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Line 15: \| manufacturers = 3 \| teams = \| tyres = ~~{{flagicon\|ITA}}~~ [[Pirelli]] ~~{{Pirelli}}~~ \| champion driver = {{nowrap\|{{flagicon\|FIN}} [[Kalle Rovanperä]]}} \| champion codriver = {{nowrap\|{{flagicon\|FIN}} [[Jonne Halttunen]]}} Line 24: {{World Rally Championship}} The '''World Rally Championship''' (abbreviated as '''WRC''') is an international [[rallying]] series owned and governed by the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile\|FIA]]. Inaugurated in 1973, it is the second oldest of the FIA's world championships after [[Formula One]]. Each season~~, which~~ lasts one [[calendar year]], and separate championship titles are awarded to drivers, co-drivers and manufacturers. There are also two support championships, [[~~World Rally Championship-2\|~~WRC2]] and [[~~World Rally Championship-3\|~~WRC3]], which are contested on the same events and stages as the WRC, but with progressively lower maximum performance and running costs of the cars permitted. [[Junior WRC]] is also contested on five events of the World Rally Championship calendar.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=What is the WRC? – Rally UK \|url=https://www.rallyuk.org/what-is-the-wrc/ \|access-date=2024-04-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2019-08-29 \|title=TOTAL AND THE WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP \|url=https://totalenergies.my/total-and-world-rally-championship \|access-date=2024-04-20 \|website=TotalEnergies Malaysia \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Naess \|first=Hans Erik \|title=A Sociology of the World Rally Championship \|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan \|year=2014 \|location=United Kingdom}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Hope-Frost \|first=Henry \|title=The complete book of the World Rally Championship \|last2=Davenport \|first2=John \|date=2004 \|publisher=Motorbooks International \|isbn=978-0-7603-1954-3 \|location=St. Paul, MN}}</ref> A WRC season typically consists of 13 three- to four-day rally events driven on surfaces ranging from gravel and tarmac to snow and ice. Each rally is usually split into 15–25 [[Special stage (rallying)\|special stage]]s which are run against the clock on up to {{Convert\|350\|km}} of closed roads.<ref name=":2">{{cite web\|title=What is WRC?\|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/more/about-wrc/what-is-wrc/\|access-date=\|work=WRC.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=FAQ about the World Rally Championship (WRC) \|url=https://www.rallyusaofficial.com/blogs/news/faq-about-the-world-rally-championship-wrc \|access-date=2024-04-20 \|website=RallyUSAOfficial \|language=en}}</ref> Rallies that have frequently appeared in the championship have included [[Monte Carlo Rally]], [[Tour de Corse]], [[Rallye Sanremo\|Sanremo]], [[Acropolis Rally\|Acropolis]], [[Safari Rally]], and national rallies of [[Wales Rally GB\|Great Britain]], [[Rally Finland\|Finland]], [[Rally New Zealand\|New Zealand]], [[Rally de Portugal\|Portugal]], [[Rally Australia\|Australia]] and [[Rally Argentina\|Argentina]]. [[Hyundai Motorsport\|Hyundai]], [[Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT\|Toyota]] and [[M-Sport World Rally Team\|M-Sport Ford]] are the current competing manufacturers. Amongst their ~~leading~~ drivers are ~~[[Sébastien Loeb]],~~ [[Sébastien Ogier]], [[Thierry Neuville]], [[Adrien Fourmaux]], [[Ott Tänak]], [[Dani Sordo]], [[Elfyn Evans]], [[Takamoto Katsuta]], [[Grégoire Munster]], [[Esapekka Lappi]], and [[Kalle Rovanperä]]. == The championships ==▼ ==History==▼ [[File:Volkswagen Motorsport Podium Rally Australia 2014 001.jpg\|thumb~~\|left~~\|Volkswagen, champions of the WRC for Manufacturers, 2014]]▼ === World Rally Championship for Manufacturers === ===Early===▼ Manufacturers must register to be eligible to score in the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers and must compete in every rally of the season with [[Group Rally1]] specification cars ([[World Rally Car]] between 1997 and 2021). [[Image:Paris - Bonhams 2017 - Lancia Stratos Groupe 4 coupé - 1976 - 006.jpg\|thumb\|Group 4 [[Lancia Stratos\|Lancia Stratos HF]]]]▼ 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 [[1973 World Rally Championship]] was the inaugural season of the WRC and began with the [[1973 Monte Carlo Rally\|Monte Carlo Rally]] on 19 January.▼ [[Alpine-Renault]] won the first [[List of World Rally Championship Manufacturers' champions\|manufacturer's world championship]] with its [[Alpine A110]], after which [[Lancia]] took the title three years in a row with the [[Ferrari Dino engine#65°\|Ferrari V6]]-powered [[Lancia Stratos HF]], the first car designed and manufactured specifically for rallying. The first [[List of World Rally Championship Drivers' Champions\|drivers' world championship]] was not awarded until [[1979 World Rally Championship\|1979]], although [[1977 World Rally Championship\|1977]] and [[1978 World Rally Championship\|1978]] seasons included an ''FIA Cup for Drivers'', won by [[Italy]]'s [[Sandro Munari]] and [[Finland]]'s [[Markku Alén]] respectively. [[Sweden]]'s [[Björn Waldegård]] became the first official world champion, edging out Finland's [[Hannu Mikkola]] by one point. [[Fiat]] took the manufacturers' title with the [[Fiat 131 Abarth]] in 1977, 1978 and [[1980 World Rally Championship\|1980]], [[Ford of Europe\|Ford]] with its [[Ford Escort RS1800\|Escort RS1800]] in 1979 and [[Talbot (automobile)\|Talbot]] with its [[Talbot Sunbeam Lotus\|Sunbeam Lotus]] in [[1981 World Rally Championship\|1981]]. Waldegård was followed by [[Germany\|German]] [[Walter Röhrl]] and Finn [[Ari Vatanen]] as drivers' world champions.▼ ===Group B era===▼ [[Image:Rétromobile 2017 - Audi Quattro S1 replica - 1985 - 003.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Group B [[Audi Quattro#Sport Quattro S1 E2\|Audi Quattro S1]]]]▼ The 1980s saw the [[rear-wheel-drive]] [[Group 2 (motorsport)\|Group 2]] and the more popular [[Group 4 (motorsport)\|Group 4]] cars be replaced by more powerful [[four-wheel-drive]] [[Group B]] cars. [[Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile\|FISA]] legalized all-wheel-drive in 1979, but most manufacturers believed it was too complex to be successful. However, after [[Audi]] started entering Mikkola and the new four-wheel-drive [[Audi Quattro\|Quattro]] in rallies for testing purposes with immediate success, other manufacturers started their all-wheel-drive projects. Group B regulations were introduced in the [[1982 World Rally Championship\|1982]], and with only a few restrictions allowed almost unlimited power. Audi took the manufacturers' title in 1982 and [[1984 World Rally Championship\|1984]] and drivers' title in [[1983 World Rally Championship\|1983]] (Mikkola) and 1984 ([[Stig Blomqvist]]). Audi's [[France\|French]] female driver [[Michèle Mouton]] came close to winning the title in 1982, but had to settle for second place after [[Opel]] rival Röhrl. The [[1985 World Rally Championship\|1985]] title seemed set to go to Vatanen and his [[Peugeot 205\|Peugeot 205 T16]] but a bad accident at the [[Rally Argentina]] left him to watch compatriot and teammate [[Timo Salonen]] take the title instead. Italian [[Attilio Bettega]] had an even more severe crash with his [[Lancia 037]] at the [[Tour de Corse]] and died instantly.