European Rally Championship


















European Rally Championship
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Category
R5
Super 2000
Group N
CountryEurope
Inaugural season1953
DriversVaries
TeamsVaries
Drivers' champion
Russia Alexey Lukyanuk
Official websitefiaerc.com

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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





Timo Mäkinen and Rauno Aaltonen at the 1965 1000 Lakes Rally


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




1965 champion Rauno Aaltonen, 1968 champion Pauli Toivonen and Timo Mäkinen

























































































































































































































Season
Driver
Car

1953

Germany Helmut Polensky

Porsche 356 Coupé
Fiat 1100

1954

Germany Walter Schlüter

DKW 3=6 F91 Sonderklasse

1955

Germany Werner Engel

Mercedes-Benz 300 SL

1956

Germany Walter Schock

Mercedes-Benz 220
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL

1957

Germany Ruprecht Hopfen

Borgward Isabella
Saab 93

1958

Sweden Gunnar Andersson

Volvo PV444
Volvo PV544

1959

France Paul Coltelloni

Alfa Romeo Giulietta TI
Citroën ID 19

1960

Germany Walter Schock

Mercedes-Benz 220 SE

1961

Germany Hans-Joachim Walter

Porsche 356 Carrera Coupé

1962

Germany Eugen Böhringer

Mercedes-Benz 220 SE

1963

Sweden Gunnar Andersson

Volvo 122 S
Volvo PV544

1964

Sweden Tom Trana

Volvo PV544 S

1965

Finland Rauno Aaltonen

BMC Mini Cooper S

1966
G1

Sweden Lillebror Nasenius

Opel Rekord
G2

Poland Sobiesław Zasada

BMC Mini Cooper S
Steyr-Puch 650 TR
G3

Germany Günter Klass

Porsche 911

1967
G1

Poland Sobiesław Zasada

Porsche 911 S
Porsche 912
G2

Sweden Bengt Söderström

Lotus Cortina
G3

United Kingdom Vic Elford

Porsche 911 S

1968

Finland Pauli Toivonen

Porsche 911 T

1969

Sweden Harry Källström

Lancia Fulvia Coupé 1.3 HF
Lancia Fulvia Coupé 1.6 HF

1970

France Jean-Claude Andruet

Alpine A110 1600

1971

Poland Sobiesław Zasada

BMW 2002 TI

1972

Italy Raffaele Pinto

Fiat 124 Sport Spider

1973

Italy Sandro Munari

Lancia Fulvia Coupé 1.6 HF

1974

Germany Walter Röhrl

Opel Ascona A

1975

Italy Maurizio Verini

Fiat Abarth 124 Rally

1976

France Bernard Darniche

Lancia Stratos HF

1977

France Bernard Darniche

Lancia Stratos HF

1978

Italy Tony Carello

Lancia Stratos HF

1979

Germany Jochi Kleint

Opel Ascona B
Opel Kadett GT/E

1980

Spain Antonio Zanini

Porsche 911 SC
Ford Escort RS1800

1981

Italy Adartico Vudafieri

Fiat 131 Abarth

1982

Italy Antonio Fassina

Opel Ascona 400

1983

Italy Miki Biasion

Lancia Rally 037

1984

Italy Carlo Capone

Lancia Rally 037

1985

Italy Dario Cerrato

Lancia Rally 037

1986

Italy Fabrizio Tabaton

Lancia Delta S4

1987

Italy Dario Cerrato

Lancia Delta HF 4WD

1988

Italy Fabrizio Tabaton

Lancia Delta HF 4WD
Lancia Delta Integrale

1989

France Yves Loubet

Lancia Delta Integrale

1990

Belgium Robert Droogmans

Lancia Delta Integrale 16V

1991

Italy Piero Liatti

Lancia Delta Integrale 16V

1992

Germany Erwin Weber

Mitsubishi Galant VR-4

1993

France Pierre-César Baroni

Lancia Delta HF Integrale
Ford Escort RS Cosworth

1994

Belgium Patrick Snijers

Ford Escort RS Cosworth

1995

Italy Enrico Bertone

Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD

1996

Germany Armin Schwarz

Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205

1997

Poland Krzysztof Hołowczyc

Subaru Impreza 555

1998

Italy Andrea Navarra

Subaru Impreza 555

1999

Italy Enrico Bertone

Renault Mégane Maxi

2000

Denmark Henrik Lundgaard

Toyota Corolla WRC

2001

Germany Armin Kremer

Toyota Corolla WRC

2002

Italy Renato Travaglia

Peugeot 206 WRC

2003

Belgium Bruno Thiry

Peugeot 206 WRC

2004

France Simon Jean-Joseph

Renault Clio S1600

2005

Italy Renato Travaglia

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII
Renault Clio S1600

2006

Italy Giandomenico Basso

Fiat Punto Abarth S2000

2007

France Simon Jean-Joseph

Citroën C2 S1600
Citroën C2 R2

2008

Italy Luca Rossetti

Peugeot 207 S2000

2009

Italy Giandomenico Basso

Abarth Grande Punto S2000

2010

Italy Luca Rossetti

Abarth Grande Punto S2000

2011

Italy Luca Rossetti

Abarth Grande Punto S2000

2012

Finland Juho Hänninen

Škoda Fabia S2000

2013

Czech Republic Jan Kopecký

Škoda Fabia S2000

2014

Finland Esapekka Lappi

Škoda Fabia S2000

2015

Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz

Ford Fiesta R5

2016

Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz

Ford Fiesta R5

2017

Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz

Ford Fiesta R5

2018

Russia 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








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