Intercontinental Rally Challenge
{{Infobox motorsport championship
| logo = Irc logo png.png
| image-size = 150px
| caption =
| category = Super 2000
Group N
| country/region = International
| inaugural = 2006
| folded = 2012
| drivers = Varied from event to event
| champion driver = Andreas Mikkelsen
| manufacturer = Škoda
| current_season =
| website = [http://www.ircseries.com/ ircseries.com]
}}
The Intercontinental Rally Challenge was an FIA-sanctioned rallying series organised by SRW Events and Eurosport Events, and aimed to "give new opportunities to young or amateur rally drivers competing in recognised regional and international rallies, while offering organisers an innovative TV format concept, created by Eurosport." The series focused on Group N and Group A spec cars up to 2000 cc, including Super 2000, R4, R2 and R3.
The series began in 2006 under the name International Rally Challenge, adopting the name, Intercontinental Rally Challenge in 2007. The 2012 season was the final season of the series: from 2013, the series promoter Eurosport Events was awarded responsibility for organising the rival European Rally Championship by the FIA,{{cite web|title=Intercontinental Rally Challenge to end as Eurosport takes on European series |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/102929 |author=David Evans |publisher=Autosport |date=28 September 2012}} and the two competing series were effectively merged.{{cite web|title=Eurosport: European Rally Championship will echo 1970s glory days|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/103254 |author=David Evans |publisher=Autosport |date=9 October 2012}}
Champions
Event winners
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|+Drivers | |
| !Driver
!Total | |
|---|---|
| 1
|{{flagicon|FIN}} Juho Hänninen ||11 | |
| 2
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Giandomenico Basso ||8 | |
| rowspan="2"|3
|{{flagicon|CZE}} Jan Kopecký ||7 | |
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Freddy Loix | 7 |
| 5
|{{flagicon|GBR}} Kris Meeke || 5 | |
| rowspan="3"|6
|{{flagicon|NOR}} Andreas Mikkelsen || 4 | |
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Vouilloz | 4 |
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Rossetti | 4 |
| rowspan="3"|9
|{{flagicon|QAT}} Nasser Al-Attiyah || 2 | |
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Thierry Neuville | 2 |
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Paolo Andreucci | 2 |
| rowspan="14"|12
|{{flagicon|BGR}} Dimitar Iliev || 1 | |
| {{flagicon|TUR}} Yagiz Avci | 1 |
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Dani Sordo | 1 |
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Bryan Bouffier | 1 |
| {{flagicon|PRT}} Bruno Magalhães | 1 |
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Hirvonen | 1 |
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Guy Wilks | 1 |
| {{flagicon|KEN}} Carl Tundo | 1 |
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Ogier | 1 |
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jarkko Miettinen | 1 |
| {{flagicon|GBR}} David Higgins | 1 |
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Anton Alén | 1 |
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Navarra | 1 |
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alister McRae | 1 |
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|+Manufacturers |
| !Manufacturer
!Total |
|---|
| 1
|{{flagicon|CZE}} Škoda ||27 |
| 2
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Peugeot ||23 |
| 3
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Abarth ||9 |
| 4
|{{flagicon|GBR}} Ford ||6 |
| 5
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Mitsubishi ||4 |
| 6
|{{flagicon|GBR}} Mini ||1 |
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|+Cars | |
| !Car
!Total | |
|---|---|
| 1
| Škoda Fabia S2000 ||27 | |
| 2
| Peugeot 207 S2000 ||23 | |
| 3 | |
| rowspan="3"|4
| Ford Fiesta RRC ||3 | |
| Ford Fiesta S2000 | 3 |
| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 3 |
| rowspan="2"|7 | |
| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII | 1 |
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See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100207230459/http://ircseries.com/ Official website]
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Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2006
Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2012
Category:FIA rally championships
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