Global Rally Series (ShaneEyoho)

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The Global Rally Series (GRS) is a rallying series organized by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. The driver's world championship and manufacturer's world championship are separate championships, but based on the same point system. The series currently consists of 12-14 three-day events driven on surfaces ranging from gravel and tarmac to snow and ice. Each rally is usually split into 8–12 special stages which are run against the clock on closed roads.

The GRS was formed from well-known and popular international rallies as well as the World Rally Championship and the series was first contested in 1974. The R5 is the current car specification in the series. It evolved from Group A cars which replaced the banned Group B supercars. R5 Rally Cars are built on production 1.6-litre four-cylinder cars, but feature turbochargers, anti-lag systems, four-wheel-drive, sequential gearboxes, aerodynamic parts and other enhancements bringing the price of a WRC car to around US$1 million (€700,000 / £500,000).

Structure

Each season normally consists of anywhere from 12-14 rallies driven on surfaces ranging from gravel and tarmac to snow and ice. Points from these events are calculated towards the drivers' and manufacturers' world championships. The driver's championship and manufacturer's championship are separate championships, but based on the same point system. This means, for example, that a driver driving for Subaru can win the driver's championship but Citroën can win the manufacturer's championship.

This is the points system, all 3 classes use this, this points system was introduced in 2010 when the series officially became FIA sanctioned.

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

In the championship currently, the top 2 drivers for a manufacturer will score points for said manufacturer in the Manufacturers championship.

In the current era, each rally usually consists of between eight and twelve special stages of distances ranging from under 2 km (1.2 mi) (known as super special stages) to over 16 kilometres (10 mi) making rally lengths shorter than in the WRC. These competitive stages are driven on closed roads which are linked by non-competitive road sections—open roads on which all road laws of that country must be adhered to.

A GRS event, just like a WRC event, begins with reconnaissance (recce) on Tuesday and Wednesday, allowing crews to drive through the stages and create or update their pace notes. On Thursday, teams can run through the shakedown stage to practice and test their set-ups. The competition typically begins on Friday and ends on Sunday, though some rallies—most notably the Monte Carlo Rally—may be run over four or five days. Cars start the stages at two-minute intervals in clear weather, or three-minute intervals if it is decided that visibility may be a problem for competitors. Each day, or leg, has a few designated service parks between the stages, where the teams can – within strict time limits – perform maintenance and repairs on their cars. The service park also allows spectators and the media to get close to the teams and their cars and drivers. Between the days, after a 45-minute end of day service, cars are locked away in parc fermé, a quarantine environment where teams are not permitted to access or work on their cars.

Each rally's distance is divided by 3 pre season this makes up even sections for the 3 days of competition, then the stages are split into Sprints and Endurance stages.

Championship Winners

Season	Championship for Drivers			Championship for Manufacturers
	Driver	Car		Manufacturer	Car
2016	Felix Rosenqvist	Mitsubishi Mirage R5		Mitsubishi	Mitsubishi Mirage R5
2017	Shane Wray	SKODA Fabia R5		Mitsubishi	Mitsubishi Mirage R5
2018	Johan Kristoffersson	Mitsubishi Mirage R5		Mitsubishi	Mitsubishi Mirage R5
2019	Shane Wray	Ford Fiesta R5		Mitsubishi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
2020
2021