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The letters '''WRC''' may refer to the following:
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[[Image:Subaru_Monte-Carlo_2005.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Stephane Sarrazin]] driving a [[Subaru Impreza WRC]] on the [[Monte Carlo Rally]]]]
  
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* The [[World Rally Championship]], a series of [[automobile]] [[rally racing|rally races]] and [[World Rally Car]] - the class of cars involved in them.
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[[Image:Wrc-monte-carlo-99.jpeg|thumb|right|300px|[[Carlos Sainz]] driving a [[Toyota Corolla WRC]] on the [[Monte Carlo Rally]]]]
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* [[Will Rice College]], a residential college of [[Rice University]].
 
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* The [[Western Reserve College]], a prep school in [[Hudson, Ohio]].
 
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* [[Winfield Reformed Church]] of [[Woodside, New York]].
 
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* [[WRC-TV]], an [[National Broadcasting Company|NBC]] owned and operated [[broadcast]] [[television station]] in [[Washington, DC]].
 
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* The [[biennial]] [[World Radio Conference]] of the [[International Telecommunication Union|ITU]].
 
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* The [[Worker Rights Consortium]], a college and university organisation dedicated to ensuring that factories producing clothing and other goods respect the basic rights of workers.
 
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* The [[Western Railway Corridor]], a recent term for a mostly disused single-track [[railway]] line running through the West of [[Ireland]].
 
  
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They are also the initials of:
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The '''World Rally Championship''' (WRC) is a [[rally racing]] series across the world (although the main focus is in Europe, due to the sport's roots), culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. The driver's championship and manufacturer's championship are separate championships, but based on the same point system. This means that [[Petter Solberg]] driving for [[Subaru]] can win the driver's championship but [[Citroën]] can win the manufacturer's championship, which is what happened in [[2003]]. The competition first received the designation of WRC in [[1973]].
  
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*[[William Robinson Clark]], a 19th century [[theologician]].
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== World Rally Cars ==
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*[[William Randal Cremer]], a nobel-prize winning English pacifist.
 
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*[[Wilfred Rowland Childe]], a British poet.
 
