The African Rally Championship is divided in two regions:
North region: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda
South region: Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa, Madagascar
The minimum number of rallies required for this Championship to take place is 4.
All Rallies should adhere to the following format, to run the event with scrutineering on either the Thursday or the Friday of the week:
2 days of reconnaissance (reconnaissance for local drivers may be run for 2 days over the preceding weekend).
1 day for documentation, scrutineering and super special stage (optional)
2 days for the rally and prize giving.
Rallies shall not exceed a total length of 1200 km. Of the 2 formats set out below, only one may be used.
Special stage Rallies are timed speed tests on roads closed for the rally. The total distance of specialstages is set at a distance between 200 km and 300 km.
Competitive section Rallies are termed ‘Safari’ type Rallies, run on roads not closed for the Rally. The total competitive section distance is set at a distance between 200 km and 300 km.
Track Guide Australia
Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix | 2012 | RESULTS
This year’s FIA Formula Two Champion Luciano Bacheta experienced his first taste of Formula One recently when he drove for Williams at Silverstone, part of his prize for winning the 2012 title.
During a constructive meeting, Jean Todt, the FIA President, in co-operation with Bernie Ecclestone, the Commercial Rights Holder, has presented to all F1 Team Principals the new structure of governance, including the new conditions of entry for the Concorde Agreement, starting in 2013.
All the participants in the meeting were encouraged to seek clarification which resulted in a fruitful and helpful debate on how the new structure would operate in 2013 and beyond.
The Citroën Total World Rally Team crew of Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen have taken their first victory of the season, winning Rally Italia Sardegna by more than a minute. And, after fine drives, Evgeny Novikov and Ilka Minor claimed second position with Ott Tänak and Kuldar Sikk taking their first-ever WRC podium, both crews driving Ford Fiesta RS WRCs.
