The 2021 FIA WRC3 Championship was the eighth season of
WRC3, a
rallying
Rallying is a wide-ranging form of motorsport with various competitive motoring elements such as speed tests (sometimes called "rally racing" in United States), navigation tests, or the ability to reach waypoints or a destination at a prescribed ...
championship organised and governed by the
Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA; ) is an international organisation with two primary functions surrounding use of the automobile. Its mobility division advocacy, advocates the interests of motoring organisations, the automot ...
as the third-highest tier of international rallying. It was open to
privately entered cars complying with
Group Rally2
Group Rally2 is a technical specification of rally car determined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, FIA. It features 1.6L turbo engines, four-wheel drive and a maximum weight-to-power ratio of 4.2kg/hp. Rally2 cars are used in t ...
regulations.
The championship began in January 2021 with the
Rallye Monte-Carlo and concluded in November 2021 with
Rally Monza, running in support of the
2021 World Rally Championship
The 2021 FIA World Rally Championship was the forty-ninth season of the World Rally Championship, a rallying competition organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). Teams and crews competed in twelve rallies for the Li ...
.
Yohan Rossel
Yohan Rossel (; born 13 February 1995) is a French people, French rallying, rally driver. In 2021, he became the driver's champion in the World Rally Championship-3, WRC3 category. Rossel is also the 2019 French Rally champion. His younger brothe ...
won the driver's championship, while
Maciek Szczepaniak took the co-driver's title.
The 2020 WRC3 driver and co-driver champions
Jari Huttunen and
Mikko Lukka did not defend their titles in 2021 due to progression to WRC2. Frenchman
Yohan Rossel
Yohan Rossel (; born 13 February 1995) is a French people, French rallying, rally driver. In 2021, he became the driver's champion in the World Rally Championship-3, WRC3 category. Rossel is also the 2019 French Rally champion. His younger brothe ...
took the driver's title at the final round but due to his employing multiple co-drivers through the season, the co-driver title went to
Maciek Szczepaniak, regular co-driver to
Kajetan Kajetanowicz.
The 2021 WRC3 season was the last to use Group Rally2 cars. From 2022 the championship would use only
Group Rally3 cars.
Calendar
Entries
The following crews have entered, or will enter, the 2021 World Championship-3:
Changes
Technical regulations
Pirelli
Pirelli & C. S.p.A. is an Italian multinational tyre manufacturer based in the city of Milan, Italy. The company, which has been listed on the Borsa Italiana since 1922, is the 5th-largest tyre manufacturer, and is focused on the consumer pro ...
will become the WRC's sole tyre supplier following the removal of
Michelin
Michelin ( , ), in full ("General Company of the Michelin Enterprises P.L.S."), is a French multinational tyre manufacturing company based in Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes '' région'' of France. It is the second largest t ...
and Yokohama from the approved tyre supplier list. Under the terms of the agreement, Pirelli will supply tyres to all crews entering in four-wheel drive cars.
Sporting regulations
Competitors in the WRC3 category will be awarded
Power Stage
The Power Stage (abbreviated as PS) is a Special stage (rallying), special stage that usually runs as the final stage of a rally in the World Rally Championship (WRC) and European Rally Championship (ERC). Additional championship points are avail ...
bonus points for the first time.
Results and standings
Season summary
Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in each event. There were also five bonus points awarded to the winners of the
Power Stage
The Power Stage (abbreviated as PS) is a Special stage (rallying), special stage that usually runs as the final stage of a rally in the World Rally Championship (WRC) and European Rally Championship (ERC). Additional championship points are avail ...
, four points for second place, three for third, two for fourth and one for fifth.
Crews were only allowed to enter a maximum of 7 events with the 5 best results scoring points in the championship.
FIA WRC3 Championship for Drivers
FIA WRC3 Championship for Co-Drivers
Notes
References
External links
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FIA WRC3 Championship 2021at
eWRC-results.com
{{World Rally Championship results
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