Rally Liepāja
The Rally Liepāja is an international rally racing event that travels northwards along the coastline of the Baltic Sea from Liepāja to Ventspils in Latvia. The event is a round of the European Rally Championship and the Latvian Rally Championship.
| Rally Liepaja | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | motorsporting event |
| Frequency | annual |
| Location(s) | Liepāja |
| Country |  Latvia |
| Years active | 11 |
| Inaugurated | 2013 |
| Website | www |
History
The rally was run for the first time in 2013 as the first international auto racing event to be held in Latvia since gaining independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 and just the second motorsport event after the motorcycle Speedway Grand Prix of Latvia.
Originally the rally was designed as a snow rally and unlike its neighbour in the ERC calendar, the Jänner Rallye, was not a tarmac based event but a traditional snow rally similar to events like Rally Sweden.The inaugural event was won by Finnish driver Jari Ketomaa driving a Ford Fiesta RRC in a one-off appearance for the British Autotek Motorsport team in the European Rally Championship.
In 2016 the rally was moved to a September date, becoming a gravel rally, before settling into October in 2017.
The rally is set to join the World Rally Championship calendar in 2024.[1]
Winners
Sourced from:[2]
References
- Howard, Tom (17 February 2023). "Latvia joins WRC calendar from 2024". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- eWRC-results.com. "rally database". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2019-10-23.