Latest World Motor Sport Council announcements

[SJ Spode]

In their 1st October meeting the World Motor Sport Council approved the following, re rallying:

From 1st January, 2003.

Unless a waiver is granted by the FIA, a road surface of a single type (asphalt or gravel) must be used for the special stages of a rally.

The following restrictions on testing will apply:
- Testing in the country of a rally by a priority 1 crew is not permitted after the start of reconnaissance until the end of the rally.
- No testing is permitted in the country of a rally for any rallies run outside Europe.

Fuel Tanks
For reasons of safety the World Motor Sport Council decided that the maximum capacity of fuel tanks in Rally cars will be limited to 95 litres in Group A and Group N as from 1st January, 2003.

From 1st January, 2004.

A maximum of four World Rally Championship events organised in Europe may be run on asphalt.



The news on the mixed surface events is disappointing, and the testing / fuel regs make sense.

Currently there's 5 tarmac events on the calendar, inc the Monte. So unless Spain goes to gravel, something's got to give.