The FIA World Rally Championship will be seen for the first time live on Red Bull TV in 2017. The premiere takes place at the Rallye Monte-Carlo in January and signals a new era of coverage.

Red Bull TV will be broadcasting live on Saturday from each event and will host three new daily shows that feature all the action as it happens and a unique highlights round up. Co-presenting the action will be some of big motor sport personalities including former F1 and Le Mans driver Mark Webber.

The daily show from Friday to Sunday will be available to watch entirely free of charge on www.redbull.tv, or through the dedicated Red Bull TV app. Red Bull say next year’s programmes promise a fresh and exciting approach to the World Rally Championship, as the sport itself enters a new era with more powerful and radical-looking cars, as well as new manufacturers entering the series.

The shows will include a Friday highlights round up and a live Saturday stage with viewers able to follow the action from both inside and outside the cars.

The 2017 World Rally Championship gets underway in January with Rallye Monte-Carlo and the first broadcast will be on Red Bull TV is scheduled for Friday 20 January 2017.