  
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The Championship currently features 16 rallies and production-based 2.0 L [[Turbocharged]] [[4WD]] cars built to [[World Rally Car]] regulations racing across tarmac, gravel and snow. The power output has been limited to around 300bhp. Current cars in the championship include the [[Citroën Xsara#Citroën Xsara WRC|Citroën Xsara]], [[Ford Focus|Ford Focus RS]], [[Peugeot 307]], [[Skoda Fabia]], [[Subaru Impreza]], and [[Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution]]. Citroën, Peugeot, Skoda and Mitsubishi have pulled out of the championship for 2006 and those cars, although in use by privateers, are not in further development. Citroën will be returning to WRC in 2007 using the [[Citroën C4|C4]].
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The WRC was formerly held for [[Group A]] and [[Group B]] rallycars. However, due to the increasing power, lack of reliability and the fatal accidents on the 1986 season, [[Group B]] was permanently banned. Later, in 1997, the [[Group A]] cars evolved into the WRC car spec, to ease the development of new cars and bring new makes to the competition.
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The World Rally Championship also features classes called the [[Production World Rally Championship]] and the [[Junior World Rally Championship]].
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== World Rally Calendar ==
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For 2004 through 2005, the championship rallies included [[Monte Carlo]], [[Sweden]], [[Mexico]], [[New Zealand]], [[Cyprus]], [[Greece]], [[Turkey]],  [[Argentina]], [[Finland]],  [[Germany]], [[Japan]], [[Great Britain]], [[Italy]], [[France]], [[Spain]], and [[Australia]].  [[Japan]] and [[Mexico]] debuted in [[2004]].
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The 2006 rallies will be, in order, [[Monte Carlo]], [[Sweden]], [[Mexico]], [[Spain]], [[France]], [[Argentina]], [[Italy]], [[Greece]], [[Germany]], [[Finland]], [[Japan]], [[Cyprus]], [[Turkey]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]] and [[Great Britain]].
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==World Rally Results==
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See current (i.e. 2006) [[World Rally Championship 2006 results|World Rally Championship race results]].
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The current Championship table looks like this [after Rally Argentina 28-30 April, 2006]:
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'''Drivers''''
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{| table BORDER=5 CELLSPACING=4 CELLPADDING=5 style="font-size: 95%"
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|- tr BGCOLOR="darkred"
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!  Place
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!  Driver
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!  Car
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!  Points
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| 1. || S.Loeb||Citroën || 56pts
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| 2. || M.Gronholm||Ford || 35pts
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| 3. || D.Sordo||Citroën || 24pts
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| 4. || P.Solberg||Subaru || 18pts
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| 5. || M.Stohl||Peugeot || 18pts
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|-
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| 6. || G.Galli||Peugeot || 11pts
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|-
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| 7. || A.Bengue||Peugeot || 9pts
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| 8. || C.Atkinson||Subaru || 8pts
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|-
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| 9. || M.Hirvonen||Ford || 7pts
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| 10 || H.Solberg||Peugeot || 7pts
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|}
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'''Manufacturers' / Team'''
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{| table BORDER=5 CELLSPACING=4 CELLPADDING=5 style="font-size: 95%"
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|- tr BGCOLOR="darkred"
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!  Place
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!  Team
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!  Points
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| 1. || Kronos Total Citroen || 69pts
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| 2. || BP-Ford WRT || 57pts
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| 3. || Subaru WRT || 51pts
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| 4. || OMV-Peugeot Norway || 31pts
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|-
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| 5. || Stobart VK M-Sport Ford WRT || 15pts
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| 6. || Red Bull Skoda || 11pts
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|}
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==World Rally Champions List==
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{| table BORDER=5 CELLSPACING=4 CELLPADDING=5 style="font-size: 95%"
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|- tr BGCOLOR="darkred"
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!  Year
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!  Drivers' Championship(car)
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!  Manufacturers' Championship
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[[2005]]
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[[Sébastien Loeb]] ([[Citroën]])
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[[Citroën]]
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[[2004]]
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[[Sébastien Loeb]] ([[Citroën]])
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[[Citroën]]
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[[2003]]
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[[Petter Solberg]] ([[Subaru]])
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[[Citroën]]
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[[2002]]
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[[Marcus Grönholm]] ([[Peugeot]])
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[[Peugeot]]
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[[2001]]
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[[Richard Burns]] ([[Subaru]])
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[[Peugeot]]
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[[2000]]
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[[Marcus Grönholm]] ([[Peugeot]])
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[[Peugeot]]
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[[1999]]
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[[Tommi Mäkinen]] ([[Mitsubishi]])
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[[Toyota]]
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[[1998]]
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[[Tommi Mäkinen]] ([[Mitsubishi]])
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[[Mitsubishi]]
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[[1997]]
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[[Tommi Mäkinen]] ([[Mitsubishi]])
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[[Subaru]]
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[[1996]]
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[[Tommi Mäkinen]] ([[Mitsubishi]])
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[[Subaru]]
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[[1995]]
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[[Colin McRae]] ([[Subaru]])
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[[Subaru]]
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[[1994]]
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[[Didier Auriol]] ([[Toyota]])
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[[Toyota]]
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[[1993]]
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[[Juha Kankkunen]] ([[Toyota]])
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[[Toyota]]
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[[1992]]
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[[Carlos Sainz]] ([[Toyota]])
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[[Lancia]]
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[[1991]]
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[[Juha Kankkunen]] ([[Lancia]])
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[[Lancia]]
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[[1990]]
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[[Carlos Sainz]] ([[Toyota]])
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[[Lancia]]
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[[1989]]
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[[Massimo Biasion|Massimo 'Miki' Biasion]] ([[Lancia]])
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[[Lancia]]
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[[1988]]
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[[Massimo Biasion|Massimo 'Miki' Biasion]] ([[Lancia]])
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[[Lancia]]
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[[1987]]
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[[Juha Kankkunen]] ([[Lancia]])
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[[Lancia]]
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[[1986]]
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[[Juha Kankkunen]] ([[Peugeot]])
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[[Peugeot]]
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[[1985]]
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[[Timo Salonen]] ([[Peugeot]])
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[[Peugeot]]
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[[1984]]
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[[Stig Blomqvist]] ([[Audi]])
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[[Audi]]
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[[1983]]
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[[Hannu Mikkola]] ([[Audi]])
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[[Lancia]]
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[[1982]]
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[[Walter Röhrl]] ([[Opel]])
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[[Audi]]
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[[1981]]
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[[Ari Vatanen]] ([[Ford Motor Company|Ford]])
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[[Talbot]]
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[[1980]]
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[[Walter Röhrl]] ([[Fiat]])
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[[Fiat]]
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[[1979]]
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[[Björn Waldegård]] ([[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]/[[Mercedes-Benz]])
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[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
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[[1978]]
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| ''FIA Cup for Drivers'':
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[[Markku Alén]] ([[Fiat]]/[[Lancia]])
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[[Fiat]]
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[[1977]]
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| ''FIA Cup for Drivers'':
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[[Sandro Munari]] ([[Lancia]])
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[[Fiat]]
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[[1976]]
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[[Lancia]]
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[[1975]]
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[[Lancia]]
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[[1974]]
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[[Lancia]]
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[[1973]]
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[[Alpine (car)|Alpine-Renault]]
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==World Rally Championship event wins==
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# 26 – [[Carlos Sainz]] (Spain)
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# 25 – [[Colin McRae]] (Great Britain)
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# 24 – [[Tommi Mäkinen]] (Finland) / [[Sébastien Loeb]] (France)
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# 23 – [[Juha Kankkunen]] (Finland)
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# 20 – [[Didier Auriol]] (France) / [[Marcus Grönholm]] (Finland)
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# 19 – [[Markku Alén]] (Finland)
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# 18 – [[Hannu Mikkola]] (Finland)
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# 17 – [[Massimo Biasion]]
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# 16 – [[Björn Waldegård]] (Sweden)
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==External links==
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* [http://www.wrc.com World Rally Championship] (official site)
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* [http://www.Rallystuff.net Rallystuff.net] (Unofficial WRC Fan Site)
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* [http://www.rallybase.nl/index.php RallyBase]
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* [http://www.rallye-info.com Rallye-Info.com] (formerly WRC-Online.net)
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[[Category:Auto racing competitions]]
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[[Category:Rally competitions]]
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[[Category:World Rally Championship]]
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[[Category:FIA]]

