WRC Archives – DirtFish

Monte Carlo Rally

The oldest rally in the world. Created in 1911 as a way of encouraging folk from the north of Europe to forget the worst of… Read more

Category: WRC

Dates: Jan 19, 2023 - Jan 22, 2023

Location: France/Monaco

Based: Gap

Surface: asphalt, snow and ice

Rally Sweden

The WRC’s winter wonderland; a rally touched by absolute magic. Cars balance on a 100mph knife edge, with their survival dependent entirely on 1536 tungsten… Read more

Category: WRC

Dates: Feb 9, 2023 - Feb 12, 2023

Location: Sweden

Based: Umeå

Surface: Snow

Rally México

In the championship since 2004, this event has always been one of the most compact, with the rough, rocky gravel tracks in the Leon suburbs… Read more

Category: WRC

Dates: Mar 16, 2023 - Mar 19, 2023

Location: Guanajuato, Mexico

Based: León

Surface: Gravel

Croatia Rally

A new addition to the World Rally Championship in 2021, Croatia quickly established itself as one of the most popular asphalt events. Last year, Sébastien… Read more

Category: WRC

Dates: Apr 20, 2023 - Apr 23, 2023

Location: Zagreb, Croatia

Based: Zagreb

Surface: Asphalt

Rally Portugal

For El Condor, read Fafe. For Argentina, read Portugal. The Portuguese fans always match their South American friends for absolute rally passion. At times in… Read more

Category: WRC

Dates: May 11, 2023 - May 14, 2023

Location: North-west coast, Portugal

Based: Matosinhos

Surface: Gravel

Rally Italy

For 30 years, Italy’s round of the World Rally Championship meant only one thing: Sanremo. And Sanremo, in turn, meant two things: the asphalt stages… Read more

Category: WRC

Dates: Jun 1, 2023 - Jun 4, 2023

Location: Sardinia

Based: Alghero

Surface: Gravel

Safari Rally Kenya

The Safari rejoined WRC calendar for the first time since 2002 in 2021. The days of racing along open roads through towns with only an… Read more

Category: WRC

Dates: Jun 22, 2023 - Jun 25, 2023

Location: Kenya

Based: Nairobi

Surface: Gravel

Rally Estonia

Rally Estonia is one of European rallying’s fastest risers. First run in 2010, it was included in the European Rally Championship in 2014 and remained… Read more

Category: WRC

Dates: Jul 20, 2023 - Jul 23, 2023

Location: Tartu County

Based: Tartu

Surface: Gravel

Rally Finland

Monte’s always a big tick in the box, but if you ask any driver which rally they really want to win, it’s this one. Finland… Read more

Category: WRC

Dates: Aug 3, 2023 - Aug 6, 2023

Location: Central Finland

Based: Jyväskylä

Surface: Gravel

Acropolis Rally

First run in 1951, the Acropolis Rally is one the oldest and most famous rallies in the world. Along with events like Monte Carlo, Sweden,… Read more

Category: WRC

Dates: Sep 7, 2023 - Sep 10, 2023

Location: Corinthia, Greece

Based: Loutraki

Surface: Gravel

Rally Chile

Rally Chile is perhaps one of the forgotten rounds of the World Rally Championship in recent times. First run in 2018 as a candidate event… Read more

Category: WRC

Dates: Sep 28, 2023 - Oct 1, 2023

Location: Biobio

Based: Concepcion, Chile

Surface: Gravel

Central European Rally

The only brand-new event on the 2023 WRC calendar, Central European Rally breaks new ground as the first ever tri-nation event in the world championship…. Read more

Category: WRC

Dates: Oct 26, 2023 - Oct 29, 2023

Location: Germany, Czech Republic, Austria

Based: Passau, Germany

Surface: Tarmac

Rally Japan

In 2022, the WRC finally make its long-awaited return to Asia with Rally Japan – and the Sapporo-based event is back again as the final… Read more

Category: WRC

Dates: Nov 16, 2023 - Nov 19, 2023

Location: Japan

Based: Nagoya

Surface: Asphalt