In Sega Rally Championship, players can enter a "World Championship" mode consisting of three stages: desert, forest and mountain. The player's finishing position at the end of one stage is carried through to the starting position of the next stage. In this mode, it is impossible to reach first place by the end of the first stage; thus, the player must try to overtake as many opponent cars as possible on each track (while staying within the time limit), and gain the lead over several tracks. If the player is in first place at the end of the third stage, they will advance to the extra fourth stage called "Lakeside" (on the Saturn version, this course may then be played in time attack and split-screen multiplayer modes).