The World Rally Championship is contemplating re-introducing Rally4 automobiles into the championship’s framework, after they had been dropped in 2022.
Entrance-wheel-drive has usually been seen as a proving floor for younger expertise. Between 2001 and 2021, the Junior WRC collection utilized numerous front-wheel-drive machines via numerous guises resembling Tremendous 1600, R2, R3 and Rally4.
However the delivery of the four-wheel-drive Rally3 automobile meant Junior WRC pivoted to being an all-wheel-drive collection for the primary time, which means there was no official class for front-wheel-drive autos within the WRC.
Nonetheless on the newest assembly of the WRC Fee, held on Wednesday by way of video convention, the thought of making a WRC4 championship for Rally4 machines in 2026 was tabled.
Notes issued to the media from the assembly acknowledged: “The choice standards and obtainable choices for the Junior WRC companion from 2026, in addition to the potential creation of a WRC4 class within the championship for registered Rally4 automobiles, will likely be thought of by the Sporting Working Group.”
