List of World Rally Championship rallies

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Countries that have hosted a WRC rally.

The list of World Rally Championship rallies includes all

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

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

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

.

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
Rallies
WRC years
Argentina Argentina Rally Argentina Villa Carlos Paz[1] Gravel 37 19801981, 19831994, 19962009, 20112019
Australia Australia Rally Australia Coffs Harbour[2] Gravel 25 19891993, 19952006, 2009, 2011, 20132018
Austria Austria Österreichische Alpenfahrt Baden Gravel 1
1973
Belgium Belgium Ypres Rally Ypres Tarmac 2 20212022
Brazil Brazil
Rallye do Brasil
São Paulo Gravel 2
1982[3]
Bulgaria Bulgaria Rally Bulgaria Borovets Tarmac 1 2010
Canada Canada Rally of the Rideau Lakes Smiths Falls Gravel 1 1974
Critérium du Québec Montreal Gravel 3 19771979
Chile Chile Rally Chile Talcahuano Gravel 3 2019, 2023-2024
China China Rally China Beijing Gravel 1 1999[4]
Croatia Croatia Croatia Rally Zagreb Tarmac 4 20212024
Côte d'Ivoire
Rallye Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan Gravel 15 19781992[5]
Cyprus Cyprus Cyprus Rally Limassol Tarmac/Gravel [6] 8 20002006, 2009
Estonia Estonia Rally Estonia Tartu Gravel 4 2020-2023
Finland Finland Arctic Rally Rovaniemi Snow 1 2021
Rally Finland (formerly 1000 Lakes Rally) Jyväskylä Gravel 50 19731994, 19962019, 20212024[7]
France France Tour de Corse – Rallye de France Bastia Tarmac 40
2015–2019
Rallye de France Alsace Strasbourg Tarmac 5
2014
Germany Germany Rallye Deutschland Bostalsee[8] Tarmac 17 20022008, 20102019
Germany Germany/Austria Austria/Czech Republic Czech Republic
Central Europe Rally
Passau Tarmac 2 2023-2024
Greece Greece Acropolis Rally Lamia[9] Gravel 42 1973, 19751994, 19962009, 20112013, 20212024[10]
Indonesia Indonesia
Rally Indonesia
Medan Gravel 2 19961997
Republic of Ireland Ireland/Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Rally Ireland Sligo Tarmac 2 2007, 2009
Italy Italy Rallye Sanremo[11] Sanremo Tarmac 29
1987-1994, 19962003
Rally Italia Sardegna[12] Alghero[13] Gravel 20 20042009, 20112024
Rally Monza Monza Tarmac 2 20202021
Japan Japan Rally Japan Nagoya[14] Tarmac [15] 9 20042008, 2010, 20222024
Jordan Jordan Jordan Rally Amman Gravel 3 2008, 20102011
Kenya Kenya Safari Rally Nairobi Gravel 32 19731994, 19962002, 20212024
Latvia Latvia
Rally Latvia
Liepāja Gravel 1 2024
Mexico Mexico Rally Mexico Leon Gravel 17 20042008, 20102020, 2023
Monaco Monaco/France France Monte Carlo Rally Gap[16] Tarmac with Ice/Snow 47 1973, 19751995, 19972008, 20122024[17]
Morocco Morocco Rallye du Maroc Casablanca Tarmac/Gravel 3 1973, 19751976
New Zealand New Zealand Rally New Zealand Auckland Gravel 32 1977, 19791980, 19821995, 19972008, 2010, 2012, 2022[18]
Norway Norway Rally Norway Hamar Ice/Snow-covered Gravel 2 2007, 2009
Poland Poland Rally Poland Mikołajki Gravel 8 1973, 2009, 20142017, 2023, 2024
Portugal Portugal Rally de Portugal[19] Matosinhos[20] Gravel 44 19731995, 19972001, 2007, 20092019, 20212024
Spain Spain Rally de Catalunya
Salou[21]
Tarmac & Gravel 30 19911993, 19952019, 20212022[22]
Sweden Sweden Rally Sweden (formerly Swedish Rally) Umeå[23] Ice/Snow-covered Gravel 47 1973, 19751989, 19911993, 19952008, 20102020, 20222024[24]
Turkey Turkey Rally of Turkey Marmaris[25] Gravel 9 20032006, 2008, 2010, 20182020
United Kingdom United Kingdom Wales Rally GB (formerly RAC Rally and Rally of Great Britain) Deeside[26] Gravel 46 19731995, 19972019
United States United States Press-on-Regardless Rally Detroit Gravel 2 19731974
Olympus Rally Tacoma Gravel 3 19861988[27]

