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World Rally Championship enters multi-year deal with Fanatec

The World Rally Championship (WRC) has entered a multi-year partnership with simulation racing hardware manufacturer Fanatec.

The agreement will see the manufacturer become the official partner of all esports activities from the World Rally Championship.

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They have already collaborated with each other in 2020, with Fanatec providing its hardware for the WRC eSports Invitational event that took place in Monaco in January.

Fanatec is furthering its involvement in WRC esports, also becoming the sponsor of the #RaceAtHome WRC Weekly Challenge. Now known as the WRC Weekly Challenge presented by Fanatec, the event offers sim racers an opportunity to compete on a number of stages across the World Rally Championship.