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Loeb holds the record for the most consecutive wins, having two six-win streaks (2005 Rally New Zealand–2005 Rally Argentina and 2008 Wales Rally GB–2009 Rally Argentina). [3] Kalle Rovanperä is the youngest winner of a World Rally Championship event; he was 20 years, 11 months and 17 days old when he won the 2021 Rally Estonia. [4]
Event wins by car [12] Car Tyre Total 1 Lancia Delta: M P: 46 Subaru Impreza: P: 46 3 Ford Focus RS WRC: P M B F: 44 4 Volkswagen Polo R WRC: M: 43 5 Toyota Celica: M: 37 6 Citroën C4 WRC: B F P: 36 7 Citroën Xsara WRC: M B F: 32 8 Ford Escort: D G: 31 9 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution: M: 26 Citroën DS3 WRC: M: 26 Toyota Yaris WRC: M P: 26
In the current points system, points are awarded at the end of each rally to the top ten WRC (overall) drivers that qualify as follows: 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1. In addition to those points, from 2011 each event holds 1 special stage, the Power Stage , in which drivers and co-drivers can score extra points – currently awarded to five ...
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.
In the 45 seasons the Championship has been awarded, only 13 different manufacturers have won it; Lancia being the most successful, with 10 titles including 6 consecutive from 1987 to 1992. Only seven countries have produced winning manufacturers: France (3), Japan (3), Italy (2), the United Kingdom (2), Germany (2), South Korea (1), and United ...
In 2015, 20 years from when McRae won the 1995 WRC Championship, an exhibition of memorabilia, including cars, was displayed at a service park at 2015 Rally GB. [81] In November 2020, a documentary celebrating the 25th anniversary of McRae's WRC win was released. [82] [83] Kenyan race car driver McRae Kimathi is named after him. [84]
With 80 rally wins in the World Rally Championship, Loeb is the most successful rally driver in the history of the championship, alongside his co-driver Daniel Elena. [2] Competing in his native France in the early parts of his career, Loeb later contested the World Rally Championship with the French Federation of Automobile Sport , between ...
Daniel Elena is the most successful WRC co-driver champion, winning 9 times with driver Sébastien Loeb. The World Rally Championship (WRC) is a rallying series administered by Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. [ 1 ]