European Rally Championship
Category | R5 Super 2000 Group N |
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Country | Europe |
Inaugural season | 1953 |
Drivers | Varies |
Teams | Varies |
Drivers' champion | Alexey Lukyanuk |
Official website | fiaerc.com |
Current season |
The European Rally Championship (officially FIA European Rally Championship) is an automobile rally competition held annually on the European continent and organized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).
The championship has been organized since 1953 and have disputed in different European countries, alternating between rallies on asphalt and gravel. It was the first supranational rally championship that was organized in the world and therefore the oldest one. In 2012 it had 60 editions and in 2013 its was renewed with the merger with the Intercontinental Rally Challenge.
Contents
1 History
2 Recent seasons
2.1 2010 season
2.2 2011 season
2.3 2012 season
2.4 2013 season
2.5 2014 season
2.6 2015 season
3 Champions
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
History
The European Rally Championship was first contested in 1953 and in the following year was one of the most prestigious rallying series. However, with the introduction of the World Rally Championship for manufacturers in 1973, and in particular with the drivers' World Championship being contested from 1979 on, the importance of the ERC began to decline.[1]
Over many years, a typical ERC season featured around 40 rallies, and from 1974 on, the rallies were assigned different coefficients (1, 2, 3 or 4) that were multiplied with the championship points. This made it very tedious to follow the championship and keep an overview. Changing the coefficients to 2, 5, 10 and 20 did also not improve the situation. Thus, the ERC was more a series for event organizers than an interesting championship for drivers.[1]
A first improvement was implemented for the 2004 season, where the number of events counting for the European Rally Championship were reduced to those with coefficient 20, while the other rallies became part of regional "European Rally Cups". A ERC season now featured around 10 to 12 events and thus had a clearer structure.[1]
Between 2007 and 2011, the driver had to register for the European championships and thus only registered drivers could score ERC points, keeping the local drivers from taking up all ERC points despite not participating in the championship. The registered drivers were also obligated to contest a minimal number of events.[1]
Since 2013, French-based broadcaster Eurosport is the promoter of ERC, and the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC), previously organized and promoted by Eurosport, was discontinued.
Recent seasons
2010 season
The 2011 ERC season featured 11 rallies. Luca Rossetti was the winner of 4 events and won the championship.
2011 season
The 2011 ERC season started on 14 April 2011 and featured 11 rallies. It ended on 29 October with the Rallye International du Valais. Italian driver Luca Rossetti claimed his third European championship title after winning 5 of the events. In total, 28 registered drivers from 7 different countries competed in the championship.
2012 season
The 2012 season started in January with a new event, the "Jänner Rallye" in Austria. As an important change, drivers no longer had to register for the championship. Finnish driver Juho Hänninen won the championship.
2013 season
The 2013 season is the first after the merger between IRC and the old ERC, and also the first after Eurosport became the championship's promoter. The season started with the Jänner Rallye in Austria on 3 January 2013, and ended with the Rallye du Valais on 9 November. Czech driver Jan Kopecký won the championship.
2014 season
The 2014 season started with the Jänner Rallye in Austria on 3 January 2014, and ended with the Tour de Corse on 8 November. Finnish driver Esapekka Lappi won the championship and the new Asphalt Masters trophy, while polish drivers Robert Kubica and Kajetan Kajetanowicz won the Ice Masters and Gravel Masters, respectively. French driver Stéphane Lefebvre won the ERC Junior championship.
2015 season
The season started with the Jänner Rallye in Austria on 4 January 2015, and ended with the Rallye International du Valais on 7 November. For this year the drivers had to register for the championship, and the categories have been renamed into ERC 1 (for S2000, R5 and RRC (last year) cars), ERC 2 (category for R4 production cars (previously titled N4)) and ERC 3 (for R1, R2 and R3 cars).
Polish driver Kajetan Kajetanowicz won the championship.
