2021 Global Rally Series (ShaneEyoho) season

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2021 Global Rally Series (ShaneEyoho) season
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Drivers Champion	Manufacturers Champion
TBD	TBD

The 2021 Global Rally Series will be the forty-eighth season of the Global Rally Series, an auto racing championship recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) the R2 junior and Rally GT seasons are due to return this season for the first time since 2018 but are subject to approval.

The season featured custom as well as real life rally drivers for the first time since the regulation changes to the sport in 2016.

Driver/Manufacturer Changes

• Template:FRA World Rally Champion Sebastien Ogier will return to the series for the first time since an original stint from 2005-2012, it isnt known which manufacturer he will drive for.
• Template:FRA World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb will drive in the series for the first time after being persuaded to join the Citreon team.
• Template:USA Ken Block will return after a stint in 2011-2015 and is due to return with Ford, replacing British driver Shane Wray
• Template:GBR Shane Wray will move away from Ford and move to another manufacturer (likely Peugeot.)

Calendar

The championship was contested over nine rounds.

Round	Dates		Rally	Rally headquarters	Rally details
	Start	Finish			Surface	Stages	Distance
1	January	January	Monte Carlo Rally	Gap, Hautes-Alpes	Mixed (Snow/Tarmac)	12	51.46km
2	February	February	Rally of Sweden	Torsby, Värmland County	Snow	12	60.56km
3	Early March	Early March	Safari Rally Kenya	Nairobi, Nairobi County	Mixed (Dirt/Gravel)	10	51.57km
4	August	August	Rally of Finland	Jamsa	Tarmac	12	77.39km
5	September	September	Template:AUT Rally of Austria	Spielberg, Austria	Tarmac	8	TBA
6	Early October	Early October	Rally d'Italia	Alghero, Sardinia	Gravel	8	44.54km
7	Late October	Late October	Rally of Tenerife	Santa Cruz, Tenerife	Mixed (Tarmac/Gravel)	8	TBA
8	November	November	Rally Catalunya de España	Tarragona	Mixed (Tarmac/Gravel)	12	61.96km
9	Early December	Early December	Template:GBR Rally of Great Britain	Deeside, Flintshire	Gravel	12	52.79km

Changes

Several changes to the calendar were made due to the COVID-19 pandemic, several races were cancelled resulting in only 9 rallies this season, however a round in Austria and a round in Tenerife were added to the calendar whether or not they will be permanent rallies on the calendar is unknown.

Season summary

Round	Event	Winning driver	Winning manufacturer	Winning time
1	Rally of Monte Carlo			0:00:00.0
2	Rally of Sweden			0:00:00.0
3	Safari Rally Kenya			0:00:00.0
4	Rally of Finland			0:00:00.0
5	Template:AUT Rally of Austria			0:00:00.0
6	Rally d'Italia			0:00:00.0
7	Rally of Tenerife			0:00:00.0
8	Rally Catalunya de Espana			0:00:00.0
9	Template:GBR Rally of Great Britain			0:00:00.0

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in each event. In the manufacturers' championship, teams were eligible to nominate three crews to score points, but these points were only awarded to the top two classified finishers representing a manufacturer.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

Drivers Championship

For the sake of simplicity in the GRS the first letter and the surname of a driver are used in the standings. (eg: C.Alonso)

Pos.	Driver	MCO	SWE	SRK	FIN	Template:AUT AUT	ITA	TFE	ESP	Template:GBR GBR	Points
1	Template:USA K. Block										0
2	Template:FRA S. Loeb										0
3	Template:FRA S. Ogier										0
4	Template:GBR S. Wray										0

Manufacturers Championship

Pos.	Driver	MCO	SWE	SRK	FIN	Template:AUT AUT	ITA	TFE	ESP	Template:GBR GBR	Points
1	Template:FRA Citreon										0
2	Template:USA Ford										0
3	Mitsubishi										0
4	Template:FRA Peugeot										0
5	Skoda										0
6	Volkswagen										0