2021 World Rally Championship-2

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Mads Østberg is the reigning WRC-2 drivers' champion.

The 2021 FIA World Rally Championship-2 is the ninth season of the World Rally Championship-2, an auto racing championship for rally cars that is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the second-highest tier of international rallying. The category is open to cars entered by manufacturers and complying with Rally2 regulations.[1] The championship is due to begin in January 2021 with the Rallye Monte-Carlo and conclude in November 2021 with Rally Japan, and will run in support of the 2021 World Rally Championship.

Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen are the reigning drivers' and co-drivers' champions. Toksport WRT are the defending teams' champions.[2]

Calendar

A map showing the locations of the rallies in the 2021 championship. Contested events are in green, while cancelled events are in blue. Event headquarters are marked with a black dot.

The 2021 championship was contested over twelve rounds in Europe and Africa:

Round Start date Finish date Rally Rally headquarters Surface Stages Distance Ref.
1 21 January 24 January Monaco Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo Gap, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur[a] Mixed[b] 14 257.64 km [3]
2 26 February 28 February Finland Arctic Rally Finland Rovaniemi, Lapland Snow 10 251.08 km [4]
3 22 April 25 April Croatia Croatia Rally Zagreb Tarmac 20 300.32 km [5]
4 20 May 23 May Portugal Rally de Portugal Matosinhos, Porto Gravel 20 337.51 km [6]
5 3 June 6 June Italy Rally Italia Sardegna Olbia, Sardinia Gravel 20 303.10 km [7]
6 24 June 27 June Kenya Safari Rally Kenya Nairobi Gravel 18 320.19 km [8]
7 15 July 18 July Estonia Rally Estonia Tartu, Tartu County Gravel 24 314.16 km [9]
8 13 August 15 August Belgium Ypres Rally Belgium Ypres, West Flanders Tarmac 20 295.78 km [10]
9 9 September 12 September Greece Acropolis Rally Greece Lamia, Central Greece Gravel 15 292.19 km [11]
10 1 October 3 October Finland Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Central Finland Gravel 19 287.11 km [12]
11 14 October 17 October Spain RACC Rally Catalunya de España Salou, Catalonia Tarmac 17 280.46 km [13]
12 18 November 21 November Italy ACI Rally Monza Monza, Lombardy Tarmac 16 253.18 km [14]
Sources:[15][16][17][18][19]

The following rounds were included on the original calendar published by WRC Promoter GmbH, but were later cancelled:

Start date Finish date Rally Rally headquarters Surface Stages Distance Cancellation reason Ref.
11 February 14 February Sweden Rally Sweden Torsby, Värmland Snow 19 313.81 km COVID-19 pandemic [20][21]
9 September 12 September Chile Rally Chile Concepción, Biobío Gravel — — COVID-19 pandemic [22]
19 August 22 August United Kingdom Rally GB — — — — Financial issues [23]
11 November 14 November Japan Rally Japan Nagoya, Chūbu Tarmac 20 300.11 km COVID-19 pandemic [24][25]

Calendar changes

With the addition of Rally Chile to the calendar in 2019, the FIA opened the tender process for new events to join the championship in 2020.[26] Three events were successful,[c] but the championship was affected by a series of cancellations in 2019 and 2020 that necessitated changes to the 2021 calendar:

