The FIA and WRC Promoter have received a formal request to cancel next month’s Rally China (8 - 11 September), round 10 of the 2016 FIA World Rally Championship.

Following an evaluation of this request, it has subsequently been accepted and the rally has been removed from the 2016 calendar.

The rally will not be replaced in this year’s FIA World Rally Championship, which will now comprise 13 rounds.