The Australian leg of the World Rally Championship (WRC) will return to the Coffs Coast next year.

The race will be staged on forest roads in the Nambucca, Bellingen, Coffs Harbour and Clarence Valley council areas.

Rally Australia spokesman Chris Nixon says says with the next race just 12 months away local staff, supply chains, logistical arrangements and potentially sponsors can be retained.

"The world motor sports governing body in Paris, the FIA has on Friday night approved Rally Australia for 2014," he said.

"It will be on the 11th to the 14th of September.

"The same weekend as it was in 2013, that event was of course just two weeks ago, so we'll be back in the same time slot next year."

The Paris based F-I-A, the governing body for world motor sport has confirmed the Coffs Coast will host the 2014 Australian leg of the World Rally Championship.

The region played host to the event just two weeks ago.

Rally Australia spokesman Chris Nixon says next year's W-R-C will again be on forest roads in the Nambucca, Bellingen, Coffs Harbour and Clarence Valley council areas.

Mr Nixon said there are a number of reasons the Coffs Coast has had another successful bid for the WRC.

"The roads are popular with the drivers but it's a bigger picture than that," he said.

"The Championship looks at how they've been received by the local community.

"How we organised the event and whether the quality of the organisation is up to scratch.

"I guess they look at us and say well yes we can be confident of coming back to Australia and having a good experience.

"So hats off to all the people on the Coffs Coast who really made the World Rally Championship welcome this year."