FIA tweaks 2004 WRC calendar, GB still on.
Th💙e FIA - the governing body for the World Rally Championship, has today released a revised calendar for 2004 following a meeting of the World Motor Spo✃rt Council in Monaco.
Wales Rally GB remains on the schedule despite concerns, however it is "subject to the receipt of a sati🌸sfactory report from MSA regarding the safety of roads in South Wales."
This follows controversy back in November, when 🗹Neath magistrates convicted 17 rally drivers of speeding on public roads during the 2002 event - somethꦫing the FIA was less than amused with.
The FIA - the governing body for the World Rally Championship, has today released a re✱vised calendar for 2004 following a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council in Monaco.
Wales Rally GB remains on the sꦉchedule despite concerns, however it is "subject to the receipt of a satisfactory report from MSA regarding the safety of roads in South Wales."
This follows controversy back in ✱November, when Neath magistrates convicted 17 rally drivers of speeding onꦯ public roads during the 2002 event - something the FIA was less than amused with.
Two date changes meanwhile have been confirmed in the schedule for events in Argentina and Greece, the latter switching to June 4-6 [fr𝓰om May 28-30], while the former goes to July 16-18 [fr🎃om June 11-13].
The FIA also confirmed which events will feature the Junior🅷 World Rally Cham🉐pionship [JWRC], and which will be part of the Production Car World Rally Championship [PCWRC]. In the first draft revealed back in October, Finland was designated a Production round, and Germany a Junior, this has now been reversed.
Cy🍌prus and Japan meanwhile remain without a support category round.
The 'tweaked' schedule is below...
Revised 2004 FIA World Rally Championship calendar***:
Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo January 23, 24, 25# JWRC Uddeholm Swedish Rally February 6, 7, 8# PCWRCCorona Rally Mexico March 12, 13, 14 PCWRCRally of New Zealand April 16, 17, 18** PCWRCCyprus Rally May 14, 15, 16Acropolis Rally / Greece June 4, 5, 6 JWRC**Rally of Turkey June 25, 26, 27 JWRCRally Argentina July 16, 17, 18 PCWRC**Neste Rally Finland August 6, 7, 8 JWRCADAC Rallye Deutschland August 20, 21, 22 PCWRCRally Japan September 3, 4, 5Wales Rally GB September 17, 18, 19 JWRC*Rallye d'Italia-Sardinia October 1, 2, 3 JWRCRallye de France-Tour de Corse October 15, 16, 17 PCWRCRallye Catalunya-Rallye de Espana October 29, 30, 31 JWRCTelstra Rally Australia November 12, 13, 14 PCWRC
# Will not adopt the 'Mille Pistes' concept.
* denotes subject to the receipt of a satisfactory report regarding the safety of roads in South Wales
** denotes revised date.
*** denotes version as of December 12.
