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World Rally Championship

World Rally Championship (WRC ) is a rally series held by the International Automobile Federation (FIA) since 1973 . He replaced the International Rally Championship for Manufacturers , held in 1970-1972.

World Rally Championship
WRC.svg
World Rally Championship logo
CategoryWRC , WRC-2 , WRC-3 , WRC Academy
Country or regionInternational
Debut1973
Pilots11 (factory teams)
Teams7 (factory teams)
Tire suppliersMichelin ( France )
Pirelli ( Italy )
Official sitewww.wrc.com

Content

  • 1 General information
  • 2 Introduction to the track
  • 3 Special stages
  • 4 time
  • 5 points
  • 6 Regulation
  • 7 Maintenance
  • 8 winners
  • 9 Racing in the calendar of the championship 1973-2017
  • 10 See also
  • 11 Links

General Information

Peugeot 206 Juuso PΓΌkalistΓΆ at the 2003 Rally Sweden
 
Subaru Petter Solberg at the 2006 Cyprus Rally

Preparation for the season begins a few months before the start of the first stage. The governing body of the FIA ​​(International Automobile Federation) approves the routes, stages and the final order of all stages of the rally around the world and presents copies of the rules to the participants.

At each rally, two days are allotted to familiarize with special stages, one day to test equipment. The main competitions (rallies) are held within 3, and very rarely 4 days and usually consist of 15-25 special stages.

Manufacturers' teams (factory teams) exhibit 2 cars each and arrive at the rally venue at least a week before the start of the training stage. Cars start in accordance with their arrangement in the standings, that is, the leading pilot starts first. Typically, 60 cars take part in the competition, since, in addition to factory teams, private teams, participants in the Youth Championship on less powerful cars of another class or participants in championships of manufacturers also participate.

The World Cup was preceded by the popular large-scale Tour de Corse and RAC 1972. The WRC for this sport marked the beginning of a new era, while by coincidence the Tour de Corse at that time said goodbye to several cars, including Simca CG, Ligier JS2, Ford GT70, Ford Capri RS2600 and Peugeot 304 SLS. Lancia Stratos made its debut in this tournament, but nevertheless the birth of a new major championship attracted enough attention. In 1973, about 300 cars and many new names were presented in Monte Carlo.

Acquaintance with the track

Before the start of the competition, the driver and the navigator get acquainted with the tracks. They usually drive on special stages in a regular car on Tuesday and Wednesday before the competition days. It is here that the navigator, solely from the words of the pilot, details with his notes the features of the road (records a transcript), which he will directly read to the pilot during the race. It is the correct records of the navigator, according to the pilot during the familiarization, that have a decisive influence on the result of passing the SU. For each special stage it is allowed to drive no more than two times, while the speed is limited by the rules of the road.

Special stages

 
Super Special Rally Argentina Rally 2006

Special stages are sections of tracks on which crews travel as fast as possible to show the best time. The route can go along roads with different surfaces: gravel, asphalt, snow or ice. With the exception of the super special, the race route runs along public roads, which are naturally closed to other vehicles during the competition. In a typical rally, there are about 25 special stages, the passage of which is reserved for 3 or 4 days. The sections of roads on which racing cars move between special stages are called road sections. Every day, the crews travel about 150 km, where special stages make up about a third. The length of the sections ranges from 2 to 60 km, and the time is fixed after each special stage with an accuracy of a tenth of a second.

Time

Cars in the WRC do not compete directly with each other. The main determinant of the winner is time. Cars in the rally start in turn with an interval of 2 minutes according to the set timer from which the passage time of the section is recorded. If the crews do not encounter serious malfunctions, they rarely meet each other on the track. After completing all the special stages, the driver who spent the least time in total is the winner.

Points

The results of each of the stages of the rally are calculated by the International Automobile Federation in two tests: firstly, by pilots, and, secondly, by manufacturers. Drivers get points according to the scheme:

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
Glasses25eighteenfifteen121086four2one

In addition, there is an accrual of additional points for the show-special stage ("Power-stage"):

  • 5 - for the first place,
  • 4 - for the second,
  • 3 - for the third,
  • 2 - for the fourth,
  • 1 - for the fifth.

And manufacturers add up the points scored by their crews, which are declared in the standings of the manufacturers. In this case, points to manufacturers are considered separately and are not associated with points scored in the absolute standings.

Rules

The rally is regulated by a strict schedule, for violation of which drivers are punished with a penalty time. Arriving at special stages, entering and leaving technical maintenance services should be done strictly according to the time determined by the schedule β€” neither earlier nor later. Deviation from the schedule is penalized by 10 seconds for each minute of being late, and advancing is penalized by the minute, and it is attributed to the total time of the driver. Drivers can be disqualified for a 15-minute delay at checkpoints, a 30-minute delay for a special stage, or if the time of all delays exceeds 60 minutes in total.

Maintenance

 
In the boxes of the Citroen team

After a certain group of special stages is completed, cars can visit maintenance points where car mechanics can repair a car under strict supervision for 15 minutes. At the end of each day, teams are allowed to spend another 45 minutes on car repair before being put into a special parking lot, where no one is allowed until the next morning before the race. Teams are also penalized for exceeding the time limit for maintenance.

Winners

SeasonPilot ChampionshipManufacturers Championship
PilotCarManufacturerCar
2018  Sebastien Ogier (6)Ford Fiesta WRC  ToyotaToyota Yaris WRC
2017  Sebastien Ogier (5)Ford Fiesta WRC  M-sportFord Fiesta WRC
2016  Sebastien Ogier (4)Volkswagen Polo R WRC  VolkswagenVolkswagen Polo R WRC
2015  Sebastien Ogier (3)Volkswagen Polo R WRC  VolkswagenVolkswagen Polo R WRC
2014  Sebastien Ogier (2)Volkswagen Polo R WRC  VolkswagenVolkswagen Polo R WRC
2013  Sebastien Ogier (1)Volkswagen Polo R WRC  VolkswagenVolkswagen Polo R WRC
2012  Sebastien Loeb (9)CitroΓ«n DS3 WRC  CitroΓ«nCitroΓ«n DS3 WRC
2011  Sebastien Loeb (8)CitroΓ«n DS3 WRC  CitroΓ«nCitroΓ«n DS3 WRC
2010  Sebastien Loeb (7)CitroΓ«n C4 WRC  CitroΓ«nCitroΓ«n C4 WRC
2009  Sebastien Loeb (6)CitroΓ«n C4 WRC  CitroΓ«nCitroΓ«n C4 WRC
2008  Sebastien Loeb (5)CitroΓ«n C4 WRC  CitroΓ«nCitroΓ«n C4 WRC
2007  Sebastien Loeb (4)CitroΓ«n C4 WRC  FordFord Focus RS WRC
2006  Sebastien Loeb (3)CitroΓ«n Xsara WRC  FordFord Focus RS WRC
2005  Sebastien Loeb (2)CitroΓ«n Xsara WRC  CitroΓ«nCitroΓ«n Xsara WRC
2004  Sebastien LoebCitroΓ«n Xsara WRC  CitroΓ«nCitroΓ«n Xsara WRC
2003  Petter SolbergSubaru Impreza WRC  SubaruSubaru Impreza WRC
2002  Marcus Gronholm (2)Peugeot 206 WRC  PeugeotPeugeot 206 WRC
2001  Richard BurnsSubaru Impreza WRC  SubaruSubaru Impreza WRC
2000  Marcus GronholmPeugeot 206 WRC  PeugeotPeugeot 206 WRC
1999  Tommy MΓ€kinen (4)MMC Lancer Evo VI  ToyotaToyota Corolla WRC
1998  Tommy MΓ€kinen (3)MMC Lancer Evo IV
MMC Lancer Evo V
  MitsubishiMMC Lancer Evo IV
MMC Lancer Evo V
1997  Tommy MΓ€kinen (2)MMC Lancer Evo IV  SubaruSubaru Impreza WRC
1996  Tommy MΓ€kinenMMC Lancer Evo III  SubaruSubaru Impreza 555
1995  Colin MackraySubaru Impreza 555  SubaruSubaru Impreza 555
1994  Didier OriolToyota Celica  ToyotaToyota Celica
1993  Juha Kankkunen (4)Toyota Celica  ToyotaToyota Celica
1992  Carlos Sainz (2)Toyota Celica  LanciaLancia Delta Integrale 16V
1991  Juha Kankkunen (3)Lancia Delta Integrale 16V  LanciaLancia Delta Integrale 16V
1990  Carlos SainzToyota Celica  LanciaLancia Delta Integrale 16V
1989  Massimo Biazion (2)Lancia delta integrale  LanciaLancia delta integrale
1988  Massimo BiazionLancia delta integrale  LanciaLancia delta integrale
1987  Juha Kankkunen (2)Lancia Delta HF 4WD  LanciaLancia Delta HF 4WD
1986  Juha KankkunenPeugeot 205 T16  PeugeotPeugeot 205 T16
1985  Timo SalonenPeugeot 205 T16  PeugeotPeugeot 205 T16
1984  Stig Blomkvist ****Audi Quattro  AudiAudi Quattro
1983  Hannu MikkolaAudi Quattro  LanciaLancia Rally 037
1982  Walter RΓΆhrl (2)Opel Ascona 400  AudiAudi Quattro
1981  Ari VatanenFord Escort RS1800  TalbotTalbot Sunbeam Lotus
1980  Walter RΓΆhrlFiat 131 abarth  FiatFiat 131 abarth
1979  Bjorn WaldegordFord Escort RS1800 *  FordFord Escort RS1800
1978  Markku Allen ***Fiat 131 Abarth **  FiatFiat 131 abarth
1977  Sandro Munari ***Lancia stratos hf  FiatFiat 131 abarth
1976championship among pilots was not held  LanciaLancia stratos hf
1975championship among pilots was not held  LanciaLancia stratos hf
1974championship among pilots was not held  LanciaLancia stratos hf
1973championship among pilots was not held  Alpine-RenaultAlpine A110
* - BjΓΆrn Waldegord held two rallies on the Mercedes 450 in 1979
** - Markku Allen held two rallies at Lancia Stratos HF in 1978
*** - In 1977 and 1978, the Pilot Cup was played under the name FIA Cup for Rally Drivers (FIA Cup for rally pilots)
**** - Stig Blomkvist held one rally at the Audi Sport Quattro in 1984

