ULTIMATE BEGINNER'S GUIDE: World Rally Championship

We know there is a lot to learn about our sport, so we broke it down so you can enjoy the thrills of rallying! If you are new to rallying or know someone who is, this is the video for you.
Enjoy our season opener next week, starting with Shakedown LIVE here on KZbin on Wednesday 24th!
Watch every stage LIVE and on demand, with exclusive access and onboard footage at www.rally.tv
For latest news, live timing and championship standings, visit www.wrc.com
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0:00 Intro
0:29 What is Rallying?
1:10 Co-Drivers
1:48 Roadbook
2:42 Pace notes
3:05 Recce
3:59 Championship
4:50 Points System
5:17 Wolf Power Stage
5:28 Cars/Rally1
6:43 WRC2
7:11 WRC3
7:27 Junior WRC
7:54 Schedule
7:57 Shakedown
8:22 Special Stages
8:51 Flying Finish
9:09 Super Special Stages
9:51 Repairs & Maintenance
10:56 Surfaces
11:54 Retirements & Restarts
12:33 Every Moment Live

[@wrc]

What's your favourite thing about rallying? 🤩

[@cafeallegro3321]

Monte Carlo night stages

[@genemartadrenal7692]

listening to antilag brapapapapakkkkk

[@PJTierney]

Countersteering 🔥

[@matiasn.matusjaramillo9181]

Sidewaying

[@bovasi]

Seeing technology in thrilling interaction with nature. Seeing the Rally1 cars on challenging stages in beautiful natural settings.

[@PaulMahady]

This is great content for newer WRC fans! Now if only the actual championship was accessible to watch...

[@britishgaming6]

it is, and even if you cant find it on the like 30 channels its on around the world you have red bull's recaps

[@JuTakii]

@@britishgaming6not trying to be difficult but what channel does it come on in USA?

[@Da_Osta]

Where I am there are 4 live stages at the local free broadcaster's streaming service + the power stage aditionally on free to air tv. Also a 45 min. full event recap on Sunday evening on another free to air broadcaster. And RB-TV daily recaps are also available, not in the local language thou. That's more than I have time and will for. And I don't even pay for RallyTV which would be available in the local language. @@britishgaming6

[@lohostege]

​@@britishgaming6 barely any coverage in the US, if any.

[@JuTakii]

@@lohostege shame

[@PJTierney]

This video is good, more of this please 😎

[@wrc]

🤝

[@marfrandema1884]

Pj how are you, where have you been?.

[@booletz6841]

He’s been spotted! We need you posting again

[@PJTierney]

@@booletz6841 I'm always wanting to make more videos, but work/life be super busy all the time 😴 Glad so many people still watch my WRC guide though, thanks everyone 🙂

[@PJTierney]

@@marfrandema1884 I'm ok, and working on @EASPORTSWRC 😎

[@coffekat1519]

what a well made video, keep it coming, we NEED this kind of content to get more people engaged with rally

[@ziyuguo7697]

WOW you guys are actually making CONTENT! love it, please keep it coming

[@adamthefirsthuman]

I was trying to get into being a rally fan last year, and this is just what i needed.

[@ajrichar0]

Excellent introductory video to explain the basics of the WRC. We need more people to follow and engage this amazing motorsport.

[@bett431]

If someone wants to check out if watching a stage is for you: This WRC-channel also livestreams every Shakedown on KZbin for free.

[@guysmcfellas615]

Which is actually dumb, because it's ONLY on youtube. The service we have to pay money for doesn't cover it, for some reason. The WRC has gone so far downhill, and at least here in North America, isn't very accessable.

[@CerberusTenshi]

​@@guysmcfellas615 That's more to do with the US only caring about NASCAR. Look how long it took for F1 to break into the US. Le Mans was covered in the US for the first time last year on a broader spectrum, but only because there was a modified NASCAR car entered. Rally has been practically invisible to US motorsports viewers. No-one cared so media stations also didn't care. So before you blame the WRC, blame your TV stations.

