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 Flag of Monaco svg.png Monte Carlo Rally Gap, Hautes-Alpes Mixed (Snow/Tarmac) 12 51.46km
2 February February Flag of Sweden svg.png Rally of Sweden Torsby, Värmland County Snow 12 60.56km
3 Early March Early March Flag of Kenya svg.png Safari Rally Kenya Nairobi, Nairobi County Mixed (Dirt/Gravel) 10 51.57km
4 Early April Early April Flag of Finland svg.png Rally of Finland Jamsa Tarmac 12 77.39km
5 Late April Late April Template:AUT Rally of Austria Spielberg, Austria Tarmac 8 TBA
6 May May Flag of Italy svg.png Rally d'Italia Alghero, Sardinia Gravel 8 44.54km
7 June June Flag of Spain svg.png Rally of Tenerife Santa Cruz, Tenerife Mixed (Tarmac/Gravel) 8 TBA
8 July July Flag of Spain svg.png Rally Catalunya de España Tarragona Mixed (Tarmac/Gravel) 12 61.96km
9 August August Template:GBR Rally of Great Britain Deeside, Flintshire Gravel 12 52.79km
10 September September Template:GBR Rally of TBA TBA Gravel TBA TBA
11 October October Template:GBR Rally of TBA TBA Gravel TBA TBA
12 Early November Early November Template:GBR Rally of TBA TBA Gravel TBA TBA
13 Late November Late November Template:GBR Rally of TBA TBA Gravel TBA TBA
14 December December Template:GBR Rally of TBA TBA Gravel TBA TBA

Rallies currently in negotiation for 2021

Round Dates Rally Rally headquarters Rally details
Start Finish Surface Stages Distance
1 TBA TBA Flag of Spain svg.png Rally of Tenerife Santa Cruz, Tenerife Mixed (Tarmac/Gravel) 8 TBA

Changes

TBA.

Season summary

Round Event Winning driver Winning manufacturer Winning time
1 Flag of Monaco svg.png Rally of Monte Carlo 0:00:00.0
2 Flag of Sweden svg.png Rally of Sweden 0:00:00.0
3 Flag of Kenya svg.png Safari Rally Kenya 0:00:00.0
4 Flag of Finland svg.png Rally of Finland 0:00:00.0
5 Template:AUT Rally of Austria 0:00:00.0
6 Flag of Italy svg.png Rally d'Italia 0:00:00.0
7 Flag of Spain svg.png Rally of Tenerife 0:00:00.0
8 Flag of Spain svg.png 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 Flag of Monaco svg.png
MCO
Flag of Sweden svg.png
SWE
Flag of Kenya svg.png
SRK
Flag of Finland svg.png
FIN
Template:AUT
AUT
Flag of Italy svg.png
ITA
Flag of Spain svg.png
TFE
Flag of Spain svg.png
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 Flag of Monaco svg.png
MCO
Flag of Sweden svg.png
SWE
Flag of Kenya svg.png
SRK
Flag of Finland svg.png
FIN
Template:AUT
AUT
Flag of Italy svg.png
ITA
Flag of Spain svg.png
TFE
Flag of Spain svg.png
ESP
Template:GBR
GBR
Points
1 Template:FRA Citreon 0
2 Template:USA Ford 0
3 Flag of Japan svg.png Mitsubishi 0
4 Template:FRA Peugeot 0
5 Flag of the Czech Republic svg.png Skoda 0
6 Flag of Germany svg.png Volkswagen 0