Most of the champion titles are in French pilots (16), slightly less than Finnish (13), but Finland is ahead in the number of world champions - there are 6 of them (Vatanen, Mikkola, Salonen, Kankkunen, MΓ€kinen and Gronholm), while in France - three (Oriol, Loeb and Augier), the UK and Sweden have two champions, and Italy, Germany, Spain, and Norway - one each.

The absolute leader in the number of championships won in the individual standings is Sebastien Loeb - 9, and he won them in a row in 2004-2012. Six titles from another Frenchman named Sebastien - Ogier , four championship titles on the account of the Finns Kankkunen and Myakinen .

Racing on the 1973-2017 Championship Calendar

Rally7374757677787980818283848586878889909192939495969798990001020304050607080910eleven1213fourteenfifteen1617Total
  Monte Carlo Rally

40

  Rally Sweden41
  Rally Portugal38
  Rally Safari29th
  Rally Acropolis38
  Rally Finland44
  Rally San Remothirty
  Rally Sardinia13
  Rally UK44
  Rally Corsica37
  Rally France5
  Rally Morocco3
  Rally Poland5
  Rally Austriaone
  Independent Press Rally2
  Rally Olympus3
  Rideau Lakes Rallyone
  Quebec Rally3
  Rally New Zealand32
  Ivory Coast Rallyfifteen
  Rally Argentina36
  Rally Brazil2
  Rally Australia24
  Rally Catalonia25
  Rally Indonesia2
  Rally China2
  Rally Cyprus8
  Rally Germanyfifteen
  Rally Turkey6
  Rally Japan6
  Rally Mexico

13

  Rally Norway2
  Rally Ireland2
  Rally Jordan2
  Rally Bulgariaone
Total1381010eleveneleven121212131212121313131312fourteenfourteen131089fourteen13fourteenfourteenfourteenfourteenfourteen16161616fifteen131313fourteenfourteen1313fourteen''

See also

  • Group B
  • Intercontinental Rally Challenge
  • Auto Racing Dictionary
  • Motorsport

Links

  • Official website of the World Rally Championship
  • Information resource about the rally. News and regulations. Information about riders, teams and tracks. History of WRC (Russian)
  • Russian project on world rally (rus.)
  • Rally World Championship Standings
  • The official website of the "Auto Plus" channel broadcasting WRC in Russia and the CIS. (Russian)
Source - https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title= World Rally Championship&oldid = 102385102


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