ACM, the organisers of the Monte Carlo Rally have confirmed Eurosport will produce the television coverage for the first round of the 2012 World Rally Championship (WRC).
The iconic rally, which begins on Wednesday had been left without anybody to film footage for the event after the FIA terminated their contract with promoter North One Sports on Sunday, leaving the sport in a shambolic state.
With time running out before the rally, ACM were forced to arrange everything themselves-including finding somebody to provide live tracking and timing. They enlisted Eurosport, who have covered this event for the last three years when it was part of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge
They still face a race against time in order to get their coverage all mapped out though. The contract specifies that five nightly 26-minute highlights programmes will need to be produced, but the usual end-of-rally power stage will not be shown live. Even still, it is a big ask at such short notice.
This deal is only for the first round of the season, but an announcement from the FIA confirming Eurosport as covering the complete WRC for the next three years is expected imminently.
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