WRC Fee (Feb. 5, 2025) – Media Replace
Media replace following the WRC Fee assembly on February 5, 2025.
The primary WRC Fee assembly of 2025 came about yesterday, Wednesday 5 February, by way of video convention. Key subjects of debate included the 2025 technique, the timeline for tenders and the event of the 2026 WRC laws, the plan and aims of the WRC Promotion Working Group and WRC Promoter’s imaginative and prescient for leveraging information and expertise to reinforce WRC protection and storytelling. The assembly was chaired by WRC Fee President Pernilla Solberg and FIA WRC Class Supervisor Marina Duñach.
The next is an summary of the important thing dialogue factors and selections.
WRC sporting updates
WRC sporting teams will restart on a bi-monthly foundation after Rally Sweden, with the acknowledged goal of finalising the drafting of the 2026 WRC laws by September for submission to the World Motor Sport Council in October.
The choice standards and accessible choices for the Junior WRC companion from 2026, in addition to the attainable creation of a WRC4 class within the championship for registered Rally4 automobiles, will probably be thought-about by the Sporting Working Group. One other key dialogue level would be the definition of a framework, to be utilized from 2026, aimed toward serving to WRC organisers develop rally itineraries that keep a greater work/relaxation ratio for crews and all these concerned within the championship.
Digital transformation for improved storytelling
WRC Promoter offered a presentation on its technique for a greater use of expertise within the WRC to gather extra information and insights, with the purpose to create new instruments that profit all stakeholders and improve protection and storytelling.
FIA Security Activity Drive deployed for Rally Japan
The WRC Fee agreed to concern a Yellow Card, as proposed by the FIA Closed Street Fee, to the Japan Vehicle Federation (JAF) concerning Rally Japan attributable to issues of safety encountered through the 2024 version final November. Consequently, the FIA Security Division will deploy a devoted process drive centered on coaching the marshals and enhancing the workflow between rally management and security crews on the levels.
FIA Head of Operational Security Clément Lauté additionally offered the brand new construction of the Closed Street Security group through the session. The group contains WRC Security Supervisor and Delegate Nicolas Klinger, who now works for the FIA full-time, who’s assisted on WRC levels by Priit Priimägi, serving as WRC Deputy Security Delegate, in addition to the division’s new rent, Closed Street Security Engineer Yann Dion.
WRC successful crews to be awarded with FIA President’s Medal
As in Components 1, the successful crew of every WRC occasion will obtain a brand new FIA President’s Medal, beginning with the WRC’s Spanish spherical, Rally Islas Canarias. This initiative ensures that the FIA medal will probably be awarded as a part of the rostrum ceremony to honour the motive force and co-driver’s achievement, permitting them to maintain it as a private report of their success. The successful crews of first three rounds will obtain their award retrospectively.
