The World Rally Championship (WRC) is a

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series organised by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. The driver's world championship and manufacturer's world championship are separate championships, but based on the same point system. The series currently consists of 13 three-day events driven on surfaces ranging from gravel and tarmac to snow and ice. Each rally is split into 10–25 special stages which are run against the clock on closed roads. Sébastien Loeb holds the record for the most event victories, having won 80 times. Sébastien Ogier is second with 57 wins and Marcus Grönholm is third with 30 wins. Sébastien Loeb holds the distinction of having the longest time between his first win and his last. He won his first rally in at the

2002 Rallye Deutschland The 2002 Rallye Deutschland (formally the 51st ADAC Rallye Deutschland) was the tenth round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 23 August and 25 August 2002, and was won by Citroen's Sébastien Loeb, h ...

, and his last in at the

2022 Monte Carlo Rally The 2022 Monte Carlo Rally (also known as the 90e Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 20 and 23 January 2022. It marked the ninetieth running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and wa ...

, a span of 19 years, 4 months and 28 days. Shekhar Mehta and Jean-Luc Thérier share the record for the longest period of time between two wins–almost six years between the 1973 Safari Rally and the

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for the Kenyan driver and 1974 Press-on-Regardless Rally and

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for the French driver. Loeb holds the record for the most consecutive wins, having two six-win streaks (

2005 Rally New Zealand The 35º Propecia Rally New Zealand, the fourth round of the 2005 World Rally Championship season took place from April 8–10, 2005. Results Special stages All dates and times are NZST ( UTC+12). References External links ResultsaeWRC.c ...

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2005 Rally Argentina The 2005 Rally Argentina was the ninth round of the 2005 World Rally Championship season. It took place between July 14–17, 2005. Citroën's Sébastien Loeb won the race, his 17th win in the World Rally Championship. Results References ...

and

2008 Wales Rally GB The 2008 Rally GB was the fifteenth and final round of the 2008 World Rally Championship season and was held between December 5–7, 2008. The event was again held in Wales, with Cardiff being the host of the ceremonial start and finish, and Swanse ...

– 2009 Rally Argentina). Kalle Rovanperä is the youngest winner of a World Rally Championship event; he was 20 years, 11 months and 17 days old when he won the

2021 Rally Estonia The 2021 Rally Estonia (also known as the Rally Estonia 2021) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 15 and 18 July 2021. It marked the eleventh running of the Rally Estonia. The event was the seventh round o ...

. Loeb is the oldest winner of a World Rally Championship event; he was 47 years and 331 days old when he won the

. Latvala holds the record for the most event wins (18) without ever winning a championship. As of the

2023 Rally Mexico The 2023 Rally Mexico (also known as the Rally Guanajuato México 2023) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days between 16 and 19 March 2023. It marked the nineteenth running of the Rally Mexico, and was the third round of the ...

, there have been 80 different World Rally Championship event winners. The first rally winner was Jean-Claude Andruet at the 1973 Rally Monte Carlo, and the most recent driver to score their first win was Kalle Rovanperä at the

By driver

''All figures correct as of the

. In total of 631 WRC events.''

By driver's nationality

All figures correct as of the

Milestone races winners

Most wins per season

''All figures correct as of the

. In total of 631 WRC events.'' * Season still in progress.

By co-driver

The WRC events have been won by 102 different co-drivers. All figures correct as of the

By constructor

21 different constructors have won a rally as of the

References

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External links

WRC.com
— official site
World Rally Championship regulations
fia.com World Rally Championship event winners Event winners