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TheWorld Rally Championship (WRC) is arallying series administered byFédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body.[1] The series currently consists of 13 three-day events driven on surfaces that range from gravel and tarmac to snow and ice. Each rally is split into 15–25 special stages, which are run against the clock on closed roads. The WRC was formed from well-known and popular international rallies, most of which had previously been part of theEuropean Rally Championship and/or theInternational Championship for Manufacturers; the series was first contested in1973.[2] The drivers' championship was first awarded in1977 and1978 as anFIA Cup for Drivers title, toSandro Munari andMarkku Alén, respectively. The first official world champion inrallying wasBjörn Waldegård in1979.[3]
Each season normally consists of 12 to 16 rallies driven on surfaces ranging from gravel and tarmac to snow and ice. Points from these events are calculated towards the drivers', co-drivers' andmanufacturers' world championships. The driver's championship and manufacturer's championship are separate championships, but are based on the same point system. In the current points system, points are awarded at the end of each rally to the top ten WRC (overall) drivers and co-drivers that qualify as follows: 25, 17, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1. In addition to those points, from 2011 each event holds 1 special stage, thePower Stage, in which drivers and co-drivers can score extra points – currently awarded to five fastest drivers (5, 4, 3, 2, 1). From 2025 points are awarded to the five fastest crews on Sunday (5, 4, 3, 2, 1).[4]
Sébastien Loeb holds the record for the most drivers' championships, winning nine during his career.[5] He also holds the record for the most championships won in a row; he won his nine titles consecutively from2004 to2012.[6]Sébastien Ogier is second with eight.Kalle Rovanperä is the youngest world champion; he was 22 years old when he won the2022 World Rally Championship.[7] French drivers have won the most titles with 18 championships between 3 drivers. Finland are second with 16 championships between 8 different drivers.Citroën cars have won the most drivers' championships with nine titles, all of them with Loeb.
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| Driver | Total | Seasons |
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 Sébastien Loeb | 9 | 2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012 |
| Sébastien Ogier | 8 | 2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2020,2021 |
 Juha Kankkunen | 4 | 1986,1987,1991,1993 |
| Tommi Mäkinen | 4 | 1996,1997,1998,1999 |
 Walter Röhrl | 2 | 1980,1982 |
 Miki Biasion | 2 | 1988,1989 |
 Carlos Sainz | 2 | 1990,1992 |
| Marcus Grönholm | 2 | 2000,2002 |
| Kalle Rovanperä | 2 | 2022,2023 |
| Sandro Munari | 1 | 1977 |
| Markku Alén | 1 | 1978 |
 Björn Waldegård | 1 | 1979 |
| Ari Vatanen | 1 | 1981 |
| Hannu Mikkola | 1 | 1983 |
| Stig Blomqvist | 1 | 1984 |
| Timo Salonen | 1 | 1985 |
| Didier Auriol | 1 | 1994 |
 Colin McRae | 1 | 1995 |
| Richard Burns | 1 | 2001 |
 Petter Solberg | 1 | 2003 |
 Ott Tänak | 1 | 2019 |
 Thierry Neuville | 1 | 2024 |
| Country | Drivers | Total wins |
|---|---|---|
| France | 3 | 18 |
| Finland | 8 | 16 |
| Italy | 2 | 3 |
| Sweden | 2 | 2 |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2 |
| West Germany | 1 | 2 |
| Spain | 1 | 2 |
| Norway | 1 | 1 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1 |
Privateers counted as manufacturers.
| Manufacturer | Total |
|---|---|
| Lancia | 10 |
| Citroën | 9 |
 Toyota | 9 |
| Ford | 4 |
| Mitsubishi | 4 |
| Peugeot | 4 |
| Volkswagen | 4 |
| Subaru | 3 |
| Audi | 2 |
| Fiat | 2 |
| Opel | 1 |
 Hyundai | 1 |
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