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Official news, WRC | Wed 31st 2007

2008 FIA World Rally Championship – calendar

Rally Norway 2007, photo by SWRT

The calendar for 2008 is finalized. FIA had a meeting 24. October and decided on the following for 2008;

24 – 27/1 76e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
8 – 10/2 Uddeholm Swedish Rally
28/2 – 2/3 Rally Mexico
27 – 30/3 Rally Argentina
24 – 27/4 Jordan Rally WRC
16 – 18/5 Rallye d’Italia – Sardegna
29/5 – 1/6 BP Ultimate Acropolis Rally
13 – 15/6 Rally of Turkey
31/7 – 3/8 Neste Oil Rally Finland
15 – 17/8 ADAC Rallye Deutschland
28 – 31/8 Rally of New Zealand
2 – 5/10 Rallye de Espana
10 – 12/10 Rallye de France – Tour de Course
24 – 26/10 Rally Japan
28 – 30/11 Wales Rally GB

And with some changes compared to this year, Norway is out, together with Portugal, Australia and Ireland. Turkey is back and Jordan will arrange a WRC-event for the first time.

From 2009 there will be 24 events over a period of two years. This means that some countries will be hosting a rally every year, and others every 2nd year. Norway is the opening rally on the proposal for 2009, where both Monte Carlo and Sweden are not. A decision regarding the 2009 calendar will be made by FIA Motorsport Council in December.

7 Responses to “2008 FIA World Rally Championship – calendar”

  1. moktar says:

    here The calendar for 2009.too…….

    ……………………………….

    6-8 Feb Rally Norway
    6-8 Mar Rally Mexico
    10-12 Apr Rally Argentina
    24-26 Apr Rally de Portugal
    8-10 May Rally Italia-Sardinia
    29 May-31 May Acropolis Rally of Greece
    19-21 June Rally Poland
    31 July-2 Aug Rally Finland
    21-23 Aug Cyprus Rally
    11-13 Sept Rally Australia
    2-4 Oct Rallye de France – Tour de Corse
    16-18 Nov Rally Ireland

  2. harold says:

    Sorry for Norway.
    that rally whas a great event and the second snow event off a sesean.
    But 2008 and 2009 will be a better rally calender maybe

  3. Traxx says:

    For 2009, How many rallyes could be every year if there are 24 rallyes and 12 rallyes per year ?

  4. elda says:

    Yeahhhhh!!!!
    Argentina also in 2009!!!

  5. tnt says:

    12 rallyes in 2009 and 12 in 2010 makes 24 rallyes over a two year period.

  6. Traxx says:

    So there is no countrie with a rally every year ?

  7. mad0master says:

    Oh, i was looking forward Poland in 2008, but it’s 2009 only… rrrr

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