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	Mixed (Gravel/Tarmac)	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	Template:USA Rally of the Americas			0:00:00.0
4	Rally of Canada			0:00:00.0
5	Rally of Mexico			0:00:00.0
6	Rally of the Caucuses			0:00:00.0
7	Rally d'Italia			0:00:00.0
8	Template:TUR Rally of Turkey			0:00:00.0
9	Template:GBR Rally of Great Britain			0:00:00.0
10	Rally of New Zealand			0:00:00.0
11	Template:AUS Rally of Australia			0:00:00.0
12	Safari Rally Kenya			0:00:00.0
13	Rally of Finland			0:00:00.0
14	Template:FRA Rally de France Alsace			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	Template:USA AME	CAN	MEX	CAU	ITA	Template:TUR TUR	Template:GBR GBR	NZL	Template:AUS AUS	SRK	FIN	Template:FRA FRA	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	Template:USA AME	CAN	MEX	CAU	ITA	Template:TUR TUR	Template:GBR GBR	NZL	Template:AUS AUS	SRK	FIN	Template:FRA FRA	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