  • Rally Catalunya returned to the championship. The rally was removed from the 2020 schedule as part of an event-sharing agreement that would see it removed from the calendar for one year, but was guaranteed a spot on the calendar for the next two.[15] The rally returned to running exclusively on tarmac roads for the first time since 2009.[28][d]
The Acropolis Rally of Greece returned to the championship for the first time since 2013.
The Ypres Rally's debut made Belgium the 35th nation to hold a World Rally Championship event.
  • Rally GB was replaced by the Ypres Rally in Belgium.[23] Rally GB had originally planned to move from Wales to Northern Ireland, but the event was replaced when organisers were unable to come to an agreement with the government of Northern Ireland to support the rally.
  • Rally Japan was scheduled to return to the calendar for the first time since 2010,[15] but it was ultimately called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[25] The rally was also originally included on the 2020 calendar, but was also cancelled because of the pandemic.[35] Rally Monza was confirmed to hold the season finale for the second year in a row.[19]
  • The Safari Rally was run as a World Championship event for the first time since 2002. The event was based in the Kenyan capital Nairobi and featured stages around Lake Naivasha.[36] The event had been planned to make its return to the championship in 2020, but was cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[37]
The Arctic Rally became the first World Rally Championship round to be held inside the Arctic Circle.
  • Rally Sweden was included on the first draft of the calendar with its traditional February date,[38] but was cancelled before the start of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[39][21] The Arctic Rally in northern Finland was chosen as a replacement to ensure that a winter rally was included on the calendar.[40][e]

In light of the disruption caused by the pandemic in 2020 and in anticipation of further delays, the calendar included an additional six reserve rounds that could be included in the event of rallies being cancelled. These events include rallies in Turkey, Argentina and Latvia.[15][42] The Ypres Rally had also been included on this reserve list before it replaced Rally GB,[23] so as the Acropolis Rally and Rally Monza.[22][19]

Entries

The following teams and crews are under contract to contest the 2020 World Rally Championship-2:

Entrant Car Driver name Co-driver name Rounds
South Korea Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 R5 Sweden Oliver Solberg Republic of Ireland Aaron Johnston TBA
Norway Ole Christian Veiby Sweden Jonas Andersson TBA
United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II France Adrien Fourmaux Belgium Renaud Jamoul 1
Italy Movisport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Russia Nikolay Gryazin Russia Konstantin Aleksandrov TBA
Škoda Fabia R5 Evo Italy Enrico Brazzoli Italy Maurizio Barone 1
France Saintéloc Citroën C3 Rally2 United States Sean Johnston United States Alex Kihurani 1
Portugal Sports & You Citroën C3 Rally2 France Eric Camilli France François-Xavier Buresi 1
Germany Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo Bolivia Marco Bulacia Wilkinson Argentina Marcelo Der Ohannesian 1
Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Ola Fløene 1
Source:[43]

In detail

Hyundai Motorsport N plan to introduce an updated version of the Hyundai i20 R5 known as the Hyundai i20 N Rally2 during the season.[44] Oliver Solberg signed a two-year deal to drive for the team.[45] He will compete alongside Ole Christian Veiby, replacing Nikolay Gryazin.[46]

M-Sport Ford WRT will enter a Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II for Adrien Fourmaux and Renaud Jamoul.[47] Formaux and Jamoul will combine their WRC-2 campaign with appearances competing for M-Sport in the top tier of rallying.

The World Rally Championship-3 crew of Marco Bulacia Wilkinson and Marcelo Der Ohannesian joined the WRC-2 with defending champions Toksport WRT. The team will enter a second car for Andreas Mikkelsen and Ola Fløene.

SC Movisport will join the championship, entering a Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 for Nikolay Gryazin and Konstantin Aleksandrov. The team will also enter a Škoda Fabia R5 Evo for Enrico Brazzoli and Maurizio Barone.[48]

Portuguese team Sports and You, Citroen distributor in the Iberian Peninsule, will enter the new Citroën C3 Rally2 for Eric Camilli and François-Xavier Buresi.

Changes

Technical regulations

Pirelli will replace Michelin as the sport's sole tyre supplier.[49] Under the terms of the agreement, Pirelli will supply tyres to all teams entering World Rally Cars and R5 cars.

Sporting regulations

Competitors in the WRC-2 category will be awarded Power Stage bonus points for the first time.[50]

Results and standings

Season summary

Round Event Winning driver Winning co-driver Winning entrant Winning time Report Ref.
1 Monaco Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Ola Fløene Germany Toksport WRT 3:03:57.3 Report [51]
2 Finland Arctic Rally Finland Report
3 Croatia Croatia Rally Report
4 Portugal Rallye de Portugal Report
5 Italy Rally Italia Sardegna Report
6 Kenya Safari Rally Kenya Report
7 Estonia Rally Estonia Report
8 Finland Rally Finland Report
9 Belgium Ypres Rally Belgium Report
10 Chile Rally Chile Report
11 Spain RACC Rally Catalunya de España Report
12 Japan Rally Japan Report

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers in each event. Power Stage points are also awarded in the drivers', co-drivers' and manufacturers' championships.

