The global championship consists of 6x5 races, or 6x7 races, depending on your choice. If you just want the achievement, just do the 6x5.
The 6 stands for the different countries where you race.
The 5 stands for 4 rally races and 1 crossover.
The 7 stands for 5 rally races and 2 crossovers.
Choose a class like classic cars , fwd, rwd or 4wd, and choose the best in the class. Good for this is either the Lancia S4 or Colin Mcrae R4.
Of course, you're able to change difficulty, so just choose rookie if you want a simpler achievement.
15 Comments
I was able to retire at the beginning of the sixth set of races and still get the achievement. I had been winning 50 - 36 and ended up winning 50 - 46.
So instead of 30 events you should only need to do 25.
By LausDomini on 29 Sep 2009 03:45
Seriously? That's new to me. Good addition to my solution, I can't try it anymore myself, but good job.
By KiwiLord on 02 Oct 2009 15:24
Thanks to LausDomini for the tip, and here's my addition : After the 25 races I was at 50 points with Travis Pastrana at 40 points - I retired even though I figured Travis would get the 10 extra points from the final round and make it a tied win... and it did in fact finish 50-50, with me and Travis equal 1st place - fortunately the achievement still popped.
One more thing, if you're playing on the easiest difficulty then you don't need a fast car because even a slower car will win easily, so I recommend choosing a car that's easier to handle. For example the R4 is fast but is not so easy to control, I used the Evo IX which is much easier to handle around corners and still won every race with plenty of time to spare.
By P E Z B Y 7 2 7 on 21 Jan 2011 13:02
I can also confirm that retiring before the end of the last set of races still gets you the achievement if you are more than 10 points ahead of the opposition. I was leading by 14 when I retired and so won the championship with 50 points while my nearest rival finished on 46.
By Mu77ley on 27 Jan 2011 22:23
i also confirm this ended up 50 to 44.
By xKBMx ZERO on 18 Jun 2011 05:30
I can confirm too this works perfect !! I lead by 50-38 and Retired and directly achievement unlocked as I ended winning 50-48. Saved me another 5 races Thanks LausDomini
R4 is my favorite BTW
By raidenhardcore on 30 Aug 2011 20:53
Just in case there is any remaining doubt... yes this does work! At the end of the Australian Rally you should have 50 points if you have won every race. Simply select the option to retire and pop goes the cheevo!
By Poprin on 24 Sep 2011 00:09
You should probably add Laus' comment to the main body of the solution.
By LAFTA on 11 Mar 2012 10:18
yep retire method still working
By patchychris on 28 Jun 2012 09:25
+1 for the retire method :)
By LitaOsiris on 12 Sep 2012 22:52
do you have to retire before starting the last set of races (after you finish the last crossover race before the last set, where you have the option to tune the car, repair etc) I choose Exit - Retire or i have to start at least the first race from the last set, pause the game and Exit - Retire??
Because i started doing the Int. champ. and i retired before even starting the last set and no achievement popped. (i won all the races before). Now i have to restart all over again + the last champ. :(
By Dancsi27 on 22 Jan 2013 05:22
The International Championship only has three countries, so you cannot be 10 or more points ahead by the end of the second country. By retiring you forfeit any points for the last country and get caught by at least one CPU opponent, thus not winning the championship.
By AirRaidPatrol on 12 Feb 2013 22:04
By o0EviIToaster0o on 28 Feb 2014 06:25
Retire method still works!! *2023* 😁
By FF Square Enix on 07 Jun 2023 12:57
Thank you for finding out this retire method I was winning 50-36 after the Australian rally and ended up winning 50-46 against Travis Pastrana and the achievement popped as soon as I hit retire!
By ToxicBlaze17 on 12 Jan 2024 03:37
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