Belgium will host a round of the FIA World Rally Championship for the first time after the Ypres Rally was added to the 2020 calendar. Belgium will become the 34th nation to stage a WRC round since the series started in 1973. Ypres was first held in 1965 and has become established as one of Europe’s most demanding rallies. Its elevation to the WRC will provide one of the sternest challenges of the year for competitors and a fitting finale to the 2020 season,” he said. Jan Huyghe, board member for Ypres promoter Club Superstage, said it had always been an ambition of the club to host a WRC round in Belgium. Japan is one of nine rounds already confirmed for next season’s FIA WRC calendar.

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