List of World Rally Championship driver numbers

This is a list of seasonally allocated competition numbers that crews of WRC manufacturers opt to use. The option to choose was introduced into the World Rally Championship since 2019.[1] Similar to the regulation that was implemented in Formula One, only the reigning world champion is allowed to use No.1.[2]

WRC driver numbers

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No. Driver First used Last used
1 Reserved for champion 2019 2022
2   Oliver Solberg 2021 2022
3   Teemu Suninen 2019 2021
4   Esapekka Lappi 2019 2024
5   Kris Meeke 2019 2019
6   Dani Sordo 2019 2024
7   Pontus Tidemand 2019 2019
  Pierre-Louis Loubet 2020 2023
8   Ott Tänak 2019 2024
9   Sébastien Loeb 2020 2020
  Andreas Mikkelsen 2024 2024
  Jourdan Serderidis 2021 2023
10   Jari-Matti Latvala 2019 2020
11   Thierry Neuville 2019 2024
13   Grégoire Munster 2023 2024
14   Nil Solans 2021 2021
16   Craig Breen 2020 2020
  Adrien Fourmaux 2021 2024
17   Sébastien Ogier 2019 2024
18   Craig Breen 2019 2019
  Takamoto Katsuta 2020 2024
19   Sébastien Loeb 2019 2022
  Jourdan Serderidis 2024 2024
20   Hayden Paddon 2019 2019
21   Martin Prokop 2019 2020
22   Martin Sesks 2024 2024
28   Alberto Heller 2023 2023
33   Elfyn Evans 2019 2024
37   Lorenzo Bertelli 2019 2024
42[a]   Craig Breen 2019 2023
43[b]   Ken Block 2019 2019
44   Gus Greensmith 2019 2022
68   Marcus Grönholm 2019 2019
  Jari Huttunen 2022 2022
69   Kalle Rovanperä 2020 2024
89   Andreas Mikkelsen 2019 2019
96   Ole Christian Veiby 2020 2020
97   Jari-Matti Latvala 2023 2023
Sources:[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ Number retired for 2023 by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile following the death of Craig Breen in the pre-event test of the 2023 Croatia Rally.[3]
  2. ^ Number retired for 2023 by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile following the death of Ken Block.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions". fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  2. ^ "2019 Revamp for WRC 2". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Hyundai To pay tribute to Craig Breen with special livery for Croatia Rally". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  4. ^ "FIA WRC pays tribute to Ken Block by withdrawning #43". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  5. ^ Evans, David (12 January 2019). "WRC drivers' competition numbers revealed at Autosport International". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
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