back to annual calendar as an effects of the pandemic. World Rally Championship 2020 season The 2020 running of Rally Argentina, Rally Italia Sardegna and Rally de Portugal were postponed, with Portugal later announced to be cancelled. The Safari Rally in Kenya, Rally Finland, Wales Rally GB and Rally New Zealand were also cancelled. The 2020 Rally Mexico was shortened to allow competitors time to pack their equipment up and return to their headquarters in Europe before a series of travel bans were implemented. The World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3 and Junior World Rally Championship support categories were also affected by the postponements. On 2 July a revised calendar was issued, with the addition of a new event in Estonia and Rally Argentina being cancelled. On 19 August it was announced that the Ypres Rally of Belgium would replace Rally Japan, which that rally was cancelled because of international travel restrictions from Japanese government. But the event has been cancelled on 30 October due to evolution of the virus cases in Belgium. Rallye Deutschland, which was scheduled on 15–18 October, was cancelled due to extension of the large event gatherings ban until at least 31 October on late August. This cancellation led the Italian round to be rescheduled in order to avoid clash with Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, which was scheduled for 31 October-1 November. The cancellation marked the first time since 2009 that the Rally Deutschland will not held. On 9 October, Rally Monza made WRC debut for the first time on 4–6 December to become season finale. 2021 season On 15 December 2020, Rally Sweden, which was scheduled for 11–14 February, was cancelled due to rising virus cases in Sweden. The cancellation marked the first time since 2009 that the Rally Sweden will not held. The rally was later replaced by Arctic Rally to ensure that a winter rally was included on the calendar. On 26 March, Rally Chile, which was scheduled for 9–12 September, was cancelled due to travel restrictions in Chile as an effects of the pandemic. The rally was later replaced by Acropolis Rally in Greece, which last held in 2013. On 7 September, Rally Japan, which was scheduled for the season finale on 11–14 November, was cancelled due to travel restrictions and state of emergency declaration by Japanese government. The rally was later replaced by Rally Monza and become season finale for the second