BBC to broadcast World Rally Championship from 2027

BBC to broadcast World Rally Championship from 2027

The BBC will broadcast the FIA World Rally Championship across the UK from 2027-29.The new deal includes coverage of all 14 WRC rounds each season, with five live stages plus the power stage from each rally, 14 one-hour highlights programmes, digital clips and additional content across BBC platforms.Rally Scotland will receive extensive live coverage across all four days of competition, giving audiences in the UK live, free-to-air access to the country's first WRC round since 2019.Hugh Chambers, CEO of Motorsport UK, the organisation behind Rally Scotland, said: "The BBC agreement gives Rally Scotland and the wider WRC a national platform from 2027, helping us reach long-standing fans and bring new audiences into the sport."Welshman Elfyn Evans leads the 2026 championship with one round of the season remaining, the Rally Italia Sardegna from 1 October to 4 October.

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