▼ The [[1986 World Rally Championship\|1986 season]] started with impressive performances by Finns [[Henri Toivonen]] and Alén in Lancia's new turbo- and supercharged [[Lancia Delta S4\|Delta S4]], which could reportedly accelerate from 0–60 mph (96 km/h) in 2.3 seconds, on a gravel road.<ref name=":3">{{cite web \| author=Biggs, Henry \| title=Top 10: Group B rally cars \| work=[[MSN]] Cars UK \| url=http://cars.uk.msn.com/news/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=147862690 \| access-date=2007-12-18 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809194114/http://cars.uk.msn.com/news/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=147862690 \| archive-date=2011-08-09 \| url-status=dead }}</ref> However, the season soon took a dramatic turn. At the Rally Portugal, three spectators were killed and over 30 injured after Joaquim Santos lost control of his [[Ford RS200]]. At the Tour de Corse, championship favourite Toivonen and his co-driver [[Sergio Cresto]] died in a fireball accident after plunging down a cliff. Only hours after the crash, [[Jean-Marie Balestre]] and the FISA decided to freeze the development of the Group B cars and ban them from competing in 1987. More controversy followed when Peugeot's [[Juha Kankkunen]] won the title after FIA annulled the results of the [[San Remo Rally]], taking the title from fellow Finn [[Markku Alén]].▼ ===Group A era===▼ [[File:Lancia Delta Integrale HF 16V Rally Moritz Costa Brava 2018.jpg\|thumb\|Group A [[Lancia Delta Group A\|Lancia Delta HF Integrale]]. With 10 manufacturers' championship titles, including 6 won consecutively, [[Lancia]] has more than any other marque.]]▼ As the planned [[Group S]] was also cancelled, [[Group A]] regulations became the standard in the WRC until 1997. A separate Group A championship had been organized as part of the WRC already in 1986, with Sweden's [[Kenneth Eriksson]] taking the title with a [[Volkswagen Golf GTI 16V]].<ref name=":4">{{cite web \| title=World Rally Championship for Drivers Champions \| work=RallyBase \| url=http://www.rallybase.nl/index.php?type=championlist&subchamptype=wcd \| access-date=2007-12-21 \| archive-date=2008-12-01 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201121157/http://www.rallybase.nl/index.php?type=championlist&subchamptype=wcd \| url-status=live }}</ref> Lancia was quickest in adapting to the new regulations and controlled the world rally scene with [[Lancia Delta Group A\|Lancia Delta HF]], winning the manufacturers' title six years in a row from [[1987 World Rally Championship\|1987]] to [[1992 World Rally Championship\|1992]] and remains the most successful marque in the history of the WRC. Kankkunen and [[Miki Biasion]] both took two drivers' titles with the [[Lancia Delta Group A\|Lancia Delta HF]].▼ The 1990s then saw the [[Japan]]ese manufacturers, [[Toyota]], [[Subaru]] and [[Ralliart\|Mitsubishi]], become title favourites. Spain's [[Carlos Sainz Sr.\|Carlos Sainz]] driving for [[Toyota Team Europe]] took the [[1990 World Rally Championship\|1990]] and 1992 titles with a [[Toyota Celica GT-Four]]. Kankkunen moved to Toyota for the 1993 season and won his record fourth title, with Toyota taking its first manufacturers' crown. Frenchman [[Didier Auriol]] brought the team further success in [[1994 World Rally Championship\|1994]], and soon Subaru and Mitsubishi continued the success of the Japanese manufacturer. [[Scottish people\|Scotsman]] [[Colin McRae]] won the drivers' world championship in [[1995 World Rally Championship\|1995]] and [[Subaru]] took the manufacturers' title three years in a row. Finland's [[Tommi Mäkinen]] driving a [[Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution]] won the drivers' championship four times in a row, from [[1996 World Rally Championship\|1996]] to [[1999 World Rally Championship\|1999]]. Mitsubishi also won the manufacturers' title in [[1998 World Rally Championship\|1998]]. Another notable car was the [[Ford Escort RS Cosworth]], which was specifically designed for rallying. It was the first production car to produce downforce both at front and rear.▼ ===World Rally Car era===▼ [[File:Ss1 5rb.jpg\|left\|thumb\|[[Richard Burns]] in his [[Subaru Impreza WRC]] after a [[Rally Finland\|Finnish stage]]]]▼ For the [[1997 World Rally Championship]], the [[World Rally Car]] regulations were introduced as an intended replacement for Group A (only successive works Mitsubishis still conforming to the latter formula; until they, too, [[Homologation (motorsport)\|homologated]] a Lancer Evolution WRC from the 2001 San Remo Rally). After the success of Mäkinen and the Japanese manufacturers, France's Peugeot made a very successful return to the World Rally Championship. Finn [[Marcus Grönholm]] took the drivers' title in his first full year in the series and Peugeot won the manufacturers' crown. England's [[Richard Burns]] won the [[2001 World Rally Championship\|2001]] title with a [[Subaru Impreza WRC]], but Grönholm and Peugeot took back both titles in the [[2002 World Rally Championship\|2002]]. [[2003 World Rally Championship\|2003]] saw [[Norway]]'s [[Petter Solberg]] become drivers' champion for Subaru and [[Citroën]] continue the success of the French manufacturers. Citroën's [[Sébastien Loeb]] went on to control the following seasons with his [[Citroën Xsara WRC]]. Citroën took the manufacturers' title three times in a row and Loeb surpassed Mäkinen's record of four consecutive drivers' titles, earning his ninth consecutive championship in 2012. [[Suzuki World Rally Team\|Suzuki]] and [[Subaru World Rally Team\|Subaru]] pulled out of the WRC at the end of the [[2008 World Rally Championship\|2008 championship]], both citing the economic downturn then affecting the automotive industry for their withdrawal.{{Citation needed\|date=April 2022}} [[Mini]] and [[Ford Motor Company\|Ford]] both pulled out of the WRC at the end of the [[2012 World Rally Championship\|2012 championship]], due to a similar economic downturn affecting the European market, although Ford continued to give technical support to [[M-Sport]]. [[Volkswagen Motorsport]] entered the championship in 2013 and [[Sébastien Ogier\|Sebastien Ogier]] dominated the series with six consecutive titles. Hyundai also returned to the series in 2014. New World Rally Car rules were introduced for 2017 which generated faster and more aggressive cars.