2019 WRC2 Pro Championship

[9][10][11][12] The planned expansion put pressure on European rounds to maintain their position on the calendar as teams were unwilling to contest sixteen events immediately.

The Tour de Corse and Rally Italia Sardegna proved to be unpopular among teams for the logistical difficulties of travelling to Corsica and Sardinia and low spectator attendance at the events.

[35] Tidemand later joined WRC team M-Sport Ford on a part-time basis,[36] while Andersson remained in WRC2, partnering Ole Christian Veiby.

[37] M-Sport Ford WRT will also enter two cars, one for Polish driver Łukasz Pieniążek and the other for Gus Greensmith and Elliott Edmondson.

Škoda would repeat this practice with 18-year-old Bolivian driver Marco Bulacia Wilkinson, who is set to participate in the pro-class in the South American double-header in Argentina and Chile, joining Rovanperä on the latter rally.

A map showing the locations of the rallies in the 2019 championship. Event headquarters are marked with a black dot.