Wales Rally GB By Numbers

Facts and figures behind Britain’s round of the FIA World Rally Championship

£8,669,924 – Economic benefit generated for the Welsh economy (2016)

92,907 – Total visitors to the 2016 Dayinsure Wales Rally GB – the biggest attendance since the move to north Wales in 2013

£141,133 – Raised for local charities and good causes since 2013

41,711 – Followers on Facebook

35,100 – Followers on Twitter

20,000 – Expected through the turnstiles at the Rally Village in Deeside

17,600 – Followers on Instagram

4,000 – Metres of fencing at the Rally Village

3,985 – Metres of event branded scrim produced

1,800 – Brilliant volunteer marshals without whom the rally would not take place, giving 4,500 marshal days

1804 – The date when the building of Cholmondeley Castle – venue of the Toyota RallyFest at Cholmondeley Castle – was completed

1,500+ – Local students studying STEM subjects attending the BIG Bang interactive exhibition in the Rally Village

1,000 – Bottles of beer supplied by Carlsberg

930 – Total of competitive and non-competitive mileage clocked up by competitors finishing Dayinsure Wales Rally in 2017

384 – Man hours given by Brenig Construction staff to prepare the Rally Village

190 – Total mileage of the 21 competitive speed tests

155 – Countries broadcasting WRC action from Wales

150 – The full capacity number of entries contesting the International and National Rallies

100 – Volunteer RallyMakers will be welcoming you to the event

60 – The number of vehicles provided by Event Preparation Partner, Network Q

49 – Historic rally cars from Group B and other eras rolling back the years at the Cholmondeley Castle RallyFest

34 – Cars being supplied by Toyota, the Official Car Partner

22 – Nationalities competing on Dayinsure Wales Rally

21.96 – Miles of the legendary Hafren special stage, longest speed test which is tackled twice on Friday

21 – Special Stages, 19 of which are set in the legendary Welsh forests

19 – Forklifts, telehandlers and scissor lifts provided by Hannaman Material Handling for the Rally Village

17 – Years and just 25 days, the age of rallying’s new sensation Kalle Rovanperä (born: 1 October 2000) who is making his WRC debut in Wales

17 – Photocopiers and printers from B2 Business Systems in operation at Deeside HQ

14 – New-era specification WRC cars on the entry list

10 – Welsh Rally Legends being honoured: Jeff Churchill, Phil Collins, Howard Davies, Gwyndaf Evans, Nicky Grist, David Llewellin, Phil Mills, Phil Pugh, David Richards CBE and Neil Wilson

6 – Different winners already in this year’s FIA World Rally Championship: Thierry Neuville (3); Sébastien Ogier (2); Ott Tänak (2); Kris Meeke (2); Jari-Matti Latvala (1); Esapekka Lappi (1)

5 – Ways to follow Dayinsure Wales Rally GB on UK television: Channel 5; BT Sport; S4C Ralio+; Red Bull TV and WRC.com

5 – WRC career victories racked up to date by home favourite Kris Meeke

3 – Title contenders targeting the 2017 World Championship crown: Sébastien Ogier, Ott Tänak and Thierry Neuville

2 – Jumps at the Visit Conwy Tir Prince stage in Towyn

0.7s – The slim margin by which Elfyn Evans missed out on his maiden WRC victory earlier this season in Argentina

Advance adult prices start at just £10 for the opening Visit Conwy Tir Prince test on Thursday evening, £23 for Saturday’s family-friendly Toyota RallyFest at Cholmondeley Castle, £28 for a Day Pass or £99 for the full four-day premium event pass (World Rally Pass). Accompanied children aged 15 and under are admitted free.

Tickets on the gate will cost £30 subject to availability.

Full details of 2017 Dayinsure Wales Rally GB including route, timetable and ticket information can be found on the official www.walesrallygb.com website.