Revision as of 16:09, 2 February 2009

Stephane Sarrazin driving a Subaru Impreza WRC on the Monte Carlo Rally
File:Wrc-monte-carlo-99.jpeg
Carlos Sainz driving a Toyota Corolla WRC on the Monte Carlo Rally

The World Rally Championship (WRC) is a rally racing series across the world (although the main focus is in Europe, due to the sport's roots), culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. The driver's championship and manufacturer's championship are separate championships, but based on the same point system. This means that Petter Solberg driving for Subaru can win the driver's championship but Citroën can win the manufacturer's championship, which is what happened in 2003. The competition first received the designation of WRC in 1973.

World Rally Cars

The Championship currently features 16 rallies and production-based 2.0 L Turbocharged 4WD cars built to World Rally Car regulations racing across tarmac, gravel and snow. The power output has been limited to around 300bhp. Current cars in the championship include the Citroën Xsara, Ford Focus RS, Peugeot 307, Skoda Fabia, Subaru Impreza, and Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. Citroën, Peugeot, Skoda and Mitsubishi have pulled out of the championship for 2006 and those cars, although in use by privateers, are not in further development. Citroën will be returning to WRC in 2007 using the C4.

The WRC was formerly held for Group A and Group B rallycars. However, due to the increasing power, lack of reliability and the fatal accidents on the 1986 season, Group B was permanently banned. Later, in 1997, the Group A cars evolved into the WRC car spec, to ease the development of new cars and bring new makes to the competition.

The World Rally Championship also features classes called the Production World Rally Championship and the Junior World Rally Championship.

