List of World Rally Championship rallies
Countries that have hosted a WRC rally. The list of World Rally Championship rallies includes all rally competitions that have been part of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) schedule. It does not include rallies that were only part of the FIA Cup for Drivers , the predecessor to the drivers' world championship, such as the Arctic Rally , the Scottish Rally and the Southern Cross Rally .
The list includes only the rallies that have been finally taken place and not those that had been cancelled.
From 1994 to 1996 , the World Rally Championship had an event rotation system. The Swedish Rally did not have full WRC status in the 1994 season, the Rally Finland in 1995 , and the Monte Carlo Rally and the RAC Rally in 1996. Instead, these rallies were part of the 2-litre "Formula 2" championship that was contested from 1993 to 1999.
The World Rally Championship had a new "Round Rotation" System in 2009 and 2010 in order to attract candidate rallies to have a chance to be a WRC event.
After the second rotation system, World Rally Championship had a calendar with 13 rallies until 2019 , with some changes such as Rally of Poland replacing Acropolis Rally of Greece in 2014 , and Rally Turkey replacing Rally of Poland in 2018 . Hopes for a calendar consisted of 14 rounds again were diminished due to the cancelation of 2016 Rally China and 2019 Rally Australia .
In 2020 and 2021 the World Rally Championship was largely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic , resulting in many rallies being canceled, mostly outside Europe, and new European rounds entering the calendar, such as Rally Estonia , Rally Monza , Croatia Rally and Ypres Rally Belgium .
Rallies by location
Note: bold text indicates 2024 rallies.
Location
Rally
Headquarters
Rally Surface
No of
WRC years
Argentina
Rally Argentina
Villa Carlos Paz [ 1] Gravel
37
1980 –1981 , 1983 –1994 , 1996 –2009 , 2011 –2019
Australia
Rally Australia
Coffs Harbour [ 2] Gravel
25
1989 –1993 , 1995 –2006 , 2009 , 2011 , 2013 –2018
Austria
Österreichische Alpenfahrt
Baden
Gravel
1
1973
Belgium
Ypres Rally
Ypres
Tarmac
2
2021 –2022
Brazil
Rallye do Brasil
São Paulo
Gravel
2
1981 –1982 [ 3]
Bulgaria
Rally Bulgaria
Borovets
Tarmac
1
2010
Canada
Rally of the Rideau Lakes
Smiths Falls
Gravel
1
1974
Critérium du Québec
Montreal
Gravel
3
1977 –1979
Chile
Rally Chile Talcahuano
Gravel
3
2019 , 2023 -2024
China
Rally China
Beijing
Gravel
1
1999 [ 4]
Croatia
Croatia Rally Zagreb
Tarmac
4
2021 –2024
Côte d'Ivoire
Rallye Côte d'Ivoire
Abidjan
Gravel
15
1978 –1992 [ 5]
Cyprus
Cyprus Rally
Limassol
Tarmac/Gravel[ 6]
8
2000 –2006 , 2009
Estonia
Rally Estonia
Tartu
Gravel
4
2020 -2023
Finland
Arctic Rally
Rovaniemi
Snow
1
2021
Rally Finland 1000 Lakes Rally )
Jyväskylä
Gravel
50
1973 –1994 , 1996 –2019 , 2021 –2024 [ 7]
France
Tour de Corse – Rallye de France
Bastia
Tarmac
40
1973 –1995 , 1997 –2008 , 2015 –2019
Rallye de France Alsace
Strasbourg
Tarmac
5
2010 –2014
Germany
Rallye Deutschland
Bostalsee [ 8] Tarmac
17
2002 –2008 , 2010 –2019
Germany /Austria /Czech Republic
Central European Rally Passau
Tarmac
2
2023 -2024
Greece
Acropolis Rally Lamia [ 9] Gravel
42
1973 , 1975 –1994 , 1996 –2009 , 2011 –2013 , 2021 –2024 [ 10]
Indonesia
Rally Indonesia
Medan
Gravel
2
1996 –1997
Ireland /Northern Ireland
Rally Ireland
Sligo
Tarmac
2
2007 , 2009
Italy
Rallye Sanremo [ 11] Sanremo
Tarmac
29
1973 –1985 , 1987 -1994 , 1996 –2003
Rally Italia Sardegna [ 12] Alghero [ 13] Gravel
