A confirmed deal brings world rally championship rounds to the North-east from 2027
When: 2027–2029 (dates to be confirmed)
Where: P&J Live, Aberdeen (event HQ); stages across North-east Scotland
Tickets: To be confirmed
Aberdeen is getting a round of the FIA World Rally Championship. Motorsport UK has agreed terms with WRC Promoter GmbH for an initial three-year run from 2027, backed by the Scottish Government, Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeenshire Council.
The event will be based at P&J Live, with competitive stages across the region. Specific dates are still to be confirmed, but the deal is in place: the North-east is on the WRC calendar.
What the deal involves
The agreement runs from 2027 to 2029. Aberdeen City Council is projecting more than ÂŁ80 million in economic benefit to the region over those three years. The WRC currently runs 14 rounds across four continents, with a global broadcast audience of 1.3 billion.
Julie Wood, Aberdeen City Council’s Chief Officer for City Growth and Regeneration, said the event would deliver “millions in local spending” and pointed to the region’s engineering background as part of the case for hosting. Previous WRC events have included STEM education initiatives, volunteering and community inclusion programmes alongside the racing itself.
The WRC has been absent from the UK since Rally GB lost its slot after 2019. WRC Rally Scotland would mark the series’ return to British soil, with gravel forest stages rather than the Welsh asphalt that previously hosted the event.