▼ In 2018, [[Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT]] won the [[2018 World Rally Championship\|World Rally Championship]] earning [[Toyota]] their first manufacturers' title since [[1999 World Rally Championship\|1999]].<ref name=":5">{{cite news\|title=Rally Australia: Latvala wins as Ogier, Toyota claim WRC titles\|url=https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/140149/ogier-defends-wrc-crown-latvala-wins-australia\|first=Andrew\|last=Van Leeuwen\|work=[[Autosport\|autosport.com]]\|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]\|date=18 November 2018\|access-date=8 December 2018\|archive-date=29 November 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129121600/https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/140149/ogier-defends-wrc-crown-latvala-wins-australia\|url-status=live}}</ref> With Tommi Mäkinen heading the team, he became the first person in the history of rally driving to win a Championship both as a driver and as a team principal.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.aamulehti.fi/a/201311591\|title=Tommi Mäkinen on rallin Midas – näin Puuppolan päälliköstä tuli historiallinen maailmanmestari Toyotan tallipäällikkönä\|date=18 November 2018\|work=Aamulehti\|language=fi\|access-date=8 December 2018\|archive-date=16 December 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216114709/https://www.aamulehti.fi/urheilu/art-2000007318638.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> At the end of the following year, Citroën withdrew from the championship after Ogier left the team. [[Ott Tänak]] took the driver's title breaking the French Sebastien's (Loeb and Ogier) domination of the sport since 2004. Hyundai meanwhile, took the manufacturers championship title and repeated the success in 2020. Ogier returned to championship winning ways for 2020 and 2021 in a Toyota Yaris, though vowed that the new era of Rally1 would not be fully contested by himself. WRC said goodbye to the World Rally Car in 2021 after 25 years.▼ ▲== The championships == ▲[[File:Volkswagen Motorsport Podium Rally Australia 2014 001.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Volkswagen, champions of the WRC for Manufacturers, 2014]] Any crew entering any WRC rally are eligible to score points in the overall '''World Rally Championships for Drivers and Co-Drivers'''. This is regardless of car technical class, number of rallies entered or if they are also entered into the support championships.▼ Manufacturers must register to be eligible to score in the '''World Rally Championship for Manufacturers''' and must compete in [[Group Rally1]] specification cars ([[World Rally Car]] between 1997 and 2021). As the manufacturers use the highest performance car and usually employ the best drivers it is usually the case that these crews and cars take the majority of drivers/co-drivers championship points. Thus, combined with the money invested by the manufacturer teams, promotion of the WRC only tends to include the manufacturer crews and privateers in the Rally1 car or World Rally Car. These crews are given Priority 1 (P1) status on rallies and contest the stages before other crews. However it is not unusual for competitors in lower performance cars to take points in the drivers or co-driver's championships.<ref name=":0" /> === World Rally Championships for Drivers and Co-Drivers === The '''World Rally Championship for Teams''' is for non-manufacturing entities. They can only enter in Rally1 or World Rally Cars if the corresponding manufacturer team is also running in the manufacturers' championship.<ref name=":0" /> ▲Any crew entering any WRC rally are eligible to score points in the overall ~~'''~~World Rally ~~Championships~~Championship for Drivers and World Rally Championship for Co-Drivers~~'''~~. This is regardless of car technical class, number of rallies entered or if they are also entered into the support championships. Although co-drivers are permitted to drive the cars at any point during the rally, they must only do so under a 'force majeure'. === Support championships === The World Rally Championship also features support championships called [[~~World Rally Championship-2\|~~WRC2]] and [[~~World Rally Championship-3\|~~WRC3]]. These championships are contested on the same events and stages as the WRC calendar and have tighter restrictions on eligible car criteria. ==== WRC2 ==== {{Main\|~~World Rally Championship-2~~WRC2}} WRC2 is contested using only Rally2 cars with championships for drivers, co-drivers and teams. Drivers and co-drivers can enter a maximum of 7 events and their best 6 results will count towards their championship tally. Teams ''must'' enter two cars into a maximum of 7 events, only 5 of 6 events entered in Europe will score, with points from a 7th rally entered outside Europe also scoring points towards the championship tally. Power stage points are also awarded. Drivers, co-drivers and teams must all nominate if they wish to be eligible for championship points before a rally and can do so independently. For that reason the same crew pair in the same team may compete in all events in a season yet nominate and score points in different events. Crews competing in WRC2 are given Priority 2 status and run the stages immediately after P1 crews. WRC2 replaced [[Super 2000 World Rally Championship\|SWRC]] when [[Group R]] was introduced in 2013 and the eligibility rules relaxed. Line 77 ⟶ 51: ==== WRC3 ==== {{Main\|~~World Rally Championship-3~~WRC3}} WRC3 is contested using only [[Group Rally3]] cars (Group Rally2 in 2020 and 2021), with championships for drivers and co-drivers. Designed for privateer drivers, WRC3 has lower entry costs than WRC2 and there are restrictions on who can enter, testing and professional support received. Drivers and co-drivers can enter up to 5 rallies with their best 4 scoring championship points, and scoring rounds must also be nominated beforehand. Between 2013 and 2018, the championship was contested using two wheel drive cars from [[Group R\|R1, R2 and R3 classes of Group R]]. No championship ran in 2019 but was reinstated in its current format in {{WRC-3\|2020}}. Crews competing in WRC3 are given Priority 3 status to run after the WRC2 crews. ==== Junior WRC ==== {{Main\|Junior WRC}} [[File:DennisRådströmRallySweden2020(2).jpg\|thumb\|Dennis Rådström, Junior WRC, Rally Sweden 2020]][[~~Junior World Rally Championship\|~~Junior WRC]] is an arrive-and-drive format championship run over 5 events of the WRC calendar using Ford Fiesta Rally3 cars provided by [[M-Sport]]. Drivers