WRC PROMOTER STEPS IN TO RUN WORLD RX
World Rallycross Championship has its first new promoter since its inception in 2014
The World Rallycross Championship will be promoted by the World Rally Championship Promoter Group from this season, replacing previous commercial rights holder IMG.
WRC Promoter and the FIA are working on finalising a multiyear promoter agreement for the German-based company to hold the commercial and media rights for the series. WRC Promoter has “committed to investment in the World championship and in particular the development of the future electrification of rallycross,” said a statement from the FIA.
WRC Promoter managing director Jona Siebel said: “World Rallycross sits on the verge of an innovative and pioneering future. We see strong growth potential in all areas and WRC Promoter is delighted to be at the forefront of a series focused on sustainable technology and e-mobility.”
This year, the new all-electric FIA RX2e Championship will be launched as World RX’s undercard, before the discipline’s top flight RX1 cars (formerly known as Supercar) are switched to electric power from 2022.
That electric switch has enthused Kevin Hansen, who believes having WRC Promoter onboard will only mean good things for rallycross following the model it has created for rallying.
Hansen said: “I’m young, eager and hungry to win a World championship, and going for the title now with WRC Promoter in charge should give myself and my rivals the opportunity to become stars worldwide while trying to win it. I’m really looking forward to the electric revolution in the championship.”
The FIA launched a second tender process in January in search for a promotor for the FIA European Rallycross Championship from 2022 to 2025.
The Euro RX series and its classes, RX1 (Supercar) and RX3 (Super1600) for conventional internal combustion engine machines will be promoted separately to the all-electric World RX roster from next year. The provisional 2021 World RX calender is planned to begin at Spa Francorchamps in Belgium in May.