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

FIA World Rally Championship-2 for Drivers

Pos. Driver MON
Monaco 		ARC
Finland 		CRO
Croatia 		PRT
Portugal 		ITA
Italy 		SAF
Kenya 		EST
Estonia 		FIN
Finland 		BEL
Belgium 		CHI
Chile 		ESP
Spain 		JPN
Japan 		Points
1 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen 11 30
2 France Adrien Fourmaux 22 22
3 France Eric Camilli 34 17
4 Bolivia Marco Bulacia Wilkinson 43 15
5 United States Sean Johnston 55 11
6 Italy Enrico Brazzoli 6 8
Pos. Driver MON
Monaco 		ARC
Finland 		CRO
Croatia 		PRT
Portugal 		ITA
Italy 		SAF
Kenya 		EST
Estonia 		FIN
Finland 		BEL
Belgium 		CHI
Chile 		ESP
Spain 		JPN
Japan 		Points
Source:[52]
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Notes:
1 2 3 4 5 – Power Stage position

FIA World Rally Championship-2 for Co-Drivers

Pos. Co-Driver MON
Monaco 		ARC
Finland 		CRO
Croatia 		PRT
Portugal 		ITA
Italy 		SAF
Kenya 		EST
Estonia 		FIN
Finland 		BEL
Belgium 		CHI
Chile 		ESP
Spain 		JPN
Japan 		Points
1 Norway Ola Fløene 11 30
2 Belgium Renaud Jamoul 22 22
3 France François-Xavier Buresi 34 17
4 Argentina Marcelo Der Ohannesian 43 15
5 United States Alex Kihurani 55 11
6 Italy Maurizio Barone 6 8
Pos. Co-Driver MON
Monaco 		ARC
Finland 		CRO
Croatia 		PRT
Portugal 		ITA
Italy 		SAF
Kenya 		EST
Estonia 		FIN
Finland 		BEL
Belgium 		CHI
Chile 		ESP
Spain 		JPN
Japan 		Points
Source:[52]
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Notes:
1 2 3 4 5 – Power Stage position

FIA World Rally Championship-2 for Manufacturers

Pos. Manufacturer MON
Monaco 		ARC
Finland 		CRO
Croatia 		PRT
Portugal 		ITA
Italy 		SAF
Kenya 		EST
Estonia 		FIN
Finland 		BEL
Belgium 		CHI
Chile 		ESP
Spain 		JPN
Japan 		Points
1 Germany Toksport WRT 1 40
3
2 Italy Movisport 2 30
4
Pos. Manufacturer MON
Monaco 		ARC
Finland 		CRO
Croatia 		PRT
Portugal 		ITA
Italy 		SAF
Kenya 		EST
Estonia 		FIN
Finland 		BEL
Belgium 		CHI
Chile 		ESP
Spain 		JPN
Japan 		Points
Source:[52]
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Notes:
1 2 3 4 5 – Power Stage position

Notes

  1. ^ The rally base of the Monte Carlo Rally was located in France.
  2. ^ The Monte Carlo Rally was run on a tarmac and snow surface.
  3. ^ Rally New Zealand was successful in its bid to join the championship, but was cancelled because of the pandemic.[27] It was not included on the 2021 calendar, but a separate, later bid from Rally Croatia was also successful.[15]
  4. ^ Rally Catalunya had previously been run as a mixed surface rally, with the first leg of the event held on gravel roads and the final two legs on tarmac.[29]
  5. ^ The Arctic Rally was held twice during the 2021 calendar year. The first running in January was part of the Finnish Rally Championship and the second running in February was the World Championship round.[41]

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