The 2022 FIA World Rally Championship-3 is the ninth season of the

World Rally Championship-3 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 th ...

, an

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championship for

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s that is recognised by the

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as the third-highest tier of international rallying. It is open to privately entered cars complying with

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regulations. The championship will begin in January 2022 with the

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and is due to conclude in November 2022 with

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, running in support of the

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Calendar

WRC-3 Junior Calendar

Entries

WRC-3 Open

The following crews are officially entered into the 2022 World Rally Championship-3 Open:

WRC-3 Junior

The following crews are officially entered into the 2022 World Rally Championship-3 Junior:

Regulation changes

Sporting Regulations

The following titles will be contested within WRC3 in 2022: *Open Championship for Drivers *Open Championship for Co-Drivers *Championship for Teams *Junior Championship for Drivers *Junior Championship for Co-Drivers In a change from the 2021 season, a teams championship will be contested but drivers will not be obliged to run in one. Points from the highest scoring 4 rounds of 5 entered will be considered for the championship. The WRC3 Junior championship will be organised by M-Sport Ltd as an arrive-and-drive style competition as previously presented in

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cars will be provided on 5 prescribed rounds for drivers born on or after 1st January 1993. Unlike the rules used in WRC2 Junior, drivers of Junior age who do not register and compete in this fashion will not be eligible for the WRC3 Junior championships.

Results and standings

Season summary

Scoring system

FIA Open World Rally Championship-3 for Drivers

FIA Open World Rally Championship-3 for Co-Drivers

FIA Junior World Rally Championship-3 for Drivers

FIA Junior World Rally Championship-3 for Co-Drivers

Notes

References

External links

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FIA World Rally Championship-3 Open 2022
at eWRC-results.com
FIA World Rally Championship-3 Junior 2022
at eWRC-results.com {{World Rally Championship results

WRC-3 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 tha ...