RALLY DI ROMA 🇮🇹 CAPITALE 2019 – 19-21 JULY

The eagerly-awaited 2019 FIA European Rally Championship is due to get underway in March with the first of eight all-action events. Here’s a reminder of the calendar.

Where: Rome, Italy 🇮🇹

The rally in 100 words: The progression of this exciting asphalt event, organised and promoted by Max Rendina, has been remarkable. Having run for the first time in 2013, Rally di Roma Capitale made its ERC debut in 2017 as Italy returned to the European championship for the first time since 2013 when Rallye Sanremo was on the calendar. It proved a big hit with a driving parade through the centre of Rome, a spectacular spectator stage around the Palazzio della Civiltà del Lavoro in the EUR district, followed by two days of action-packed rallying on stages to the east and south-east of the capital.

Event eligibility:
FIA European Rally Championship 2019, round 5 of 8
FIA ERC1 Junior Championship 2019, round 5 of 6
FIA ERC3 Junior Championship 2019, round 5 of 6

Also counting for…
​FIA ERC2, FIA ERC3, FIA European Rally Championship for Teams, ERC Nations’ Cup, ERC Ladies’ Trophy

What’s new for 2019?
While more details of the event will be revealed in the coming months, organisers have already announced plans for “more spectacular finish” than previous editions.

Five facts: 🇮🇹
1: Rome’s famous Colosseum, which features on the Roma parade route, is the largest amphitheatre ever built. Construction began in AD 72 and was completed in AD 80.
2: In stark contrast, Rally di Roma Capitale took place for the first time in 2013, joining the ERC roster in 2017.
3: The commune of event base Fiuggi, to the southeast of central Rome, was made famous by its natural spring water and the healing powers it possesses.
4: Rome was one of two European capitals to host ERC action in 2017 with Nicosia home to a stage of the Cyprus Rally.
5: Italy has celebrated 23 European championship triumphs over the years. Giandomenico Basso and Luca Rossetti are both three-time winners.

FIA 🌍 ERC CALENDAR 2019

Round 1: Azores Airlines Rallye, 21-23 March (ERC Junior), gravel (subject to promoter agreement)

Round 2: Rally Islas Canarias, 2-4 May (ERC Junior), asphalt

Round 3: Rally Liepāja (Latvia), 24-26 May (ERC Junior), gravel

Round 4: Rally Poland, 28-30 June (ERC Junior), gravel

Round 5: Rally di Roma 🇮🇹 Capitale (Italy), 19-21 July (ERC Junior), asphalt 🇮🇹

Round 6: Barum Czech Rally Zlín, 16-18 August (ERC Junior), asphalt

Round 7: Cyprus Rally, 27-29 September, gravel

Round 8: Rally Hungary (Hungary), 8-10 November, asphalt

Media FIA 🌍 ERC 2019
Media Rally Di Roma 🇮🇹 Capitale ERC 2019

Photos: 
@FLAT-OUT media agency / Germany 🇩🇪
@Media FIA ERC 2019
@Media Rally Di Roma Capitale ERC 2019
@Media ACI Sport / Italia 🇮🇹
@Media Motorsport Italia Team 🇮🇹
@Media ŠKODA Motorsport / Checa 🇨🇿

January 9st, 2019