[@guysmcfellas615]

@@CerberusTenshi WRC *had* a good subscription program until several months ago when they made the switch without telling anyone. All of a sudden none of my WRC+ apps worked, and I had to use Rally TV, which doesn't even have an app for smart TVs, and for whatever reason, won't let me cast from my phone to my TV. Navigating Rally TV to rewatch stages (I can't get up at 1am to watch the first stages here) is an absolute mess, and I have to scroll through every other video to find where I left off... Add on many changes to the championship that a lot of people see as negative, (the new scoring is kind of dumb. Points should come at the end of the rally) including some really stupid penalty-related decisions in the past year, and I would say that the WRC and FIA are just as much to blame.

[@bett431]

I hope a simple comment to inform people about this one little free broadcast wont turn into a discussion about this huge "downfall of rallying" because you have to switch to KZbin to watch the unofficial stage that isnt even part of the rally.

[@guysmcfellas615]

@@bett431 clearly you missed the point. If I'm paying for a streaming service to watch a sport, the entirety of that sport should be included. It's as simple as that. (Try not to overthink it)

[@garbage_juice]

Fantastic video, already showed it to some of my American friends who have barely any idea what rallying is, really well explained and to the point :)

[@ehdresden]

I'm fairly new to rallying and this was a great sum up! Thanks.

[@varski76]

This is really nice video to now link people that have not been with the sport for the last 20 years. Thanks for making such a comprehensive video and making it available to us all.

[@matiasn.matusjaramillo9181]

This content attracts more new fans 🎉

[@MrCoreslash]

but the wrx new fia points system will ruined the sport

[@Fire_Crotch]

As someone that got into rally near the tail end of last year, this was super helpful! Thank you!

[@themangix357]

Very informative. Thanks! 👍

[@randy6350]

Thank You‼ Very Informative‼

[@arjunadityakundu7752]

Your videos are so perfect for exaclty what I want to watch on youtube, entertaining but also learning something. Keep going sir

[@colinswaby9370]

The most spectacular Motorsport with the most spectacular drivers👌

[@jamaljames2578]

Always watching from Georgetown Guyana south America 🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾

[@marcorivera2019]

Sega Rally was my first exposure to racing in general! Thanks for this recap

[@sergiomoran86]

Thanks for the catch up

[@2sthimo449]

Until the career mode broke I played 60h of WRC within 3 weeks even though I am super busy right now and I am hooked on rallying now. Will try my best to follow for the first time this season so this video is a godsent :)

[@TheMainManBD]

WRC is a way of life.

[@___dddim]

great content

[@T0mmyTune]

Well Done!

[@i20hyundaiwrc]

Very good 👍

[@callummarch3970]

Love wrc. Just can’t believe it’s not on free tv anymore

[@happydog_69]

thanks I wanted to watch it but never understood it next I’m watching all the legends and history of wrc

[@AlluSRJ]

3:00 OH MY GOD NOSTALGIA

[@MachanuleIvan]

excited for the new season!! and I put all my money on Tanak for No. 1, Thierry No. 2 and Seb No. 3

[@tommyjado127]

I just subscribed to rally tv!

[@cucsroma598]

This is What is Rally updated spectacular

[@bovasi]

Great video! More of these kind of videos where you explain the sport, the rules and technology behind the cars etcetera 👍

[@markgriz]

I love WRC. It's a damn shame there is no way to watch in the US via one of the broadcast networks

[@mymoviefilms]

Wait, you can leave the weekend with the most points (and win) without being the fastest when all times are added to a total?

[@MrCoreslash]

yeap that seems the new stupid ideia from the brainless fia

[@ferranis104]

Yes. Amazing, is it?

[@cyoyoo]

yes, for instance imagine there is 18 stages in total, Tanak wins 4 out of these 18 stages (when you have the best time on a special stage it's called a scratch), and then there's Ogier who won none of the stages but was really consistent in all stages, like 2nd or 3rd everytime; and Tanak who did not do better than 5th in the remaining stages. Then Ogier would have the overall fastest time at the end of the rally and win. Pretty logical if you think about it : )

[@cyoyoo]

my bad i just saw that they changed the points dristribution system from previous years, but yeah if you win the power stage and get points on saturdays now i guess you can have more points than the winner

[@mymoviefilms]

@@cyoyoo if you are consistent and have the least amount of total time as the sum of all the stages you should win the weekend, that would be fair. With this point system you could be 1 minute ahead (by being consistent) of the driver in second place after Saturday and Sunday. Then on the power stage you finish 6th (10 seconds behind) and the driver who has been on P2 all weekend wins the power stage and the weekend even when all the stage times combined still put him 50 seconds behind.

