World Rally Championship

WRC is short for World Rally Championship, and consists of several events in various countries around the world. The FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile) sets all the rules and regulations for the sport, and also decides where the WRC should go. Every event is held over a period of two or three days, and the fastest driver is the winner. There are 13 rallies on the 2012 calendar.

After each event, the top 10 drivers are awarded with points according to their final position in the rally. The Worldchampion is the one with the most points after the final event of the season. You do not have to enter all rallies to be awarded with points. In addition drivers can score points on a Power Stage. This is usually the last stage on each event, and the winner gets 3 points. Second gives you 2 points and third 1 point.

2012 calendar
19-22/01 Rallye Monte-Carlo – Winner Sebastien Loeb. Petter 3rd.
09-12/02 Rally SWEDEN – Winner Jari-Matti Latvala. Petter 4th.
08–11/03 Rally MEXICO – Winner Sebastien Loeb. Petter 3rd.
29/03-01/04 Rally PORTUGAL – Winner Mads Østberg. Petter 3rd.
27-29/04 Rally ARGENTINA – Winner Sebastien Loeb. Petter 6th.
25-27/05 Rally ACROPOLIS
22-24/06 Rally NEW ZEALAND
02-05/08 Rally FINLAND
24-26/08 Rally GERMANY
13-16/09 Rally GREAT BRITAIN
04-07/10 Rally de FRANCE
18-21/10 Rally ITALY
08-11/11 Rally SPAIN

Drivers standings – 5 of 13 events
1. Sebastien LOEB, 91p
2. Petter SOLBERG, 73p
3. Mikko HIRVONEN, 70p
4. Mads ØSTBERG, 68p
5. Evgeny NOVIKOV, 43p
6. Jari-Matti LATVALA, 28p
7. Martin Prokop, 26p
8. Nasser AL-ATTIYAH, 23p
9. Dani SORDO, 21p
10. Ott TANAK, 16p

Manufacturers, 5 of 13 events
1. Citroën Total World Rally Team 151p
2. Ford Word Rally Team 106p
3. M-Sport Ford World Rally Team 81p
4. Qatar World Rally Team 37p
5. Citroën Junior World Rally Team 30p
6. Adapta World Rally Team 27p
7. Mini WRC Team 26p
8. Brazil World Rally Team 10p