The FIA has announced that it has taken over the ownership of the World Rallycross Championship and will be directl𒆙y involved in running the series as a promoꦛter.

The WRX had been operating under the aegis of WRC Promoter, via its arm Rallycross Promoter GmbH, sincꦗe 2021.

But the company owned by Red Bull and RW25 exited the WRX at the end of last year, plunging the future of the seri꧑es in doubt.

Motorsport’s governing body the FIA has now stepped in, with the France-base﷽d organisation revealing that it has made a direct investment into the series after “three months of market testing”.

It will now run ꦺthe WRX, as well as the European Rallycross Championship, with the support of a service provider.

The full calendar for the 2025 season will be👍 unveiled on 14 March, su💖bject to approval by the World Motor Sport Council.

“The FIA is making an investment not only in Rallycross, b🐟ut in the future of our sport,” said FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.

“We are fully committed to take this category to the next level by securing new global a🌠udiences, delivering the opportunity for an improved competition for the drivers, teams, our commercial partners, and💛 crucially the fans.

“When I was elected, I pledged to deliver strong regulations and a stronger FIA, building an essential foundation for the success of motor sport at every level💝. Securing the future growth of our World Championships reflects my commitment to do just this.”

The WRX was started by New York-based IMG in 2014 and enjoyed a surge in manufacturer part🍷icipation later in the decade, wit🦂h the likes of Audi, Peugeot and Volkswagen fielding factory entries.

However, the series that attracted stars liꦕke Mattias Ekstrom, Ken Block, Johan Kristoffersson, Sebastien Loeb and Petter Solberg struggled to maintain its same level of popularity, as manufacturers left the series as quickly as they arꦉrived.

It introduced the new ‘Batt🐻le of Technologies’ concept in 2024, pitting internal combustion cars against electricity-powered machinery.

The FIA said it will continue toꦦ ꦛbuild on BoT this year.

The news a🃏bout FIA taking over WRX follows rumours about Red Bull and RW25 looking at the sale of the company that continues to promote the World Rally Championship.