have to be under 29 and must register. Championship titles are awarded to drivers and co-drivers, though there is no age restriction for co-drivers. The Junior World Rally Championship was previously an open championship for younger drivers in S1600 cars from 2001. In 2011 it became a closed FIA sanctioned championship run by either [[M-Sport]] or Citroën in the current format. Ford Fiesta R2/Rally4 or Citroën DS3 R3 cars were provided, maintained and serviced for each entrant. Championships were awarded to drivers, co-drivers and nations. Only 5 rounds of the WRC calendar were competed with the best 4 results counting towards championship points, although the final round was worth double points. The highest scoring driver from each country registered points for the nations championship. Uniquely for this series, points were also awarded for stage wins. Line 90 ⟶ 64: ==== Discontinued support championships ==== The ~~[[Junior World Rally Championship\|~~WRC Academy]] was an alternative name for J-Junior WRC between 2011 and 2012, the first years the championship became a one-make series before reverting to the ~~JWRC~~Junior WRC name. The World Rally Championship Ladies Cup ran from 1990 to 1995 and could be won by any class of car. [[Louise Aitken-Walker]] was the first winner.<ref>{{cite web\|title=rallybase.nl\|url=http://www.rallybase.nl/index.php?type=standing&standingid=wrcl1990\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070108132208/http://www.rallybase.nl/index.php?type=standing&standingid=wrcl1990\|archive-date=2007-01-08\|access-date=2011-10-14\|publisher=rallybase.nl}}</ref> The [[Production car World Rally Championship]] (P-WRC) began in 1987 as the FIA [[Group N]] Cup before being renamed in 2002. Cars in the championship were production-based and homologated under Group N rules.<ref>{{cite web\|title=FIA Production car World Rally Championship\|url=http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=a21&featureid=204\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201182356/http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=a21&featureid=204\|archive-date=2008-12-01\|access-date=2007-01-26\|work=WRC.com}}</ref> From 2013, the Production WRC was renamed [[~~World Rally Championship-3\|~~WRC3]] including [[Group R]] cars with two-wheel drive (R3, R2 and R1).<ref name="WRC23">{{cite web\|title=Exciting changes for 2013 WRC\|url=https://www.nesterallyfinland.fi/in-english/news-archive/exciting-changes-for-2013-wrc/\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202190117/https://www.nesterallyfinland.fi/in-english/news-archive/exciting-changes-for-2013-wrc/\|archive-date=2018-02-02\|access-date=2018-02-01\|website=www.nesterallyfinland.fi}}</ref><ref name="WRC2-3">{{cite web\|date=29 September 2012\|title=Rally – Exciting Changes in WRC for 2013\|url=http://openpaddock.net/2012/09/28/rally-exciting-changes-in-wrc-for-2013/\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202012743/http://openpaddock.net/2012/09/28/rally-exciting-changes-in-wrc-for-2013/\|archive-date=2 February 2018\|access-date=1 February 2018}}</ref> The [[FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup\|2-Litre World Rally Cup]] ran from 1993 to 1999 using front wheel drive cars with engine capacities up to 2000cc. With relaxed rules the cars could often outpace the Group A and World Rally Cars of the main category. The series was abandoned due to high costs and the Super 2000 and Super 1600 specification cars that the series inspired later became the origins for SWRC and JWRC. The [[Super 2000 World Rally Championship]] (S-WRC) was started in 2010 using [[Super 2000]] category cars.<ref>{{cite web\|title=World Rally Championship\|url=http://wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=d00\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100121020838/http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=d00\|archive-date=2010-01-21\|access-date=2010-07-31\|publisher=Wrc.com}}</ref> There were competitions for drivers (known as the S-WRC) and another for teams (the World Rally Championship Cup). From 2013, [[~~World Rally Championship-2\|~~WRC2]] replaced S-WRC and including cars with four-wheel drive (R5, R4 and S2000).<ref name="WRC23" /><ref name="WRC2-3" /> The WRC Trophy was run in 2017 for privateers entering with older World Rally Cars when the new WRC+ was introduced. Crews were eligible to enter up to seven rounds of the World Rally Championship, with their best six results counting towards their final points tally in the trophy.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/124188/fia-evaluating-future-of-current-wrc-cars\|title=Future of existing WRC cars being evaluated by FIA\|first=David\|last=Evans\|work=[[Autosport\|autosport.com]]\|publisher=[[Haymarket Media Group\|Haymarket Publications]]\|date=10 May 2016\|access-date=10 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="WRC Trophy">{{cite news\|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/127341/wrc-approves-running-order-rule-revamp\|title=WRC approves running order rule revamp and 2017 calendar\|first=David\|last=Evans\|work=[[Autosport\|autosport.com]]\|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]\|date=30 November 2016\|access-date=1 December 2016}}</ref> WRC Trophy entrants were still eligible to score World Rally Championship points separately to the WRC Trophy.<ref name="2017 dates">{{cite news\|url=http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/september-2016/2017-calendar/page/3911--12-12-.html\|title=2017 WRC dates confirmed\|work=wrc.com\|publisher=[[World Rally Championship\|WRC Promoter GmbH]]\|date=28 September 2016\|access-date=29 September 2016}}</ref> The Trophy was discontinued after the 2017 season. [[~~World~~WRC2#WRC ~~Rally Championship-~~2 Pro (2019)\|WRC 2 Pro]] ran only in 2019 and was open to manufacturer-supported teams entering cars complying with [[Group R\|Group R5]] regulations.