By Bugra Ersavas
ANKARA (AA) – World Rally Championship — one of the world most prestigious motorsports organizations — will kick off with Rally Monte Carlo on January 24.
The new season calendar had been given green light by the International Federation of Automobile (FIA) during a meeting in Paris on Friday.
With its new stage in Chile, there will be 14 hosting countries in 2019 WRC season.
Turkey had hosted a rally in the WRC for the first time in 2018 in Marmaris — a touristic district of Mugla in Aegean region.
This year, Rally Turkey will be the 11th leg of the schedule, between Sept. 12-15.
“Turkey successfully brought a WRC footprint back to the Asian continent and Chile will prove an equally worthy addition to the 2019 calendar, ” said FIA officials after the schedule meeting.
Here is the WRC 2019 calendar:
1. Rally Monte Carlo (Jan. 24-27)
2. Rally Sweden (Feb. 14-17)
3. Rally Mexico (Mar. 7-10)
4. Tour de Corse/Rally France (Mar. 28-31)
5. Rally Argentina (Apr. 25-28)
6. Rally Chile (May 9-12)
7. Rally Portugal (May 30-Jun. 2)
8. Rally Italy (Jun. 13-16)
9. Rally Finland (Aug. 1-4)
10. Rally Germany (Aug. 22-25)
11. Rally Turkey (Sept. 12-15)
12. Rally Great Britain (Oct. 3-6)
13. Rally Spain (Oct. 24-27)
14. Rally Australia (Nov. 14-17)
