2022 World Rally Championship

The championship is due to introduce a new set of technical regulations known as "Rally 1". The Rally 1 regulations will place a greater emphasis on standardised parts than in previous years to make the sport more accessible.[6][lower-alpha 2]

The sport will introduce hybrid drivetrains for the first time.[1] All cars competing under World Rally Car regulations will be required to be fitted with a hybrid system. This will take the form of an e-motor that produces 100 kW (134.1 bhp) and must be used to power the car when travelling around service parks and through built-up areas when driving between stages. Drivers will be free to use the e-motor to offer additional power when competing in a stage, with the FIA dictating how much power can be used and how long a driver can deploy it for.[1] The hybrid system and the software governing its use will be standardised for three years as a way of keeping the costs of competing down.[8] The system will be provided by Compact Dynamics, a subsidiary of Formula E team Audi Sport ABT supplier Schaeffler.[9]

The championship will also introduce a standardised safety structure in a bid to improve safety standards. This will coincide with the homologation requirements being re-written to allow teams to build prototype chassis based on production cars rather than having to adapt a chassis to fit a roadgoing model.[1]