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The World Rally
Championship (WRC) is a rallying series organised by the FIA,
culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. The
driver's championship and manufacturer's championship are
separate championships, but based on the same point system.
This means, for example, that Petter Solberg driving for
Subaru can win the driver's championship but Citroën can win
the manufacturer's championship, which is what happened in
2003, and again in 2006 when Sébastien Loeb took his third
consecutive WRC title but Ford won the manufacturer's
championship. The competition first received the designation
of WRC in 1973. The sport's commercial rights are administered
by International Sportsworld Communicators.
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