The list of teams registering for Manufacturer points has been released.
Offical Entrants:
KRONOS TOTAL CITROEN WRT (cars #1-2)
BP-FORD WORLD RALLY TEAM (#3-4)
SUBARU WORLD RALLY TEAM (#5-6)
OMV-PEUGEOT NORWAY (#7-
*
STOBART VK M-SPORT FORD RALLY TEAM (#9-10)*
RED BULL-SKODA TEAM (#11-12)*
*Denotes Manufacturer 2
M-Sport (who runs the official works Ford team) will run a 'B team' potentially with Matt Wilson and Kosti Katijamaki behind the wheel.
Toni Gartermesiter has a drive for Monte Carlo from Astra Racing running a Peugeot 307.
Oreca and PH Sport are both linked to run Citroen Xsara's but no driver announcements yet.
The Manufacturer 2 class is for privateer teams to enter for Manufacturer points. These teams can run the same cars as works teams, and are not required to run all 16 events (I believe the minimum is 10 events). They still go after the same championship (ie, there will not be a Manufacturer 2 cup at the end of the season), but running less events will theoretically but them out of contention anyway.