How much does it cost to privately enter a rally car into a WRC event?

Question

We are talking a proper World Rally (A4) or a Production-cup car (N4) with co-driver and full technical support.

Answer 1

According to the FIA Website, the entry fee for a team is 30000 Euros.  This is the entry fee, and requires that you field two cars for at least 10 events.

The real cost is everything else.  The cars will likely run in the neighborhood of $300k each - a price that will include a certain amount of support from the manufacturer, but not dedicated race engineers and crew (you will have to hire and pay them).  Tire leases from most of the major suppliers will run about $20k/car/event (and will include tire services and support).

None of which touches the major costs of transport or spare parts and equipment and so on.  From most published information, it would seem that most teams operate somewhere in a $1-3 million/car budget range.

Answer 2

Richard.  You should know the answer to this if you are who I think you are.  If not never mind.  

Cars from prodrive are going for about $350,000 these days new.  You can build a Group N car for about $80,000 and run WRC Mexico if it still runs down there.  I thought the regional entry fee was around $3,000-$6,000.  I can't remember.