The media launch for the 2015 FIA World Rallycross Championship was held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya today, as a series of announcements about the FIA’s newest World Championship were revealed to more than 200 international press people, VIPs and sponsors.
![Beating the drums: The biggest attraction was the presentation of the 'Solberg Doran World RX Team'. © JKR/ERC24](http://erc24.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/16513888344_ef34f5ea3d_o.jpg)
Beating the drum: The biggest attraction was the presentation of the ‘Solberg Doran World RX Team’. © JKR/ERC24
![Norwegian Petter Solberg and Briton Liam Doran joined forces to be able to fight for the FIA title for teams. © JKR/ERC24](http://erc24.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/16950118579_3074372012_o.jpg)
Norwegian Petter Solberg and Briton Liam Doran joined forces to be able to fight for the FIA title for teams. © JKR/ERC24
![Reigning Rallycross World Champion Petter Solberg is partly backed by Monster Energy this year. © JKR/ERC24](http://erc24.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/16928909717_40c169de54_o.jpg)
Reigning World Rallycross Champion Petter Solberg is partly backed by Monster Energy this year. © JKR/ERC24
![Reinis Nitišs and Andreas Bakkerud are keen to defend their FIA title for teams and chase after the drivers' title. © JKR/ERC24](http://erc24.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/16948761640_1ee6aae484_o.jpg)
Reinis Nitišs and Andreas Bakkerud are keen to defend their FIA title for teams and chase after the drivers’ title. © JKR/ERC24
![New cars with new livery and new designed overalls for Marklund Motorsport's 'Topi' Heikkinen and 'P-G' Andersson. © JKR/ERC24](http://erc24.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/17135666051_47dcde9172_o.jpg)
New cars with new livery and new designed overalls for Marklund Motorsport’s ‘Topi’ Heikkinen and ‘P-G’ Andersson. © JKR/ERC24
![Team Peugeot-Hansen offered a first impression of the all-new 2015 Peugeot 208 SuperCar for Timmy Hansen and Davy Jeanney. © JKR/ERC24](http://erc24.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/16516137763_f379f65374_o.jpg)
Team Peugeot-Hansen offered a first impression of the new 2015 Peugeot 208 for Timmy Hansen and Davy Jeanney. © JKR/ERC24
![German René Münnich of Münnich Motorsport was in Barcelona to announce Swede Alx Danielsson as his teammate for the first three WRX rounds. © JKR/ERC24](http://erc24.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/17110360186_4d11bcff85_o.jpg)
German René Münnich was in Barcelona to present Swede Alx Danielsson as teammate for the first three WRX rounds. © JKR/ERC24
![Swede Robin Larsson (left) and Russian Timur Timerzyanov are the two permanent individual drivers alongside the eight teams. © JKR/ERC24](http://erc24.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/16516139343_095ff2900a_o.jpg)
Robin Larsson (left) and Timur Timerzyanov are the two permanent individual drivers alongside the eight teams. © JKR/ERC24
![JRM Racing – a new development team in World RX – was also in Barcelona with two of its brand new MINI RX Countryman SuperCars. © JKR/ERC24](http://erc24.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/16928908187_47aa291cc6_o.jpg)
JRM Racing – a new development team in WorldRX – was also in Barcelona with two of its brand-new MINI SuperCars. © JKR/ERC24
![The American drivers Danny Way (left) and Dave Mirra were in Barcelona for the JRM Racing MINI SuperCars team. © JKR/ERC24](http://erc24.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/16950120189_441c8f8cb6_o.jpg)
The American drivers Danny Way (left) and Dave Mirra were in Barcelona for the JRM Racing MINI SuperCars team. © JKR/ERC24
Top photo: The WorldRX ‘Class of 2015’ counts eight permanent teams and two permanent drivers. © JKR/ERC24
More images from Barcelona to be found here.