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<!--[[Kris Meeke]] will return to full-time competition, replacing [[Esapekka Lappi]] at [[Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT]].<ref name="Meeke return"/> Meeke had previously contested the championship with [[Citroën World Rally Team|Citroën]] before being fired halfway through the [[2018 World Rally Championship|2018 championship]].<ref name="meeke out 1">{{cite news|url=https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/136286/meeke-axed-by-citroen-for-number-of-crashes|title=Citroen axes Kris Meeke due to 'excessively high number of crashes'|first=Matt|last=Beer|work=[[Autosport|autosport.com]]|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]|date=24 May 2018|accessdate=25 May 2018}}</ref><ref name="meeke out 2">{{cite news|url=https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/136298/citroen-meeke-was-not-under-control|title=Citroen WRC team explains decision to axe 'not under control' Meeke|first=David|last=Evans|work=[[Autosport|autosport.com]]|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]|date=25 May 2018|accessdate=26 May 2018}}</ref>-->


==List of planned rallies==
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===Planned calendar expansion===
==Planned calendar expansion==
Following the return of [[Rally Turkey]] to the championship in 2018, the FIA announced plans to expand the calendar to fourteen rounds in 2019 with the long-term objective of running sixteen championship events. Twelve prospective bids for events were put together,<ref name="12 bids"/> including candidate events in [[Rally New Zealand|New Zealand]], [[Rally Japan|Japan]] and [[Chile]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2017/11/17/rally-aus-continues-push-multi-year-wrc-deal/|title=Rally Aus continues push for multi-year WRC deal|first=Tom|last=Howard|work=[[Speedcafe|speedcafe.com]]|date=17 November 2017|accessdate=12 April 2018}}</ref> Prospective events in [[Safari Rally|Kenya]], [[Croatia]], [[Canada]] and [[Rally Estonia|Estonia]] expressed interest in joining the calendar within five years.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2018/02/09/canada-seeking-host-wrc-2023/|title=Canada seeking to host WRC from 2023|first=Mat|last=Coch|work=[[Speedcafe|speedcafe.com]]|date=9 February 2018|accessdate=12 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/136910/fia-signs-agreement-for-safari-rally|title=FIA signs agreement for 'modern-era' Safari Rally|work=[[Autosport|autosport.com]]|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]|date=22 June 2018|accessdate=22 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://sport.err.ee/835634/urmo-aava-eesmark-on-jouda-wrc-sarja-mitte-nendega-konkureerida|title=Urmo Aava: eesmärk on jõuda WRC sarja, mitte nendega konkureerida|publisher=[[Eesti Rahvusringhääling]]|date=30 May 2018|accessdate=|language=Estonian|trans-title= Urmo Aava: the goal is to reach WRC, not being their rival}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://sport.postimees.ee/4295061/rally-estonia-naaseb-ja-tahab-murda-2021-aastaks-mm-sarja|title=Rally Estonia naaseb ja tahab murda 2021. aastaks MM-sarja|trans-title=Rally Estonia returns and wants to reach the World Championship by 2021|publisher=[[Postimees]]|date=1 November 2017|accessdate=|language=Estonian}}</ref> The planned expansion put pressure on European rounds to maintain their position on the calendar as teams were unwilling to contest sixteen events immediately. The [[Tour de Corse]] and [[Rally Italia Sardegna]] proved to be unpopular among teams for the logistical difficulties of travelling to [[Corsica]] and [[Sardinia]] and low spectator attendance at the events.<ref name="12 bids">{{cite news|url=https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/137183/japan-chile-now-both-set-for-19-wrc-rounds|title=Japan and Chile now both expected to host 2019 WRC rounds|first=David|last=Evans|work=[[Autosport|autosport.com]]|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]|date=4 July 2018|accessdate=4 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/italy-sardinia-boycott-fia-letter-1046062/?s=1|title=WRC team pushing for Italy 2019 boycott over Sardinia route|first=David|last=Evans|work=[[motorsport.com]]|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]|date=14 June 2018|accessdate=6 July 2018}}</ref>
