2021 Global Rally Series (ShaneEyoho) season

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2021 Global Rally Series (ShaneEyoho) season
Previous: 2020	Next: 2022

Drivers Champion	Constructors 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).

In 2021, the GRS became unique whilst keeping close ties to the WRC. In order to modernize the series the GRS became a spec series using the Extreme E Spark Odyssey rally car however this was modified to be made road legal for the road sections of a rally - in turn this turned the heads of many manufacturers: some left whilst some joined, teams also had a say on what type of engine they would like with most opting for/building a hybrid engine for their cars, the rule changes also allowed some drivers to make their own teams which was actually encouraged by the FIA.

The FIA and GRS officials decided that development of the Odyssey was not limited so normal research and development protocols applied throughout the season.

Drivers and Manufacturers

Changes

• The new Spark Odyssey car saw the introduction of a Ferrari backed team, which had 3 cars (one being an Alfa Romeo liveried car) whilst Peugeot, Mini and Toyota returned.
• Ford re-entered as a full time constructor with its M-Sport brand, it had usually been ran as part time on a semi-regular basis up until this season.
• Driver Shane Wray decided to enter a team that would get support from Toyota, he wasn't the only driver to enter a team as Kyle Macleod was named as joint team owner for the Ferrari team after he requested an Alfa Romeo presence in the series.
• Prodrive entered the series with their own team after years of making cars for other manufacturers, the decision comes after they entered their own car in the 2021 Dakar Rally.

Calendar

The 2021 championship is due to be contested over twelve rounds around the world:

Round	Start date	Finish date	Rally	Rally headquarters	Surface	Stages	Distance
1	2 January	4 January	Rally Saudi Arabia	Jeddah, Hejaz	Sand	3	745.00km
2	21 January	24 January	Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo (WRC-GRS event)	Gap, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	Mixed (Tarmac/Snow)	14	257.64km
3	26 February	28 February	Arctic Rally Finland (WRC-GRS event)	Rovaniemi, Lapland	Snow	10	251.08km
4	23 April	25 April	Canary Islands Rally	Santa Cruz, Tenerife	Tarmac	10	150.00km
5	May	May	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
6	June	June	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
7	July	July	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
8	13 August	15 August	Template:BEL Ypres Rally Belgium (WRC/GRS event)	Ypres, West Flanders	Tarmac	TBA	TBA
9	September	September	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
10	October	October	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
11	November	November	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
12	December	December	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA

The following rounds were included on the original calendar but were later cancelled:

Start date	Finish date	Rally	Rally headquarters	Surface	Stages	Distance	Cancellation reason
11 February	14 February	Rally Sweden (WRC-GRS event)	Torsby, Varmland County	Snow	19	313.81 km	COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden
19 August	22 August	Template:GBR Rally GB (WRC-GRS event)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Financial issues

Changes

• It was confirmed in December that the GRS and WRC will hold 6 joint events this year.
• Rally Saudi Arabia is the name given to the Dakar Rally warmup and is likely the only event on the calendar to feature a navigational route instead of a normal rally stage route using closed off public roads.
• After trying to get it back on the calendar twice in 2020, the Canary Islands Rally is likely to return with the base moving from Matagorda in Lanzarote to Santa Cruz in Tenerife.
• A joint GRS-WRC round in Sweden (the only pure snow rally on each calendar) was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic however a replacement was named so a snow rally could take place on both calendars - The Arctic Rally in Finland.
• Rally GB was originally a joint round but was cancelled after the organizers due to financial reasons following a disagreement between organizers in Wales and Northern Ireland as to who should host the event, the WRC replaced the rally with Ypres Rally Belgium and claimed it would still be a joint event.

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