World Rally Calendar

For 2004 through 2005, the championship rallies included Monte Carlo, Sweden, Mexico, New Zealand, Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, Argentina, Finland, Germany, Japan, Great Britain, Italy, France, Spain, and Australia. Japan and Mexico debuted in 2004.

The 2006 rallies will be, in order, Monte Carlo, Sweden, Mexico, Spain, France, Argentina, Italy, Greece, Germany, Finland, Japan, Cyprus, Turkey, Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain.

World Rally Results

See current (i.e. 2006) World Rally Championship race results.

The current Championship table looks like this [after Rally Argentina 28-30 April, 2006]:

Drivers'

Place Driver Car Points
1. S.Loeb Citroën 56pts
2. M.Gronholm Ford 35pts
3. D.Sordo Citroën 24pts
4. P.Solberg Subaru 18pts
5. M.Stohl Peugeot 18pts
6. G.Galli Peugeot 11pts
7. A.Bengue Peugeot 9pts
8. C.Atkinson Subaru 8pts
9. M.Hirvonen Ford 7pts
10 H.Solberg Peugeot 7pts

Manufacturers' / Team

Place Team Points
1. Kronos Total Citroen 69pts
2. BP-Ford WRT 57pts
3. Subaru WRT 51pts
4. OMV-Peugeot Norway 31pts
5. Stobart VK M-Sport Ford WRT 15pts
6. Red Bull Skoda 11pts

World Rally Champions List

Year Drivers' Championship(car) Manufacturers' Championship

2005

Sébastien Loeb (Citroën)

Citroën

2004

Sébastien Loeb (Citroën)

Citroën

2003

Petter Solberg (Subaru)

Citroën

2002

Marcus Grönholm (Peugeot)

Peugeot

2001

Richard Burns (Subaru)

Peugeot

2000

Marcus Grönholm (Peugeot)

Peugeot

1999

Tommi Mäkinen (Mitsubishi)

Toyota

1998

Tommi Mäkinen (Mitsubishi)

Mitsubishi

1997

Tommi Mäkinen (Mitsubishi)

Subaru

1996

Tommi Mäkinen (Mitsubishi)

Subaru

1995

Colin McRae (Subaru)

Subaru

1994

Didier Auriol (Toyota)

Toyota

1993

Juha Kankkunen (Toyota)

Toyota

1992

Carlos Sainz (Toyota)

Lancia

1991

Juha Kankkunen (Lancia)

Lancia

1990

Carlos Sainz (Toyota)

Lancia

1989

Massimo 'Miki' Biasion (Lancia)

Lancia

1988

Massimo 'Miki' Biasion (Lancia)

Lancia

1987

Juha Kankkunen (Lancia)

Lancia

1986

Juha Kankkunen (Peugeot)

Peugeot

1985

Timo Salonen (Peugeot)

Peugeot

1984

Stig Blomqvist (Audi)

Audi

1983

Hannu Mikkola (Audi)

Lancia

1982

Walter Röhrl (Opel)

Audi

1981

Ari Vatanen (Ford)

Talbot

1980

Walter Röhrl (Fiat)

Fiat

1979

Björn Waldegård (Ford/Mercedes-Benz)

Ford

1978

FIA Cup for Drivers:

Markku Alén (Fiat/Lancia)

Fiat

1977

FIA Cup for Drivers:

Sandro Munari (Lancia)

Fiat

1976

Lancia

1975

Lancia

1974

Lancia

1973

Alpine-Renault

World Rally Championship event wins

  1. 26 – Carlos Sainz (Spain)
  2. 25 – Colin McRae (Great Britain)
  3. 24 – Tommi Mäkinen (Finland) / Sébastien Loeb (France)
  4. 23 – Juha Kankkunen (Finland)
  5. 20 – Didier Auriol (France) / Marcus Grönholm (Finland)
  6. 19 – Markku Alén (Finland)
  7. 18 – Hannu Mikkola (Finland)
  8. 17 – Massimo Biasion
  9. 16 – Björn Waldegård (Sweden)

External links

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