ERC Championships

Summary

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ERC
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ERC Teams
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ERC3
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ERC4
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Junior ERC
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ERC titles up for grabs

The FIA European Rally Championship is home to a whole array of machinery from the FIA Rally Cars Pyramid. Think Rally2 to Rally5 but there’s more besides. The ERC also follows the FIA Rally Sporting Pyramid, designed to make rallying’s route from grassroots to the highest level easier to understand.

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ERC

For FIA-homologated cars conforming to Rally2 (formerly R5) regulations. That means 1.6-litre turbocharged engines, 32mm restrictors to control power (to around 290bhp), four-wheel drive, five-speed gearboxes and price caps to keep design and build expenditure in check. Think Citroën C3 Rally2, Ford Fiesta Rally2, Hyundai i20 N Rally2, Proton Iriz R5, Škoda Fabia Rally2 Evo, Toyota Yaris GR, Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 and more.

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ERC Teams

To score points in the FIA European Rally Championship for Teams, competitors must register in ERC, ERC3 or ERC4 under a team name. A maximum of three cars may be registered for the purpose of scoring Team points. A registered Team can score points with the two best placed cars of its Team in the final classification of each rally. For the purpose of calculating points, cars driven by ERC4 priority drivers will score points within their own group.

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ERC3

An accessible route into four-wheel drive, Rally3 cars, of which M-Sport Poland’s Ford Fiesta Rally3 was the first to hit the market, boast around 215hp with power delivered through a five-speed sequential gearbox. In 2023, a new marque entered the category as Renault introduces its Clio Rally3.

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ERC4

This is front-wheel-drive hot-hatch rallying at its best with the Ford Fiesta Rally4, Opel Corsa Rally4, Peugeot 208 Rally4 and Renault Clio Rally4 the main players. Competition-ready Rally4 cars use naturally-aspirated or turbocharged engines generating around 210bhp and sequential gearboxes. Entry-level Rally5 cars, like the Clio Rally5, are designed to be less technically advanced and therefore more affordable to run.

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Junior ERC

For drivers aged 27 and under on 1 January 2025 in Rally4 and Rally5 cars using Hankook tyres. Competitors may count their best five scores from a possible six.

Download the 2025 Junior ERC Agreement here (PDF).

Teenage talent Vaher takes first Junior ERC win
© ERC

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ERC titles up for grabs

FIA European Championship for Drivers, Co-Drivers and Teams
FIA ERC3 for Drivers and Co-Drivers
FIA ERC4 for Drivers and Co-Drivers
FIA Junior ERC
FIA Tyre Suppliers Trophy