First decisions of the World Council
The World Motor Sport Council held its meeting today in Rome and the following decisions were approved for the Word Rally Championship.
Nothing too precise has been revealed for the 2007 championship, although it has been confirmed that the 2007 season will be made up of eight or nine rallies run from January to May. The World Champion for each of the titles will be known at the end of that period.

The 2008 season will be run over two calendar years, beginning in August 2007 and ending in May 2008.

As for the 2006 season, the regulations remain unchanged. In order to score points in the Championship, each manufacturer must take part with two cars of the same make in all the event rallies.

The driver of the first car should remain the same throughout the season. The driver of the second car may be changed for each of the rallies in the Championship.

In order to be classified at the end of the season, a manufacturer must have competed in all the rallies.

The 2006 season will get underway in January at Monte Carlo and will end in December in Great Britain:

2006 FIA World Rally Championship
20-22 January Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo
3-5 February Swedish Rally
3-5 March Rally Mexico
24-26 March Rallye de España
7–9 April Rallye de France - Tour de Corse
28-30 April Rally Argentina
18-21 May Rallye Italia-Sardinia
2-4 June Acropolis Rally of Greece
11-13 August Rallye Deutschland
18-20 August Rally Finland
1-3 September Rally Japan
22-24 September Cyprus Rally
13-15 October Rally of Turkey
27-29 October Rally Australia
10-12 November Rally of New Zealand
1-3 December Wales Rally GB

2006 FIA Production Car World Rally Championship
20-22 January Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo
3-5 March Mexico Rally
28-30 April Rally Argentina
2-4 June Acropolis Rally of Greece
1-3 September Rally Japan
22-24 September Cyprus Rally
27-29 October Rally Australia
10-12 November Rally New Zealand

2006 FIA Junior Rally Championship
3-5 February Swedish Rally
24-26 March Rally de España
7-9 April Tour de Corse – Rallye de France
19-21 May Rally Sardinia - Rally d`Italia
11-13 August Rallye Deutschland
18-20 August Rally Finland
13-15 October Rally of Turkey
1-3 December Wales Rally GB


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