“The pandemic sadly brought the globe to its knees but as the world recovers so, too, does the WRC. Its gravel roads are a drivers’ delight and although our plans to return in 2020 were unfortunately derailed by Covid-19, it’s fantastic we can now push through with those. We’re delighted to welcome back New Zealand, a rally which first appeared in 1977. “Next year also marks the WRC’s 50th season and we have a calendar to match.
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“Next year will be a momentous and thrilling one for the FIA World Rally Championship as we welcome the new hybrid era Rally1 cars, part of a portfolio of regulations to drive the series towards a greener and more sustainable future,” he added. The calendar was approved at the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council in Paris and WRC Promoter managing director Jona Siebel said the mix of classic fixtures and newer events would provide a mouth-watering schedule in a landmark season. Next year brings some of the biggest and most far-reaching changes in the sport’s history as the WRC enters a more sustainable age.Įxciting top-tier hybrid Rally1 cars will blend 100kW electric motors and the existing combustion engine, while a hydrocarbon-based fossil-free fuel will be 100 percent sustainable. Toyota will field its GR Yaris WRC Rally1 in 2022 With Kenya’s iconic Safari Rally and Japan also listed, the season covers four continents – Europe, Africa, Asia and Australasia – as the pandemic eases and commercial rights owner WRC Promoter rebuilds towards its target of a 50-50 split between European and long-haul rounds. The Land of the Long White Cloud’s 32nd WRC appearance, round 11 of the year, will take place on 29 September - 2 October.Ĭroatia’s asphalt is retained in an expanded 13-round schedule after the central European country hosted a widely-praised debut in April.
The country’s flowing North Island gravel roads near Auckland will feature for the first time since 2012 as the WRC celebrates its 50th season.
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