Rallies by season

1973–1979

Rnd 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1 Monaco Portugal Monaco Monaco Monaco Monaco Monaco
2 Sweden Kenya Sweden
Sweden
Sweden Sweden Sweden
3 Portugal Finland Kenya Portugal Portugal Kenya Portugal
4 Kenya Italy Greece Kenya Kenya Portugal Kenya
5 Morocco Canada Morocco Greece New Zealand Greece Greece
6 Greece United States Portugal Morocco Greece Finland New Zealand
7 Poland Great Britain Finland Finland Finland Canada Finland
8 Finland France Italy Italy Canada Italy Canada
9 Austria France France Italy Côte d'Ivoire Italy
10 Italy Great Britain Great Britain France France France
11 United States Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain
12 Great Britain Côte d'Ivoire
13 France

1980–1989

Rnd 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1 Monaco Monaco Monaco Monaco Monaco Monaco Monaco Monaco Monaco Sweden
2 Sweden Sweden Sweden Sweden Sweden Sweden Sweden Sweden Sweden Monaco
3 Portugal Portugal Portugal Portugal Portugal Portugal Portugal Portugal Portugal Portugal
4 Kenya Kenya Kenya Kenya Kenya Kenya Kenya Kenya Kenya Kenya
5 Greece France France France France France France France France France
6 Argentina Greece Greece Greece Greece Greece Greece Greece Greece Greece
7 Finland Argentina New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand United States United States New Zealand
8 New Zealand Brazil Brazil Argentina Argentina Argentina Argentina New Zealand New Zealand Argentina
9 Italy Finland Finland Finland Finland Finland Finland Argentina Argentina Finland
10 France Italy Italy Italy Italy Italy Côte d'Ivoire Finland Finland Australia
11 Great Britain Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire Great Britain Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire Italy
12 Côte d'Ivoire Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain United States Italy Italy Côte d'Ivoire
13 Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain

1990–1999

Rnd 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
1 Monaco Monaco Monaco Monaco Monaco Monaco Sweden Monaco Monaco Monaco
2 Portugal Sweden Sweden Sweden Portugal Sweden Kenya Sweden Sweden Sweden
3 Kenya Portugal Portugal Portugal Kenya Portugal Indonesia Kenya Kenya Kenya
4 France Kenya Kenya Kenya France France Greece Portugal Portugal Portugal
5 Greece France France France Greece New Zealand Argentina Spain Spain Spain
6 New Zealand Greece Greece Greece Argentina Australia Finland France France France
7 Argentina New Zealand New Zealand Argentina New Zealand Spain Australia Argentina Argentina Argentina
8 Finland Argentina Argentina
New Zealand
Finland Great Britain Italy Greece Greece Greece
9 Australia Finland Finland Finland Italy Spain
New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand
10 Italy Australia Australia Australia Great Britain Finland Finland Finland
11 Côte d'Ivoire Italy Italy Italy Indonesia Italy China
12 Great Britain Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire Spain Italy Australia Italy
13 Spain Spain Great Britain Australia Great Britain Australia
14 Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain

