The 2020 FIA World Rally Championship has seen a shakeup to its calendar, with three new events in Japan, Kenya and New Zealand added to … The announcement sees Japan included on the roster for the first time in a decade, with the return of Kenya’s Safari Rally for the first time since 2002 expanding the championship to six continents. The returning World Rally Championship rounds in New Zealand and Japan are set to be axed from the 2020 schedule due to economic and logistical hurdles, Autosport has learned. Japan, Kenya and New Zealand will return to the FIA World Rally Championship for 2020 in a refreshed calendar displaying a more global profile. The World Rally Championship (WRC) has confirmed Japan, Kenya, and New Zealand will return to the motorsport series’ calendar for the 2020 season. The head of WRC Promoter, Oliver Ciesla, has made a statement in the Italian Autosprint, talking about the two tests eligible to enter the World Rally Championship in 2020: the Rally Japan and the Safari Rally. WRC 日本ラウンド「Rally Japan」、2020年開催決定。10年振り7度目の世界ラリー選手権開催へ 2020年11月19日～22日予定。 Olivier Ciesla also revealed that the first sketch of the 2020 calendar, with fourteen rallies, will be announced in June of this year. Alongside the Frenchman will be Elfyn Evans and 19-year-old 2019 FIA WRC 2 Pro champion Kalle Rovanperä, who makes his World Rally Car debut as the youngest ever full-time factory driver.

Japan’s inclusion, 10 years after it last featured in the WRC fixture list, marks mainstream Asia’s first appearance in the series since then. Estonia will host the FIA World Rally Championship for the first time in September when the 2020 series restarts following an enforced break due to the Covid-19 pandemic. ニュース. Rally Estonia (4 - 6 September) joins the fixture list after running as a WRC Promotional Event in 2019.