Rally Ireland

Rally Ireland
CategoryRally
Inaugural season2005
Folded2009
World Rally Championship
Rally Ireland
FrequencyAnnual
CountryRepublic of Ireland
Northern Ireland
Most recent2009
Organised byMotorsport Ireland

Rally Ireland was added to the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) calendar in 2007. It was not part of the 2008 schedule, but returned as the First round of the championship in 2009. The north–south event is the largest sporting occasion on the island of Ireland with over 250,000 spectators and a TV audience in 180 countries.[citation needed] As part of the WRC rotation Rally Ireland is not part of the 2010 season but was expected to figure in 2011. However, on 19 February 2010 North One Sport the WRC promoter, announced that Rally Ireland would not be awarded a place on the 2011 calendar.[1]

  1. ^ Ireland to miss out on 2011 WRC slot Autosport Website 2010-02-19 Retrieved 19 February 2010