A WRC round is not a single race but a multi-day event against the clock. Each rally runs across three or four days and fifteen-plus timed special stages, adding up to as much as 350km of competitive running. Between the stages, crews drive their cars on ordinary open roads — called road sections — to reach the next start, and repairs happen in a central service park under strict time limits. For the basics of stages, pace notes and co-drivers, see how rally racing works.
Most rallies open with a shakedown — a short practice stage where teams test their set-up before the timing that counts begins.
The final day is Super Sunday, which carries its own bonus points, and every rally closes with the Power Stage: the last stage of the weekend, run live, with bonus points for the five fastest crews. How all of that adds up is covered in how WRC scoring works.