Australia hopes for return in 2023

Final of WRC 2018, with the title finally won by Sébastien Ogier, then pilot M-Sport Ford, the Rally of Australia could not be contested the following year due to the destructive fires which struck the country, and leading to the cancellation of the Antipodes round.

Not visited in 2020, Australia was also not part of the 2021 program, Melbourne having also just announced not to host the Grand Prix F1 2021 in the face of the health situation.

Therefore, the country hoped to see the WRC again next year, but it will still have to wait according to Motorsport Australia, the governing body of national motorsport, which is aiming instead for 2023.

“Regaining our place on the international WRC calendar is not an easy task, but we are determined to work with stakeholders and governments to secure a venue and the necessary funding,” says Motorsport Australia boss Eugene Arocca.

Organizing international events remains an obvious challenge in the short term, but we need to plan for the future and we hope we can get the support needed to bring Rally Australia back and deliver a world-class event. »

New Zealand also had to give up hosting the WRC in 2020 given the health situation.