From www.wrc.com
The FIA World Motor Sport Council has announced a 13-round calendar for the 2011 World Rally Championship season, starting in Sweden and ending in Great Britain, following a fax vote of its members.
However, the door is open for a 14th event to join the 2011 series, which would be confirmed by the end of June. “A 14th event could be added to calendar,” stated a press release from the FIA: the governing body of world motor sport. “This would be approved by the WMSC on 23 June at the latest.”
The 2011 calendar sees a number of familiar names return to the forefront after a year of absence, such as Italy, Argentina and Greece. So far, there are no brand new events on the 2011 calendar and the first and last rallies on the schedule are the same as this year.
In total, nine of the rallies will be held on gravel, three are on asphalt and one is on snow and ice. Unlike this year, where June is a quiet month, there is at least one rally every month from February through to November -- meaning that it will be a busy time for the teams in the debut season of the all-new World Rally Car formula.
The rally dates below are listed by the Sunday of each event, although organisers will once more have the possibility to run outside of the established Friday-Saturday-Sunday format next year.
2011 WRC Calendar
13 February: Sweden
06 March: Mexico
27 March: Portugal
17 April: Jordan
08 May: Italy
29 May: Argentina
19 June: Greece
31 July: Finland
21 August: Germany
11 September: Australia
02 October: France
23 October: Spain
13 November: Great Britain.
The FIA World Motor Sport Council has announced a 13-round calendar for the 2011 World Rally Championship season, starting in Sweden and ending in Great Britain, following a fax vote of its members.
However, the door is open for a 14th event to join the 2011 series, which would be confirmed by the end of June. “A 14th event could be added to calendar,” stated a press release from the FIA: the governing body of world motor sport. “This would be approved by the WMSC on 23 June at the latest.”
The 2011 calendar sees a number of familiar names return to the forefront after a year of absence, such as Italy, Argentina and Greece. So far, there are no brand new events on the 2011 calendar and the first and last rallies on the schedule are the same as this year.
In total, nine of the rallies will be held on gravel, three are on asphalt and one is on snow and ice. Unlike this year, where June is a quiet month, there is at least one rally every month from February through to November -- meaning that it will be a busy time for the teams in the debut season of the all-new World Rally Car formula.
The rally dates below are listed by the Sunday of each event, although organisers will once more have the possibility to run outside of the established Friday-Saturday-Sunday format next year.
2011 WRC Calendar
13 February: Sweden
06 March: Mexico
27 March: Portugal
17 April: Jordan
08 May: Italy
29 May: Argentina
19 June: Greece
31 July: Finland
21 August: Germany
11 September: Australia
02 October: France
23 October: Spain
13 November: Great Britain.