The FIA World Rally Championship has confirmed a new top-class title structure for 2027, replacing the Manufacturers' Championship with a Constructors' Championship and creating a separate WRC Teams' Championship.
WRC Promoter announced the changes on 20 October. The Constructors' Championship will be open to automotive manufacturers and independent tuners, provided they commit to every round of the calendar. That eligibility widens the top-level competitive framework beyond traditional manufacturer entries.
The new WRC Teams' Championship will allow entrants to nominate seven events, including one compulsory overseas round and the season finale. Both championships are limited to Rally1, giving full-season constructors and selective-event teams different routes into the same top category.
Rally1 in 2027 will accommodate cars built to the new WRC27 regulations and existing Rally2 cars fitted with a homologated WRC Kit Car aerodynamic package. WRC says the kit will have a maximum price of €7,500. It has not yet published the final homologation list, supplier arrangements or conversion lead times.
The turbo-restrictor diameter for both specifications will increase from 32 mm to 33 mm. The FIA may use technical or sporting measures to balance performance between the car types. The announcement does not define the balancing methodology, review frequency or appeal process, so teams cannot yet model every competitive consequence from the published information.
WRC2, WRC3 and WRC Masters Cup will continue, while the price cap for a WRC27 car in asphalt specification remains €345,000. The combination of an open constructor definition, selective-event team title and lower-cost car framework is intended to broaden Rally1 participation without removing the commitment required for the principal championship.
For independent engineering businesses, the Constructors' Championship creates a formal title pathway even without a conventional road-car manufacturer identity. For teams, the seven-event option reduces calendar exposure compared with a full-season campaign, although budgets will still depend on logistics, testing, kit availability and the final technical rules.
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