Following the return of [[Rally Turkey]] to the championship in 2018, the FIA announced plans to expand the calendar to fourteen rounds in 2019 with the long-term objective of running sixteen championship events. Twelve prospective bids for events were put together,<ref name="12 bids"/> including candidate events in [[Rally New Zealand|New Zealand]], [[Rally Japan|Japan]] and [[Chile]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2017/11/17/rally-aus-continues-push-multi-year-wrc-deal/|title=Rally Aus continues push for multi-year WRC deal|first=Tom|last=Howard|work=[[Speedcafe|speedcafe.com]]|date=17 November 2017|accessdate=12 April 2018}}</ref> Prospective events in [[Safari Rally|Kenya]], [[Croatia]], [[Canada]] and [[Rally Estonia|Estonia]] expressed interest in joining the calendar within five years.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2018/02/09/canada-seeking-host-wrc-2023/|title=Canada seeking to host WRC from 2023|first=Mat|last=Coch|work=[[Speedcafe|speedcafe.com]]|date=9 February 2018|accessdate=12 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/136910/fia-signs-agreement-for-safari-rally|title=FIA signs agreement for 'modern-era' Safari Rally|work=[[Autosport|autosport.com]]|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]|date=22 June 2018|accessdate=22 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://sport.err.ee/835634/urmo-aava-eesmark-on-jouda-wrc-sarja-mitte-nendega-konkureerida|title=Urmo Aava: eesmärk on jõuda WRC sarja, mitte nendega konkureerida|publisher=[[Eesti Rahvusringhääling]]|date=30 May 2018|accessdate=|language=Estonian|trans-title= Urmo Aava: the goal is to reach WRC, not to be their rival}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://sport.postimees.ee/4295061/rally-estonia-naaseb-ja-tahab-murda-2021-aastaks-mm-sarja|title=Rally Estonia naaseb ja tahab murda 2021. aastaks MM-sarja|trans-title=Rally Estonia returns and wants to reach the World Championship by 2021|publisher=[[Postimees]]|date=1 November 2017|accessdate=|language=Estonian}}</ref> The planned expansion put pressure on European rounds to maintain their position on the calendar as teams were unwilling to contest sixteen events immediately. The [[Tour de Corse]] and [[Rally Italia Sardegna]] proved to be unpopular among teams for the logistical difficulties of travelling to [[Corsica]] and [[Sardinia]] and low spectator attendance at the events.<ref name="12 bids">{{cite news|url=https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/137183/japan-chile-now-both-set-for-19-wrc-rounds|title=Japan and Chile now both expected to host 2019 WRC rounds|first=David|last=Evans|work=[[Autosport|autosport.com]]|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]|date=4 July 2018|accessdate=4 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/italy-sardinia-boycott-fia-letter-1046062/?s=1|title=WRC team pushing for Italy 2019 boycott over Sardinia route|first=David|last=Evans|work=[[motorsport.com]]|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]|date=14 June 2018|accessdate=6 July 2018}}</ref>
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===Calendar changes===
===Calendar changes===
[[Rally Japan]] is scheduled to return to the calendar for the first time since [[2010 World Rally Championship|2010]].<ref name="JPN return"/> The event is to be relocated from [[Hokkaido]] to a new host city in [[Toyota, Aichi|Toyota City]] on the island of [[Honshu]].<ref name="JPN return" /> The rally’s return stemmed from the desire for Japan to host major international sporting events in preparation for the [[2020 Summer Olympics]].{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}
[[Rally Japan]] is scheduled to return to the calendar for the first time since [[2010 World Rally Championship|2010]].<ref name="JPN return"/> The event is to be relocated from [[Hokkaido]] to a new host city in [[Toyota, Aichi|Toyota City]] on the island of [[Honshu]].<ref name="JPN return" /> The rally’s return stemmed from the desire for Japan to host major international sporting events in preparation for the [[2020 Summer Olympics]].{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}
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==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 14:41, 12 October 2018

