Rally New Zealand, a round of the 2022 season, would not be included on the calendar, but the organizers are seeking an opportunity for a 2024 return as a part of the rotation program with Rally Australia.The rally would be based out of southeast Germany, in the city of Passau in Bavaria, and is set to run on tarmac. Central Europe Rally, a tri-nation event running a day each in Germany, Austria and Czech Republic, was introduced into the championship, replacing Rally de Catalunya.Rally Chile would rejoin the calendar after the Chilean protests and COVID-19 pandemic respectively ruled out the event in 20.The organizers of the rally had previously held a national event in 2022 in the bid of a 2023 return. Rally Mexico returned to championship after missing the 20 championships.The anticipated rally based in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia was absent from the calendar. However, the number of the events was reduced to thirteen following a lengthy delay of the calendar. The championship was expected to be expanded to fourteen rounds, with eight Europe-based rallies and six fly-away events covering the season. The 2023 season is scheduled to be contested over thirteen rounds crossing Europe, Africa, North and South America and Asia. Event headquarters are marked with black dots. The 1982 WRC runner-up Michele Mouton, now the FIA's WRC safety delegate, was in attendance to assess the stages.Class=notpageimage| A map showing the locations of the rallies in the 2023 championship. The demonstration included a traditional ceremonial start while seven crews tackled a 3-mile and 10-mile pair of stages which are being proposed for the event. Last month the organisers held a rally demonstration to showcase the discipline and test a couple of its proposed stages ahead of a full candidate rally expected to take place in September, which will determine if it will join the 2024 WRC calendar. OPINION: Why Rally USA could be a gamechanger for WRC
The planning committee for the project features an experienced group of rally competitors and organisers, while also benefitting from the support of the American Rally Association (ARA), Chattanooga Tourism, the State of Tennessee, regional governments and private sponsors. A brand new event is being planned in Chattanooga in southeast Tennessee, utilising gravel roads located in in the Cherokee National Forest and around the Ocoee River region in Polk County.
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