20
2004 –2009 , 2011 –2024
Rally Monza
Monza
Tarmac
2
2020 –2021
Japan
Rally Japan Nagoya [ 14] Tarmac[ 15]
9
2004 –2008 , 2010 , 2022 –2024
Jordan
Jordan Rally
Amman
Gravel
3
2008 , 2010 –2011
Kenya
Safari Rally Nairobi
Gravel
32
1973 –1994 , 1996 –2002 , 2021 –2024
Latvia
Rally Latvia Liepāja
Gravel
1
2024
Mexico
Rally Mexico
Leon
Gravel
17
2004 –2008 , 2010 –2020 , 2023
Monaco /France
Monte Carlo Rally Gap [ 16] Tarmac with Ice/Snow
47
1973 , 1975 –1995 , 1997 –2008 , 2012 –2024 [ 17]
Morocco
Rallye du Maroc
Casablanca
Tarmac/Gravel
3
1973 , 1975 –1976
New Zealand
Rally New Zealand
Auckland
Gravel
32
1977 , 1979 –1980 , 1982 –1995 , 1997 –2008 , 2010 , 2012 , 2022 [ 18]
Norway
Rally Norway
Hamar
Ice/Snow-covered Gravel
2
2007 , 2009
Poland
Rally Poland Mikołajki
Gravel
7
1973 , 2009 , 2014 –2017 , 2024
Portugal
Rally de Portugal [ 19] Matosinhos [ 20] Gravel
44
1973 –1995 , 1997 –2001 , 2007 , 2009 –2019 , 2021 –2024
Spain
Rally de Catalunya
Salou [ 21] Tarmac & Gravel
30
1991 –1993 , 1995 –2019 , 2021 –2022 [ 22]
Sweden
Rally Sweden Swedish Rally )
Umeå [ 23] Ice/Snow-covered Gravel
47
1973 , 1975 –1989 , 1991 –1993 , 1995 –2008 , 2010 –2020 , 2022 –2024 [ 24]
Turkey
Rally of Turkey
Marmaris [ 25] Gravel
9
2003 –2006 , 2008 , 2010 , 2018 –2020
United Kingdom
Wales Rally GB (formerly RAC Rally and Rally of Great Britain )
Deeside [ 26] Gravel
46
1973 –1995 , 1997 –2019
United States
Press-on-Regardless Rally
Detroit
Gravel
2
1973 –1974
Olympus Rally
Tacoma
Gravel
3
1986 –1988 [ 27]
Rallies by season
Evolution of the calendar
Legend
Meaning
Active events
Valid only for 2 Litres Cup
Cancelled rallies
Notes
^ From 1982 to 1992 valid only for driver championship.
References
^ Previously Córdoba .
^ From 1989–2006, Rally Australia was previously held at Perth, Western Australia , and in Kingscliff, New South Wales in 2009.
^ In 1981, Rallye do Brasil was only part of the drivers' championship.
^ In 2016, Rally China was cancelled due to weather damage.
^ From 1982 to 1992, Rallye Côte d'Ivoire was only part of the drivers' championship.
^ Previously Gravel until 2006.
^ In 1980, 1000 Lakes Rally was only part of the drivers' championship.
^ Previous headquarters include Trier and Saarbrücken .
^ Had previously held in Athens and Loutraki .
^ In 1974, Acropolis Rally was cancelled due to the oil crisis.
^ From 1998–2003, the rally was called Rallye Sanremo – Rallye d'Italia .
^ Until 2010, the rally was called Rally d'Italia Sardegna .
^ Has had different headquarters.
^ Rally Japan was previously held at Tokachi, Hokkaido and Sapporo .
^ Previously Gravel until 2010.
^ Has had different headquarters?
^ In 1974, Monte Carlo Rally was cancelled due to the oil crisis.
^ From 1987 to 1992, Rally New Zealand was only part of the drivers' championship.
^ The rally's name from 1967–2005 was Rallye de Portugal due to the relocation of the rally from Porto .
^ Has had different headquarters.
^ The Rally Catalunya was previously held from Costa Brava and was called Rallye Catalunya from 1991–2004.
^ In 1991 and 1992, Rally Catalunya was only part of the drivers' championship.
^ Previously Karlstad and Torsby .
^ The Swedish Rally was cancelled due to the oil crisis in 1974, and due to lack of snow in 1990. From 1980 to 1984, and from 1989 to 1992, the rally was only part of the drivers' championship.
^ Previously Istanbul and Antalya .
^ Has had different headquarters.
^ In 1986, Olympus Rally was only part of the drivers' championship.
