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{{Short description|Rally race}}
{{Short description|FIA rally championship}}
{{For|the series previously known as WRC 3 for two-wheel drive cars|World Rally Championship-3 (2013–2018)}}
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{{Infobox motorsport championship
{{Infobox motorsport championship
| name = World Rally Championship-3
| name = WRC3
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| category = [[Group Rally3]]
| category = [[Group Rally3]]
| country/region = International
| country/region = International
| inaugural2 = [[2020 World Rally Championship-3|2020]]
| inaugural2 = [[2013 World Rally Championship-3|2013]]
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| champion driver = {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Lauri Joona]]
| champion driver = {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Lauri Joona]]
| champion codriver = {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Enni Mälkönen]]
| champion codriver = {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Enni Mälkönen]]
| current_season = 2022 World Rally Championship-3
| current_season = 2024 World Rally Championship-3
| website = {{URL|http://www.wrc.com/}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.wrc.com/}}
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{{World Rally Championship}}
{{World Rally Championship}}
The '''[[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] WRC3''' is a support championship of the [[World Rally Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP – SPORTING REGULATIONS |url=https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/wrcsr_2023_2022_12_15_green_highlights_0.pdf}}</ref> The calendar consists of the same rallies and stages as the main class and crews usually compete immediately after [[World Rally Championship-2|WRC2]] entrants. Entry into WRC3 is limited to cars that are based on production models and [[Homologation (motorsport)|homologated]] under [[Group Rally3]] rules, although prior to 2022 [[Group Rally2]] cars were used.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2021-03-05|title=FIA Announces World Motor Sport Council Decisions|url=https://www.fia.com/news/fia-announces-world-motor-sport-council-decisions-21|access-date=2021-03-05|website=Federation Internationale de l'Automobile|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=WRC3|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/championship/support-championships/wrc-3/|access-date=2021-03-03|website=WRC - World Rally Championship|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=2021 FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP – SPORTING REGULATIONS|url=https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/wrcsr_2021_16-12-20_published.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> There are championship titles awarded to Teams, Drivers and Co-Drivers. The current format of the series began in [[2020 World Rally Championship-3|2020]].
The '''[[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] WRC3''' is a support championship of the [[World Rally Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP – SPORTING REGULATIONS |url=https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/wrcsr_2023_2022_12_15_green_highlights_0.pdf}}</ref> The calendar consists of the same rallies and stages as the parent series and crews usually compete immediately after [[World Rally Championship-2|WRC2]] entrants. Entry into WRC3 is limited to cars that are based on production models and [[Homologation (motorsport)|homologated]] under [[Group Rally3]] rules, although prior to 2022 [[Group Rally2]] cars were used.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2021-03-05|title=FIA Announces World Motor Sport Council Decisions|url=https://www.fia.com/news/fia-announces-world-motor-sport-council-decisions-21|access-date=2021-03-05|website=Federation Internationale de l'Automobile|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=WRC3|url=https://www.wrc.com/en/championship/support-championships/wrc-3/|access-date=2021-03-03|website=WRC - World Rally Championship|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=2021 FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP – SPORTING REGULATIONS|url=https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/wrcsr_2021_16-12-20_published.pdf}}</ref> There are championship titles awarded to drivers and co-drivers. The series began in 2013 and was limited to production-based cars [[Homologation (motorsport)|homologated]] under the [[Group R|R1, R2 and R3]] rules, until its cancellation at the end of 2018. The current format of the series began in [[2020 World Rally Championship-3|2020]].


