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In a move that is sure to upset some, The FIA has decided not to include this classic stage from the World Rally Championships. This is only the third time this has happened since the stage began in 1949.

That is not all. starting in following years, Monte Carlo will only be ran in alternating years, as will the rest of the stages. The move comes in an effort to ensure that all rally candidates will receive an fair chance to be put on the calender.

The ‘09 and ‘10 race schedules only show 12 races each compared to 16 this year, and 15 scheduled next year. The race calenders can be seen below.

2009 FIA World Rally Championship:

Ireland         01-Feb
Norway          15-Feb
Cyprus          15-Mar
Portugal        05-Apr
Argentina       26-Apr
Italy           24-May
Greece          14-Jun
Poland          28-Jun
Finland         02-Aug
Australia       06-Sep
Spain           04-Oct
GB              25-Oct

2010 FIA World Rally Championship:

Monte Carlo     24-Jan
Sweden          14-Feb
Mexico          07-Mar
Jordan          11-Apr
Turkey          25-Apr
New Zealand     16-May
Indonesia       20-Jun
Russia          18-Jul
Bulgaria        08-Aug
Germany         22-Aug
Japan           12-Sep
France          10-Oct

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