[@inkarn8915]

I am pretty new to WRC and as an American it is hard to find coverage. I appreciate what you've done here. I look forward to the season.

[@wrc]

Welcome along!

[@JJReddick-hs8nn]

just getting into rally too

[@GoOregonDucks]

Gonna try to keep up with this now

[@hairpin369]

just broadcast on youtube

[@subadaf5742]

I am one of those newer World Rally fans, thanks for the video, can anyone recommend any other good channels on YT for content ?

[@kostasamarantinis6051]

😊Neville champ 24 finally

[@korppi06]

Tänak

[@Gangstaskater76650]

​@@korppi06 Ogier 😁

[@TunturiBreak95]

Kalle will be the first part time driver to win championship

[@ferranis104]

Neuville will find a way to loose this championship, no worries

[@bayersrig4260]

If you want a proper history of the sport since the beginning I highly recommend the flat out Series by jackoh motors, covers every era with a deidalxated episode

[@aarond4554]

please please PLEASE drop the horrible points system 🙏🙏

[@ceskyondra1470]

Lets just give it a chance

[@alajibril5708]

Why points make sense just because one event want bad shouldnt be the reason you miss out on the championship

[@ferranis104]

@@ceskyondra1470 No. There are better ways to stop this "driving through" on sunday.

[@ajrichar0]

Not a great points system change. I don't even like the Powerstage concept, though acknowledge it's about driving focus on a single TV-packaged stage. What was wrong with awarding one point for a stage win on top of the normal end-of-event points system?

[@Myrvold]

@@alajibril5708 It doesn't though. And I don't think there's ever been a case in WRC where one bad event have been the reason for a championship being lost. It doesn't make sense to have Fri-Sat as one "rally" then Sun as another "rally" and then power stage on top of that. Who is the actual rally winner?

[@tamazratiani4044]

Best Racing Sport ever WRC,I love it very much. My favorite is WRC. Monte Carlo and Finnland Rally Events. ❤️✊💪🤘🙏🇬🇪✊🇺🇦

[@wille9612]

You forgot about tyres and tyre management.

[@dirk6001]

Come on Thierry 👍

[@abcjelly]

2:42-3:59 pace notes r like musical notes

[@EddieVanAidan]

Just wish Rally GB was back on the calendar 🤞

[@SalaciousBCrumb-rr3jn]

3:00 . Better than this years game .

[@PG-20]

Come on Thierry! 13th time is the charm!

[@georgekaiafas950]

great content keep it coming, but please get rid of that horrible new points system

[@starwolf2125]

Could you make a spectator guideline? It's ij my bucket list to travel and attend the WRC in many countries but I have no idea what do to once I get there..

[@Ifox95]

You buy an event programme, it will show locations on a map where you can watch the action. Follow map directions and follow instructions from marshals of where to safely watch rally.

[@Myrvold]

Don't stand/sit on the outside of a corner. That is rule #1

[@brunomolinari6912]

When they are going to return to Argentina and Catalunya?

[@redwood404]

Any advice for newbies like myself to start watching and getting involved with the sport?

[@Sussex192]

Start out as an officinal! All events need people as road closers, time controls, start controls, finish controls, spectator marshals and more, and it is a great way to get into it, and start learning. Also, just join a car club which is into rallying, and go along to meetings and stuff. The people you really want to be talking to are those older ones, who have been around it for a longgg time.

[@jivariyo]

Speed... Me gustaría que tuviera traducción para audiencia latina

[@user-zd5ki9dn5t]

新ポイントシステムは実に複雑怪奇ですね。一層の事４日間通算では無く一日毎に順位に応じてポイントを与えて４日間のポイントを合算して優勝者を決めた方が好いかも知れませんね？

[@Bheem161]

So if i understand correctly basically WRC consinsts of multiple "Events" over the year which consist of multiple "Stages". You get points for being under the top 10 fastest at a stage, under the top 7 fastest at the end of the last day and under the top 5 fastest at the last stage. All points of every event get added up and the team with the most points wins. Is this correct? Two questions: Are the sunday points for being under the top 7 fastest overall at the end of sunday or for the top 7 fastest on that day? And do all Events consist of the same kind of stages / do all events have special and super special stages?