<ref>{{cite news\|last=Herrero\|first=Daniel\|date=13 October 2018\|title=Australia remains finale on 2019 WRC calendar\|work=[[Speedcafe\|speedcafe.com]]\|publisher=[[Speedcafe]]\|url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2018/10/13/australia-remains-finale-on-2019-wrc-calendar/\|url-status=live\|access-date=13 October 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013081459/https://www.speedcafe.com/2018/10/13/australia-remains-finale-on-2019-wrc-calendar/\|archive-date=13 October 2018}}</ref> It was replaced in 2020 with the Rally2 based WRC3. One-make series tournaments have also run on select rounds of the WRC calendar. They were privately administered rally tournaments but permitted to run on the rallies alongside the WRC. Examples include the [[Ford Fiesta#Rallying\|Ford Fiesta Sporting Trophy]] (2006, 2007 and 2009) and [[Drive DMACK Fiesta Trophy\|DMACK Fiesta Trophy]] (2014–2016), both run by M-Sport, and Citroën Top Driver (2013) run by Citroën. Neither team held these tournaments in the years they had the rights to manage the JWRC on the FIA's behalf. {\| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed toccolours" style="margin: 0.5em auto; clear: both; width: 100%;~~" class="toccolours mw-collapsible~~" ! colspan="53" bgcolor=#ff5c04 \| <span style="color:#fff">Evolution of the WRC Championships</span> \|- bgcolor=#F1F1F1 \|rowspan=2 width=10%\| Line 129 ⟶ 103: \| colspan="52" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="text-align:center" \| '''Manufacturers''' \|- bgcolor=#F1F1F1 \|colspan=4\| \|\|bgcolor=#E0E0E0 colspan=2 style="text-align:center"\|<small>'''FIA Cup'''</small> \|\| colspan="46" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="text-align:center" \| '''Drivers and coCo-~~drivers~~Drivers''' \|- bgcolor=#F1F1F1 \|rowspan=3\| '''Support Championships''' \|colspan=14\| \|\|bgcolor=#E0E0E0 colspan=26 style="text-align:center"\| '''[[PWRC]]''' \|\|bgcolor=#E0E0E0 colspan=6 style="text-align:center"\|'''[[~~World Rally Championship-3~~WRC3\|WRC 3 (2WD)]]'''\|\| \|\| colspan="5" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="text-align:center" \| '''[[WRC-3\|WRC 3]]''' \|- bgcolor=#F1F1F1 \|colspan=28\| \|\|bgcolor=#E0E0E0 colspan=21 style="text-align:center"\| '''[[JWRC]]''' Line 141 ⟶ 115: \|- \|} ▲==History== {{More citations needed section\|date=April 2024}} ▲===Early=== ▲[[Image:Paris - Bonhams 2017 - Lancia Stratos Groupe 4 coupé - 1976 - 006.jpg\|thumb\|Group 4 [[Lancia Stratos\|Lancia Stratos HF]]]] ▲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 [[1973 World Rally Championship]] was the inaugural season of the WRC and began with the [[1973 Monte Carlo Rally\|Monte Carlo Rally]] on 19 January. ▲[[Alpine-Renault]] won the first [[List of World Rally Championship Manufacturers' champions\|manufacturer's world championship]] with its [[Alpine A110]], after which [[Lancia]] took the title three years in a row with the [[Ferrari Dino engine#65°\|Ferrari V6]]-powered [[Lancia Stratos HF]], the first car designed and manufactured specifically for rallying. The first [[List of World Rally Championship Drivers' Champions\|drivers' world championship]] was not awarded until [[1979 World Rally Championship\|1979]], although [[1977 World Rally Championship\|1977]] and [[1978 World Rally Championship\|1978]] seasons included an ''FIA Cup for Drivers'', won by [[Italy]]'s [[Sandro Munari]] and [[Finland]]'s [[Markku Alén]] respectively. [[Sweden]]'s [[Björn Waldegård]] became the first official world champion, edging out Finland's [[Hannu Mikkola]] by one point. [[Fiat]] took the manufacturers' title with the [[Fiat 131 Abarth]] in 1977, 1978 and [[1980 World Rally Championship\|1980]], [[Ford of Europe\|Ford]] with its [[Ford Escort RS1800\|Escort RS1800]] in 1979 and [[Talbot (automobile)\|Talbot]] with its [[Talbot Sunbeam Lotus\|Sunbeam Lotus]] in [[1981 World Rally Championship\|1981]]. Waldegård was followed by [[Germany\|German]] [[Walter Röhrl]] and Finn [[Ari Vatanen]] as drivers' world champions. ▲===Group B era=== ▲[[Image:Rétromobile 2017 - Audi Quattro S1 replica - 1985 - 003.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Group B [[Audi Quattro#Sport Quattro S1 E2\|Audi Quattro S1]]]] ▲The 1980s saw the [[rear-wheel-drive]] [[Group 2 (motorsport)\|Group 2]] and the more popular [[Group 4 (motorsport)\|Group 4]] cars be replaced by more powerful [[four-wheel-drive]] [[Group B]] cars. [[Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile\|FISA]] legalized all-wheel-drive in 1979, but most manufacturers believed it was too complex to be successful. However, after [[Audi]] started entering Mikkola and the new four-wheel-drive [[Audi Quattro\|Quattro]] in rallies for testing purposes with immediate success, other manufacturers started their all-wheel-drive projects. Group B regulations were introduced in the [[1982 World Rally Championship\|1982]], and with only a few restrictions allowed almost unlimited power. Audi took the manufacturers' title in 1982 and [[1984 World Rally Championship\|1984]] and drivers' title in [[1983 World Rally Championship\|1983]] (Mikkola) and 1984 ([[Stig Blomqvist]]). Audi's [[France\|French]] female driver [[Michèle Mouton]] and her co-driver Fabrizia Pons came close to winning the title in 1982, but had to settle for second place after [[Opel]] rival Röhrl. The [[1985 World Rally Championship\|1985]] title seemed set to go to Vatanen and his [[Peugeot 205\|Peugeot 205 T16]] but a bad accident at the [[Rally Argentina]] left him to watch compatriot and teammate [[Timo Salonen]] take the title instead. Italian [[Attilio Bettega]] had an even more severe crash with his [[Lancia 037]] at the [[Tour de Corse]] and died instantly. ▲The [[1986 World Rally Championship\|1986 season]] started with impressive performances by Finns [[Henri Toivonen]] and Alén in Lancia's new turbo- and supercharged [[Lancia Delta S4\|Delta S4]], which could reportedly accelerate from 0–60 mph (96 km/h) in 2.3 seconds, on a gravel road.<ref name=":3">{{cite web \| author=Biggs, Henry \| title=Top 10: Group B rally cars \| work=[[MSN]] Cars UK \| url=http://cars.uk.msn.com/news/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=147862690 \| access-date=2007-12-18 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809194114/http://cars.uk.msn.com/news/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=147862690 \| archive-date=2011-08-09 \| url-status=dead }}</ref> However, the season soon took a dramatic turn. At the Rally Portugal, three spectators were killed and over 30 injured after Joaquim Santos lost control of his [[Ford RS200]]. At the Tour de Corse, championship favourite Toivonen and his co-driver [[Sergio Cresto]] died in a fireball accident after plunging down a cliff. Only hours after the crash, [[Jean-Marie Balestre]] and the FISA decided to freeze the development of the Group B cars and ban them from competing in 1987. More controversy followed when Peugeot's [[Juha Kankkunen]] won the title after FIA annulled the results of the [[San Remo Rally]], taking the title from fellow Finn [[Markku Alén]]. ▲===Group A era=== ▲[[File:Lancia Delta Integrale HF 16V Rally Moritz Costa Brava 2018.jpg\|thumb\|Group A [[Lancia Delta Group A\|Lancia Delta HF Integrale]]. With 10 manufacturers' championship titles, including 6 won consecutively, [[Lancia]] has more than any other marque.]] ▲As the planned [[Group S]] was also cancelled, [[Group A]] regulations became the standard in the WRC until 1997. A separate Group A championship had been organized as part of the WRC already in 1986, with Sweden's [[Kenneth Eriksson]] taking the title with a [[Volkswagen Golf GTI 16V]].