I think we can start also with this thread. Calendar is expected to be confirmed on WMSC on 16th October.
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I think we can start also with this thread. Calendar is expected to be confirmed on WMSC on 16th October.
Will be interesting to see how many cars Lancia have ready for the season start and who will jump ship or stop with their Fabia and Yaris
Ostberg on Lancia Y HF
Will there be any changes? Croatia goes wrc... something else
Rumour is no Roma but Sardegna...
any guesses on the calendar?
poland, sweden, czechia, hungary will probably be there, right? (4)
a return to latvia?
will the uk keep the round even with so little entries?
sardegna could be expensive too, is it worth it?
spain? or could portugal have a shoot somewhere else?
its probably some of these, right? france you fellas suggested is a no no
Rome stays. The switch with Sardegna is only in 2027.
Poland might be back to Silesia next year according to local news.
If that happens, Latvia and Portugal should be the main candidates to replace Croatia. A gravel round is needed.
Ceredigion? Who knows?
The rest should remain the same.
Fafe in.
7/11 October
spain, hungary, polska, czechia, sweden, portugal, latvia, italy is my guess then!
Barum Czech Rally Zlín just confirmed the date for next year - https://www.czechrally.com/en/27278n...its-exact-date
19-year-old Markas Buteikis, driving the Ford Fiesta Rally4, won the Lithuanian Rally4 Trophy championship and secured the 80 000 € scholarship for his Junior ERC 2026 campaign:
https://www.facebook.com/MSportPolan...g9ZXGhi8J7Pxel
i keep seeing gigi gali doing some stunts in rally stages with a citroen R5... is this one event and the algorhythm is making it look like somethig more to me or was there any news on him coming back to do more rallies? i mean, i dont even know if hes doing rallies nowadays
Was it a C3 WRC at Rally Legend last weekend? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBKb-Lxq9n4Quote:
Originally Posted by saco0o
Probably just the one event? Italians here will know more.
Galli didnt do a proper rally since 2008. Only few "shows" or zero car...Quote:
Originally Posted by saco0o
chris ingram all happy in that extreme-H event in saudi arabia saying that thing fits him and he would love to do that
bleeeeeeeeeeeh
he did only promo/show stuff and a project with a rx kia rioQuote:
Originally Posted by WRCStan
he indeed was at rally legend
Hmmm, that's worrying.Quote:
Originally Posted by saco0o
So many false starts for him in WRC2 makes me doubting he'll ever have a proper serious full season there. Or even back in ERC.
He launched a YT channel and had a camera following him, it could have been a signal. We can dream.Quote:
Originally Posted by wyler
"safe bet", which is good.
ECR related but concerning the Historic ERC, have seen some chatter about changes to be made to the classes etc however has anyone heard anything about the calendar for 2026?
There is own thread for ERC Historic - https://www.motorsportforums.com/sho...2-ERC-HistoricQuote:
Originally Posted by Sal yet again
18-year-old Estonian rally driver Jaspar Vaher will contest a mix of WRC2, ERC and national rallies in 2026 in a Toyota GR Yaris Rally2.
source:
https://www.facebook.com/DirtFishRal...5466527609597/
I think that biggest problem of this Challenge Programme is their choice of events. Also if you look to previous years, they were choosing (sometimes strange) events in different countries and different championships. So drivers arrived there, usually showed nothing and moved to another event. They are forgetting one important thing - if you want to be champion, you need also to know how to fight for position in the championship. Especially for your mind is different if you come to the event and are there only to gain experience or if you are fighting for the best position in the championship. For a long time I am saying that for them should be better to do one championship regurarly and then add some other events to gain more experience.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
Something like a full British Championship (with its mixture of gravel & tarmac) plus selected WRC2 & ERC rounds that fit between the British rounds, perhaps?Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
British Championship was not so big highlight in last years, but yes, something like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve Boyd
this!Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
I agree, but with a few more "young guns" like Vaher the British Championship could become a lot more interesting.Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
Every addition driver is making every championship more interesting. But British Championship should focus to bring all top drivers from UK/Ireland as a priority...Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve Boyd
They lost that when they tried to market the championship as a stepping stone to ERC & WRC. Back in the Gp4, GpB and early GpA days there were plenty who had a career in the BRC. Now, once people have had a couple of seasons, they either move up or retire. If they could recreate the idea that you could be a rally success if you stayed in BRC for many years I'm sure it would improve the entry, but to do that they need to raise the profile amongst the general public so that sponsors have something worth supporting.Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
Tom Heindrichs in Junior ERC with Opel, Gianandrea Pisani in ERC 2WD with Lancia(possibly with Michelin tyres) :cool:
Mabellini and Dei Ceci should also be with Lancia in ERC (Rally2 and Rally4).
So WRC2 + ERC for Andrea Mabellini :confused:
ERC Fiesta Rally3 Trophy confirmed for 2026:
https://www.fiaerc.com/en/news/good-...irmed-for-2026
I don't know that, but I know that the Lancia program will be officially presented on November 18th at Satory, home of Stellantis’ motorsport activities, along with the drivers and the official livery of the Ypsilon HF Integrale Rally2. Maybe we will learn something in 2 days.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom206wrc
During the presentation of the Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 today, they only mentionned name of Gianandrea Pisani for ERC 2WD 2026(in the Ypsilon Rally4)...once again, no Andrea Mabellini at all :mark:
and no official lancia team in rally2.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom206wrc
Lancia has confirmed the all-new Rally2 contender will be delivered to factory-supported and customer teams in the first quarter of 2026,Quote:
Originally Posted by wyler
customer, yes. But only factory-backed team in erc will be for pisani in rally4 (team still to be decided with a tender, probably italy based)Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
I wouldn't expect a factory-backed Rally2 team in ERC. That will be in WRC2 where their big effort is being made to win the Title for maximum publicity.Quote:
Originally Posted by wyler