==History==
==History==
The [[World Rally Championship-3 (2013—2018)|original incarnation]] of the series began in [[2013 World Rally Championship-3|2013]] and was open to two-wheel drive cars competing under [[Group R|Group R1, R2 and R3]] regulations.<ref>{{cite web|title=Exciting changes for 2013 WRC|url=http://www.wrc.com/news/exciting-changes-for-2013-wrc/?fid=17531|work=WRC.com|publisher=WRC Official Website|date=21 Sep 2012|access-date=1 Oct 2012}}</ref> It ran until [[2018 World Rally Championship-3|2018]] before it was cancelled when all WRC championships became four wheel drive with the exception of [[Junior World Rally Championship|Junior WRC]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-10-12|title=FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions|url=https://www.fia.com/news/fia-announces-world-motor-sport-council-decisions-11|access-date=2021-03-03|website=Federation Internationale de l'Automobile|language=en}}</ref>
From 2013 the previous [[Production World Rally Championship]] was cancelled and replaced by '''WRC-3'''.<ref name="WRC 3">{{cite web |date=21 September 2012 |title=Exciting changes for 2013 WRC |url=http://www.wrc.com/news/exciting-changes-for-2013-wrc/?fid=17531 |access-date=1 October 2012 |work=WRC.com |publisher=WRC Official Website |archive-date=1 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001221809/http://www.wrc.com/news/exciting-changes-for-2013-wrc/?fid=17531 |url-status=dead }}</ref> With the introduction of [[Group R]] the new WRC-3 was contested by 2WD production based cars from R1, R2 and R3 classes. Teams and drivers competing in the series were free to contest any rallies forming the World Rally Championship. They had to nominate up to six events to score points in, and their best five results from these six events counted towards their final championship points score. From 2017 this was changed to nominating seven rounds of which their six best results counted.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 January 2017 |title=The WRC Lowdown: Support Championships |url=https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/january-2017/lowdown-support-category/page/4172--12-12-.html |website=wrc.com |access-date=17 February 2023 |archive-date=13 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113044125/http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/january-2017/lowdown-support-category/page/4172--12-12-.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Exciting changes for 2013 WRC|url=http://www.wrc.com/news/exciting-changes-for-2013-wrc/?fid=17531|work=WRC.com|publisher=WRC Official Website|date=21 Sep 2012|access-date=1 Oct 2012|archive-date=1 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001221809/http://www.wrc.com/news/exciting-changes-for-2013-wrc/?fid=17531|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2018, FIA announced that the World Rally Championship-3 was being discontinued,<ref>{{cite web |date=12 October 2018 |title=FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions |url=https://www.fia.com/news/fia-announces-world-motor-sport-council-decisions-11 |access-date=15 February 2019 |work=FIA.com |publisher=Federation Internationale de l'Automobile}}</ref> with all WRC championships becoming four wheel drive with the exception of [[Junior World Rally Championship|Junior WRC]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-10-12|title=FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions|url=https://www.fia.com/news/fia-announces-world-motor-sport-council-decisions-11|access-date=2021-03-03|website=Federation Internationale de l'Automobile|language=en}}</ref>


The 2019 season saw the running of two championships in support of the World Rally Championship. These were known as [[2019 World Rally Championship-2 Pro|WRC 2 Pro]] for professional crews and manufacturer teams, and [[2019 World Rally Championship-2|WRC 2]] for [[Privateer (motorsport)|privateers]]. However, this multi-class structure was found to be too confusing, with customer drivers in WRC 2 Pro whilst manufacturer teams were unofficially supporting WRC 2 entries.<ref name="no pro">{{cite news|last=Evans|first=David|date=8 October 2019|title=FIA steps up plan to simplify WRC into five-tier career ladder|work=[[Autosport|autosport.com]]|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]|url=https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/146456/fia-steps-up-plan-to-simplify-wrc-career-ladder|access-date=8 October 2019}}</ref> The categories were renamed again and the WRC3 name was revived in 2020. Professional crews would now contest [[2020 World Rally Championship-2|WRC2]] whilst privateers would contest the WRC3 where teams were not allowed to enter.<ref name="no pro"/> Stricter rules on entry eligibility were introduced in 2021 clarifying the line between professional and privateer.
The 2019 season saw the running of two championships in support of the World Rally Championship using Group Rally2 cars. These were known as [[2019 World Rally Championship-2 Pro|WRC 2 Pro]] for professional crews and manufacturer teams, and [[2019 World Rally Championship-2|WRC 2]] for [[Privateer (motorsport)|privateers]]. However, this multi-class structure was found to be too confusing, with customer drivers in WRC 2 Pro whilst manufacturer teams were unofficially supporting WRC 2 entries.<ref name="no pro">{{cite news|last=Evans|first=David|date=8 October 2019|title=FIA steps up plan to simplify WRC into five-tier career ladder|work=[[Autosport|autosport.com]]|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]|url=https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/146456/fia-steps-up-plan-to-simplify-wrc-career-ladder|access-date=8 October 2019}}</ref> The categories were renamed again and the WRC3 name was revived in 2020. Professional crews would now contest [[2020 World Rally Championship-2|WRC2]] whilst privateers would contest the WRC3 where teams were not allowed to enter.<ref name="no pro" /> Stricter rules on entry eligibility were introduced in 2021 clarifying the line between professional and privateer.


