With 13 rallies taking place across 10 countries, the 2013 edition of the FIA European Historic Sporting Rally Championship will include one more Event than this season. The International Rally of the Lakes will take place in Ireland, in addition to the 12 rallies held in 2012.

The sporting and technical regulations of the Championship will remain unchanged. The competition continues to be open to cars either built between 1931 and 1957 or homologated between 1958 and 1985, and divided into four categories according to their age.

The 2012 FIA European Champions were: the Italians Antonio Parisi-Giuseppe d’Angelo (Porsche 911 S) in Category 1; the Swedes Mats Myrsell-Esko Junttila (Porsche 911 RSR) in Category 2; the Austrians Ernst Harrach-Leopold Welserheimb (Mitsubishi Lancer 2000) in Category 3; and the Italian “Pedro” (Lancia Rally 037) in Category 4, while the Co-Driver title in this last category went to the Norwegian Erik Pedersen.

The 2013 calendar, adopted on Wednesday by the World Motor Sport Council, is as follows:

28.02-02.03.2013       V Rally de España Histórico (ESP)

04-06.04.2013            28° Sanremo Rally Storico (ITA)

18-20.04.2013            22. Historic Vltava Rallye (CZE)

03-05.05.2013            International Rally of the Lakes (IRL)

16-19.05.2013            12th Historic Acropolis Rally (GRC)

26-29.06.2013            Ypres Historic Rally (BEL)

04-06.07.2013            Historic San Marino Rally (SMR)

19-20.07.2013            Rally Estonia (EST)

08-10.08.2013            Lahti Historic Rally (FIN)

29-31.08.2013            18° Rally Alpi Orientali Historic (ITA)

19-21.09.2013            XXV Rally Elba Storico (ITA)

11-13.10.2013            61 Rally Costa Brava-Girona (ESP)

08-09.11.2013            Mecsek Historic Rally (HUN) * 

* Event as yet to be confirmed