World Rally Championship

Manufacturers' championship

:"Note: Bold text indicates active drivers and teams."

Other classes

The World Rally Championship also features support championships called the Production car World Rally Championship (PWRC) and the Junior World Rally Championship (JWRC). These championships are contested on the same events and stages as the WRC. In 2008, The PWRC includes eight and the JWRC seven events. In 2007, the junior championship had no events outside Europe so it was known simply as the Junior Rally Championship (JRC).

The Production car World Rally Championship began in 2002, replacing the FIA Group N Cup which had been contested from 1987. Cars in the championship are production-based and homologated under Group N or Super 2000 rules. [cite web | title=FIA Production car World Rally Championship | work=WRC.com | url=http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=a21&featureid=204 | accessdate=2007-01-26] The Junior World Rally Championship was started in 2001, and can be contested with Super 1600, Group N and selected Group A cars. Drivers in the championship have to be 28 years or younger. There is no age limit for co-drivers. [cite web | title=FIA Junior Rally Championship | work=WRC.com | url=http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=921&featureid=203 | accessdate=2007-01-26]

Video games

There have been many video games based on the World Rally Championship, and due to lack of licenses, many more based on only certain cars, drivers or events. "Sega Rally" was released in 1995, "V-Rally" and "Top Gear Rally" in 1997 and the first game in the very popular "Colin McRae Rally" series in 1998. "Rally Trophy", released in 2001 for Microsoft Windows by Bugbear, concentrated on historic cars such as Alpine A110 and Lancia Stratos. "RalliSport Challenge", released in 2002 for Windows and Xbox by Digital Illusions CE, featured classic Group B cars and hillclimb models along with modern WRC cars.

Fully FIA licensed ' was released in 2001 for PlayStation 2 by Evolution Studios. The video game series had its fifth game, ', in 2005. Racing simulator "Richard Burns Rally", released in 2004 for several platforms, has gathered recognition for its realism. Recent top-selling games include "" and "Sega Rally Revo".

References

External links

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* [http://www.wrc.com WRC.com] — official site;
* [http://www.crash.net/motorsport/wrc/home/ Crash.net] — news;; Results
* [http://www.rallybase.nl/index.php RallyBase.nl] — result database;
* [http://www.ewrc-results.com/index.php eWRC-results.com] — complex and up-to-date results database; Cs icon
* [http://www.juwra.com/statistics.html juwra.com - World Rally Archive] — database and statistics;