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

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
Ferrari Flag of Italy svg.png Scuderia Ferrari XRaid Spark-Ferrari X 32 Template:GBR Kyle Macleod All
16 Flag of Monaco svg.png Charles Leclerc 1-3
99 Flag of Italy svg.png Antonio Giovinazzi 4-12
Template:SUI Orlen Alfa Romeo Rally Team Spark-Alfa Romeo 47 Flag of Germany svg.png Mick Schumacher 1-3
9 Template:GBR Callum Ilott 4-12
Ford Template:GBR M-Sport Ford Rally Team Spark-Ford Raider 312 Flag of the Czech Republic svg.png Martin Prokop All
313 Flag of Sweden svg.png Oliver Solberg All
Mini Flag of Germany svg.png X-raid Mini JCW Team Spark-Mini JCW-X 300 Flag of Spain svg.png Carlos Sainz All
302 Template:FRA Stéphane Peterhansel All
309 Flag of Argentina svg.png Orlando Terranova All
Prodrive Template:GBR Prodrive BRX Team Spark-BRX Hunter-E 305 Template:FRA Sebastien Loeb All
311 Flag of Spain svg.png Nani Roma 1
Flag of Norway svg.png Andreas Mikkelsen 2-12
Peugeot Template:FRA Abu Dhabi Peugeot Rally Team Spark-Peugeot H1 50 Flag of Finland svg.png Mikko Hirvonen All
51 Template:FRA Cyril Despres All
52 Flag of the United Arab Emirates svg.png Khalid Al Qassimi 1
Flag of Ireland svg.png Craig Breen 2
Flag of Sweden svg.png Mattias Ekstrom 3
Toyota Flag of Japan svg.png Toyota Gazoo Racing Spark-Toyota E 22 Template:GBR Joshua Beardmore All
301 Qatar.png Nasser Al-Attiyah All
304 Flag of South Africa svg.png Giniel De Villiers All
Template:GBR ShaneEyoho Motorsport Spark-Toyota E 17 Template:FRA Sebastien Ogier All
19 Template:GBR Shane Wray All
33 Flag of the Netherlands svg.png 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
1 2 January 4 January Flag of Saudi Arabia svg.png Rally Saudi Arabia Jeddah, Hejaz Sand 3 745.00km
2 21 January 24 January Flag of Monaco svg.png Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo
(WRC-GRS event)
Gap, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Mixed (Tarmac/Snow) 14 257.64km
3 26 February 28 February Flag of Finland svg.png Arctic Rally Finland
(WRC-GRS event)
Rovaniemi, Lapland Snow 10 251.08km
4 23 April 25 April Flag of Spain svg.png 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 Flag of Kenya svg.png Safari Rally Kenya
(WRC/GRS event)
Nairobi, Nairobi County Gravel TBA TBA
7 22 July 25 July Flag of Argentina svg.png 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 Flag of Portugal svg.png Rally Portugal Faro, Algarve Gravel 18 335.32km
10 14 October 17 October Flag of Spain svg.png RACC Rally Catalunya de España
(WRC/GRS event)
Salou, Catalonia Mixed (Gravel/Tarmac) TBA TBA
11 11 November 14 November Flag of Japan svg.png 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
11 February 14 February Flag of Sweden svg.png 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
1 Flag of Saudi Arabia svg.png Rally Saudi Arabia 00:00.000
2 Flag of Monaco svg.png Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo 00:00.000
3 Flag of Finland svg.png Arctic Rally Finland 00:00.000
4 Flag of Spain svg.png Canary Islands Rally 00:00.000
5 Morocco Rally 00:00.000
6 Flag of Kenya svg.png Safari Rally Kenya 00:00.000
7 Flag of Argentina svg.png Rally Argentina 00:00.000
8 Template:BEL Ypres Rally Belgium 00:00.000
9 Flag of Portugal svg.png Rally Portugal 00:00.000
10 Flag of Spain svg.png RACC Rally Catalunya de Espana 00:00.000
11 Flag of Japan svg.png 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
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers Championship

Constructors Championship