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# 2018 Autosport International witness record 95,000 visitors
- URL: https://www.birminghameastside.co.uk/2018-autosport-international-witness-record-95000-visitors/
- Published: 2018-01-18T16:50:40.000Z
- Updated: 2018-01-18T16:50:40.000Z
- Author: Birmingham Eastside
- Tags: Sport, #Migrated-1786701253228, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-14 09:54

Organisers of the **2018 Autosport International** in Birmingham on Thursday revealed a record **95,000 visitors** at this year’s event.

The Autosport show, which is a curtain raiser for motorsport events in Europe, saw a 12% increase from last year’s attendance. The event took place at the **National Exhibition Centre** from January 11 to 14.

The major attraction has been the launch of top-tier **FIA World Championship**, the first in the show’s 27-year history. Four new cars for the 2018 season **World Rally Championship** (WRC) were launched.

These are the **M-Sport Ford Fiesta WRC**, **Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC**, **Toyota Gazoo Racing Yaris WRC** and **Citroën Racing C3 WRC**.

M-Sport Ford driver and the current WRC champion **Sébastien Ogier** was happy to be part of the development.

> He said: “It was fantastic to launch the new WRC series at Autosport International in front of so many true motorsport enthusiasts. Myself and the rest of the M-Sport team are really looking forward to **Rally Monte-Carlo**, later this month.”  
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