[@wrc]

Hi! In terms of the points allocation, you are correct. Up to 18 points are awarded based on the rally standings on Saturday evening; seven points based the fastest cumulative times over Sunday's stages only, and a further five for the Wolf Power Stage. But! In order to get their Saturday points, they must still finish the rally. So, even if a crew is well down the leaderboard after a problem early in the rally, they could still earn seven points by being fastest over the course of Sunday, plus whatever they can take from the Wolf Power Stage. Every rally has stages unique in nature, from snow-covered roads in Sweden to slow and rocky terrain in Kenya. Itineraries are usually quite similar, although some rallies may have slightly more stages than others. Not every rally has a super special stage, but those that do typically take place immediately after the ceremonial start on Thursday evenings

[@ferranis104]

@@wrc Let's see how long this new points system lasts. Change was sorely needed, but this aint it. Winner should _always_ net the most points.

[@Myrvold]

@@ferranis104 Not only that, but as points are given from Sunday stages only. Who is the actual rally winner? The Saturday-winner? But that's not the whole rally? The Sunday winner? that's even less of the rally. This is a mess. Very typical FIA-stuff when they realize a championship is having some issues. Changing things that doesn't really impact the interest of the championship from manufacturers, privateers etc. Just a change for changes sake. Awful.

[@KreskizKi]

This perfectly illustrates how confusing the new point system is really. I hope it won't be long before it is properly improved

[@maxime481]

My Favourite Thing is The Rallye of Portugal, The Rallye of Japan, The Rally of Croatia😁😁

[@NullPro1x]

We need Lancia back in rally

[@lesterlean6499]

How can I watch the full rallies in America….please help

[@Pointlessusername-zr3jy]

Rally TV is available everywhere

[@lynnhooley7608]

WRC+ $$$

[@lesterlean6499]

Caught that at the end but I was hoping to find somewhere I don’t have to subscribe

[@RallyDuck]

Redbull tv for daily recaps

[@Huipie81]

Where can I watch it??

[@Pointlessusername-zr3jy]

Rally TV is available everywhere

[@Huipie81]

@@Pointlessusername-zr3jydo you need a subscription?

[@britishgaming6]

tnt sports in the uk

[@lynnhooley7608]

WRC+ Bring your checkbook.

[@tj_the_sloth]

Sadly you got to pay 15 usd a month or you can spend 1/5 of your paycheck and buy the 150 usd all year pass rally tv is better tho because you can rewatch rallies and rally stages you missed

[@Rxy0024]

The Workers' Championship kicks off at half-time.

[@roywilliams660]

Hmm Rally looks very interesting if Jamaican will try but we got leck of drivers.

[@Speyde]

But how do you watch it ? Does rally fans really see all stages ? I want to watch rally but all stages is a bit time consuming.

[@louisngam1084]

I want to be a rally racer ❤

[@impurfekt]

I now know what SS, SSS and PS mean. What about ES? Extra Stage?

[@Sussex192]

SS stands for special stage, which is the stages they compete on, not the transports. SSS is super special stage, which I think is pretty much the same things as a PS, or power stage. It is basically a short stage at the end of an event, usually set up to be spectator and media friendly. Winning it gets you more points, so can make a big difference to who wins that event. Not sure about ES, I'll have a think about that one

[@impurfekt]

@@Sussex192 My WRC game has ES stages.

[@bett431]

​@@impurfektits "epic stage" but you can think of it as "endurance stage".

[@impurfekt]

@@bett431 Ah. Makes sense as they are always VERY long. Thanks!

[@Myrvold]

@@impurfekt It is a game-thing. A KT Racing game thing. I don't think EA/Codemasters kept the "Epic Stage" wording for their game, as it's not something that's used in real life.

[@user-gp5rz4wt6q]

I still don't get the point system 😭

[@Matu1]

You have to drive trough first 2 days to have fresh tires for last day where taking maximum gives more points than first 2 days.

[@Pablo-xn6yv]

now we will have a netflix series?

[@ferranis104]

WRC+ is awefully expensive for what it offers...

[@SCsportsandcars]

Money That’s my excuse

[@wolfgangvan-uber6515]

I just wish Ford had a third car with a star driver.

[@Just_Dan44]

Didn't know rally cars needs to be road legal

[@FINtr0ll99]

That's the worst points system I have ever seen...

