WRC announces Knoxville as host city for 2027 rally
2 sources • 1 min read • Latest: Oct 27, 2026, 3:50 PM
Last updated Oct 27, 2026
The World Rally Championship will return to the United States in 2027, with Knoxville announced as the host city. Scheduled for August 26-29, the event will mark the first U.S. rally since 1988. Knoxville's selection comes as part of an expanded 15-round calendar released earlier this month by the WRC, highlighting a growing interest in rally racing in America. Organizers are expected to reveal further details regarding the event in the coming months.
- •WRC's U.S. return is scheduled for August 26-29, 2027.
- •Knoxville is selected as the host city for the event.
- •This is the first U.S. WRC rally since the Olympus Rally in 1988.
- •The 2027 calendar includes a total of 15 rounds.
- 3:50 PMAutosport — Rally US host city announced ahead of WRC return
- 3:49 PMMotorsport.com — Rally US reveals further details ahead of WRC 2027 return
"Knoxville has been announced as the host city for the World Rally Championship’s long awaited return to the United States next year. Earlier this month the WRC released its expanded 15-round 2027 calendar, which includes a trip to America for the first time since Olympus Rally in 1988. It will be round 11 on 26-29 August and organisers have now confirmed that the gravel rally will have its ...Keep reading
"Knoxville has been announced as the host city for the World Rally Championship’s long awaited return to the United States next year. Earlier this month the WRC released its expanded 15-round 2027 calendar, which includes a trip to America for the first time since Olympus Rally in 1988. It will be round 11 on 26-29 August and organisers have now confirmed that the gravel rally will have its ...Keep reading
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External links- AutosportOct 27, 2026, 3:50 PMRally US host city announced ahead of WRC return
Knoxville has been announced as the host city for the World Rally Championship’s long awaited return to the United States next year. Earlier this month the WRC released its expanded 15-round 2027 calendar, which includes a trip to America for the first time since Olympus Rally in 1988. It will be round 11 on 26-29 August and organisers have now confirmed that the gravel rally will have its ...Keep reading
- Motorsport.comOct 27, 2026, 3:49 PMRally US reveals further details ahead of WRC 2027 return
Knoxville has been announced as the host city for the World Rally Championship’s long awaited return to the United States next year. Earlier this month the WRC released its expanded 15-round 2027 calendar, which includes a trip to America for the first time since Olympus Rally in 1988. It will be round 11 on 26-29 August and organisers have now confirmed that the gravel rally will have its ...Keep reading
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