The Power Stage (abbreviated as PS) is a special stage that usually runs as the final stage of a rally in the

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(WRC). Additional championship points are available to the fastest five crews through the stage regardless of where they actually finished in the rally. Unlike normal special stages, which are timed to a tenth of a second, the timing of the Power Stage is to a thousandth of a second. Power Stages were also introduced during the

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, using the final stage of each rally and awarding points to the five fastest crews in a similar fashion to the WRC.

Points scoring systems

The bonus scoring system was once used at the 1999 Tour de Corse and 1999 Rally Finland. Re-introduced in

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, the top three crews through the stage could score extra bonus points, with the fastest crew receiving three points, the second-fastest receiving two points, and the third-fastest receiving one point. In , the scoring system was amended so the five fastest drivers through the stage were awarded points from five for first to one for fifth. Manufacturers, WRC-2 and WRC-3 categories were also eligible to score Power Stage points in 2021. From 2022, WRC-2 awarded Power Stage points from three for first place, to one for third place. Power Stage points are no longer awarded in WRC-3.

Cancelled Power Stages

''This list does not include cancelled rallies.''

WRC Winners

By drivers

By co-drivers

Most wins per season

WRC Point scorers

By drivers

By co-drivers

Most points per season

Gallery

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at Vargåsen, which was the power stage of

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at Colin's Crest Arena during

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jumping at the

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's iconic

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winning crew

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References

External links

* * {{official website, https://www.fia.com/, FIA official website Rally racing World Rally Championship