24/06/2009
RallyRACC to continue as scoring round of the WRC in 2010

At its meeting held today, Wednesday 24th June, the FIA World Motor Sport Council decided on the 2010 Calendar of the FIA World Rally Championship. The final list includes the RallyRACC, Rally de España, meaning that it will continue to form part of the championship as opposed to the initial calendar which had been published in 2007 with a rotation of WRC events.

Initially, the calendars agreed for the 2009 and 2010 seasons were based on a rotation of 24 events, i.e. 12 different events each year, meaning that the other events would not score for one season. However, given the fact that the rallies in Indonesia and in Russia did not pass the FIA inspection and that Monte Carlo Rally does not want to be back in the calendar until 2011, in addition to the good performance of the RACC organization, Rally de España has been kept in the 2010 calendar.

The organization of the RallyRACC, Rally de España, has always been ready to continue with the world championship event in 2010. Now that it has been confirmed, the Real Automóvil Club de Catalunya states through its sporting director, Aman Barfull that “we always were confident that, should there be a chance, the RallyRACC would continue to be a scoring round in 2010. The chances have always been open and this is only a confirmation by the WRC, FIA, teams and drivers, that the Spanish round is one of the most appreciated in the calendar". The Rally de España, always organised by the RACC, has been a scoring round of the FIA World Championship since 1991 (in 1994 it was only scoring for the FIA Cup for vehicles up to 2 litres due to compulsory rotation) and in 2010 it will be held from 22nd to 24th October.

2010 WRC Calendar

The 2010 Calendar of the FIA World Rally Championship is made up by 13 rounds in the following countries:

12 to 14 February - Sweden
5 to 7 March - Mexico
2 to 4 April - Jordan
16 to 18 April - Turkey
7 to 9 May - New Zealand
28 to 30 May - Portugal
9 to 11 July - Bulgaria*
30 July to 1 August - Finland
20 to 22 August - Germany
10 to 12 September - Japan
1 to 3 October - France
22 to 24 October - Spain
12 to 14 November - Great Britain

*Subject to the 2009 Observer’s Report