The FIA WRC3 is a support championship of the World Rally Championship. The calendar consists of the same rallies and stages as the parent series and crews usually compete immediately after WRC2 entrants. Entry into WRC3 is limited to cars that are based on production models and homologated under Group Rally3 rules, although prior to 2022 Group Rally2 cars were used. There are championship titles awarded to drivers and co-drivers. The series began in 2013 and was limited to production-based cars homologated under the R1, R2 and R3 rules, until its cancellation at the end of 2018. The current format of the series began in 2020.
History From 2013 the previous Production World Rally Championship was cancelled and replaced by WRC-3. With the introduction of Group R the new WRC-3 was contested by 2WD production based cars from R1, R2 and R3 classes. Teams and drivers competing in the series were free to contest any rallies forming the World Rally Championship. They had to nominate up to six events to score points in, and their best five results from these six events counted towards their final championship points score. From 2017 this was changed to nominating seven rounds of which their six best results counted. In 2018, FIA announced that the World Rally Championship-3 was being discontinued, with all WRC championships becoming four wheel drive with the exception of Junior WRC.
The 2019 season saw the running of two championships in support of the World Rally Championship using Group Rally2 cars. These were known as WRC 2 Pro for professional crews and manufacturer teams, and WRC 2 for privateers. However, this multi-class structure was found to be too confusing, with customer drivers in WRC 2 Pro whilst manufacturer teams were unofficially supporting WRC 2 entries. The categories were renamed again and the WRC3 name was revived in 2020. Professional crews would now contest WRC2 whilst privateers would contest the WRC3 where teams were not allowed to enter. Stricter rules on entry eligibility were introduced in 2021 clarifying the line between professional and privateer.
In March 2021 the FIA announced that from the 2022 season WRC3 would be a Group Rally3 car based championship with Open and Junior category titles, also with championship titles for teams. These two categories were reduced to just one WRC3 title for Drivers and Co-Drivers in 2023 with no provision for teams.
The 2022 FIA WRC3 Junior category consisted of Junior WRC, an arrive-and-drive style format competition organized by M-Sport. Crews born on or after 1 January 1993 registered for the championship and contested up to 5 rallies as set by M-Sport using Ford Fiesta Rally3 cars provided. This category was replaced by the restored FIA Junior WRC in 2023.
Rules In 2023, WRC3 entries can be made in the name of the driver or competitor. Other than the use of Rally3 cars, there are no restrictions on entry eligibility. Crews can compete in any rally on the WRC calendar but must nominate beforehand any rally that will count towards their WRC3 championship up to a maximum of 5 rounds, with the best 4 results contributing to the championship points tally.
Since 2024, crews can nominate a maximum of 7 rounds, with the best 6 results contributing to the championship points tally.
Power Stage points also contributed during the 2021 season but were removed for the following season.
Results
Drivers' Championship Group Year Champion Car 2nd place Car 3rd place CarRally32025 Matteo FontanaFord Fiesta Rally3 Taylor GillFord Fiesta Rally3 Ghjuvanni RossiFord Fiesta Rally32024 Diego Domínguez Jr.Ford Fiesta Rally3 Mattéo ChatillonRenault Clio Rally3 Romet JürgensonFord Fiesta Rally32023 Roope KorhonenFord Fiesta Rally3 Diego Domínguez Jr.Ford Fiesta Rally3 Jason BaileyFord Fiesta Rally32022 Lauri JoonaFord Fiesta Rally3 Jan ČernýFord Fiesta Rally3 Sami PajariFord Fiesta Rally3Rally2 2021 Yohan Rossel Citroën C3 Rally2 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Emil Lindholm Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2020 Jari Huttunen Hyundai i20 R5 Marco Bulacia Citroën C3 R5 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo2wd Group R 2018 Enrico Brazzoli Peugeot 208 R2 Taisko Lario Peugeot 208 R2 Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 2017 Nil Solans Ford Fiesta R2T Raphaël Astier Peugeot 208 R2 Nicolas Ciamin Ford Fiesta R2T 2016 Simone Tempestini Citroën DS3 R3T Michel Fabre Citroën DS3 R3T Fabio Andolfi Peugeot 208 R2 2015 Quentin Gilbert Citroën DS3 R3T Ole Christian Veiby Citroën DS3 R3T Simone Tempestini Citroën DS3 R3T 2014 Stéphane Lefebvre Citroën DS3 R3T Alastair Fisher Citroën DS3 R3T Martin Koči Citroën DS3 R3T 2013 Sébastien Chardonnet Citroën DS3 R3T Keith Cronin Citroën DS3 R3T Quentin Gilbert Citroën DS3 R3T
Co-Drivers' Championship +GroupYearChampionCar2nd PlaceCar3rd PlaceCarRally32025 Alessandro ArnaboldiFord Fiesta Rally3 Daniel BrkicFord Fiesta Rally3 Kylian SarmezanFord Fiesta Rally32024 Rogelio PeñateFord Fiesta Rally3 Maxence CornuauRenault Clio Rally3 Siim OjaFord Fiesta Rally32023 Anssi ViinikkaFord Fiesta Rally3 Rogelio PeñateFord Fiesta Rally3 Loïc DumontFord Fiesta Rally32022 Enni MälkönenFord Fiesta Rally3 Mikael KorhonenFord Fiesta Rally3 Tamás KürtiFord Fiesta Rally3Rally2 2021 Maciek SzczepaniakŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evo Alexandre CoriaCitroën C3 Rally2 Ross WhittockŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2020 Mikko LukkaHyundai i20 R5 Maciek SzczepaniakŠkoda Fabia Rally2 evo Aaron JohnstonVolkswagen Polo GTI R52wd Group R 2018 Luca BeltramePeugeot 208 R2Citroën DS3 R3T Tatu HämäläinenPeugeot 208 R2 Johan JohanssonFord Fiesta R2T 2017 Miquel IbañezFord Fiesta R2T Frédéric VauclarePeugeot 208 R2 Thibault De La HayeFord Fiesta R2T 2016 Giovanni BernacchiniCitroën DS3 R3T Maxime VilmotCitroën DS3 R3T Manuel FenoliPeugeot 208 R2 2015 Renaud JamoulCitroën DS3 R3T Anders JeagerCitroën DS3 R3T Matteo ChiarcossiCitroën DS3 R3T 2014 Thomas DuboisCitroën DS3 R3T Gordon NobleCitroën DS3 R3T Lukáš KostkaCitroën DS3 R3T 2013 Thibault De La HayeCitroën DS3 R3T Marshall ClarkeCitroën DS3 R3T Lara VannesteCitroën DS3 R3T
Teams' Championship
Season Champion 2022 Jan Černý 2020–2021 Not awarded 2018 ACI Team Italia 2017 ADAC Sachsen 2016 Saintéloc Junior Team 2015 Printsport 2014 ADAC Team Weser-Ems e.V. 2013 Charles Hurst Citroën Belfast
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