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The FIA has announced that next year's World Rally Championship will be made up of 13 rounds, and that all tyre manufacturers will be able to supply the series - not just one.
The decisions were taken by the FIA's World Motor Sport Council which met in Geneva on wednesday.
Despite the possibility of adding a 14th round to the 2011 WRC, the council decided to stick with "the calendar as ratified by the World Council in April. "There will be 13 events to allow the evolution of rallying worldwide, including the format of events and eligibility of cars," said an FIA statement.
The council also announced that WRC sporting regulations would be amended to allow any tyre manufacturer to supply tyres from 2011 - after Pirelli's three year sole supplier deal comes to an end. The FIA said regulations would be implemented to control costs. The amended regulations will be presented to the World Motor Sport Council for a fax vote before 20 July 2010. The Junior World Rally Championship, however, will continue with a single tyre supplier.
With immediate effect, the council also decided that co-drivers names will be reintroduced to the rear side windows of competition cars in the World Rally Championship.
The FIA has announced that next year's World Rally Championship will be made up of 13 rounds, and that all tyre manufacturers will be able to supply the series - not just one.
The decisions were taken by the FIA's World Motor Sport Council which met in Geneva on wednesday.
Despite the possibility of adding a 14th round to the 2011 WRC, the council decided to stick with "the calendar as ratified by the World Council in April. "There will be 13 events to allow the evolution of rallying worldwide, including the format of events and eligibility of cars," said an FIA statement.
The council also announced that WRC sporting regulations would be amended to allow any tyre manufacturer to supply tyres from 2011 - after Pirelli's three year sole supplier deal comes to an end. The FIA said regulations would be implemented to control costs. The amended regulations will be presented to the World Motor Sport Council for a fax vote before 20 July 2010. The Junior World Rally Championship, however, will continue with a single tyre supplier.
With immediate effect, the council also decided that co-drivers names will be reintroduced to the rear side windows of competition cars in the World Rally Championship.