Thread: WRC Calendar 2025
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31st March 2024, 15:32 #31
The nice thing about those seasons (2009-2011) was we got some new/old rallies back, and I am glad we got some new events in 2021, but I really do hope that for the sake of variety we'll get new/old events back next year (excluding Saudi Arabia, no offense, although I'm sure as a rally it would be a challenge).
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31st March 2024, 15:46 #32
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31st March 2024, 16:08 #33
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"WRC Promoter had been working towards a 14-event schedule for 2024, but event director Simon Larkin has cited the need to bring more Rally1 cars into the championship as the reason for sticking with 13.
“Our plan is to stay with 13, and the reason to stay with 13 is that we believe it’s in the best interest of the championship that we, together with the manufacturers, are taking the best steps to increase the number of cars in the P1 (Priority 1 – manufacturer drivers) field,” Larkin told DirtFish."
So 14 could be doable, especially if 14th round would be in Europe but they consider 13 better for now.
Those in charge of WRC put ~13 round calendar for decades and sustain it even after 2008 crisis so calling 12 "absolute limit" and comparisions to much different WEC series are actually clueless.Last edited by Backa; 31st March 2024 at 16:26.
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31st March 2024, 17:40 #34
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doubt. in f1 you have 34 cities fighting for a place on the 23 race calendar for 2025-26-27. is the same in wrc, with countries "fighting to join the calendar" or is it more like in rallycross, where they were going to dubai, south africa, hong kong because the traditional places were not seeing the value (and ticket sell) in the sport anymore? i understand paraguay may join because argentina will not have government money anymore. chile is also low on cash. not sure why estonia left wrc but i imagine is because of not having enough $ too. what is the situation in wrc? more like f1 (event promoters see value) or rallycross (event promoters dont see value so the series goes after saudi/chinese money)?
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31st March 2024, 19:19 #35
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8th April 2024, 20:21 #36
https://rallyjournal.com/wrc-project...s-running-out/
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16th April 2024, 13:03 #37
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Motorsport Ireland statement released today confirming that Ireland is no longer being considered to host a round of the FIA World Rally Championship in 2025.
Basically not enough time for the economic assessment to be done in order to provide the funding.
https://www.motorsportireland.com/Pu...Statement.aspx
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16th April 2024, 13:11 #38
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