2021 Global Rally Series (ShaneEyoho) season
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| 2021 Global Rally Series (ShaneEyoho) season | |
| Previous: 2020 | Next: 2022 |
| 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 is due to be contested over fourteen rounds, the biggest calendar since the regulation changes in 2017, this was done to make the GRS expand more and make it more "legit" in the eyes of the fans and the FIA who wanted to expand the series.
| 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 | Template:USA Rally of the Americas | Crescent City, California | Gravel | 12 | 63.38km |
| 4 | Early April | Early April |  Rally of Canada
|
St John's , Newfoundland | Mixed (Tarmac/Dirt) | 8 | TBA |
| 5 | Late April | Late April |  Rally of Mexico
|
León, Guanajuato | Gravel | 8 | 32.97km |
| 6 | May | May |  Rally of the Caucuses
|
Tbilisi, Georgia | Mixed (Tarmac/Snow) | 8 | 34.94km |
| 7 | June | June |  Rally d'Italia
|
Alghero, Sardinia | Gravel | 8 | 44.54km |
| 8 | July | July | Template:TUR Rally of Turkey | Marmaris, Muğla | Gravel | 8 | TBA |
| 9 | August | August | Template:GBR Rally of Great Britain | Deeside, Flintshire | Gravel | 12 | 52.79km |
| 10 | September | September |  Rally of New Zealand
|
Hawkes Bay | Gravel | 12 | TBA |
| 11 | October | October | Template:AUS Rally of Australia | Monaro, New South Wales | Dirt | 12 | 62.96km |
| 12 | Early November | Early November |  Safari Rally Kenya
|
Nairobi, Nairobi County | Mixed (Dirt/Gravel) | 10 | 51.57km |
| 13 | Late November | Late November |  Rally of Finland
|
Jamsa | Tarmac | 12 | 77.39km |
| 14 | December | December | Template:FRA Rallye de France Alsace | Strasbourg, Alsace | Tarmac | 8 | TBA |
Rallies currently in negotiation for 2021
| Round | Dates | Rally | Rally headquarters | Rally details | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Finish | Surface | Stages | Distance | |||
| 1 | TBA | TBA |  Rally of Tenerife
|
Santa Cruz, Tenerife | Mixed (Tarmac/Gravel) | 8 | TBA |
Changes
- Template:TUR The Rally of Turkey was due to return in 2019 but got cancelled, a deal was finally made for 2021.
- Several rallies changed dates
The Rally of Canada debuted for the first time.- Template:FRA To celebrate Loeb and Ogier being in the series, a special Rally de France was held replacing the Rally Catalunya de Espana because of this the Rally of Finland was pushed forward 2 weeks.
The Rally of New Zealand returned.
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 | |||||||||