Country | Romania |
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Inaugural season | 2002 |
Drivers' champion | Simone Tempestini |
Official website | Autorally |
Current season |
Romanian Rally Championship is the annual rally series in Romania. It is organized by FRAS (Federaţia Română de Automobilism Sportiv) and sponsored by Dunlop.
In the 2011 championship were planned to be held 9 rallies, the same from the previous year and the new entry Raliul Moldovei. However, Raliul Argeşului was canceled three days before the start for safety reasons. Raliul Târgu Mureş, held at the start of May, was stopped at halfway stage due to unexpected snowy weather, and only half of the points were awarded. The champion at the end of the season was Valentin Porcişteanu, last year's runner-up, who had won four of the eight rallies held. Second place in the overall standings came Bogdan Marişca, while third came Dan Gârtofan. Previous year's champion Gergő Szabó finished fifth, behind Marco Tempestini fourth.
In the 2010 championship were held 8 rallies. The champion at the end of the season was Gergo Szabo, ahead of Valentin Porcişteanu and Dan Gârtofan.
In the 2009 championship were held eight rallies. The champion at the end of the season was Gergo Szabo, ahead of Marco Tempestini (nicknamed Tempesta) and Jarkko Miettinen.
In 2008 were held eight rallies in the championship:
In 2007 were held ten rallies in the championship:
In 2006 were held eight rallies in the championship and it was one of the closest. The eventual champion at the end of the season was Constantin Aur, followed at one point distance by Claudiu David and Dan Gîrtofan.