What? Where? When?

Thirteen stages, with a total stage distance of more than 200 kilometres, will take place on Saturday and Sunday, and will include not only roads in the countryside of Liepāja and Kuldīga regions, but also in Liepāja itself, where, next to the Great Amber concert hall, a city special stage will take place. The rally opening ceremony on Friday will also take place by the Great Amber – starting from 19:30, fans will be able to meet their favourite drivers, get their signatures on special Liepāja city cards during the autograph session, as well as have a look at the rally cars before the start. Afterwards, there will be opening speeches, start position selection for priority drivers, and the ceremonial start of the rally.

Latvians in the European Championship

In this year’s Rally Liepāja, a total of eight crews are driving with a Latvian Automobile Federation issued licence. Among them is Ralfs Sirmacis / Artūrs Šimins, who are one of the favourites to win, which they have already done twice this season. Liepāja local, Mārtiņš Sesks, will make his ERC Junior debut, and will be co-driven by the experienced Māris Kulšs. Spectators will also surely be interested in the crews of Raimonds Kisiels, Jānis Vorobjovs, Māris Neikšāns, Nikolay Gryazin, Mārtiņš Svilis, and Normunds Kokins.

Rally tickets

For those who have not bought their rally tickets yet, they are available in one of the specially made locations on the main roads leading into Priedaine (on Saturday, September 17, near Kuldīga) and Grobiņa (on Sunday, September 18, near Liepāja). We would like to remind spectators that it will only be possible to buy a single stage ticket at the entrance of the stages, so please buy the rally tickets for the whole rally beforehand.

Special stage maps

Special stage maps, descriptions of the spectator areas (including GPS coordinates), interviews with Rally Liepāja competitors, as well as other rally related information is available in the newest issue of FHM magazine, which is available in most stores in Latvia.

Results and news

It will be possible to follow live stage results on the Latvian Rally Championship official website www.autorally.lv, which also has a mobile-friendly version (m.autorally.lv). The results, along with driver comments after the stages, will also be available on the European Rally Championship website www.fiaerc.com. News and action can also be followed on two mobile apps – FIA ERC and Rally4NOW, which are available on both Google Play and App Store. Additionally, you can follow the news on the Rally Liepāja official website www.lvrally.com and on social media: Twitter @LVRally, Facebook /LVRally and YouTube /RallyLiepāja.

Dance music event Cukurfabrik’ Urban Popup

On September 16, 17 and 18, CUKURFABRIK’ URBAN POPUP will take place with some internationally and locally known DJ’s performing for the guests. During the event, you will be able to listen to DAVE STORM (Cabrio Records, Ceremony Records) from Estonia, and CHI CHI CHILAYZ (Deeplomacy), MAJESTIC and ZIGGY from Latvia.

Rally radio

During the rally, all the news from the stages will be available on radio Star FM. Rally radio will be providing you with the results, interviews with the drivers after stages and expert commentary from the studio. All the official information from the rally centre, including possible changes to the itinerary, will also be mentioned on air.

Rally reviews on TV

Eurosport operators will be closely following all the action and show a daily review (from Friday to Sunday) on their channel to an audience in 60 different countries. The reviews will also be recast in Latvian on the local TV channel TV6.

GPS data of the competitors

Rally Liepāja followers will also be able to check the exact location of their favourite drivers during the race. This will be provided by mounting a GPS transmitter in each car, which is generally used so that the rally personnel can follow what is going on in the stages. During Rally Liepāja, this signal will be publicly available, and spectators will be able to follow both the location and the current speed of their favourite drivers. The GPS map will be available on www.gps.autorally.lv.

Spectator safety

Rally Liepāja organizers and their partner LDZ Cargo would like to remind spectators to be cautious and follow the instructions of the safety marshals at the stages. We would also like to ask the more experienced spectators to assist in providing for a safe viewing of the rally – please take care of and assist the newer fans, who might be visiting their first rally. Information about places where spectators aren’t allowed is included in the safety leaflet included in each ticket kit.

Rally Liepāja partners

FIA European Rally Championship round Rally Liepāja is possible thanks to the support of the Latvian government and the rally city of Liepāja. We would also like to thank our sponsors Neste, NPK Expert, Vivus.lv, our partner Kuldīga city, the provider of official cars Autobrava, as well as supporters Baltijas Helikopters, Blue Shock Race, Canon IB Serviss Rīga, Castrol, Fontaine Royal Hotel, Liepājas Olimpiskais Centrs, and SweCon. Informative support is provided by the official news portal DELFI and media partners StarFM, FHM, Go4Speed, JCDecaux, Kurzemes Radio and Zebra. Rally Liepāja would also not be possible without our rally friends: Dardedze, easyshop.lv, FN Serviss, Grandeg, Guard Systems, Holography, Jānis Pūce, N&J, Liepājas Datoru Centrs, Ramirent, Red Bull, SidusNet, SignTech, Skrīveru Saldumi, Venden, Veselīgas Uzkodas, and Törley. A special thank you goes out to the Latvian Automobile Federation.