2000–2009

Rnd 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
1 Monaco Monaco Monaco Monaco Monaco Monaco Monaco Monaco Monaco Ireland
2 Sweden Sweden Sweden Sweden Sweden Sweden Sweden Sweden Sweden Norway
3 Kenya Portugal France Turkey
Mexico
Mexico Mexico Norway Mexico Cyprus
4 Portugal Spain Spain New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand Spain Mexico Argentina Portugal
5
Spain
Argentina Cyprus Argentina Cyprus Italy France Portugal Jordan Argentina
6 Argentina Cyprus Argentina Greece Greece Cyprus Argentina Argentina Italy Italy
7 Greece Greece Greece Cyprus Turkey Turkey Italy Italy Greece Greece
8 New Zealand Kenya Kenya Germany Argentina Greece Greece Greece Turkey Poland
9 Finland Finland Finland Finland Finland Argentina Germany Finland Finland Finland
10 Cyprus New Zealand Germany Australia Germany Finland Finland Germany Germany Australia
11 France Italy Italy Italy Japan Germany Japan New Zealand New Zealand Spain
12
Italy
France New Zealand France
Great Britain
Great Britain
Cyprus Spain Spain Great Britain
13 Australia Australia Australia
Spain
Italy Japan Turkey France France
14 Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain
Great Britain
France France Australia Japan Japan
15 Spain Spain New Zealand Ireland
Great Britain
16 Australia Australia
Great Britain
Great Britain

2010–2019

Rnd 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
1 Sweden Sweden Monaco Monaco Monaco Monaco Monaco Monaco Monaco Monaco
2 Mexico Mexico Sweden Sweden Sweden Sweden Sweden Sweden Sweden Sweden
3 Jordan Portugal Mexico Mexico Mexico Mexico
Mexico
Mexico
Mexico Mexico
4 Turkey Jordan Portugal Portugal Portugal Argentina Argentina France France France
5 New Zealand
Italy
Argentina Argentina Argentina Portugal Portugal Argentina Argentina Argentina
6 Portugal Argentina Greece Greece
Italy
Italy
Italy
Portugal Portugal Chile
7 Bulgaria Greece New Zealand
Italy
Poland Poland Poland
Italy
Italy
Portugal
8 Finland Finland Finland Finland Finland Finland Finland Poland Finland Italy
9 Germany Germany Germany Germany Germany Germany Germany Finland Germany Finland
10 Japan Australia Great Britain Australia Australia Australia France Germany Turkey Germany
11
France
France
France
France France France Spain
Spain
Great Britain Turkey
12 Spain Spain
Italy
Spain Spain Spain Great Britain Great Britain Spain Great Britain
13 Great Britain Great Britain Spain Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain Australia Australia Australia
Spain

2020–present

Rnd 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
1 Monaco Monaco Monaco Monaco Monaco
2 Sweden Arctic Sweden Sweden Sweden
3 Mexico Croatia Croatia Mexico Kenya
4 Estonia Portugal Portugal Croatia Croatia
5 Turkey Italy Italy Portugal Portugal
6 Italy Kenya Kenya Italy
Italy
7 Monza Estonia Estonia Kenya
Poland
8 Belgium Finland Estonia
Latvia
9 Greece Belgium Finland
Finland
10 Finland Greece Greece
Greece
11 Spain New Zealand Chile
Chile
12 Monza Spain Central Europe
Central Europe
13 Japan Japan
Japan

