INTERCONTINENTAL RALLY CHALLENGE

Intercontinental Rally Challenge
Category	Super 2000; Group N
Country	International
Inaugural season	2006
Folded	2012
Drivers	Varied from event to event
Teams	8 (manufacturers)
Tyre suppliers	Michelin; Yokohama
Last Drivers' champion	Andreas Mikkelsen
Last Makes' champion	Škoda
Official website	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,^[2] and the two competing series were effectively merged.^[3]

Champions

Season	Champion driver	Co-driver	Car	Champion manufacturer	IRC 2WD Cup	2WD Champion manufacturer
2006	Giandomenico Basso	Mitia Dotta	Fiat Punto Abarth S2000	FIAT	−	−
2007	Enrique García-Ojeda	Jordi Barrabés	Peugeot 207 S2000	Peugeot	−	−
2008	Nicolas Vouilloz	Nicolas Klinger	Peugeot 207 S2000	Peugeot	Marco Cavigioli	Peugeot
2009	Kris Meeke	Paul Nagle	Peugeot 207 S2000	Peugeot	Denis Millet	Peugeot
2010	Juho Hänninen	Mikko Markkula	Škoda Fabia S2000	Škoda	Harry Hunt	Peugeot
2011	Andreas Mikkelsen	Ola Fløene	Škoda Fabia S2000	Škoda	Jean-Michel Raoux	Honda
2012	Andreas Mikkelsen	Ola Fløene	Škoda Fabia S2000	Škoda	Harry Hunt	Renault
Sources:^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

Event winners

Drivers
	Driver	Total
1	Juho Hänninen	11
2	Giandomenico Basso	8
3	Jan Kopecký	7
3	Freddy Loix	7
5	Kris Meeke	5
6	Andreas Mikkelsen	4
	Nicolas Vouilloz	4
	Luca Rossetti	4
9	Nasser Al-Attiyah	2
	Thierry Neuville	2
	Paolo Andreucci	2
12	Dimitar Iliev	1
	Yagiz Avci	1
	Dani Sordo	1
	Bryan Bouffier	1
	Bruno Magalhães	1
	Mikko Hirvonen	1
	Guy Wilks	1
	Carl Tundo	1
	Sébastien Ogier	1
	Jarkko Miettinen	1
	David Higgins	1
	Anton Alén	1
	Andrea Navarra	1
	Alister McRae	1

Manufacturers
	Manufacturer	Total
1	Škoda	27
2	Peugeot	23
3	Abarth	9
4	Ford	6
5	Mitsubishi	4
6	Mini	1

Cars
	Car	Total
1	Škoda Fabia S2000	27
2	Peugeot 207 S2000	23
3	Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000	9
4	Ford Fiesta RRC	3
	Ford Fiesta S2000	3
	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	3
7	Mini John Cooper Works RRC	1
7	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	1

References

^ "Manufacturers". Intercontinental Rally Challenge. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
^ David Evans (28 September 2012). "Intercontinental Rally Challenge to end as Eurosport takes on European series". Autosport.
^ David Evans (9 October 2012). "Eurosport: European Rally Championship will echo 1970s glory days". Autosport.
^ "IRC - Intercontinental Rally Challenge". 2008-12-17. Archived from the original on 2008-12-17. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
^ "IRC 2WD Cup: Millet on the threshold - automobilsport.com". www.automobilsport.com. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
^ "IRC Intercontinental Rally Challenge". 2010-12-08. Archived from the original on 2010-12-08. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
^ "IRC Intercontinental Rally Challenge". 2011-12-23. Archived from the original on 2011-12-23. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
^ "Standings - IRC Intercontinental Rally Challenge - Eurosport". 2013-02-15. Archived from the original on 2013-02-15. Retrieved 2020-03-23.

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[1] "Manufacturers". Intercontinental Rally Challenge. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.

[2] David Evans (28 September 2012). "Intercontinental Rally Challenge to end as Eurosport takes on European series". Autosport.

[3] David Evans (9 October 2012). "Eurosport: European Rally Championship will echo 1970s glory days". Autosport.

[4] "IRC - Intercontinental Rally Challenge". 2008-12-17. Archived from the original on 2008-12-17. Retrieved 2020-03-23.

[5] "IRC 2WD Cup: Millet on the threshold - automobilsport.com". www.automobilsport.com. Retrieved 2020-03-23.

[6] "IRC Intercontinental Rally Challenge". 2010-12-08. Archived from the original on 2010-12-08. Retrieved 2020-03-23.

[7] "IRC Intercontinental Rally Challenge". 2011-12-23. Archived from the original on 2011-12-23. Retrieved 2020-03-23.

[8] "Standings - IRC Intercontinental Rally Challenge - Eurosport". 2013-02-15. Archived from the original on 2013-02-15. Retrieved 2020-03-23.

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Category	Super 2000 Group N
Country	International
Inaugural season	2006
Folded	2012
Drivers	Varied from event to event
Teams	8 (manufacturers)^[1]
Tyre suppliers	Michelin Yokohama
Last Drivers' champion	Andreas Mikkelsen
Last Makes' champion	Škoda
Official website	ircseries.com