Champions
Season | Driver | Car | |
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1953 | Helmut Polensky | Porsche 356 Coupé Fiat 1100 | |
1954 | Walter Schlüter | DKW 3=6 F91 Sonderklasse | |
1955 | Werner Engel | Mercedes-Benz 300 SL | |
1956 | Walter Schock | Mercedes-Benz 220 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL | |
1957 | Ruprecht Hopfen | Borgward Isabella Saab 93 | |
1958 | Gunnar Andersson | Volvo PV444 Volvo PV544 | |
1959 | Paul Coltelloni | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TI Citroën ID 19 | |
1960 | Walter Schock | Mercedes-Benz 220 SE | |
1961 | Hans-Joachim Walter | Porsche 356 Carrera Coupé | |
1962 | Eugen Böhringer | Mercedes-Benz 220 SE | |
1963 | Gunnar Andersson | Volvo 122 S Volvo PV544 | |
1964 | Tom Trana | Volvo PV544 S | |
1965 | Rauno Aaltonen | BMC Mini Cooper S | |
1966 | G1 | Lillebror Nasenius | Opel Rekord |
G2 | Sobiesław Zasada | BMC Mini Cooper S Steyr-Puch 650 TR | |
G3 | Günter Klass | Porsche 911 | |
1967 | G1 | Sobiesław Zasada | Porsche 911 S Porsche 912 |
G2 | Bengt Söderström | Lotus Cortina | |
G3 | Vic Elford | Porsche 911 S | |
1968 | Pauli Toivonen | Porsche 911 T | |
1969 | Harry Källström | Lancia Fulvia Coupé 1.3 HF Lancia Fulvia Coupé 1.6 HF | |
1970 | Jean-Claude Andruet | Alpine A110 1600 | |
1971 | Sobiesław Zasada | BMW 2002 TI | |
1972 | Raffaele Pinto | Fiat 124 Sport Spider | |
1973 | Sandro Munari | Lancia Fulvia Coupé 1.6 HF | |
1974 | Walter Röhrl | Opel Ascona A | |
1975 | Maurizio Verini | Fiat Abarth 124 Rally | |
1976 | Bernard Darniche | Lancia Stratos HF | |
1977 | Bernard Darniche | Lancia Stratos HF | |
1978 | Tony Carello | Lancia Stratos HF | |
1979 | Jochi Kleint | Opel Ascona B Opel Kadett GT/E | |
1980 | Antonio Zanini | Porsche 911 SC Ford Escort RS1800 | |
1981 | Adartico Vudafieri | Fiat 131 Abarth | |
1982 | Antonio Fassina | Opel Ascona 400 | |
1983 | Miki Biasion | Lancia Rally 037 | |
1984 | Carlo Capone | Lancia Rally 037 | |
1985 | Dario Cerrato | Lancia Rally 037 | |
1986 | Fabrizio Tabaton | Lancia Delta S4 | |
1987 | Dario Cerrato | Lancia Delta HF 4WD | |
1988 | Fabrizio Tabaton | Lancia Delta HF 4WD Lancia Delta Integrale | |
1989 | Yves Loubet | Lancia Delta Integrale | |
1990 | Robert Droogmans | Lancia Delta Integrale 16V | |
1991 | Piero Liatti | Lancia Delta Integrale 16V | |
1992 | Erwin Weber | Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 | |
1993 | Pierre-César Baroni | Lancia Delta HF Integrale Ford Escort RS Cosworth | |
1994 | Patrick Snijers | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | |
1995 | Enrico Bertone | Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD | |
1996 | Armin Schwarz | Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205 | |
1997 | Krzysztof Hołowczyc | Subaru Impreza 555 | |
1998 | Andrea Navarra | Subaru Impreza 555 | |
1999 | Enrico Bertone | Renault Mégane Maxi | |
2000 | Henrik Lundgaard | Toyota Corolla WRC | |
2001 | Armin Kremer | Toyota Corolla WRC | |
2002 | Renato Travaglia | Peugeot 206 WRC | |
2003 | Bruno Thiry | Peugeot 206 WRC | |
2004 | Simon Jean-Joseph | Renault Clio S1600 | |
2005 | Renato Travaglia | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII Renault Clio S1600 | |
2006 | Giandomenico Basso | Fiat Punto Abarth S2000 | |
2007 | Simon Jean-Joseph | Citroën C2 S1600 Citroën C2 R2 | |
2008 | Luca Rossetti | Peugeot 207 S2000 | |
2009 | Giandomenico Basso | Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | |
2010 | Luca Rossetti | Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | |
2011 | Luca Rossetti | Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | |
2012 | Juho Hänninen | Škoda Fabia S2000 | |
2013 | Jan Kopecký | Škoda Fabia S2000 | |
2014 | Esapekka Lappi | Škoda Fabia S2000 | |
2015 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Ford Fiesta R5 | |
2016 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Ford Fiesta R5 | |
2017 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | Ford Fiesta R5 | |
2018 | Alexey Lukyanuk | Ford Fiesta R5 |
See also
- List of European Rally Championship drivers
- European Rally Trophy
References
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External links
- Official website