The 2016 World Rally Championship (WRC) has 14 rounds, beginning with the traditional season-opening Rallye Monte-Carlo in January, and features a mix of gravel, asphalt, snow and ice action across five continents.
Exciting innovations for 2016 are:
- Asia becomes the fifth continent to join the WRC with Rally China returning for the first time since 1999. The all-asphalt event will run as the 10th round, based in the Huairou district just 70km from central Beijing.
- Rally Australia moves from its September date in 2015 to end the championship in November this year. It will be followed by a gala finale to the season in Sydney.
- Rally GB will remain the final European fixture but moves to be the championship’s penultimate round. It will be based in Wales in October, following the completion of Britain’s national rally calendar, preserving the likelihood of tricky late-year conditions which make the event so challenging.
The 2016 schedule is below. Refer to our WRC Viewing Guide for details of how to watch the series from the USA and what video content is available, which includes live stages and daily full-length highlight shows.
Our Weekend Guide, published every week, details the broadcast schedule for live WRC stages and publishing time for daily highlights.
2016 WRC SCHEDULE
Monte Carlo : January 22nd – 24th
Sweden : February 12th – 14th
Mexico : March 4th – 6th
Argentina : April 22nd – 24th
Portugal : May 20th – 22nd
Italy : June 10th – 12th
Poland : July 1st – 3rd
Finland : July 29th – 31st
Germany : August 19th – 21st
China : September 9th – 11th
France : September 30th – October 2nd
Spain : October 14th – 16th
Great Britain : October 28th – 30th
Australia : November 18th – 20th
2016 WRC VIEWING GUIDE
There is no US broadcast TV coverage for the WRC in 2016. All viewing must be via the apps, web site or Youtube.
Mobile App
The WRC App (iOS & Android) is the only official mobile application of Championship. The app is available in English, German, French, Spanish and Polish.
The app keeps WRC fans up-to-date with all the news, information, videos and pictures. Every rally can be followed live by monitoring the live timing, listening to on-event radio and reading the live text updates.
The subscription-only WRC+ section offers additional content. The monthly subscription includes online access to LIVE STAGES, LIVE MAPS, ONBOARD ACTION and FULL HIGHLIGHTS videos.
Note the app is not available for iPad.
All features:
- Home – News, videos and the countdown to the start of the next rally at a glance.
- WRC+ – The subscription platform offers additional content including live stages, live maps, onboard videos, and full-length daily highlight shows. The monthly subscription renews automatically each month and can be cancelled any time.
- News – Keep up to date with everything that is happening in the Championship.
- Live – During a rally, this is where you’ll find stage times, split times and other data direct from the stages. Watch the cars during service and listen to interviews via the Servicepark Livestream. You can also follow the live text and listen to the exclusive WRC live radio stream from service park and stage end reporters.
- Media – Videos, pictures and audio podcasts.
- Calendar – An overview of all of the rallies in the season, illustrated in detail with facts, links, videos and pictures.
- Results – Championship standings for drivers, co-drivers and manufacturers, plus results of previous rallies and seasons.
- Facts – Detailed information about drivers, co-drivers, teams and manufacturers.
- Social media – Integration with the official WRC Facebook page and the @OfficialWRC Twitter feed.
Official Web Site (wrc.com)
The web site offers all the functionality delivered by the mobile app, with the addition of eSports. We recommend subscribing to WRC+ to get the full video previews, daily summaries, onboards and live stages.
WRC Youtube Channel
WRC publish short videos to their official Youtube site which we bring you as part of our own event previews and post-event video round-ups.