In March 2021 the FIA announced that from the 2022 season WRC3 would be a Group Rally3 car based championship with Open and Junior category titles.<ref name=":1" /> These two categories were reduced to just one WRC3 title for Drivers and Co-Drivers in 2023.
In March 2021 the FIA announced that from the 2022 season WRC3 would be a Group Rally3 car based championship with Open and Junior category titles, also with championship titles for teams.<ref name=":1" /> These two categories were reduced to just one WRC3 title for Drivers and Co-Drivers in 2023 with no provision for teams.

The 2022 FIA WRC3 Junior category consisted of Junior WRC, an arrive-and-drive style format competition organised by M-Sport. Crews born on or after 1 January 1993 registered for the championship and contested up to 5 rallies as set by M-Sport using Ford Fiesta Rally3 cars provided. This category was replaced by the restored FIA Junior WRC in 2023.


== Rules ==
== Rules ==
In 2022, WRC3 entries can be made in the name of the driver or team. Other than the use of Rally3 cars, there are no restrictions on entry eligibility. Crews can compete in any rally on the WRC calendar but must nominate beforehand any rally that will count towards their WRC3 championship up to a maximum of 5 rounds, with the best 4 results contributing to the championship points tally. [[Power Stage]] points also contribute as from the 2021 season onwards.<ref name=":0" />
In 2023, WRC3 entries can be made in the name of the driver or competitor. Other than the use of Rally3 cars, there are no restrictions on entry eligibility. Crews can compete in any rally on the WRC calendar but must nominate beforehand any rally that will count towards their WRC3 championship up to a maximum of 5 rounds, with the best 4 results contributing to the championship points tally.


[[Power Stage]] points also contributed during the 2021 season but were removed for the following season.<ref name=":0" />
The WRC3 Junior category is an arrive-and-drive style format organised by M-Sport. Crews born on or after 1 January 1993 must register for the championship and contest up to 5 rallies as set by M-Sport using Ford Fiesta Rally3 cars provided. Unlike WRC2 Junior, there is no 'open' Junior championship in WRC3.


