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Main changes are:

- Art 8: New FIA WRC 2 Pro Championship (WRC 2 for manufacturers)

- Art 13.1.2: The total distance of the special stages shall be between 300 km and 350 km (between 300 and 500 km in 2018 and before)

- Art 17.1: P1 drivers may request a specific number provided that the application is endorsed by the FIA and the Promoter. Number 1 may only be chosen by the World Champion driver of the previous season. Requested numbers may not be greater than 99.

- Art 17.2: Competition numbers between 21 and 40 for WRC 2 Pro competitors and between 41 and 70 for WRC 2 competitors shall be allocated rally by rally, according to the provisional classification of the Championships concerned. Greater numbers may be allocated if required.

- Art 20.1.5: On a road section that is a public road and at the start of a stage, a competition car may only be driven on four freely rotating wheels and tyres. Any car not complying with this article will be considered as retired as per WRC Art. 46. An additional penalty may be imposed by the stewards.

- Art 45.2: P1 drivers re-starting on Saturday and/or Sunday under WRC Art. 46, shall on all subsequent days start as a merged group before the other P1 drivers in the reverse order of their position in the classification.

- Art 49.2.2: The schedule for each car in the service park is as follows: 40 minutes between two groups of stages (30 minutes in the past)

- Art 66.1.1: On a permanent testing site proposed by the Manufacturer before its first rally of the year and notified to the FIA. The area of the permanent testing site shall be within a maximum radius of 5 km (free in the past)

That's all, folks!
Other notifications, some new, some as before

4.2 Only R5 allowed in WRC2 and PRO (no S2000, R4 or N)

8.2.1 Manufacturers Registration in the WRC 2 PRO Championships is set at €150,000

8.2.3 WRC 2 Pro Manufacturer may not enter more than two (2) cars in each championship rally

8.4.2 All 14 results will be taken into account when drawing up the final classification of the WRC2 PRO Manufacturers Championship. 8 best scores for WRC2 PRO drivers

11.6.1 For sections of a rally run entirely on asphalt, one route note car may be used for each driver entered with a World Rally car or eligible to score points in the WRC 2 Pro Championship.

60.3 ALL P2P AND P2 DRIVERS
ALL DRIVERS ENTERED WITH AN R5 CAR AND WHO HAVE BEEN ENTERED AS P2P OR P2 DRIVERS DURING THE CURRENT YEAR
ANY OTHER DRIVERS ENTERED WITH AN R5 CAR AND DESIGNATED BY THE FIA + All WRC cars
Tyres must be supplied by an FIA-nominated tyre company. (Other drivers can use which brand they want)

61.1 Nominated tyre companies are only Michelin and Pirelli
(so no DMack, MRF or any other brand allowed)

64.9 LINKED RALLIES where P1 WRC cars must be same chassis, motor, suspension, most parts will be sealed, no total rebuilt (The shock absorber itself will be sealed so that it is not possible to open it.)
64.9.1 Rally Argentina / Rally Chile
64.9.2 Rally Portugal / Rally Italy

APPENDIX VI Registration fee
€319,830 for WRC Manufacturer

Rally Entry fee
€43,695 for 3 cars (611.730€ / season)
€37,000 for 2 cars (518.000€ / season)
so for 3 car WRC team just entries are 931.560€ (All fees exclude local VAT.)