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Rally Liepāja to close 2018 ERC season
28.11.2017

Liepāja, Latvia
November 28, 2017

The 2018 FIA European Rally Championship will fire into life on the Azores Airlines Rallye from 22-24 March with the finale set for Rally Liepāja from 12-14 October. Six events will take place in between the two, the full schedule including eight rounds in total with an even mix of asphalt and gravel rallies.

Kajetanowicz / Baran @ Rally Liepāja 2017 ©FIAERC.com

Rally Islas Canarias will continue to occupy its traditional 3-5 May slot as the second round of the season and the first on asphalt. Rally Liepāja will run one week later than it did in 2017 to ensure there are no clashes between the FIA World and European championship calendars. Having successfully staged the 2017 season closer when five FIA European titles were settled, Rally Liepāja will once again host the championship showdown in 2018. The full calendar due to be announced following the meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council in Paris on 6 December.

Jean-Baptiste Ley, ERC Co-ordinator, said: “We’re delighted to announce preliminary details of the ERC calendar for 2018 and look forward to releasing the full eight-event schedule in due course. Opening the ERC in the Azores for the first time back in March this year was a big success and we’re very pleased that we can build on that success and ensure we get the new ERC season off to the best possible start on one of the most spectacular events of them all. We’re also very pleased Rally Liepāja will conclude what’s already shaping up to be a very exciting ERC season number 66!”

Raimonds Strokšs, RA Events director: “To organize the final round of the ERC is a great honour, and great responsibility at the same time. In a rally when the championship title is on the line, every smallest detail is of utmost scrutiny. Above all that, in a year when Latvia is celebrating its centennial anniversary, running a perfect event will give us an amazing opportunity to cheer the name of Latvia and rally city Liepāja even louder!”

Sesks / Mālnieks @ Rally Liepāja 2017 ©FIAERC.com

FIA European Rally Championship round Rally Liepāja was possible thanks to the support of the Latvian government and the rally city of Liepāja. We would also like to thank our sponsors Neste and Optibet Sporta Bārs, and our partner LDz Cargo. Thanks to the provider of official cars Autobrava, as well as supporters Baltijas Helikopters, Castrol, Canon ibServiss Rīga, Liepājas Olimpiskais Centrs, Liepājas SEZ, NPK Expert, Ramirent, and SweCon. Informative support was provided by news portal DELFI, rally radio Kurzemes Radio, as well as Go4Speed and Zebra. Rally Liepāja would also not be possible without our rally friends: Dardedze, Esi Draugs, FN Serviss, Jānis Pūce, Liepājas Datoru Centrs, Maksikoms, N&J, Red Bull, SignTech, Sixt, Sportland, Törley, and Venden. A special thank you goes out to the Latvian Automobile Federation. Rally Liepāja was organized by RA EVENTS and Speed Festival Kurzeme, with support by the regional councils of Durbe, Aizpute, and Priekule.