WRC drivers' competition numbers revealed at Autosport International

The FIA confirmed the WRC would follow Formula 1's lead and allow drivers to carry permanent numbers at the October meeting of the World Motor Sport Council.

Priority 1 drivers - those competing for WRC teams - revealed their numbers in Birmingham.

The only full-time driver not participating was Sebastien Ogier, who retains the #1 reserved for the World Rally champion.

Ogier's Citroen team-mate Esapekka Lappi will carry #4 in his first season with the French manufacturer, while Hyundai's lead driver Thierry Neuville will compete with the #11.

Fellow Hyundai driver Andreas Mikkelsen has selected #89 - the year of his and co-driver Anders Jaeger's birth - while Kris Meeke will run with #5 on his return to the championship with Toyota, having allowed his daughter to choose his number.

A number was not assigned to Sebastien Loeb, who is currently competing on the Dakar Rally, at the unveiling, but the nine-time world champion's Hyundai will carry #19 on its six outings this season.

Citroen

Sebastien Ogier 1
Esapekka Lappi 4

Toyota

Kris Meeke 5
Ott Tanak 8
Jari-Matti Latvala 10

Hyundai

Dani Sordo 6
Thierry Neuville 11
Andreas Mikkelsen 89
Sebastien Loeb 19

M-Sport

Teemu Suninen 3
Elfyn Evans 33