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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 ...
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 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 ...
Xsara WRC: C4 WRC: DS3 WRC: C3 WRC: Ford: Ford Escort WRC: Focus WRC 99: Focus RS WRC 00: Focus RS WRC 01: Focus RS WRC 02: Focus RS WRC 03: Focus RS WRC 04: Focus RS WRC 06: Focus RS WRC 07: Focus RS WRC 08: Focus RS WRC 09: Fiesta RS WRC: Fiesta WRC: Hyundai: Accent WRC: Accent WRC2: Accent WRC3: i20 WRC: i20 Coupe WRC: Mini: John Cooper ...
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 ]
The Groups Rally consists of six rally car specifications eligible for WRC. Rally1 cars were introduced in 2022 and replaced the World Rally Car as the car permitted in the manufacturer's championship. Hybrid powertrains were introduced for the first time in rallying amongst cost-cutting initiatives such as centrally developed tubular safety ...
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 ]
Prior to the forming of the World Rally Championship, Lancia took the final International Championship for Manufacturers title with the Fulvia in 1972. In the WRC, they remain the most statistically successful marque (despite having withdrawn at the end of the 1993 season), winning constructors' titles with the Stratos (1974, 1975 and 1976), the 037 and the Delta (six consecutive wins from ...