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Sport 1932 until the 53rd event in 1997, it was known as the RAC Rally until adopting its current name in 2003 except in 2009 when it was Rally of Great Britain. Norway v Northern Ireland Lithuania v England Slovenia v Scotland MONDAY 9 MONDAY 23 – SUNDAY 29 Wales v Republic of Ireland WTA Finals, Singapore History 1932 Royal Automobile Club Rally and Coachwork Competition. SUNDAY 1 Malaysian Grand Prix, Sepang SUNDAY 8 The inaugural event was the 1932 Royal Automobile Club Rally, which was the first major rally of the modern era in Great Britain. Of the 367 crews entered, TRIATHLON SATURDAY 14 World Ironman Championship, Hawaii Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka SUNDAY 22 United States Grand Prix, Austin SUNDAY 29 Mexican Grand Prix, Mexico City FRIDAY 27 – MONDAY 30 Wales Rally GB SATURDAY 21 British Champions Day, Ascot (including Champion Stakes, Queen Elizabeth II Stakes) The Wales Rally GB is the largest and most high-profile motor rally in the United Kingdom. It is a round of the FIA World Rally Championship and was formerly a round of the MSA British Rally Championship and is based in North Wales. From its first running in 43 341 competitors in unmodified cars started from nine different towns and cities (London, Bath, Norwich, Leamington, Buxton, Harrogate, Liverpool, Newcastle upon Tyne and Edinburgh.) Continued overleaf