Motors: Three locations identified for World Rally Championship in mid-2025

Aiden Harper - President of Motorsport Ireland No Reproduction Fee Picture: Michael Chester

Motorsport Ireland’s plans to host a round of the World Rally Championship in mid-2025 have progressed to the identification of three possible locations to base the 10,000 square metre service park and media centre. Following Wednesday’s Champions of Irish Motorsport Awards in Dublin meetings took place with representatives of the three areas - Kerry, Limerick and Carrick on Suir, the latter likely to have its service base in Waterford city. It appears that the Carrick group is an amalgamation of several motor clubs while Kerry and Limerick are also set to gather support from neighbouring motor clubs. Its envisaged that there will be some form of an announcement before Christmas.

Speaking before he headed off to the FIA World Motor Sport Council Assembly and Prizegiving in Baku, Aiden Harper, president of Motorsport Ireland, said, “The decision (to select the facility to house the service park and media centre) will be on complete suitability, it will have nothing to do with stages or anything like that. Indeed, there may be changes coming in 2025. The first day of a WRC event now has a remote service area and there will be other areas that will benefit from that day. The remote service are is a relatively simple operation, each team is only allowed one vehicle depending on the amount of cars.”