Rally Northern Ireland latest event to be shelved due to pandemic 

This year’s proposed Rally Northern Ireland has now been deferred due to uncertainty over public funding relative to Covid-19

Estonia’s Ott Tanak and Martin Jareoja in a Citroen C3 WRC during day three of the Wales Rally GB in 2019. Picture: Bradley Collyer/PA

Rally Northern Ireland will not be part of a round of the FIA World Rally Championship, organisers confirmed yesterday, after the event was shelved over funding fears.

This year’s proposed Rally Northern Ireland has now been deferred due to uncertainty over public funding relative to the pandemic.