It was developed by British studio Pixelkraft and published by Europress Software,[2] five years after Europress published the game Lombard RAC Rally, developed by Red Rat Software.

A sequel was released in 1996, called Network Q RAC Rally Championship.

Computer Gaming World in March 1994 reported that Rally's graphics were "strong" and that "the night time driving is about the best in any racing simulation".

[3] In April 1994 the magazine stated that "Rally just doesn't cut the mustard in the realism department".

Citing lack of collision detection, "both sloppy and oversensitive" controls, repeated crashes, lack of drafting, replays, or camera angles, and the competing IndyCar Racing and World Circuit, the magazine concluded that "die-hard racers will want to look elsewhere before considering Rally".