28 Sep 12

Legendary Rallye Monte-Carlo
to open new season

The legendary Rallye Monte-Carlo, which ran for an 80th time earlier this year, will open the 2013 FIA World Rally Championship, a meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council confirmed in Paris earlier today.

In other changes to the 13-round schedule for next season, Rally Australia returns following a one-year absence while Italy’s round moves from October this year to a June slot next year. The other major change is Great Britain’s event returning to its traditional final-round slot in November having run earlier this month.

The dates shown below are the Sunday of each rally weekend. However, the exact itinerary of each round is subject to final confirmation by the individual event organisers.

Rallye Monte-Carlo: 20 January 2013

Rally Sweden: 10 February 2013

Rally Mexico: 10 March 2013

Rallye de Portugal: 14 April 2013

Rally Argentina: 5 May 2013

Acropolis Rally (Greece): 2 June 2013

Rally d’Italia: 23 June 2013

Rally Finland: 4 August 2013

Rallye Deutschland: Date TBC

Rally Australia: 15 September 2013

Rallye de France: 6 October 2013

Rally de Espana: 27 October 2013