WRC 2009 Season Calendar

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The FIA World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) announced the finalized calendar for the World Rally Championship 2009 season on November 6, 2008.

Several changes have been made to the WRC 2009 calendar, which has been reduced to a total of twelve rounds from fifteen and is now on a new two-year rotation system implemented by the FIA.

The 2009 season will not feature the rallies in Monte Carlo, Sweden, Mexico, Jordan, Turkey, Germany, France, and Japan but will see the return of the events in Norway, Cyprus, Portugal and Australia. The calendar welcomes Rally Poland as a new event.

2009 FIA World Rally Championship

Rally Ireland (Asphalt) – January 28-February 1
Rally Norway – February 11-15
The Cyprus Rally – March 11-15
Rally de Portugal – April 1-5
Rally Argentina – April 22-26
Rally d’Italia-Sardegna – May 20-24
Acropolis Rally – June 10-14
Rally Poland – June 24-28
Rally Finland – July 29-August 2
Rally Australia – September 2-6
Rally de España (Asphalt) – September 30-October 4
Wales Rally GB – October 21-25

2009 FIA Production Car World Rally Championship

Rally Norway – February 11-15
The Cyprus Rally – March 11-15
Rally de Portugal – April 1-5
Rally Argentina – April 22-26
Rally d’Italia-Sardegna – May 20-24
Acropolis Rally – June 10-14
Rally Australia – September 2-6
Wales Rally GB – October 21-25

2009 FIA Junior World Rally Championship

Rally Ireland (Asphalt) – January 28-February 1
The Cyprus Rally – March 11-15
Rally de Portugal – April 1-5
Rally Argentina – April 22-26
Rally d’Italia-Sardegna – May 20-24
Rally Poland – June 24-28
Rally Finland – July 29-August 2
Rally de España (Asphalt) – September 30-October 4

Source: The FIA World Rally Championship: www.wrc.com

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WRC Teams/Info

Citroen : citroen-wrc.com (http://www.citroen-wrc.com/spip.php?page=homeflash&langue=uk)

Ford Abu Dhabi : bpfordwrc.com (http://www.bpfordwrc.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=DFY/WRC)

Ford Stobart : stobartmotorsport.com (http://www.stobartmotorsport.com/)

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2010 FIA World Rally Championship calendar

WRC to include 13 rounds in 2010

The FIA has officially confirmed the calendar for the 2010 World Rally Championship following a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council in Paris on Wednesday (June 24).

The schedule will be made up of thirteen events, one more than this year, although the event in Bulgaria on July 11 is subject to the 2009 Observer's report.

As was announced at the end of April, Russia and Indonesia have been removed from the 2010 WRC calendar after failing to pass an FIA inspection, while the Rallye Monte Carlo is also again absent. As a result Portugal, Finland, Spain and Britain all gain slots having originally not been included on the provisional schedule for next year.

The full 2010 WRC schedule is as follows:

14 February Sweden
7 March Mexico
4 April Jordan
18 April Turkey
9 May New Zealand
30 May Portugal
11 July Bulgaria NEW*
1 August Finland
22 August Germany
12 September Japan
3 October France
24 October Spain
14 November Britain

* Subject to the 2009 Observer's Report.
Crash.net 2010 WRC Calendar Update (http://www.crash.net/world+rally/news/148892/1/wrc_to_include_13_rounds_in_2010.html)

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