World Rally Championship
The World Rally Championship (WRC) is a series of currently 16 automobile rally races across the world. The first WRC rally took place in 1973.
The Championship features production-based 2.0-litre Turbocharged 4WD cars built to World Rally Car regulations racing across tarmac, gravel and snow. Current cars in the championship include the Citroën Xsara, Ford Focus, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, Peugeot 307, and Subaru Impreza WRX.
In 2004 the rallies will be in Monte Carlo, Sweden, Mexico, New Zealand, Cyprus, Greece,Turkey, Argentina, Finland, Germany, Japan, Great Britain, Italy, France, Spain, and Australia. This year (2004) has two new rallies, Japan and Mexico.
2004 Rally Winners
| RACE | DRIVER(car) | NATIONALITY |
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Marcus Grönholm (Peugeot) |
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Sébastien Loeb (Citroën) |
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Markko Märtin (Ford) |
World Rally Champions
| YEAR | DRIVER(car) | MANUFACTURER |
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Sébastien Loeb (Citroën) |
Citroën |
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Citroën |
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Didier Auriol (Toyota) |
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Massimo 'Miki' Biasion (Lancia) |
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Massimo 'Miki' Biasion (Lancia) |
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Timo Salonen (Peugeot) |
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Stig Blomqvist (Audi) |
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Hannu Mikkola (Audi) |
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Walter Röhrl (Opel) |
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Walter Röhrl (Fiat) |
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Björn Waldegård (Ford/Mercedes-Benz) |
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Sandro Munari (Lancia) |
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External links
- World Rally Championship (http://www.wrc.com) (official site)
- RallyBase (http://www.rallybase.nl/index.php)
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