How does WRC work? Rally explained.

What is rally, and why is the WRC worth your time? ????

Here's everything you need to know about the World Rally Championship, and why it's an amazing series ????

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The FIA World Rally Championship is one of the most varied and demanding forms of motorsport in the world.

Manufacturers and drivers take race-going versions of road cars through snow, ice, gravel and tarmac, in any country, any time and any weather to set the fastest times.

Modern WRC cars feature complex hybrid systems similar to Formula 1, with highly sophisticated suspensions systems built to handle the extreme conditions these cars are put under.

To succeed in WRC you need to be incredibly brave and precise.

00:00 - Why watch WRC?
00:29 - What is Rally?
01:09 - What cars race in WRC?
02:18 - Where does WRC race?
03:16 - Who competes in WRC?
04:32 - What's a co-driver?
06:17 - How does a rally event work?
07:30 - Is there strategy in WRC?
08:36 - How do they decide who wins?
09:08 - Where can I watch the WRC?

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Links mentioned in the video:

WRC Plus Live Updates:
https://www.wrc.com/en/wrcplus/all-live/

How to watch WRC in your country:
https://www.wrc.com/en/footer/business/broadcaster/

How to watch WRC for free (with Red Bull TV Highlights):
https://www.redbull.com/gb-en/event-series/fia-world-rally-championship

Where to learn more about WRC and its history:
https://www.youtube.com/user/wrc

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Footage:

issou rallye (CC BY)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79yUwgjYbCY

Mr JWW (CC BY)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxDwFz_WFmk

01Team3V (CC BY)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZf9cszdTko

Francesco Marocco (CC BY)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbNXiYELw4g

Rally Racing Media (CC BY)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BXbADLHfQY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGyiPkA2QpE

Extrem Rallye (CC BY)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98I2I2ywqCI

Rally Acropolis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNJhLlAWC0o

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Photography:

Atkinson WRC Impreza in Shop
Andy - Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atkinson_WRC_Impreza_in_shop.jpg

Colin McRae, Travis Pastrana, Ken Block
Carolyn - Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Colin_Mcrae%2BTravis_Pastrana%2BKen_Block.jpg

2007 Subaru Impreza WRC
Brian Snelson - Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2007SubaruImprezaWRC.jpg

Tommi Makinen
Toyota - Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toyota_Yaris_WRC_2016-09-29_001_(cropped).jpg

Sebastien Loeb, 2014 WTCC Japan
Morio - Wikimedia Commons (CC BY SA 3.0)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sebastien_Loeb_2014_WTCC_Race_of_Japan.jpg

Sebastien Ogier
Vidi Anos - Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sebastien_Ogier.jpg

Dave Mirra, 2008 100 Acre Wood Rally
Mike Tigas - Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dave_Mirra_at_the_2008_100_Acre_Wood_Rally_002.jpg

Casino Square, GP Historique
Santiago Puig Vilado - Wikimedia Commons (CC BY SA 3.0)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Casino_square_during_Grand_Prix_historique_-_panoramio.jpg

2020 Rally Bohemia Legend, Audi Sport quattro S1 E2
Riceburner75 - Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2020_Rally_Bohemia_Legend_-_Ulip_-_Audi_Sport_Quattro_S1_E2.jpg

Hyundai Norway (CC BY SA 2.0)
https://www.mynewsdesk.com/no/hyundai-motor-norway-as/images/lansering-av-ny-i20-wrc-monza-1-dot-12-dot-16-714395
https://www.mynewsdesk.com/no/hyundai-motor-norway-as/images/espen-ruud-hyundai-motorspot-950772
https://www.mynewsdesk.com/no/hyundai-motor-norway-as/images/espen-ruud-hyundai-motorspot-950771

Hyundai Sweden (CC BY SA 2.0)
https://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/hyundai/images/hyundai-motorsport-laddar-foer-revansch-i-rally-sweden-1210918
https://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/hyundai/images/wrc-tyskland-6-330385
https://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/hyundai/images/wrc-tyskland-1-330379
https://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/hyundai/images/hyundai-motorsport-laddar-foer-revansch-i-rally-sweden-1210914

Special thanks to Steve White for supplying multiple images:
http://fueltopia.co.uk/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/22961613@N06/

Additional photos courtesy of Pixabay.
Music courtesy of StreamBeats.
Sound effect courtesy of Orla Music.

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