Why is there no WRC Wales 2021?
Why is there no WRC Wales 2021?
The rally was moved back to the Deeside service park for 2020, but like most sporting events, it was cancelled due to the Covid pandemic. Wales Rally GB then lost its place on the 2021 WRC schedule to Belgium’s Ypres Rally, which itself was then postponed due to the ongoing covid crises.
Will WRC return to Wales?
Toyota driver and proud Welshman Elfyn Evans says the future of the WRC in Britain is “bleak” and he fears that the event may never return to Wales. The British leg of the WRC has been held in Wales since 2000, but was cancelled last year because of the global Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.
Is the WRC in Wales this year?
The United Kingdom will be absent from the World Rally Championship calendar in 2022 after plans to bring rallying’s top tier to Northern Ireland collapsed.
When and where is the next WRC rally?
WRC CALENDAR 2022
| Round | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rallye Monte-Carlo | 20.01. – 23.01.2022 |
| 2. | Rally Sweden | 24.02. – 27.02.2022 |
| 3. | Croatia Rally | 21.04. – 24.04.2022 |
| 4. | Vodafone Rally de Portugal | 19.05. – 22.05.2022 |
Will WRC be in Wales 2022?
After the Northern Irish government failed to commit to a WRC event in the province, there will be no UK round in 2022.
Is there a rally GB in 2022?
Belgium will host its second-ever round of the World Rally Championship in 2022, as the tarmac Rally Ypres steps in to fill a gap in the 2022 WRC calendar.
Does the RAC Rally still exist?
It was a round of the FIA World Rally Championship until 2019 and was also formerly a round of the MSA British Rally Championship. From its first running in 1932 until the 53rd event in 1997, it was known as the RAC Rally until adopting its current name in 2003 except in 2009 when it was Rally of Great Britain.
Is there a rally GB in 2021?
The WRC has confirmed that the Britain’s iconic Rally GB, which has only missed one season in the history of the WRC, will no longer have a place on a revised 2021 calendar.
Why is there no WRC in UK?
The the last two Wales Rally GB rounds were cancelled first due to Covid and then losing its slot to Rally Ypres. Motorsport UK had an agreement with the Northern Irish government for a 2022 event plan to be confirmed within a certain deadline, which has long since passed.
Will there be a rally GB in 2022?
Updated 14:30 Friday 18th February 2022. Belgium will host its second-ever round of the World Rally Championship in 2022, as the tarmac Rally Ypres steps in to fill a gap in the 2022 WRC calendar.