Evolution of the calendar

Legend Meaning
Yes Active events
Maybe Valid only for 2 Litres Cup
No Cancelled rallies
Rally 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Tot.
United Kingdom Wales Rally GB Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Maybe Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 46
France Tour de Corse Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Maybe Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 40
Portugal Rally
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Maybe Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 44
Finland Rally Finland Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Maybe Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 50
Rally di Sanremo
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Maybe Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 29
Kenya Safari Rally Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Maybe Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 33
United States Press-on-Regardless Rally Yes Yes 2
Monaco Monte Carlo Rally Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Maybe Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 47
Greece Acropolis Rally Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Maybe Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 42
Sweden Rally Sweden Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Maybe Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes 47
Morocco Rallye du Maroc Yes Yes Yes 3
Poland Rally Poland Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 7
Austria Österreichische Alpenfahrt Yes 1
Rally Rideau Lakes
Yes 1
Critérium du Quebec
Yes Yes Yes 3
New Zealand Rally New Zealand Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Maybe Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 32
Ivory Coast Rallye Côte d'Ivoire[a] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 15
Argentina Rally Argentina Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Maybe Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 37
Rally Brazil
Yes Yes 2
United States Olympus Rally Yes Yes Yes 3
Australia Rally Australia Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Maybe Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 25
Rally Catalunya
Yes Yes Yes Maybe Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 30
Rally Indonesia
Yes Yes 2
China Rally China Yes No 1
Cyprus Cyprus Rally Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8
Germany Rallye Deutschland Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 17
Turkey Rally of Turkey Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 9
Rally di Sardegna
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 20
Mexico Rally Mexico Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 17
Japan Rally Japan Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes 9
Norway Rally Norway Yes Yes 2
Republic of Ireland Rally Ireland Yes Yes Yes 3
Rally Jordan
Yes Yes 2
Rallye d'Alsace
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5
Bulgaria Rally Bulgaria Yes 1
Chile Rally Chile Yes No No Yes Yes 3
Estonia Rally Estonia Yes Yes Yes Yes 4
Italy Rally Monza Yes Yes 2
Finland Arctic Rally Yes 1
Croatia Croatia Rally Yes Yes Yes Yes 4
Belgium Ypres Rally No Yes Yes 2
Central Europe Rally
Yes Yes 2
Latvia Rally Liepāja Yes 1
Total 13 8 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 12 14 14 13 10 8 9 14 13 14 14 14 14 14 16 16 16 16 15 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 7 12 13 13 13 654

Notes

  1. ^ From 1982 to 1992 valid only for driver championship.

References

  1. ^ Previously Córdoba.
  2. Perth, Western Australia, and in Kingscliff, New South Wales
    in 2009.
  3. ^ In 1981, Rallye do Brasil was only part of the drivers' championship.
  4. ^ In 2016, Rally China was cancelled due to weather damage.
  5. ^ From 1982 to 1992, Rallye Côte d'Ivoire was only part of the drivers' championship.
  6. ^ Previously Gravel until 2006.
  7. ^ In 1980, 1000 Lakes Rally was only part of the drivers' championship.
  8. ^ Previous headquarters include Trier and Saarbrücken.
  9. ^ Had previously held in Athens and Loutraki.
  10. ^ In 1974, Acropolis Rally was cancelled due to the oil crisis.
  11. ^ From 1998–2003, the rally was called Rallye Sanremo – Rallye d'Italia.
  12. ^ Until 2010, the rally was called Rally d'Italia Sardegna.
  13. ^ Has had different headquarters.
  14. Tokachi, Hokkaido and Sapporo
    .
  15. ^ Previously Gravel until 2010.
  16. ^ Has had different headquarters?
  17. ^ In 1974, Monte Carlo Rally was cancelled due to the oil crisis.
  18. ^ From 1987 to 1992, Rally New Zealand was only part of the drivers' championship.
  19. ^ The rally's name from 1967–2005 was Rallye de Portugal due to the relocation of the rally from Porto.
  20. ^ Has had different headquarters.
  21. ^ The Rally Catalunya was previously held from Costa Brava and was called Rallye Catalunya from 1991–2004.
  22. ^ In 1991 and 1992, Rally Catalunya was only part of the drivers' championship.
  23. ^ Previously Karlstad and Torsby.
  24. ^ 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.
  25. ^ Previously Istanbul and Antalya.
  26. ^ Has had different headquarters.
  27. ^ In 1986, Olympus Rally was only part of the drivers' championship.