Rallying (WRC)
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Why Are Real Rally Drivers Racing in Simulators?
Real rally drivers are racing in simulations, because virtual stages have now become both a training tool and a gateway to the real cockpit: The official WRC esports series races worldwide, simulations like EA SPORTS WRC are on professionals' radar, …
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From Scratch to Rally: The Road from Amateur to the Driver's Seat
To start rallying from scratch, you first get a competition license, enter club-level events with a cheap, entry-class car, and as you gain experience you climb up the FIA's vehicle pyramid ranging from Rally5 to Rally1. If you don't want to get behi…
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From Left-Foot Braking to the Scandinavian Flick: Rally Driving Techniques
Rally drivers manage to enter corners at far higher speeds than in normal cars because they use the brake, the throttle and the car's weight like an instrument: With the Scandinavian flick they deliberately throw out the rear, balance the car with le…
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Why Is Rallying One of the Most Passionate Spectator Sports in the World?
HighlightsRally Finland draws hundreds of thousands of spectators every year; in the mid-1980s the figure regularly reached half a million. Rallye Monte-Carlo has been run since 1911 and is famous for the flare atmosphere of its night stages. The 20…
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WRC's Three Giants on the Stage: Toyota, Hyundai and M-Sport
WRC has three main players on the stage: Toyota, Hyundai and M-Sport - two are factory teams of giant manufacturers, while one is a private team from England that survives on its own resources. Toyota Gazoo Racing is the most dominant force of recent…
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The 30 Minutes of the WRC Service Park
The service park is the designated area where WRC teams can take their cars for maintenance, repairs and preparation during the rally; mechanical crews work there within strict time limits, typically 10, 30 or 45 minutes. Outside this window, no one …
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Rally Jargon: From Press to Hairpin, the Language of the Stage
Rally jargon is the name for the stage language heard in WRC broadcasts: terms like press, hairpin, chicane, and flat combine with the co-driver's pacenote reading to shape the driver's throttle and braking decisions within seconds. This page unpacks…
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Legendary Stages of Rally History
The legendary stages of rally history are special sections that go beyond ordinary roads, etched into the memory of drivers and spectators alike: Col de Turini illuminated by night flares, Ouninpohja flying across the hills, the Safari stages opening…
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The Origin Story of the World Rally Championship
The World Rally Championship, or WRC, is the series founded by the FIA in 1973 that turned international rallying into an official world championship; the first season, which began with the Monte Carlo Rally, was held for manufacturers only, and the …
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How Is Safety Ensured in Rallying? Safety Measures from the Cage to the Halo
Rally safety is achieved through the combination of in-car measures such as the roll cage, racing seats, HANS device and fire suppression system, together with organizational measures like stage closure, the zero car and safety delegates. In rallying…
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Why Is Tire Selection So Important in Rallying?
What locks in the rally result at WRC before the stage even starts is tire choice: teams decide among hard, medium, soft, and mud-snow compounds based on air temperature, surface type, and stage profile, because a race tire only delivers its true gri…
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WRC2 and JWRC: The Feeder Ladder of the World Rally Championship
WRC, or the World Rally Championship, is not just those spaceship-looking Rally1 machines you see on TV. Just below the main championship, there are three support series running on the very same stages but at far more affordable costs: WRC2, WRC3 and…
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