<ref name=":4">{{cite web \| title=World Rally Championship for Drivers Champions \| work=RallyBase \| url=http://www.rallybase.nl/index.php?type=championlist&subchamptype=wcd \| access-date=2007-12-21 \| archive-date=2008-12-01 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201121157/http://www.rallybase.nl/index.php?type=championlist&subchamptype=wcd \| url-status=live }}</ref> Lancia was quickest in adapting to the new regulations and controlled the world rally scene with [[Lancia Delta Group A\|Lancia Delta HF]], winning the manufacturers' title six years in a row from [[1987 World Rally Championship\|1987]] to [[1992 World Rally Championship\|1992]] and remains the most successful marque in the history of the WRC. Kankkunen and [[Miki Biasion]] both took two drivers' titles with the [[Lancia Delta Group A\|Lancia Delta HF]]. ▲The 1990s then saw the [[Japan]]ese manufacturers, [[Toyota]], [[Subaru]] and [[Ralliart\|Mitsubishi]], become title favourites. Spain's [[Carlos Sainz Sr.\|Carlos Sainz]] driving for [[Toyota Team Europe]] took the [[1990 World Rally Championship\|1990]] and 1992 titles with a [[Toyota Celica GT-Four]]. Kankkunen moved to Toyota for the 1993 season and won his record fourth title, with Toyota taking its first manufacturers' crown. Frenchman [[Didier Auriol]] brought the team further success in [[1994 World Rally Championship\|1994]], and soon Subaru and Mitsubishi continued the success of the Japanese ~~manufacturer~~manufacturers. [[Scottish people\|Scotsman]] [[Colin McRae]] won the drivers' world championship in [[1995 World Rally Championship\|1995]] and [[Subaru]] took the manufacturers' title three years in a row. Finland's [[Tommi Mäkinen]] driving a [[Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution]] won the drivers' championship four times in a row, from [[1996 World Rally Championship\|1996]] to [[1999 World Rally Championship\|1999]]. Mitsubishi also won the manufacturers' title in [[1998 World Rally Championship\|1998]]. Another notable car was the [[Ford Escort RS Cosworth]], which was specifically designed for rallying. It was the first production car to produce downforce both at front and rear. ▲===World Rally Car era=== ▲[[File:Ss1 5rb.jpg\|left\|thumb\|[[Richard Burns]] in his [[Subaru Impreza WRC]] after a [[Rally Finland\|Finnish stage]]]] ▲For the [[1997 World Rally Championship]], the [[World Rally Car]] regulations were introduced as an intended replacement for Group A (only successive works Mitsubishis still conforming to the latter formula; until they, too, [[Homologation (motorsport)\|homologated]] a Lancer Evolution WRC from the 2001 San Remo Rally). After the success of Mäkinen and the Japanese manufacturers, France's Peugeot made a very successful return to the World Rally Championship. Finn [[Marcus Grönholm]] took the drivers' title in his first full year in the series and Peugeot won the manufacturers' crown. England's [[Richard Burns]] won the [[2001 World Rally Championship\|2001]] title with a [[Subaru Impreza WRC]], but Grönholm and Peugeot took back both titles in the [[2002 World Rally Championship\|2002]]. [[2003 World Rally Championship\|2003]] saw [[Norway]]'s [[Petter Solberg]] become drivers' champion for Subaru and [[Citroën]] continue the success of the French manufacturers. Citroën's [[Sébastien Loeb]] went on to control the following seasons with his [[Citroën Xsara WRC]]. Citroën took the manufacturers' title three times in a row and Loeb surpassed Mäkinen's record of four consecutive drivers' titles, earning his ninth consecutive championship in 2012. [[Suzuki World Rally Team\|Suzuki]] and [[Subaru World Rally Team\|Subaru]] pulled out of the WRC at the end of the [[2008 World Rally Championship\|2008 championship]], both citing the economic downturn then affecting the automotive industry for their withdrawal.{{Citation needed\|date=April 2022}} [[Mini]] and [[Ford Motor Company\|Ford]] both pulled out of the WRC at the end of the [[2012 World Rally Championship\|2012 championship]], due to a similar economic downturn affecting the European market, although Ford continued to give technical support to [[M-Sport]]. [[Volkswagen Motorsport]] entered the championship in 2013 and [[Sébastien Ogier\|Sebastien Ogier]] dominated the series with six consecutive titles. Hyundai also returned to the series in 2014. New World Rally Car rules were introduced for 2017 which generated faster and more aggressive cars. ▲In 2018, [[Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT]] won the [[2018 World Rally Championship\|World Rally Championship]] earning [[Toyota]] their first manufacturers' title since [[1999 World Rally Championship\|1999]].<ref name=":5">{{cite news\|title=Rally Australia: Latvala wins as Ogier, Toyota claim WRC titles\|url=https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/140149/ogier-defends-wrc-crown-latvala-wins-australia\|first=Andrew\|last=Van Leeuwen\|work=[[Autosport\|autosport.com]]\|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]\|date=18 November 2018\|access-date=8 December 2018\|archive-date=29 November 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129121600/https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/140149/ogier-defends-wrc-crown-latvala-wins-australia\|url-status=live}}</ref> With Tommi Mäkinen heading the team, he became the first person in the history of rally driving to win a Championship both as a driver and as a team principal.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.aamulehti.fi/a/201311591\|title=Tommi Mäkinen on rallin Midas – näin Puuppolan päälliköstä tuli historiallinen maailmanmestari Toyotan tallipäällikkönä\|date=18 November 2018\|work=Aamulehti\|language=fi\|access-date=8 December 2018\|archive-date=16 December 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216114709/https://www.aamulehti.fi/urheilu/art-2000007318638.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> At the end of the following year, Citroën withdrew from the championship after Ogier left the team. [[Ott Tänak]] took the driver's title breaking the French Sebastien's (Loeb and Ogier) domination of the sport since 2004. Hyundai meanwhile, took the manufacturers championship title and repeated the success in 2020. Ogier returned to championship winning ways for 2020 and 2021 in a Toyota Yaris, though vowed that the new era of Rally1 would not be fully contested by himself. WRC said goodbye to the World Rally Car in 2021 after 25 years. ==Format and structure== Line 162 ⟶ 166: === Championship points === Points are awarded at the completion of each rally and contribute towards the world championship classifications, and those with the most points at the end of the season are given the championship titles. Up to the 2023 season, points were awarded to the top positions in the overall final classification of each rally, and from 2011, extra points for the Power Stage were introduced. A new points system was introduced for the [[2024 World Rally Championship\|2024 season]] which did not include results in the final classification.