Red Bull set to be announced as new promoter of the World Rally Championship

Red Bull is set to be announced as the new promoter of the World Rally Championship, AUTOSPORT is hearing.

The FIA, the sport's ruling body, opened a tender to find a new promoter for the WRC in February after the previous promoter, North One Sport, had its contract terminated when its parent company CSI went into administration.

Red Bull Media House was one of three candidates that had been shortlisted by the FIA for the role. The other two were a South African partnership and Eurosport.