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* [[2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season|2009]] [[Intercontinental Rally Challenge]] champion [[Kris Meeke]] will move to the World Rally Championship, joining debutants [[MINI]] in their [[Prodrive]]-run [[Mini (BMW)#Mini Countryman WRC|Countryman WRC]].<ref name="Meeke"/>
* [[2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season|2009]] [[Intercontinental Rally Challenge]] champion [[Kris Meeke]] will move to the World Rally Championship, joining debutants [[MINI]] in their [[Prodrive]]-run [[Mini (BMW)#Mini Countryman WRC|Countryman WRC]].<ref name="Meeke"/>
* [[Peter Van Merksteijn Jr.]] is first driver who signed for the [[Citroën Junior Team]]. He is going to race in 10 selected events.
* [[Peter Van Merksteijn Jr.]] is first driver who signed for the [[Citroën Junior Team]]. He is going to race in 10 selected events.
* [[Peter Van Merksteijn Sr.]] is going to race in privateer Van Merksteijn Motorsport with [[Citroën DS3 WRC]] in 10 selected events.
* [[Peter Van Merksteijn Sr.]] is going to race in privateer Van Merksteijn Motorsport with [[Citroën DS3 WRC]] in selected events.
* [[Daniel Oliveira]] who previously competed in [[Intercontinental Rally Challenge]] is going to race with [[Mini (BMW)#Mini Countryman WRC|Countryman WRC]] in selected events.
* [[Daniel Oliveira]] who previously competed in [[Intercontinental Rally Challenge]] is going to race with [[Mini (BMW)#Mini Countryman WRC|Countryman WRC]] in selected events.


Revision as of 15:29, 5 January 2011

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The 2011 World Rally Championship season will be the 39th season of the FIA World Rally Championship.

Changes

  • S2000 cars will become World Rally Cars, they will be powered by a 1600cc turbo engine instead of the current 2000cc turbo unit.[1] The new technical regulations for the future World Rally Car will become effective from 2011.[2] The WRC Car will be based on the current Super 2000 cars, fitted with a supplementary kit, which includes turbo and rear-wing additions.[2] The kit must be able to be fitted or removed within a defined time limit, to be determined.[2]
  • The sporting regulations will be amended to allow any tyre manufacturer to supply tyres. Regulations will be implemented to control costs. The amended regulations will be presented to the WMSC for a fax vote before 20 July 2010.[3]
  • Michelin and Chinese tyre firm DMACK will become the two tyre suppliers for the season, following Pirelli's contract coming to a end and their announcement as the official tyre supplier for Formula One.[4]
  • Additional championship points will be awarded to the top three crews on a televised stage on the final day of each rally. Three points will be awarded to the stage winner, with two and one for second and third respectively.[5][6]

Calendar

Following a fax vote by the members of the World Motor Sport Council (WMSC), the following calendar has been agreed for the 2011 FIA World Rally Championship.[7] The 13 round calendar with each Sunday finishing date.

Round Finishing Date Rally Name Surface Support Category
01 13 February Sweden Rally Sweden Snow PWRC
02 6 March Mexico Rally Mexico Gravel SWRC
03 27 March Portugal Rally de Portugal Gravel PWRC
04 17 April Jordan Jordan Rally Gravel SWRC
05 8 May Italy Rally d'Italia Gravel SWRC
06 29 May Argentina Rally Argentina Gravel PWRC
07 19 June Greece Acropolis Rally Gravel SWRC
08 30 July Finland Rally Finland Gravel SWRC/PWRC
09 21 August Germany Rallye Deutschland Asphalt SWRC
10 11 September Australia Rally Australia Gravel PWRC
11 2 October France Rallye de France Asphalt SWRC
12 23 October Spain Rally de España Asphalt SWRC/PWRC
13 13 November United Kingdom Wales Rally GB Gravel PWRC

