The FIA European Rally Trophy was born in 2014 and succeeded the European Rally Cup. As it stands, this is a European rally trophy that is divided into six geographical regions. There are the Alps zones, which include countries such as France, Italy and Switzerland, around the Alps, Balkan, integrating countries such as Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey and Serbia, along the Balkans, Celtic, reserved for Ireland and the United Kingdom, Central, with central countries such as Austria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Slovenia, Poland, Hungary or Germany, Iberian for Portugal and Spain and also Scandinavian for Sweden, Finland and Denmark.
In all these areas champions are obtained not only at absolute level (ERT1) but also for drivers with Rally3 cars (ERT3), those with Rally4 and Rally5 cars (ERT4), and Junior, for drivers up to 26 years of age on January 1st of this year and with cars which fall under ERT4. From all the areas, the first ten classified in each class are also qualified for the Final. It is in this Final that the overall title in all classes will be awarded. In 2022, the Final will take place in the Internationale ADMV Lausitz Rallye, to be held in Germany between 3rd and 5th November.