World Rally Championship Rally1 crews will receive an increased tyre allocation to tackle Rally Chile’s abrasive gravel stages this week.
In a bid to avoid a repeat of the series of punctures and tyre delaminations that plagued Rally Paraguay last month, the FIA has made changes to the tyre allocation for this weekend’s round in Chile.
Under the current regulations, Rally1 crews normally have 28 tyres at their disposal for a gravel rally, but the allocation has now been expanded to 36 tyres, as confirmed by an FIA bulletin.
Rally2 crews will continue to have the originally prescribed allocation of 30 tyres. Chi
