][10][11] The planned expansion put pressure on European rounds to maintain their position on the calendar as teams were unwilling to contest sixteen events immediately. The Tour de Corse and Rally Italia Sardegna proved to be unpopular among teams for the logistical difficulties of travelling to Corsica and Sardinia and low spectator attendance at the events.[6][12]
Calendar changes
Rally Japan will return to the calendar for the first time since 2010.[5] The event will be relocated from Hokkaido to a new host city in Toyota City on the island of Honshu. The rally's return coincided with Toyota Gazoo Racing's entry in the sport and the desire for Japan to host major international sporting events in preparation for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
References
- ^ Evans, David (8 June 2018). "Citroen insists it won't quit the World Rally Championship in 2019". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ Evans, David (15 June 2018). "Sebastien Ogier: 2019 WRC decision between M-Sport and retirement". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ Beer, Matt (28 September 2017). "Hyundai signs Andreas Mikkelsen for 2018-19 WRC seasons". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ Evans, David (17 January 2018). "Ott Tanak felt stuck as Sebastien Ogier's number two at M-Sport". autosport.com. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ a b Evans, David (22 August 2018). "Rally Japan gets go-ahead from WRC Promoter for 2019 event". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ a b Evans, David (4 July 2018). "Japan and Chile now both expected to host 2019 WRC rounds". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ Howard, Tom (17 November 2017). "Rally Aus continues push for multi-year WRC deal". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ Coch, Mat (9 February 2018). "Canada seeking to host WRC from 2023". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "FIA signs agreement for 'modern-era' Safari Rally". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "Urmo Aava: eesmärk on jõuda WRC sarja, mitte nendega konkureerida" (in Estonian). Eesti Rahvusringhääling. 30 May 2018.
- ^ "Rally Estonia naaseb ja tahab murda 2021. aastaks MM-sarja" (in Estonian). Postimees. 1 November 2017.
- ^ Evans, David (14 June 2018). "WRC team pushing for Italy 2019 boycott over Sardinia route". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 6 July 2018.