Global RallyCross Championship (GRC) confirms 2013 schedule featuring international expansion.

Global RallyCross Championship (GRC) confirms its 2013 schedule will total nine rounds including races on three different continents in conjunction with Global X Games events in Foz do Iguaçu (Brazil), Barcelona (Spain) and Munich (Germany). As one of the fastest growing forms of motorsport, Rallycross combines the best aspects of circuit racing, off-road racing and rally competition.

The series is made up of four Global X Games events and five GRC events to total nine rounds that will culminate in the crowning of both a driver’s champion and manufacturer’s champion. The 2013 championship features live broadcasts on ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 available in over 198 countries. With more than 15 hours of primetime live content on major networks, the telecast package comprises the most expansive television coverage that the sport of Rallycross has ever seen. The series’ star drivers include Ken Block, Brian Deegan, Travis Pastrana, Scott Speed and 2011 and 2012 GRC Champion Tanner Foust.

• 2013 GLOBAL RALLYCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE:
• April 21: GRC at Global X Games at Foz do Iguaçu in Brazil
• May 19: GRC at Global X Games at Barcelona in Spain
• June 29* & 30: GRC at Global X Games at Munich in Germany
• July 11: New Hampshire Motor Speedway at Loudon in New Hampshire
• July 20: Bristol Motor Speedway at Bristol in Tennessee
• August 4: GRC at Global X Games Irwindale Event Center at Irwindale in California
• August 10: Atlanta Motor Speedway at Hampton in Georgia
• September 22: Charlotte Motor Speedway at Concord in North Carolina
• November 7: Las Vegas in Nevada
• *Replacement for cancelled Barcelona event.

A second medal race has been added to the X Games Munich competition schedule on June 29. The race will serve as Round 2 of the Global RallyCross Championship season, replacing last month’s rain cancelled event in Barcelona. Round 3 will be contested on the same circuit on June 30 and each event will feature its own practice and qualifying sessions. Both events will count for full points in the GRC standings and X Games will award medals for both rounds.

• THE MUNICH X GAMES WEEKEND SCHEDULE:
• Saturday, June 29
• 2:00 – 3:00 Practice & Seeding/Qualification
• 3:00 – 3:30 Track preparations
• 3:30 – 5:00 Heats, Last Chance Qualifier, Finals
• Sunday, June 30
• 2:20 – 3:00 Practice
• 3:00 – 3:15 Track preparations
• 3:15 – 4:00 Seeding/Qualification
• 4:00 – 5:00 Track preparations
• 5:00 – 7:00 Heats, Last Chance Qualifier, Finals

Photo: Global X Games at Foz do Iguaçu in Brazil, start of the Final. © QBA/ERC24