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European Rally Championship

The European Rally Championship is an automobile rally competition held annually on the European continent and organized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The championship has been organized since 1953 and has competed in different European countries, alternating between rallies on asphalt and gravel. It was the first supranational rally championship that was organized in the world and therefore the oldest one. In 2012 it had 60 editions and in 2013 it was renewed with the merger with the Intercontinental Rally Challenge.

History
and Rauno Aaltonen at the 1965 1000 Lakes Rally The European Rally Championship was first contested in 1953 and in the following year was one of the most prestigious rallying series. However, with the introduction of the World Rally Championship for manufacturers in 1973, and in particular with the drivers' World Championship being contested from 1979 on, the importance of the ERC began to decline. Over many years, a typical ERC season featured around 40 rallies, and from 1974 on, the rallies were assigned different coefficients (1, 2, 3 or 4) that were multiplied with the championship points. Changing the coefficients to 2, 5, 10 and 20 did also not improve the situation. Thus, the ERC was more a series for event organizers than an interesting championship for drivers. ==Recent seasons==
Recent seasons
2010 season The 2010 ERC season featured 11 rallies. Luca Rossetti was the winner of 4 events and won the championship. 2011 season The 2011 ERC season started on 14 April 2011 and featured 11 rallies. It ended on 29 October with the Rallye International du Valais. Italian driver Luca Rossetti claimed his third European championship title after winning 5 of the events. In total, 28 registered drivers from 7 different countries competed in the championship. 2012 season The 2012 season started in January with a new event, the "Jänner Rallye" in Austria. As an important change, drivers no longer had to register for the championship. Finnish driver Juho Hänninen won the championship. 2013 season The 2013 season is the first after the merger between IRC and the old ERC, and also the first after Eurosport became the championship's promoter. The season started with the Jänner Rallye in Austria on 3 January 2013, and ended with the Rallye du Valais on 9 November. Czech driver Jan Kopecký won the championship. 2014 season The 2014 season started with the Jänner Rallye in Austria on 3 January 2014, and ended with the Tour de Corse on 8 November. Finnish driver Esapekka Lappi won the championship and the new Asphalt Masters trophy, while Polish drivers Robert Kubica and Kajetan Kajetanowicz won the Ice Masters and Gravel Masters, respectively. French driver Stéphane Lefebvre won the ERC Junior championship. 2015 season The season started with the Jänner Rallye in Austria on 4 January 2015, and ended with the Rallye International du Valais on 7 November. For this year the drivers had to register for the championship, and the categories have been renamed into ERC 1 (for S2000, R5 and RRC (last year) cars), ERC 2 (category for R4 production cars (previously titled N4)) and ERC 3 (for R1, R2 and R3 cars). Polish driver Kajetan Kajetanowicz won the championship. 2016 season 2017 season 2018 season 2019 season 2020 season 2021 season 2022 season 2023 season 2024 season 2025 season Lancia returns to rally racing after a 32-year absence, with the Lancia Ypsilon Rally4 HF competing in the ERC4 and Junior support categories. It also scored a victory in the 2025 Barum Czech Rally Zlín with driver Craig Rahill and co-driver Conor Smith of the Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy team. The championship was won by driver Mikołaj Marczyk and co-driver Szymon Gospodarczyk with Škoda Fabia RS Rally2. 2026 season The season saw the return of Lancia with the official Lancia Corse HF team competing in the championship with the Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale, after 33 years of absence of the brand. ==Champions==
Champions
, 1968 champion Pauli Toivonen and Timo Mäkinen European Rally Championship for Drivers ==Multiple winner==
Multiple winner
==Multiple wins by car manufacturer==
Support categories
Support championships European Rally Championship has three support categories, ERC3, ERC4 and ERC Junior. These championships are contested on the same events and stages as the ERC calendar and have tighter restrictions on eligible car criteria. Former support categories Ladies champions ==See also==
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