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The 2019 FIA World Rally Championship is due to be the forty-seventh season of the World Rally Championship, an auto racing championship recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of international rallying. Teams and crews will compete for the World Rally Championships for Drivers, Co-drivers and Manufacturers. Crews are free to compete in cars complying with World Rally Car and Group R regulations; however, only Manufacturers competing with World Rally Cars homologated under regulations introduced in 2017 are eligible to score points in the Manufacturers' championship. The series will once again be supported by the World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3 categories at every round and by the Junior World Rally Championship at selected events.

Entries

The following teams and crews are under contract to compete in the 2019 FIA World Rally Championship.

Manufacturer Entrant Car Driver name Co-driver name
Citroën France Citroën World Rally Team[1] Citroën C3 WRC France Sébastien Ogier[2] France Julien Ingrassia[2]
Ford United Kingdom M-Sport Ford World Rally Team[3] Ford Fiesta WRC Finland Teemu Suninen[4] TBA
Hyundai South Korea Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Norway Andreas Mikkelsen[5] TBA
Belgium Thierry Neuville[6] Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul[6]
Toyota Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC Estonia Ott Tänak[7] TBA

Crew changes

Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia left M-Sport Ford to return to Citroën.[2] Ogier and Ingrassia previously competed for the French manufacturer in 2011 before moving to Volkswagen Motorsport.

Planned calendar expansion

Following the return of Rally Turkey to the championship in 2018, the FIA announced plans to expand the calendar to fourteen rounds in 2019 with the long-term objective of running sixteen championship events. Twelve prospective bids for events were put together,[8] including candidate events in New Zealand, Japan and Chile.[9] Prospective events in Kenya, Croatia, Canada and Estonia expressed interest in joining the calendar within five years.[10][11][12][13] The planned expansion put pressure on European rounds to maintain their position on the calendar as teams were unwilling to contest sixteen events immediately. The Tour de Corse and Rally Italia Sardegna proved to be unpopular among teams for the logistical difficulties of travelling to Corsica and Sardinia and low spectator attendance at the events.[8][14]

Footnotes

References

  1. ^ Evans, David (8 June 2018). "Citroen insists it won't quit the World Rally Championship in 2019". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Evans, David (28 September 2018). "Sebastien Ogier picks Citroen for 2019 World Rally Championship". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  3. ^ Evans, David (15 June 2018). "Sebastien Ogier: 2019 WRC decision between M-Sport and retirement". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  4. ^ Evans, David (28 September 2018). "M-Sport won't rush decision over 2019 WRC plans after Ogier's exit". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  5. ^ Beer, Matt (28 September 2017). "Hyundai signs Andreas Mikkelsen for 2018-19 WRC seasons". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Neuville signs new Hyundai deal". wrc.com. WRC. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  7. ^ Evans, David (17 January 2018). "Ott Tanak felt stuck as Sebastien Ogier's number two at M-Sport". autosport.com. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  8. ^ a b Evans, David (4 July 2018). "Japan and Chile now both expected to host 2019 WRC rounds". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  9. ^ Howard, Tom (17 November 2017). "Rally Aus continues push for multi-year WRC deal". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  10. ^ Coch, Mat (9 February 2018). "Canada seeking to host WRC from 2023". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  11. ^ "FIA signs agreement for 'modern-era' Safari Rally". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Urmo Aava: eesmärk on jõuda WRC sarja, mitte nendega konkureerida" [Urmo Aava: the goal is to reach WRC, not to be their rival] (in Estonian). Eesti Rahvusringhääling. 30 May 2018.
  13. ^ "Rally Estonia naaseb ja tahab murda 2021. aastaks MM-sarja" [Rally Estonia returns and wants to reach the World Championship by 2021] (in Estonian). Postimees. 1 November 2017.
  14. ^ Evans, David (14 June 2018). "WRC team pushing for Italy 2019 boycott over Sardinia route". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
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