Originally Posted by WRC Regs
The total distance of the special stages shall be between 300 km and 350 km. There shall be no single special stage minimum or maximum distance. However, there shall be no more than 80 km of special stages between visits to service parks or tyre fitting zones.
The choice and timing of the special stages must be such that there is no overlap of at least the first 15 cars on any special stage before the start of the next special stage at normal intervals.
The construction of any itinerary that contains any more than 4 special stages (under the exclusion of a super special stage, if any) between two services is subject to FIA and WRC Promoter’s written approval.
The timetable of a rally shall be in the following order:
– Reconnaissance
– Administration (may also take place prior to the start of reconnaissance)
– Scrutineering
– Shakedown (as detailed in Art. 36)
– Ceremonial Start
– Rally concluding with a mandatory ‘Power Stage’ as in Art. 50
– Podium Ceremony
Rallies must start on a Thursday with a Ceremonial Start or Super Special Stage and finish on a Sunday
Rallies must competitively run over 2.5 days, including section starts or section finishes. Any variation to this format will be subject to the agreement of the FIA and the Promoter
Throughout the rally there shall be one main service park. Organisers may, however, submit to the FIA and the Promoter promotional justification to support relocation during a rally.
The schedule for each car in the service park is as follows:
-15 minutes before the first SS following an overnight regroup. For the final day of the rally, an organiser may replace this service with a TFZ
-40 minutes between two groups of stages
-45 minutes at the end of each section before an overnight regroup.
Other than respecting the following criteria, organisers are encouraged to evolve their own rally characteristics and may devise their own rally programme/itinerary.