WRC News WRC wants a driver on the WRC Commission – who could it be? Step forward somebody. Anybody. For the second time of asking, WRC Promoter would like to see a driver becoming part of a process of change… Read more by David Evans September 21, 2023 3 min
WRC News Where is the WRC going in 2025 and beyond? The world has been missing from the World Rally Championship for too long. Not anymore. Not according to Simon Larkin. Larkin is the WRC Promoter’s… Read more by David Evans September 12, 2023 3 min
WRC News WRC Promoter doesn’t see EV as a future option The World Rally Championship has taken a significant step towards retaining hybrid and sustainable fuel from 2027 onwards. Peter Thul, who is the senior director… Read more by David Evans September 11, 2023 2 min
WRC News WRC Promoter launches Rally.TV WRC Promoter has launched its Rally.TV app to deliver rally and rallycross content to fans every hour of every day. As well as running as… Read more by David Evans August 18, 2023 1 min
WRC News Drivers to meet with WRC Promoter over WRC’s future It’s a long-overdue conversation. But the talking started in Italy last week. And it was started by one of the sport’s greatest communicators, triple FIA… Read more by David Evans June 6, 2023 2 min
WRC News WRC to launch 24/7 TV channel next year World Rally Championship fans will have the chance to watch their sport every minute of every hour of every day from the start of next… Read more by David Evans May 18, 2022 2 min
ERC Features What will the new era of the ERC bring? This week the European Rally Championship undergoes one of its biggest transformations since the end of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge era and the switch from… Read more by Alasdair Lindsay March 7, 2022 5 min
ERC News WRC+ streaming platform adds ERC in 2022 Full live coverage for the European Rally Championship will be included within the WRC+ package from next year. Having won the rights to take over… Read more by Rob Hansford December 8, 2021
WRC News Nordic broadcaster secures rights for WRC, ERC and World RX WRC Promoter has secured a six-year agreement with Nordic broadcaster C More, which has become the first network to secure the rights to show the World… Read more by Luke Barry December 6, 2021 1 min
ERC Features What we know about the new-look ERC so far When Jona Siebel addresses the room, you listen. He has an aura – a voice of authority – that draws you in. And that’s before… Read more by Luke Barry November 4, 2021
ERC News The concerns over ERC grounding for WRC events Some of the World Rally Championship teams have registered concerns with the FIA’s plans to give events a European Rally Championship grounding before drafting them… Read more by David Evans September 19, 2021 2 min
WRC News Monza instaled as WRC finale in place of Japan Monza Rally has been confirmed as the final round of this year’s World Rally Championship, replacing Rally Japan which was lost to the COVID-19 pandemic… Read more by David Evans September 12, 2021 2 min
WRC News Ypres restored to ERC calendar in WRC return plan DirtFish understands Ypres Rally will appear in the World Rally Championship again, but not until 2024 at the earliest as it returns to the European… Read more by Luke Barry August 15, 2021 3 min
ERC News Promoter’s plan to bring ERC rallies into WRC calendar WRC Promoter’s event director Simon Larkin has provided DirtFish with an insight into his firm’s thinking in taking on the ERC for next season. As… Read more by David Evans August 9, 2021 2 min
Rally Opinion What should WRC Promoter do with the ERC? The cat is now out of the bag so to speak. DirtFish first broke the story back in May, but last week we got official… Read more by Luke Barry July 13, 2021 3 min
ERC News WRC Promoter announced as new ERC promoter As first reported by DirtFish in May, WRC Promoter will take over as promoter of the European Rally Championship from 2022. Eurosport Events has run… Read more by Luke Barry July 8, 2021 2 min
ERC Opinion Will ERC be a destination or feeder series in its new era? With WRC Promoter expected to take over the running of the European Championship from 2022, as revealed by DirtFish last week, David Evans considers the… Read more by David Evans May 18, 2021 3 min
WRC News Chinese manufacturer tipped for WRC in ‘medium future’ A Chinese manufacturer is expected to enter the World Rally Championship in the ‘medium-term’ future. Five years ago, China came within touching distance for the… Read more by David Evans May 13, 2021 2 min