European Rally Championship
The European Rally Championship (official FIA European Rally Championship , abbreviated ERC ) is a summary of the rules, policies and conditions under which the same European Rally Championship , one of the automotive umbrella organization International Federation de l'Automobile (FIA) set Rally Series , is carried out.
The European Rally Championship is, since the introduction of the World Rally Championship in the 1970s, from the highest-ranking organized by the FIA racing series of the rallying become progressively to some marginal rally series. From 2006 to 2012, the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) was added another rally series, which was superior to the European Rally Championship in terms of importance. For the 2013 season, the IRC merged with the ERC and the previous IRC promoter Eurosport-Events took over the marketing of the European Championship. The contract was concluded for the next ten years. That meant the end of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge.
The new promoter of the European Championship Eurosport Events from 2013 wants to lead the series to old strengths. The 2013 calendar includes twelve rallies. The World Rally Championship will in future have a global focus, while the ERC will focus on Europe. The core markets are separate. Eurosport Events has drawn a lot of media attention to the IRC in recent years. These existing structures are to be adapted for the ERC. Rally vehicles of the Super 2000 class and rally cars of Group N are permitted for the European Championship . World Rally Cars have not been allowed to register since 2003.
List of Masters
Web links
- Official website (English, French, Italian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Official ERC website (fiaerc.com, accessed January 27, 2013)
- ↑ The history of the European Rally Championship ( Memento from November 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Motorsport-total.com: IRC before the end. September 29, 2012, accessed January 27, 2013 .