Sports · Motorsport · 4 hrs ago
Knoxville to host WRC’s US return in 2027
Knoxville will host the World Rally Championship’s US return from August 26 to 29, 2027.
The rally will be the championship’s first event in the United States since the Olympus Rally in 1988.
The event will be round 11 of the 15-round season, which includes the US as the championship expands its calendar.
Knoxville will house the rally headquarters, service park, team base and fan festival, while the ceremonial start will take place on Nashville’s Lower Broadway.
Stages will cross 15 counties in Tennessee and Kentucky, from the Appalachian Mountains to the Cumberland Plateau.
Organisers expect the region’s gravel roads, forest sections and steep changes in elevation to challenge drivers, while the event is intended to help grow the WRC’s presence in the US.
The World Rally Championship will return to the United States in 2027 for the first time since 1988.
The Rally US event will run from August 26 to 29 as round 11 of the 2027 season.
Knoxville, Tennessee, will host the rally headquarters, service park, team base and fan festival.
The ceremonial start will take place on Lower Broadway in Nashville.
Stages will cross 15 counties in Tennessee and Kentucky, from the Appalachian Mountains to the Cumberland Plateau.
- Who
- The World Rally Championship and Rally US organisers.
- What
- A WRC rally will return to the United States. It will be held as round 11 of the 2027 calendar.
- When
- August 26-29, 2027.
- Where
- Knoxville will host the headquarters and service park, with a ceremonial start in Nashville. Stages will cross Tennessee and Kentucky.
- Why
- The WRC has identified the United States as a priority market and an important growth opportunity.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The WRC released its expanded 15-round 2027 calendar, including a return to the United States.
Rally US is scheduled to run as round 11 of the WRC season.
- Event
- Rally US
- Dates
- August 26-29, 2027
- Season round
- 11
- Headquarters and service park
- Knoxville, Tennessee
- Ceremonial start
- Lower Broadway, Nashville
- Route
- 15 counties across Tennessee and Kentucky
3 sources
What people are saying
Tennessee is in the hospitality and entertainment business, and nobody does it better
I am excited to welcome the FIA World Rally Championship back to the United States for the first time in nearly 40 years, and even more excited that Tennessee will host this historic return in 2027.
The United States has long been a priority for the WRC
The United States represents one of the most important growth opportunities for the FIA World Rally Championship