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
WRC News The case for two winter WRC rallies Dear FIA and WRC Promoter. We’ve solved the problem of Sweden or Finland for next year’s winter rally slot. Seriously, you can have this one… Read more by David Evans March 14, 2021 3 min
World RX Opinion An RX legend’s verdict on WRC Promoter’s takeover For the first time, the World Rallycross Championship will be promoted by the same organization as the World Rally Championship. Kenneth Hansen, a 14-time European… Read more by DirtFish Media February 12, 2021 2 min
World RX Features WRC Promoter takes over World RX – what we want to see At long last, WRC Promoter has been announced as the new commercial rights holder for the World Rallycross Championship. The agreement will likely inject fresh… Read more by DirtFish Media February 11, 2021 5 min
World RX News WRC Promoter appointed new World RX rights holder WRC Promoter has been announced as the new commercial rights holder for the World Rallycross Championship ahead of the 2021 season. A tender for a… Read more by Dominik Wilde February 11, 2021 2 min
WRC News Arctic Rally WRC round gets green light The World Rally Championship will have a winter rally in 2021 as the Arctic Rally Finland’s place on the calendar was confirmed on Thursday. Rally… Read more by Luke Barry January 14, 2021 2 min