Monza and Croatia make late bids for WRC dates

Two more events are said to be in the frame to become late additions to this year’s World Rally Championship.

The first is Italian Grand Prix venue Monza, which hosts an annual rallysprint that is usually attended by guest drivers from across two and four-wheeled motorsport. Plans that have been submitted to the FIA are understood to include basing the service park within the circuit perimeter and using the complete venue, including its banking and service roads, plus a number of stages in the countryside around Milan.

If approved, the event could provide the WRC with a Tv-friendly grand finale.

Croatia is meanwhile bidding for a slot on the provisional WRC calendar for 2021, and is believed to have offered the FIA and the series promoter the opportunity to use its planned ‘dress-rehearsal’ event as a points-scoring round for this year.

With the current 2020 schedule ending in Ypres on 22 November, and Monza’s date likely to be early December, the question of how an extra event can be slotted in is unclear.