2021 Global Rally Series (ShaneEyoho) season
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2021 Global Rally Series (ShaneEyoho) season | |
Previous: 2020 | Next: 2022 |
Drivers Champion | Constructors Champion |
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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
The following teams and drivers are under contract to contest the 2021 championship. All crews use tyres provided by Continental.
Manufacturer | Entrant | Car | No. | Driver name | Rounds |
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Ferrari | Scuderia Ferrari XRaid | Spark-Ferrari X | 32 | Template:GBR Kyle Macleod | All |
16 | Charles Leclerc | 1-3 | |||
99 | Antonio Giovinazzi | 4-12 | |||
Template:SUI Orlen Alfa Romeo Rally Team | Spark-Alfa Romeo | 47 | Mick Schumacher | 1-3 | |
9 | Template:GBR Callum Ilott | 4-12 | |||
Ford | Template:GBR M-Sport Ford Rally Team | Spark-Ford Raider | 312 | Martin Prokop | All |
313 | Oliver Solberg | All | |||
Mini | X-raid Mini JCW Team | Spark-Mini JCW-X | 300 | Carlos Sainz | All |
302 | Template:FRA Stéphane Peterhansel | All | |||
309 | Orlando Terranova | All | |||
Prodrive | Template:GBR Prodrive BRX Team | Spark-BRX Hunter-E | 305 | Template:FRA Sebastien Loeb | All |
311 | Nani Roma | 1 | |||
Andreas Mikkelsen | 2-12 | ||||
Peugeot | Template:FRA Abu Dhabi Peugeot Rally Team | Spark-Peugeot H1 | 50 | Mikko Hirvonen | All |
51 | Template:FRA Cyril Despres | All | |||
52 | Khalid Al Qassimi | 1 | |||
Craig Breen | 2 | ||||
Mattias Ekstrom | 3 | ||||
Toyota | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Spark-Toyota E | 22 | Template:GBR Joshua Beardmore | All |
301 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | All | |||
304 | Giniel De Villiers | All | |||
Template:GBR ShaneEyoho Motorsport | Spark-Toyota E | 17 | Template:FRA Sebastien Ogier | All | |
19 | Template:GBR Shane Wray | All | |||
33 | Max Verstappen | 1-3 |
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.
- Continental became the sole tyre supplier.
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 |
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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 | 13th May | 16th May | Morocco Rally | Marrakesh, Marrakesh-Safi | Gravel | 10 | 200.00km |
6 | 24 June | 27 June | Safari Rally Kenya (WRC/GRS event) |
Nairobi, Nairobi County | Gravel | TBA | TBA |
7 | 22 July | 25 July | Rally Argentina | Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba | Gravel | 18 | 347.50km |
8 | 13 August | 15 August | Template:BEL Ypres Rally Belgium (WRC/GRS event) |
Ypres, West Flanders | Tarmac | TBA | TBA |
9 | 16 September | 19 September | Rally Portugal | Faro, Algarve | Gravel | 18 | 335.32km |
10 | 14 October | 17 October | RACC Rally Catalunya de España (WRC/GRS event) |
Salou, Catalonia | Tarmac | TBA | TBA |
11 | 11 November | 14 November | Rally Japan (WRC/GRS event) |
Nagoya, Chūbu | Tarmac | TBA | TBA |
12 | 3 December | 5 December | Template:AUS Rally Australia | Adelaide, South Australia | Gravel | 26 | 326.30km |
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 |
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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.
- Safari Rally Kenya became a joint WRC-GRS event after becoming a staple on the GRS calendar.
Season summary
Round | Event | Winning driver | Winning co-driver | Winning entrant | Winning time |
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1 | Rally Saudi Arabia | 00:00.000 | |||
2 | Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo | 00:00.000 | |||
3 | Arctic Rally Finland | 00:00.000 | |||
4 | Canary Islands Rally | 00:00.000 | |||
5 | Morocco Rally | 00:00.000 | |||
6 | Safari Rally Kenya | 00:00.000 | |||
7 | Rally Argentina | 00:00.000 | |||
8 | Template:BEL Ypres Rally Belgium | 00:00.000 | |||
9 | Rally Portugal | 00:00.000 | |||
10 | RACC Rally Catalunya de Espana | 00:00.000 | |||
11 | Rally Japan | 00:00.000 | |||
12 | Template:AUS Rally Australia | 00:00.000 |
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 |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |