Global Rallycross Championship
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| Category | Rallycross |
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| Country | USA |
| Inaugural season | 2011 |
| Drivers' champion |
 Scott Speed
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| Teams' champion | Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross |
| Official website | www |
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Red Bull Global Rallycross (official abbreviation RBGR) is a self-owned rallycross series run in the United States. Started as Global RallyCross Championship in 2009 by Brian Gale and Chip Pankow, the series has gained a fair amount of commercial success. The events are run with heavily modified production cars called Rallycross Supercars and are run at a wide range of venues from NASCAR speedways to street courses and commonly feature a mix of dirt and asphalt.
Originally a made-for-TV sport with rally drivers competing, the first-ever rallycross was held on February 4, 1967 at England's Lydden Circuit. Early competitors included 1968 Rally Monte Carlo winner Vic Elford in a showroom Porsche 911, Brian Melia in his Ford Lotus Cortina and Tony Fall in a BMC Mini Cooper S.
Rallycross officially debuted in the US at X Games XVI in Los Angeles in 2010, to great success. Three demonstration events were held in late 2010 at the New Jersey Motorsports Park, and Global Rallycross Management organized a first championship season of five events in 2011. Rockstar Energy Drink driver Tanner Foust won the inaugural championship title in 2011. He retained the title again in 2012. In 2013 Global Rallycross finally expanded globally for the first time with races outside the USA, including races in Brazil, Germany and Spain, due to X Games' global expansion.
In addition to promoting the series, Global Rallycross Management manages invitations and competition for X Games Rallycross contests.
In 2013, GRC introduced the Lites division, a developmental series. Making its debut at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Joni Wiman was the inaugural champion after winning all six races.
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