WRC Promoter senior event director, Simon Larkin, said: “We are confident that this agreement represents the best course of action for the future of top-level rallying in Italy The decision to postpone the move until 2027 will give us the necessary time, together with the FIA, to best prepare the event in Rome, ensuring its success from the very first year.
“Our priority is to create a top-level event that can honour the history of rallying in Italy and project it toward an even brighter future.”
FIA road sport director, Emilia Abel, added: “We are pleased to see the long-term future of one of rallying’s most historic and significant events being renewed. Rally Sardinia has been a great challenge for the crews in recent years, and I’m sure next year’s edition will be just as spectacular.
“We look forward to working together with ACI and the WRC Promoter regarding the long-term future of the WRC in Italy, and the necessary preparation that goes into proposing a new event based in Rome.”