<ref>{{cite news\|first=Tom\|last=Howard\|url=https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/fia-publishes-new-2024-wrc-points-system/10558451/\|title=FIA publishes new 2024 WRC points system\|work=[[Motorsport.com]]\|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]\|date=16 December 2023\|access-date=17 December 2023\|archive-date=17 December 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217060631/https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/fia-publishes-new-2024-wrc-points-system/10558451/\|url-status=live}}</ref> The driver's championship and manufacturer's championship are separate but based on a similar point system. Manufacturers must nominate up to three crews to be eligible for manufacturer championship points before an event. The two fastest nominated crews from each manufacturer form a new classification for the purpose of awarding manufacturer points. Retired crews cannot score points unless they have restarted and it is not unusual for a crew to finish far down the overall classification yet still score manufacturers points. Line 220 ⟶ 224: [[Super 1600]] cars were only allowed to enter in JWRC and on events that the championship was held on up to 2010 before the R2 became the sole championship car. {\| class="toccolours mw-collapsed mw-collapsible" style="margin: 0.5em auto; clear: both; width: 100%; font-size:85%;" ! colspan="54" bgcolor=#ff5c04 \| <span style="color:#fff">Evolution of Car Groups and Classes used in the WRC Manufacturers Championship.</span> \|- bgcolor="#F1F1F1" \| rowspan="2" width="10%" \| Line 255 ⟶ 259: \|} {\| class="toccolours mw-collapsed mw-collapsible" style="margin: 0.5em auto; clear: both; width: 100%; font-size:85%;" ! colspan="40" bgcolor=#ff5c04 \| <span style="color:#fff">Summary of Car Groups and Classes otherwise permitted to enter rallies or in support championships.<ref>{{cite web \| title=Regulations Archive \| work=World Rally Archive \| url=https://www.juwra.com/regulations_archive.html \| access-date=2021-04-08 }}</ref></span> \|- bgcolor="#F1F1F1" \| colspan="2" rowspan="2" width="10%" \| Line 298 ⟶ 302: \| rowspan="7" \| '''[[Group R]]'''<br />&<br />'''[[Groups Rally]]''' \| bgcolor="#F1F1F1" style="text-align:center" \|'''R1 (Rally5)''' \| colspan="21" bgcolor="#F1F1F1" \| \|\| colspan="3" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="text-align:center" \| '''[[JWRC]]''' \|\| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="text-align:center" \| '''[[PWRC]]''' \|\| colspan="6" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="text-align:center" \| '''[[~~World Rally Championship-3\|~~WRC3]]''' \|\| colspan="6" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="text-align:center" \| \|- \| bgcolor="#F1F1F1" style="text-align:center" \|'''R2 (Rally4)''' \| colspan="21" bgcolor="#F1F1F1" \| \|\| colspan="3" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="text-align:center" \| '''[[JWRC]]''' \|\| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="text-align:center" \| '''[[JWRC]]<br />[[PWRC]]''' \|\| colspan="1" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="text-align:center" \| '''[[JWRC]]<br />[[~~World Rally Championship-3\|~~WRC3]]''' \|\| colspan="3" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="text-align:center" \| '''[[~~World Rally Championship-3\|~~WRC3]]''' \|\| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="text-align:center" \| '''[[JWRC]]<br />[[~~World Rally Championship-3\|~~WRC3]]''' \|\| colspan="3" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="text-align:center" \| '''[[JWRC]]'''\|\| colspan="3" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" \| \|- \| bgcolor="#F1F1F1" style="text-align:center" \|'''R3''' \| colspan="21" bgcolor="#F1F1F1" \| \|\| colspan="3" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="text-align:center" \| '''[[JWRC]]''' \|\| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="text-align:center" \| '''[[PWRC]]''' \|\| colspan="1" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="text-align:center" \| '''[[~~World Rally Championship-3\|~~WRC3]]''' \|\| colspan="3" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="text-align:center" \| '''[[JWRC]]<br />[[~~World Rally Championship-3\|~~WRC3]]''' \|\| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="text-align:center" \| '''[[~~World Rally Championship-3\|~~WRC3]]''' \|\| colspan="6" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="text-align:center" \| \|- \| bgcolor="#F1F1F1" style="text-align:center" \|'''RGT''' Line 328 ⟶ 332: == Promotion and coverage == {{redirect\|wRC+\|baseball stat\|Weighted runs created plus}} [[File:Photographe du WRC.JPG\|thumb\|WRC accredited photographers, Rallye de France Alsace 2010]] WRC Promoter GmbH owns the commercial rights to the WRC championships, responsible for all media coverage, sponsorship operations and encouraging of participants. WRC Promoter GmbH is jointly owned by [[Red Bull Media House]] and KW25 Beteiligungs GmbH.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|title=WRC Factbook 2020\|url=https://www.wrc.com/fileadmin/redaktion/factbook/index.html#0\|access-date=2021-04-26\|website=www.wrc.com\|language=en}}</ref> Through the Red Bull Content Pool, WRC provides news, articles and images for professional news and media outlets free of charge.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=WRC - World Rally Championship\|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/footer/media/wrc-mediaroom/\|access-date=2021-04-26\|website=WRC - World Rally Championship\|language=en}}</ref> The WRC.com website and mobile apps provides news, live rally times and results, championship standings and information about the rallies and championships. Line 343 ⟶ 348: ===WRC TV=== [[Image:Jari-Matti Latvala - 2007 Rallye Deutschland.jpg\|thumb\|~~left~~right\|A camera operator at a [[hairpin turn]] at the [[2007 Rallye Deutschland]]]] WRC TV produces previews, daily highlights and event reviews for each rally, as well as other magazine shows such as season reviews for broadcast television. Some TV stations also broadcast the power stage and select other stages live, usually two stages on a Saturday and the first run of what will be the power stage. Further, TV stations may broadcast the entire All Live live stream, typically via an interactive channel.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Motorsport {{!}} Latest Motorsport News {{!