Corona Rally Mexico 2010

[bluuford]

Well, i just noticed that we dont have a thread for this rally. Entries will close in 2nd of February already.

Official site: http://www.rallymexico.com/

Entries confirmed so far:
WRC:

1. Loeb Citroen
2. Sordo Citroen
3. Hirvonen Ford
4. Latvala Ford
5. Wilson Ford
6. Räikkönen Citroen
7. Ogier Citroen
8. Villagra Ford
9. Block Ford


SWRC:

1. Pons Ford
2. Prokop Ford
3. Al Attyah Ford
4. Brynildsen Skoda
5. Kocziusko Ford

PWRC:

1. Araujo Mitsu
2. Arai Subaru
3. Baldoni Mitsu
4. Mayer, G.
5. Linari, G. Subaru
6. Frisiero, F. Mitsu

Very likely will be there, but not confirmed yet:

1. Henning Solberg WRC
2. Petter Solberg WRC

Dont know:

1. Rossi (Ford, confirmed once, and then..)
2. Trivino (Always present)
3. A lot of Peugeot drivers as always:-)

[Wim_Impreza]

Rossi will not be there. He was never confirmed for this rally, that were only rumours.

[playmo]

Isn't a competitor that subscribes to the full championship commited to run every event? if so, then why is petter missing from the entry list?
Cheers....

[bluuford]

I have not seen his confirmation for full season yet. Driver can do as many events as many he wants. Only manufacturers are committed for the whole season.

[Langdale Forest]

So why is the fine so big if they pull out?

[bluuford]

So why is the fine so big if they pull out?

To force them not to pull out..

[Langdale Forest]

How much is the fine anyway?

[bluuford]

How much is the fine anyway?

The amount of entry fee they should pay to enter each remaining event. And there might appear additional fines by FIA including exclusion from the season standings.

[Langdale Forest]

Is it possible for any driver to pay to be excluded from the season standings then?

[bluuford]

Sorry I didn't quite catch you?
They can fine WRC teams and manufacturers who have registered and drivers who have registered to PWRC, JWRC and SWRC. If you are private driver like Petter Solberg, then you dont have to register and they cannot pose any fines.

From the past I remember that Hyundai and bit later Daniel Carlsson was disqualified from the season when he didn't had enough money to start in Sardegna and he did some kind of Start show there. But then he got excluded for season (not team) and Stohl became sole remaining driver in OMV team and Stohl was allowed to drive whole season in one car team because Carlsson-s exclusion was handled as "force major".

If in any support championship (PWRC, JWRC or SWRC) driver misses rally due to the budget problem, he will be excluded from the season (all the points taken away) and most probably he is going to be fined with the sum equal to the entry fees for the remaining rallies. It is same for manufacturers and WRC teams.