The World Rallycross Championship has faced difficulties in recent years. IMG withdrew from its role as the series’ promoter after eight years, despite having signed a 20-year agreement.
Then, Rallycross Promoter took the reins in 2021 and began handling the promotional duties. However, this partnership also fell apart when Rallycross Promoter announced at the end of last year that it would withdraw from promoting the series. Thus, the rights to the entire series were once again up for sale.
This was enough for the international automobile federation FIA, which decided to take on the responsibility of promoting the series itself. Now, the situation of the rallycross series is stable.
It’s never very encouraging when a series loses its promoter twice in five years and ends up under the care of the governing body, but according to Hoosier, the series’ official tyre supplier, the outlook is now promising.
“We are happy that things are going in a direction right now,” said Hoosier’s European president Martin Heckers to Dirtfish.
“It’s great that the FIA is showing the commitment and taking the responsibility to move on with rallycross,” Heckers continued.
According to Heckers, there are many people within the FIA who care about the sport. This alone brings peace of mind and belief in the future to the rallycross community.
“We know them well, we know they have a lot of very committed people with a very long-standing passion for rally and rallycross,” Heckers enthused.
The World Rallycross Championship calendar was already published earlier in March. Due to the uncertain situation of the series, the calendar differs significantly from the version introduced last year, and the championship now includes only six rounds.
