World Rally Championship (video game)
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For a full list of video games based on the World Rally Championship, please see List of World Rally Championship video games
World Rally Championship is a rally driving game for the PlayStation 2. It is the first rallying game to be officially licensed by the FIA World Rally Championship and is based on the 2001 WRC season. It was released on November 30, 2001 in Europe and March 21, 2002 in North America.
1Because Colin McRae had his own video game series at this time, Sony could not acquire the license for him to appear, so he appeared on the game under the title of "Ford Driver".
Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo The International Swedish Rally TAP Rallye de Portugal Rallye Catalunya Costa Brava Rally Argentina Cyprus Rally Acropolis Rally Safari Rally Neste Rally Finland Propecia Rally New Zealand Rallye Sanremo PlayStation 2 Rallye de France - Tour de Corse Telstra Rally Australia Network Q Rally of Great Britain
World Rally Championship is a rally driving game for the PlayStation 2. It is the first rallying game to be officially licensed by the FIA World Rally Championship and is based on the 2001 WRC season. It was released on November 30, 2001 in Europe and March 21, 2002 in North America.
Features
WRC features 21 drivers representing 7 teams and all 14 venues from the season. Game modes feature quick rally, single rally, championship and time trial.Teams and drivers
21 drivers and seven teams appear on the game. Although Citroen did not undertake a full season, they are featured on the game at all events and thus eligible to score team points in championship mode.| Team | Drivers |
|---|---|
 Peugeot Total |
 Marcus Gronholm Didier Auriol Gilles Panizzi Harri Rovanpera |
 Ford Motor Co |
 Carlos Sainz  Colin McRae1 Francois Delecour |
 555 Subaru World Rally Team |
Richard Burns  Markko Martin  Petter Solberg Toshihiro Arai |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart |
Tommi Makinen  Freddy Loix |
| Hyundai World Rally Team |  Piero Liatti  Kenneth Eriksson Alister McRae |
 Skoda Motorsport |
 Armin Schwarz Bruno Thiry |
| Citroen Sport |
Philippe Bugalski Jesus Puras Thomas Radstrom |
1Because Colin McRae had his own video game series at this time, Sony could not acquire the license for him to appear, so he appeared on the game under the title of "Ford Driver".
Rallies
The game features all 14 rallies on the 2001 WRC calendar.Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo The International Swedish Rally TAP Rallye de Portugal Rallye Catalunya Costa Brava Rally Argentina Cyprus Rally Acropolis Rally Safari Rally Neste Rally Finland Propecia Rally New Zealand Rallye Sanremo PlayStation 2 Rallye de France - Tour de Corse Telstra Rally Australia Network Q Rally of Great Britain