== Results ==
== Results ==
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!Group
! Year
! Year
! Champion
! Champion
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! 3rd place
! 3rd place
! Car
! Car
|-
! rowspan="2" |[[Group Rally3|Rally3]]
![[2023 World Rally Championship-3|2023]]
|{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Roope Korhonen]]
|[[Ford Fiesta Rally3]]
|{{flagicon|PAR}} [[Diego Dominguez Jr.]]
|[[Ford Fiesta Rally3]]
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Jason Bailey]]
|[[Ford Fiesta Rally3]]
|-
|-
![[2022 World Rally Championship-3|2022]]
![[2022 World Rally Championship-3|2022]]
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|[[Ford Fiesta Rally3]]
|[[Ford Fiesta Rally3]]
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" |[[Group Rally2|Rally2]]
! [[2021 World Rally Championship-3|2021]]
! [[2021 World Rally Championship-3|2021]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Yohan Rossel]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Yohan Rossel]]
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| [[Škoda Fabia R5/Rally2 evo|Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo]]
| [[Škoda Fabia R5/Rally2 evo|Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo]]
|-
|-
! rowspan="6" |2wd
[[Group R]]
! [[2018 World Rally Championship-3|2018]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Enrico Brazzoli]]
| [[Peugeot 208|Peugeot 208 R2]]
| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Taisko Lario]]
| [[Peugeot 208|Peugeot 208 R2]]
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Emil Bergkvist]]
| [[Ford Fiesta|Ford Fiesta R2T]]
|-
! [[2017 World Rally Championship-3|2017]]
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Nil Solans]]
| [[Ford Fiesta|Ford Fiesta R2T]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Raphaël Astier (rally driver)|Raphaël Astier]]
| [[Peugeot 208|Peugeot 208 R2]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nicolas Ciamin]]
| [[Ford Fiesta|Ford Fiesta R2T]]
|-
! [[2016 World Rally Championship-3|2016]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Simone Tempestini]]
| [[Citroën DS3|Citroën DS3 R3T]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Michel Fabre (rally driver)|Michel Fabre]]
| [[Citroën DS3|Citroën DS3 R3T]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Fabio Andolfi]]
| [[Peugeot 208|Peugeot 208 R2]]
|-
! [[2015 World Rally Championship-3|2015]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Quentin Gilbert]]
| [[Citroën DS3|Citroën DS3 R3T]]
| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Ole Christian Veiby]]
| [[Citroën DS3|Citroën DS3 R3T]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Simone Tempestini]]
| [[Citroën DS3|Citroën DS3 R3T]]
|-
! [[2014 World Rally Championship-3|2014]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Stéphane Lefebvre]]
| [[Citroën DS3|Citroën DS3 R3T]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Alastair Fisher (rally driver)|Alastair Fisher]]
| [[Citroën DS3|Citroën DS3 R3T]]
| {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Martin Koči]]
| [[Citroën DS3|Citroën DS3 R3T]]
|-
! [[2013 World Rally Championship-3|2013]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sébastien Chardonnet]]
| [[Citroën DS3|Citroën DS3 R3T]]
| {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Keith Cronin]]
| [[Citroën DS3|Citroën DS3 R3T]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Quentin Gilbert]]
| [[Citroën DS3|Citroën DS3 R3T]]
|}
|}


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{| class="wikitable"
|+
|+
!Group
!Year
!Year
!Champion
!Champion
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!Car
!Car
|-
|-
![[Group Rally3|Rally3]]
![[2022 World Rally Championship-3|2022]]
![[2022 World Rally Championship-3|2022]]
|{{Flagicon|FIN}} [[Enni Mälkönen]]
|{{Flagicon|FIN}} [[Enni Mälkönen]]
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|[[Ford Fiesta Rally3]]
|[[Ford Fiesta Rally3]]
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" |[[Group Rally2|Rally2]]
! [[2021 World Rally Championship-3|2021]]
! [[2021 World Rally Championship-3|2021]]
|{{Flagicon|POL}} [[Maciej Szczepaniak|Maciek Szczepaniak]]
|{{Flagicon|POL}} [[Maciej Szczepaniak|Maciek Szczepaniak]]
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|{{Flagicon|IRL}} [[Aaron Johnston (co-driver)|Aaron Johnston]]
|{{Flagicon|IRL}} [[Aaron Johnston (co-driver)|Aaron Johnston]]
|[[Volkswagen Polo GTI R5]]
|[[Volkswagen Polo GTI R5]]
|}

