The Intercontinental Rally Challenge was an FIA-sanctioned rallying series organised by SRW Events and Eurosport Events, and aimed to "give new opportunities to young or amateur rally drivers competing in recognised regional and international rallies, while offering organisers an innovative TV format concept, created by Eurosport." The series focused on Group N and Group A spec cars up to 2000 cc, including Super 2000, R4, R2 and R3.
The series began in 2006 under the name International Rally Challenge, adopting the name, Intercontinental Rally Challenge in 2007. The 2012 season was the final season of the series: from 2013, the series promoter Eurosport Events was awarded responsibility for organising the rival European Rally Championship by the FIA, and the two competing series were effectively merged.
Champions Season Champion driver Co-driver Car Champion manufacturer IRC 2WD Cup 2WD Champion manufacturer 2006 Giandomenico Basso Mitia Dotta Fiat Punto Abarth S2000 FIAT − − 2007 Enrique García-Ojeda Jordi Barrabés Peugeot 207 S2000 Peugeot − − 2008 Nicolas Vouilloz Nicolas Klinger Peugeot 207 S2000 Peugeot Marco Cavigioli Peugeot 2009 Kris Meeke Paul Nagle Peugeot 207 S2000 Peugeot Denis Millet Peugeot 2010 Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula Škoda Fabia S2000 Škoda Harry Hunt Peugeot 2011 Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene Škoda Fabia S2000 Škoda Jean-Michel Raoux Honda 2012 Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene Škoda Fabia S2000 Škoda Harry Hunt RenaultSources:
Event winners
+DriversDriverTotal1 Juho Hänninen 112 Giandomenico Basso 83 Jan Kopecký 7 Freddy Loix 75 Kris Meeke 56 Andreas Mikkelsen 4 Nicolas Vouilloz 4 Luca Rossetti 49 Nasser Al-Attiyah 2 Thierry Neuville 2 Paolo Andreucci 212 Dimitar Iliev 1 Yagiz Avci 1 Dani Sordo 1 Bryan Bouffier 1 Bruno Magalhães 1 Mikko Hirvonen 1 Guy Wilks 1 Carl Tundo 1 Sébastien Ogier 1 Jarkko Miettinen 1 David Higgins 1 Anton Alén 1 Andrea Navarra 1 Alister McRae 1
+ManufacturersManufacturerTotal1 Škoda 272 Peugeot 233 Abarth 94 Ford 65 Mitsubishi 46 Mini 1
+CarsCarTotal1 Škoda Fabia S2000 272 Peugeot 207 S2000 233 Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 94 Ford Fiesta RRC 3 Ford Fiesta S2000 3 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 37 Mini John Cooper Works RRC 1 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII 1
See also List of Intercontinental Rally Challenge rallies European Rally Championship World Rally Championship World Rally Championship-2 Super 2000 World Rally Championship European Touring Car Cup European Touring Car Championship World Touring Car Championship World Touring Car Cup
References
External links
Official website