Rally Islas Canarias, a long-standing event in the European Rally Championship, will move to the World Rally Championship calendar for 2025 and 2026, pending approval. This decision follows the elevation of other rallies from the ERC to the WRC. The inclusion of Rally Islas Canarias ensures Spain's presence in the WRC after Rally Catalunya's departure.
First run in 1977, Rally Islas Canarias has been a mainstay on the European Rally Championship schedule since 2016. The asphalt rally will now move to the WRC calendar for 2025 and 2026, subject to World Motor Sport Council approval. It follows a similar move by the WRC to elevate Tet Rally Latvia and Rally Poland from the ERC to the WRC for this year. The news ensures Spain will once again feature in the WRC after Rally Catalunya dropped off the calendar following the 2022 edition.
'Bringing the Rally Islas Canarias to the WRC has been the reward for many years of work. It was a goal desired by several generations, and now, together with WRC Promoter, it has become within reach', said German Morales, CEO of the event promoter Club Deportivo Todo Sport. WRC Promoter managing director Jona Seibel, added: 'Since adding the European Rally Championship to our portfolio of championships, we have been left with little doubts about the capabilities of the rally management team to run this rally next year on the WRC calenda
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