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The World Rally Championship (WRC) is a rallying series administered by Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. [1] The series currently consists of 13 three-day events driven on surfaces that range from gravel and tarmac to snow and ice.
Loeb is the oldest winner of a World Rally Championship event; he was 47 years and 331 days old when he won the 2022 Monte Carlo Rally. [4] Jari-Matti Latvala holds the record for the most event wins (18) without ever winning a championship. As of the 2024 Rally Chile, there have been 80 different World Rally Championship event winners. [5]
World Rally Championship ... Oldest Drivers' Champion; Driver Age Year 1 Hannu Mikkola: 41 y, 183 d 1983 season: 2 Sébastien Loeb: 38 y, 224 d 2012 season: 3
The WRC Academy was an alternative name for Junior WRC between 2011 and 2012, the first years the championship became a one-make series before reverting to the Junior WRC name. The World Rally Championship Ladies Cup ran from 1990 to 1995 and could be won by any class of car.
The archives of WRC.com had recorded co-driver world champions from 2001, however this page is no longer maintained by WRC.com. [4] eWRC-Results.com, a popular rally results archive has co-driver standings from 1998 onwards on its 'Seasons' pages. [5]
The WRC was formed from well-known and popular international rallies, most of which had previously been part of the European Rally Championship and/or the International Championship for Manufacturers; the series was first contested in 1973. [2] The first official rallying Manufacturers' Champion was Alpine-Renault.
International Championship for Manufacturers; 1st 2nd 3rd 1970 7 Porsche: Alpine-Renault: Lancia: 1971 9 Alpine-Renault: Saab: Porsche: 1972 9 Lancia: Fiat: Porsche: Drivers' championship Manufacturers' championship 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 1973: 13 No drivers' championship [1] Alpine-Renault: Fiat: Ford: 1974: 8 [2] Lancia: Fiat: Ford: 1975: 10 ...
The 2000 World Rally Championship was the 28th season of the FIA World Rally Championship.The season consisted of 14 rallies. The drivers' world championship was won by Marcus Grönholm in a Peugeot 206 WRC, breaking the streak of Tommi Mäkinen who had won the previous 4 titles for Mitsubishi, ahead of Richard Burns and Carlos Sainz.