Calendar changes

Teams and drivers

Manufacturer teams
Team Constructor Car Tyre No Drivers Co-drivers Rounds
France Citroën Total World Rally Team[9] Citroën Citroën DS3 WRC M 1 France Sébastien Loeb[10] Monaco Daniel Elena -
2 France Sébastien Ogier[10] France Julien Ingrassia -
United States BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team[11] Ford Ford Fiesta RS WRC M TBA Finland Mikko Hirvonen[11] Finland Jarmo Lehtinen[11] -
TBA Finland Jari-Matti Latvala[11] Finland Miikka Anttila[11] -
United Kingdom MINI[12] MINI MINI Countryman WRC[12] M TBA United Kingdom Kris Meeke[13] Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle[13] -
TBA TBA TBA -
Argentina Munchi's Ford World Rally Team[14] Ford Ford Fiesta RS WRC M TBA Argentina Federico Villagra[14] Argentina Jorge Pérez Companc[14] -
France Citroën Junior Team Citroën Citroën DS3 WRC M TBA Netherlands Peter Van Merksteijn, Jr.[15] TBA -
TBA TBA TBA -
Major entries not registered as manufacturers
United States Monster World Rally Team[16] Ford Ford Fiesta RS WRC M TBA United States Ken Block[16] Italy Alessandro Gelsomino[16] -
TBA TBA TBA -
Norway Adapta Motorsport[17] Ford Ford Fiesta RS WRC M TBA Norway Mads Østberg[17] Sweden Jonas Andersson[17] -
Netherlands Ipatec Racing[18] Ford Ford Fiesta RS WRC M TBA Netherlands Dennis Kuipers[18] TBA -
Netherlands Van Merksteijn Motorsport[15] Citroën Citroën DS3 WRC M TBA Netherlands Peter Van Merksteijn, Sr.[15] TBA -
Brazil Brazil World Rally Team[19] MINI MINI Countryman WRC M TBA Brazil Daniel Oliveira[19] Portugal Carlos Magalhaes[19] -

Driver Changes

Team Changes

  • MINI will return to the World Rally Championship as a factory team for the first time since 1967. The manufacturer will use the MINI Countryman crossover SUV, to be run by Dave Richards' Prodrive team after Prodrive failed in their bid to join the 2010 and 2011 Formula One grids. The Countryman will be run in a limited campaign of selected events for the 2011 season, with a view to taking part in the full World Championship from 2012.[12]

References

  1. ^ "FIA maps out the future of the WRC". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 2009-06-24. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  2. ^ a b c "Stay of execution for WRC cars". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 2008-03-26. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  3. ^ "World Motor Sport Council: 23/06/2010". fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 2010-06-23. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  4. ^ Evans, David (2010-09-15). "Chinese tyre firm DMACK joins WRC". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
  5. ^ Beer, Matt (2010-09-08). "WRC adds bonus points for TV stages". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
  6. ^ "World Motor Sport Council: 08/09/2010". fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 2010-09-08. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
  7. ^ Evans, David (2010-04-28). "FIA announces 2011 WRC calendar". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  8. ^ Evans, David (2010-09-29). "Rally Australia moves to new location". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
  9. ^ "Citroen extends its WRC programme". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 2009-07-30. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
  10. ^ a b Evans, David (2010-07-19). "Citroen to retain Loeb and Ogier". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
  11. ^ a b c d e "Ford commits to a WRC future". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
  12. ^ a b c Evans, David (2010-07-27). "Mini confirms 2011 WRC programme". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2010-07-27.
  13. ^ a b c "IRC champion Kris Meeke set to drive Mini WRC in World Rally Championship". telegraph.co.uk. The Daily Telegraph. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
  14. ^ a b c "World Rally 2010: Access All Areas, on Dave 9am 13/11/10". World Rally Championship. 2010-11-13. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Text "World Rally 2010: Access All Areas, on Dave 9am 13/11/10" ignored (help)
  15. ^ a b c "Van Merksteijn". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 2010-12-10. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  16. ^ a b c http://www.rallybuzz.com/ken-block-confirms-wrc-2011/
  17. ^ a b c http://www.m-sport.co.uk/index.php/news/488-adapta-motrosport-confirms-ford-fiesta-rs-wrc-for-2011
  18. ^ a b http://www.m-sport.co.uk/index.php/news/493-kuipers-to-drive-ford-fiesta-rs-wrc-for-2011
  19. ^ a b c "Oliveira signs for new MINI powered Brazilian WRC team". World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 2011-01-04. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
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