[@tj_the_sloth]

Get rid of the rally tv or atleast have 3-4 free watchable rallies like the first one and the last one than 1 or 2 in-between seasons because not every kid has money to use to watch them not saying they don't, but they don't have access to the money because they could be too young

[@M14Bintang]

My three likes and dislikes from WRC: Likes: 1) Dakar-esque level in Safari Rally🇰🇪 2) Safari Spec Rally Car 3) Rally2 cars in both National and Regional series and WRC2 class Dislike: 1) Rally TV app because, I don't think I can afford the subscription and let's be honest I don't know how to pay it via Paypal let alone pay it right there. 2) only three Manufactures in WRC's Rally1 class compared to WEC's 19 (if I'm mistaken) Manufactures in Hypercar 3) free-to-air channel in Indonesia are maybe too chicken for airing the full highlights of whole rally let alone daily highlights and the only way to watch the full highlights of the rally will be on Rally TV app which again, I can't afford it.

[@jarigustafsson7620]

How about you scrap the idiot points system, thank u.

[@Driftin]

Now make it accessible to watch ffs

[@Mollocephalus]

Whoever came up with that disastrous points system needs to be fired now

[@SomeBavarianGuy.mp4]

wasnt there some driver who died of ligma or something

[@tj_the_sloth]

The Irish king yeah but not ligma but unlucky because the car understeered into a pole

[@SomeBavarianGuy.mp4]

@@tj_the_sloth didnt mean that Do you even know what ligma is

[@guysmcfellas615]

Great way to get new fans, until they try and use/pay for Rally TV....please do better, WRC.

[@ferranis104]

I second that, Rally TV is a technical desaster

[@j.s.p]

Nice guide, but I still don't like the absence of Kalle Rovanpera in full time this year. Hopefully, he's gonna win the title part-time.

[@AKK5I]

He probably could, I believe he's only taking this year part time and the year after he will be back.

[@tj_the_sloth]

​@@AKK5Ihe said he might do 2 years but let's be honest he is probably feeling what max is feeling it's boring after winning everything after awhile

[@luboxstatic]

The points scoring system is rubish...

[@nordimejia5790]

WRC is great, but now it is so tamed and boring. I remembet when we had: Mitsubishi, Subaru, Peugeot, Citroen, Ford, Suzuki... even Seat appeared a few times.

[@AdrianMarquez-cv8ip]

This cars suck ! only 7 cars on rally1 aswell... FIA fuckn wake up

[@RandomHuman1103]

To all new fans.This point system is pure dog $hit,its going to ruin this season and i honestly hope that it i`l be replaced at the end of this season

[@zwjna]

Why will it ruin it?

[@RandomHuman1103]

@@zwjna Points award best drivers of the saturday,not those who actualy win the event(there are many videos that explain this point system)

[@FurryestX]

PAY a lame subscription? No thanks

[@deltazero3796]

Drop lame points system and hybrid system. We want 6 gears again.

[@zwjna]

@@bn880 Rally1- makes more sense than Rally2+. You want all the things you and deltazero mentioned? Rally1 cars already have almost all of that, including far better safety. Just ditch the hybrid and add an extra gear. Done.

[@zwjna]

@@bn880 Rally1 cars are so expensive due to the hybrid. A Rally2 upgraded to withstand the extra power will end up costing as much as an hybrid-less Rally1. Rally2 cars already cost 300k; the 200k cost-cap is just a PR thing. The gear paddles require more expensive hydraulic systems, and the Rally1 are much, MUCH more safer than the Rally2 thanks to the space frame chassis with no road-car body shell. I'm pretty sure the space frame chassis is cheaper than Rally2's body shell + roll cage setup. In fact, the body shell needs heavy treatment for the Rally2 car.

[@blbreptiles4126]

Hybrid cars suck and the point system too

[@_SpamMe]

That points system is the stupidest thing I've seen in racing in a long while, and nice how the video glosses over it. "Beginner's guide", bet most don't understand the implications from those 20 seconds. Might as well have adapted Bernie's medal idea per stage or something ...

[@filippovecchi1845]

avete rovinato questo sport, 3 costruttori e basta, un pilota campione del mondo giovane che perde interesse nel correre e non finirà tutte le tappe del mondiale. fatevi due domande FIA

[@narendrapanse7844]

Just post proper highlights of the rally's . That is all. So far you have been ridiculously bad at it.

[@ROBOTRIX_eu]