The World Rally Championship promoter held a gathering with the important thing stakeholder group that included Hyundai, Toyota, Ford, Stellantis and Skoda alongside representatives from the FIA to ship its imaginative and prescient for the longer term.
The assembly largely centred on the championship’s promotional technique which has attracted criticism from groups and drivers in latest months.
The WRC Promoter issued a quick assertion to Motorsport.com following the dialogue, stating that the assembly was held in a “collaborative” and “constructive” atmosphere and that the stakeholder group is aligned on key targets for promotion.
Among the many components mentioned is the championship’s long-time ambition to host an occasion within the USA with a transparent technique within the works to attain the objective.
As beforehand reported, organisers behind the Rally USA mission have set their sights on becoming a member of the championship in 2026 with an occasion primarily based out of Chattanooga in Tennessee. A check occasion is deliberate to happen on 14-16 June.
“WRC Promoter has right now offered a transparent promotional technique to a key stakeholder group of the FIA World Rally Championship, together with the FIA, Hyundai, Toyota, Ford, Stellantis and Skoda. The assembly was held in a collaborative and constructive atmosphere, with all events offering contributions. The group is aligned within the total targets to spice up the profile of the world’s premier rally championship,” learn the assertion.
Ott Tänak, Martin Järveoja, Hyundai World Rally Crew Hyundai i20 N Rally1
Photograph by: Crimson Bull Content material Pool
“Key components offered by the WRC Promoter have been:
“A transparent roadmap to a USA occasion in 2026 that features direct funding and involvement in occasion promotion from WRC Promoter.
“WRC Promoter will goal to extend attendance at WRC occasions by growing the on-site fan expertise.
“A transparent activation plan with quite a lot of direct actions and investments in social and digital media.
The timing of right now’s assembly arrives amid uncertainty concerning the technical rules for the short-term way forward for the WRC, which can be ratified on the World Motor Sport Council assembly on June 11.
In February, the FIA revealed a wide-ranging proposal of adjustments that lined technical, sporting and the promotional points of the class.
Whereas WRC groups have largely been in favour of adjustments to the sporting rules, they’ve strongly opposed the FIA’s want to take away hybrid and scale back the efficiency of Rally1 vehicles for subsequent 12 months, earlier than the introduction of recent rules for 2027.