== Round winners ==
''Updated after [[2021 Rally Monza]]''
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" style="font-size:97%;"
|+<big>Wins by driver</big>
|-
|-
! rowspan="6" |2wd
!
[[Group R]]
!Driver
! [[2018 World Rally Championship-3|2018]]
!Total
|{{Flagicon|ITA}} [[Luca Beltrame]]
|[[Peugeot 208 R2]]<br/>[[Citroën DS3 R3T]]
|{{Flagicon|FIN}} [[Tatu Hämäläinen]]
|[[Peugeot 208 R2]]
|{{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Johan Johansson (rally co-driver)|Johan Johansson]]
|[[Ford Fiesta R2T]]
|-
|-
! [[2017 World Rally Championship-3|2017]]
!rowspan=1|1
|{{Flagicon|ESP}} [[Miquel Ibañez]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Kajetan Kajetanowicz]] ||4
|[[Ford Fiesta R2T]]
|{{Flagicon|FRA}} [[Frédéric Vauclare]]
|[[Peugeot 208 R2]]
|{{Flagicon|FRA}} [[Thibault De La Haye]]
|[[Ford Fiesta R2T]]
|-
|-
! [[2016 World Rally Championship-3|2016]]
!rowspan=1|2
|{{Flagicon|ITA}} [[Giovanni Bernacchini]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Yohan Rossel]] ||3
|[[Citroën DS3 R3T]]
|{{Flagicon|FRA}} [[Maxime Vilmot]]
|[[Citroën DS3 R3T]]
|{{Flagicon|ITA}} [[Manuel Fenoli]]
|[[Peugeot 208 R2]]
|-
|-
! [[2015 World Rally Championship-3|2015]]
!rowspan=1|3
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Jari Huttunen]] ||2
|{{Flagicon|BEL}} [[Renaud Jamoul]]
|[[Citroën DS3 R3T]]
|{{Flagicon|NOR}} [[Anders Jeager]]
|[[Citroën DS3 R3T]]
|{{Flagicon|ITA}} [[Matteo Chiarcossi]]
|[[Citroën DS3 R3T]]
|-
|-
! [[2014 World Rally Championship-3|2014]]
!rowspan=10|4
|{{Flagicon|FRA}} [[Thomas Dubois (rally co-driver)|Thomas Dubois]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Eric Camilli]] ||1
|[[Citroën DS3 R3T]]
|-
|{{Flagicon|GBR}} [[Gordon Noble]]
|align="left"| {{flagicon|BOL}} [[Marco Bulacia Wilkinson]] ||1
|[[Citroën DS3 R3T]]
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Oliver Solberg]] ||1
|{{Flagicon|CZE}} [[Lukáš Kostka]]
|[[Citroën DS3 R3T]]
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Andreas Mikkelsen]] ||1
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Teemu Asunmaa]] ||1
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|KEN}} [[Onkar Rai]] ||1
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Aleksey Lukyanuk]] ||1
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Emil Lindholm]] ||1
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Reeta Hämäläinen]] ||1
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Crugnola]] ||1
|-
|-
! [[2013 World Rally Championship-3|2013]]
|{{Flagicon|FRA}} [[Thibault De La Haye]]
|[[Citroën DS3 R3T]]
|{{Flagicon|GBR}} [[Marshall Clarke]]
|[[Citroën DS3 R3T]]
|{{Flagicon|BEL}} [[Lara Vanneste]]
|[[Citroën DS3 R3T]]
|}
|}


===Teams' Championship===
{{Col-2}}

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:97%;"
{| class="wikitable"
|+<big>Wins by car</big>
|-
|-
! Season
! !!Car !!Total
! Champion
|-
|-
| [[2022 World Rally Championship-3|2022]] || {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jan Černý (rally driver)|Jan Černý]]<ref>{{cite book |title=FIA Prize Giving 2022 |date=2 December 2022 |publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]] |page=32}}</ref>
!rowspan=1|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Škoda Fabia R5/Rally2 evo|Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo]] ||9
|-
|-
| ''2020–2021'' || ''Not awarded''
!rowspan=1|2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Citroën C3 Rally2]] ||5
|-
!rowspan=2|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ROK}} [[Hyundai i20 R5]] ||2
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Volkswagen Polo GTI R5]] ||2
|-
!rowspan=1|4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ROK}} [[Hyundai i20 N Rally2]] ||1
|-
|}

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:97%;"
|+<big>Wins by manufacturer</big>
|-
|-
| [[2018 World Rally Championship-3|2018]] || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Automobile Club d'Italia|ACI Team Italia]]
! !!width=165|Manufacturer !!Total
|-
|-
| [[2017 World Rally Championship-3|2017]] || {{flagicon|GER}} [[ADAC|ADAC Sachsen]]
!rowspan=1|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Škoda Auto|Škoda]] ||9
|-
|-
| [[2016 World Rally Championship-3|2016]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Saintéloc Racing|Saintéloc Junior Team]]
!rowspan=1|2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Citroën]] ||5
|-
|-
| [[2015 World Rally Championship-3|2015]] || {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Printsport]]
!rowspan=1|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|ROK}} [[Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai]] ||3
|-
|-
| [[2014 World Rally Championship-3|2014]] || {{flagicon|GER}} [[ADAC Team Weser-Ems e.V.]]
!rowspan=1|4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Volkswagen]] ||2
|-
|-
| [[2013 World Rally Championship-3|2013]] || {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Charles Hurst Citroën Belfast]]
|}
|}
{{Col-end}}


