Yes, there will be public presentations of the teams and cars. You will have several opportunities to see the teams and their vehicles up close: Throughout the Event: Service Park in Passau every evening. While separate tickets for the service park are not available, you can still see the teams and drivers working on their cars in the service park.

Helpers are required at many locations at the Central European Rally and are extremely welcome. Volunteers can register at http://volunteers.centraleuropeanrally.eu. Please specify your age, any experience you may have, and any desired volunteering locations.

The spotlight in the FIA WRC is obviously on the top class, Rally1. Here, elite works teams battle it outfor the world championship title, armed with cars loaded with state-of-the-art technology: the hybrid drivetrain consists of an efficient turbo petrol engine generating roughly 380 hp and an electric motor, which is capable of providing a further 136 hp. The battery is partly charged using energy recovered under braking and the combustion engine runs on fossil-free fuel: as such, FIA WRC is a pioneer for the motorsport of the future with a strong dedication to achieving CO2-neutral sport. This commitment to sustainable motorsport is also underlined by the organisers of the Central European Rally, who have been able to include the ADAC Opel Electric Rally Cup powered by GSe in the programme. The world’s first electric one-make rally cup features Opel Corsa-e Rally electric cars. Cars from the classes Rally2 to Rally5 also line up at the Central European Rally.

The Central European Rally takes teams and visitors to special stages and hotspots in Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic. Never before in the 50-year history of FIA WRC has a race passed through three different countries. However, the time seemed right to use this special type of event to set an example for cooperation and international understanding in European motorsport.

The rally is organised by Central European Rally Event GmbH, Ridlerstraße 35, 80339 Munich. The bodies responsible are the three national associations: ADAC (Germany), Autoklub České Republiky (Czech Republic) and ÖAMTC (Austria). The sporting organiser of the world championship event is ADAC Südbayern e.V.

Those responsible for the Central European Rally are committed to the goal of running the event with the greatest possible consideration for environmental protection and conservation. With this in mind, a host of ideas and measures are being implemented to limit the environmental impact, such as can be caused by the visitors and competitors. However, as the central aspect, the sustainability effort also plays a key role and the CO2 and environmental footprint is being managed carefully. Details of this will be revealed in the run-up to the rally.