Embassy/ERA European Rallycross Championship
The Embassy/ERA European Rallycross Championship was the forerunner of the FIA European Rallycross Championship. It was organised in 1973 and 1974 by automobile clubs from Austria, Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, Sweden and Finland under the supervision of the Thames Estuary Automobile Club of Great Britain on behalf of the manufacturer of Embassy cigarettes, tobacco company W. D. & H. O. Wills. At the end of 1974 the organisers founded the European Rallycross Association, before the motor sport of Rallycross was officially recognised by the FIA in 1976.
1973 Embassy ERC
Overall
- 1st - John Taylor - Ford Escort RS 1600 BDA
- 2nd - Rod Chapman - Ford Escort RS 1600 BDA
- 3rd - Franz Wurz - VW 1302S 2.2
1974 Embassy ERC
Overall
- 1st - Franz Wurz - VW 1302S 2.4
- 2nd - Björn Waldegård - Porsche Carrera RSR
- 3rd - Stig Blomqvist - Saab 96 V4
1975 ERA ERC
Overall
- 1st - Kees Teurlings - VW 1303S 3.0
- 2nd - Dick Riefel - VW 1303S 3.0
- 3rd - John Taylor - Ford Escort RS1600 / RS1800