==References==
== References ==
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WRC3
CategoryGroup Rally3
CountryInternational
Inaugural season2013
Tire suppliersP
Drivers' championFinland Lauri Joona
Co-Drivers' championFinland Enni Mälkönen
Official websitewww.wrc.com
Current season
World Rally
Championship
 
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The FIA WRC3 is a support championship of the World Rally Championship.[1] The calendar consists of the same rallies and stages as the parent series and crews usually compete immediately after WRC2 entrants. Entry into WRC3 is limited to cars that are based on production models and homologated under Group Rally3 rules, although prior to 2022 Group Rally2 cars were used.[2][3][4] There are championship titles awarded to drivers and co-drivers. The series began in 2013 and was limited to production-based cars homologated under the R1, R2 and R3 rules, until its cancellation at the end of 2018. The current format of the series began in 2020.

History

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From 2013 the previous Production World Rally Championship was cancelled and replaced by WRC-3.[5] With the introduction of Group R the new WRC-3 was contested by 2WD production based cars from R1, R2 and R3 classes. Teams and drivers competing in the series were free to contest any rallies forming the World Rally Championship. They had to nominate up to six events to score points in, and their best five results from these six events counted towards their final championship points score. From 2017 this was changed to nominating seven rounds of which their six best results counted.[6][7] In 2018, FIA announced that the World Rally Championship-3 was being discontinued,[8] with all WRC championships becoming four wheel drive with the exception of Junior WRC.[9]

The 2019 season saw the running of two championships in support of the World Rally Championship using Group Rally2 cars. These were known as WRC 2 Pro for professional crews and manufacturer teams, and WRC 2 for privateers. However, this multi-class structure was found to be too confusing, with customer drivers in WRC 2 Pro whilst manufacturer teams were unofficially supporting WRC 2 entries.[10] The categories were renamed again and the WRC3 name was revived in 2020. Professional crews would now contest WRC2 whilst privateers would contest the WRC3 where teams were not allowed to enter.[10] Stricter rules on entry eligibility were introduced in 2021 clarifying the line between professional and privateer.

In March 2021 the FIA announced that from the 2022 season WRC3 would be a Group Rally3 car based championship with Open and Junior category titles, also with championship titles for teams.[2] These two categories were reduced to just one WRC3 title for Drivers and Co-Drivers in 2023 with no provision for teams.

The 2022 FIA WRC3 Junior category consisted of Junior WRC, an arrive-and-drive style format competition organised by M-Sport. Crews born on or after 1 January 1993 registered for the championship and contested up to 5 rallies as set by M-Sport using Ford Fiesta Rally3 cars provided. This category was replaced by the restored FIA Junior WRC in 2023.

Rules

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In 2023, WRC3 entries can be made in the name of the driver or competitor. Other than the use of Rally3 cars, there are no restrictions on entry eligibility. Crews can compete in any rally on the WRC calendar but must nominate beforehand any rally that will count towards their WRC3 championship up to a maximum of 5 rounds, with the best 4 results contributing to the championship points tally.

Power Stage points also contributed during the 2021 season but were removed for the following season.[4]

Results

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Drivers' Championship

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Group Year Champion Car 2nd place Car 3rd place Car
Rally3 2023 Finland Roope Korhonen Ford Fiesta Rally3 Paraguay Diego Dominguez Jr. Ford Fiesta Rally3 Canada Jason Bailey Ford Fiesta Rally3
2022 Finland Lauri Joona Ford Fiesta Rally3 Czech Republic Jan Černý Ford Fiesta Rally3 Finland Sami Pajari Ford Fiesta Rally3
Rally2 2021 France Yohan Rossel Citroën C3 Rally2 Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Finland Emil Lindholm Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
2020 Finland Jari Huttunen Hyundai i20 R5 Bolivia Marco Bulacia Citroën C3 R5 Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
2wd