}} BT Sport\|url=https://www.bt.com/sport/motorsport\|access-date=2021-04-26\|website=BT.com\|language=en}}</ref> Line 545 ⟶ 550: \|- \|} ~~=== Championships by driver's country ===~~ ~~Updated after the 2023 season.~~ ~~{{col-begin}}~~ ~~{{col-break\|width=30%}}~~ ~~{{Medals table~~ ~~\| caption =~~ ~~\| host =~~ ~~\| flag_template = flagcountry~~ ~~\| event =~~ ~~\| team =~~ ~~\| gold_FRA = 18 \| silver_FRA = 6 \| bronze_FRA = 7~~ ~~\| gold_FIN = 16 \| silver_FIN = 15 \| bronze_FIN = 17~~ ~~\| gold_ITA = 3 \| silver_ITA = 2 \| bronze_ITA = 1~~ ~~\| gold_GBR = 2 \| silver_GBR = 8 \| bronze_GBR = 1~~ ~~\| gold_ESP = 2 \| silver_ESP = 4 \| bronze_ESP = 7~~ ~~\| gold_SWE = 2 \| silver_SWE = 2 \| bronze_SWE = 2~~ ~~\| gold_GER = 2 \| silver_GER = 1 \| bronze_GER = 1~~ ~~\| gold_NOR = 1 \| silver_NOR = 3 \| bronze_NOR = 4~~ ~~\| gold_EST = 1 \| silver_EST = 1 \| bronze_EST = 4~~ ~~\| gold_BEL = 0 \| silver_BEL = 5 \| bronze_BEL = 3~~ }} === Event wins === {{Main\|List of World Rally Championship event winners\|List of World Rally Championship records}} ''Updated after [[2024 Rally ~~Sweden~~Latvia\|2024 Rally Finland]].'' Drivers and manufacturers who have participated in the [[2024 World Rally Championship]] are in bold. {{Col-begin}} {{Col-3}} Line 584 ⟶ 567: \|- !2 \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|FRA}} '''[[Sébastien Ogier]]''' \|\|5861 \|- !3 Line 601 ⟶ 584: \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|FIN}} [[Juha Kankkunen]] \|\|23 \|- !rowspan=23\|8 \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|FRA}} [[Didier Auriol]] \|\|20 \|- \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|BEL}} '''[[Thierry Neuville]]''' \|\|20 \|- \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|EST}} '''[[Ott Tänak]]''' \|\|1920▼ ~~!rowspan=2\|9~~ ~~\|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|FIN}} [[Markku Alén]] \|\|19~~ \|- ▲\|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|EST}} '''[[Ott Tänak]]''' \|\|19 \|- \|} Line 619 ⟶ 599: \|- !1 \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|FRA}} [[France]] \|\|~~205~~208 \|- !2 \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|FIN}} [[Finland]] \|\|~~191~~194 \|- !3 Line 636 ⟶ 616: \|- !7 \|align="left"\|{{EST}} \|\|2425 \|- !8 \|align="left"\|{{BEL}} \|\|2021 \|- !rowspan=2\|9 Line 656 ⟶ 636: \|- !2 \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|GBR}} '''[[Ford World Rally Team\|Ford]]'''{{efn\|name=Ford\|}} \|\|94 \|- !3 \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|Japan}} '''[[Toyota]]''' \|\|8591 \|- !4 Line 677 ⟶ 657: \|- !9 \|align="left"\|{{flagicon\|KOR}} '''[[Hyundai Motor Company\|Hyundai]]''' \|\|2830 \|- !10 Line 688 ⟶ 668: There have been many [[video game]]s based on the World Rally Championship, and due to lack of licenses, many more based on only certain cars, drivers or events. ''[[Sega Rally]]'', released in 1995, as well as ''[[V-Rally (video game)\|V-Rally]]'' and ''[[Top Gear Rally]]'' in 1997 were primarily [[arcade racing game]]s with little emphasis on realistic damage or physics. The ''[[Colin McRae Rally]]'' series introduced in 1998 was the first to incorporate a more realistic [[simulation racing]] feel to the genre. ''[[Rally Trophy]]'', released in 2001 for [[Microsoft Windows]] by [[Bugbear Entertainment\|Bugbear]], concentrated on historic cars such as [[Alpine A110]] and [[Lancia Stratos]]. ''[[RalliSport Challenge]]'', released in 2002 for Windows and [[Xbox (console)\|Xbox]] by [[Digital Illusions CE]], featured classic [[Group B]] cars and [[hillclimbing\|hillclimb]] models along with modern WRC cars. The first fully FIA licensed ''[[World Rally Championship (video game series)\|WRC: World Rally Championship]]'' was released in 2001 for [[PlayStation 2]] by [[Evolution Studios]]. The video game series had its fifth game, ''[[WRC: Rally Evolved]]'', in 2005. [[Sim racing\|Racing simulator]] ''[[Richard Burns Rally]]'', released in 2004 for several platforms, has gathered recognition for its realism. Recent top-selling games include ''[[Colin McRae: DiRT 2]]'', ''[[Sega Rally Revo]]'' and ''[[Dirt 3]]''. ''[[Gran Turismo 5]]'' includes WRC licensed cars from manufacturers such as Subaru and Ford. In October 2010, [[Black Bean Games]] released ''[[WRC: FIA World Rally Championship (2010 video game)\|WRC: FIA World Rally Championship]]'' which features the cars, drivers and events of the [[2010 World Rally Championship]], including those from the three support categories. A downloadable patch was produced allowing players to drive in Group B cars such as the Audi Quattro.<ref>{{cite web \| title=WRC the game, the official videogame of the 2010 FIA World Rally Championship, hits the shelves today! \| work=RallyBuzz \| url=http://www.rallybuzz.com/wrc-game-hits-shelves-today/ \| date=8 October 2010 \| access-date=29 October 2010 \| archive-date=28 July 2011 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728132541/http://www.rallybuzz.com/wrc-game-hits-shelves-today/ \| url-status=live }}</ref> Various cars whose participated in the WRC such as [[Mitsubishi Lancer WRC]] and [[Ford Fiesta RS WRC]] have also appeared in the [[Facebook]] game ''[[Car Town]]''. The WRC video game license was acquired by French game development studio [[Kylotonn]] from [[Milestone srl]] after the release of ''[[WRC 4: FIA World Rally Championship]]'' in 2013. The first WRC game by Kylotonn was ''[[WRC 5]]'', released in 2015, with successive releases on a near-annual basis with [[WRC Generations]] due in 2022. The WRC license will pass to [[Codemasters]] for the period of 2023 to 2027.<ref>{{Citation\|title=Codemasters Regains WRC License After 18 Years - IGN\|date=June 2020\|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/codemasters-wrc-license\|language=en\|access-date=2021-04-26}}</ref> eSports WRC is an online championship run via the latest official video game. Beginning in 2016, the championship is free and open to anybody with a copy of the game. Each esports season ends with a Grand Finale with competitors gathering for an on-site event to race each other, usually in the service park of an actual rally event. Previous eSports WRC champion Jon Armstrong is also a physical rally driver, and racehouse [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering\|Williams]] run a team.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=eSports WRC\|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/more/gaming/esports-wrc/\|access-date=2021-04-26\|website=WRC - World Rally Championship\|language=en}}</ref> Line 699 ⟶ 679: ==External links== {{commons category~~\|World Rally Championship~~}} {{official~~\|https://www.wrc.com/en/~~ website}} {{in lang\|en\|fr\|es}}▼ ▲* {{official\|https://www.wrc.com/en/}} {{in lang\|en\|fr\|es}} * [https://www.ewrc-results.com/ Rally database] at [[eWRC-results.com]]