Group R

2018 Italy Enrico Brazzoli Peugeot 208 R2 Finland Taisko Lario Peugeot 208 R2 Sweden Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T
2017 Spain Nil Solans Ford Fiesta R2T France Raphaël Astier Peugeot 208 R2 France Nicolas Ciamin Ford Fiesta R2T
2016 Italy Simone Tempestini Citroën DS3 R3T France Michel Fabre Citroën DS3 R3T Italy Fabio Andolfi Peugeot 208 R2
2015 France Quentin Gilbert Citroën DS3 R3T Norway Ole Christian Veiby Citroën DS3 R3T Italy Simone Tempestini Citroën DS3 R3T
2014 France Stéphane Lefebvre Citroën DS3 R3T United Kingdom Alastair Fisher Citroën DS3 R3T Slovakia Martin Koči Citroën DS3 R3T
2013 France Sébastien Chardonnet Citroën DS3 R3T Republic of Ireland Keith Cronin Citroën DS3 R3T France Quentin Gilbert Citroën DS3 R3T

Co-Drivers' Championship

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Group Year Champion Car 2nd Place Car 3rd Place Car
Rally3 2022 Finland Enni Mälkönen Ford Fiesta Rally3 Finland Mikael Korhonen Ford Fiesta Rally3 Hungary Tamás Kürti Ford Fiesta Rally3
Rally2 2021 Poland Maciek Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo France Alexandre Coria Citroën C3 Rally2 United Kingdom Ross Whittock Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
2020 Finland Mikko Lukka Hyundai i20 R5 Poland Maciek Szczepaniak Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Republic of Ireland Aaron Johnston Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
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Group R

2018 Italy Luca Beltrame Peugeot 208 R2
Citroën DS3 R3T 		Finland Tatu Hämäläinen Peugeot 208 R2 Sweden Johan Johansson Ford Fiesta R2T
2017 Spain Miquel Ibañez Ford Fiesta R2T France Frédéric Vauclare Peugeot 208 R2 France Thibault De La Haye Ford Fiesta R2T
2016 Italy Giovanni Bernacchini Citroën DS3 R3T France Maxime Vilmot Citroën DS3 R3T Italy Manuel Fenoli Peugeot 208 R2
2015 Belgium Renaud Jamoul Citroën DS3 R3T Norway Anders Jeager Citroën DS3 R3T Italy Matteo Chiarcossi Citroën DS3 R3T
2014 France Thomas Dubois Citroën DS3 R3T United Kingdom Gordon Noble Citroën DS3 R3T Czech Republic Lukáš Kostka Citroën DS3 R3T
2013 France Thibault De La Haye Citroën DS3 R3T United Kingdom Marshall Clarke Citroën DS3 R3T Belgium Lara Vanneste Citroën DS3 R3T

Teams' Championship

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Season Champion
2022 Czech Republic Jan Černý[11]
2020–2021 Not awarded
2018 Italy ACI Team Italia
2017 Germany ADAC Sachsen
2016 France Saintéloc Junior Team
2015 Finland Printsport
2014 Germany ADAC Team Weser-Ems e.V.
2013 United Kingdom Charles Hurst Citroën Belfast

References

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  1. ^ "2023 FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP – SPORTING REGULATIONS" (PDF).
  2. ^ a b "FIA Announces World Motor Sport Council Decisions". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  3. ^ "WRC3". WRC - World Rally Championship. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b "2021 FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP – SPORTING REGULATIONS" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Exciting changes for 2013 WRC". WRC.com. WRC Official Website. 21 September 2012. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  6. ^ "The WRC Lowdown: Support Championships". wrc.com. 10 January 2017. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Exciting changes for 2013 WRC". WRC.com. WRC Official Website. 21 September 2012. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  8. ^ "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions". FIA.com. Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  9. ^ "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  10. ^ a b Evans, David (8 October 2019). "FIA steps up plan to simplify WRC into five-tier career ladder". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  11. ^ FIA Prize Giving 2022. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 2 December 2022. p. 32.
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