In 2012, Trevor Henry made headlines as the top dash-winning driver in Canada. In 2013, he could make international headlines as the World Driving Champion.

This coming Sunday, Henry, of Arthur, Ont., will start on his quest to defend the nation’s title in the 2013 World Driving Championship (WDC). Henry will look to become the fifth Canadian driver to capture the international driving event, with a prize of $25,000 going to the winner. Past Canadian WDC winners include Herve Filion (1970), Sylvain Filion (1999) and Jody Jamieson (2001, 2011).

The 20-heat WDC Tour opens in Reims, France (heart of the Champagne Region) on June 9, where the first five races will be contested. The full schedule of races is as follows:

REIMS, Sunday, June 9

• Race 1 : Prix René Gougeon
• Race 3 : Prix Helen Johansson
• Race 4 : Prix Jean Mary
• Race 5 : Grand Prix du Champagne Taittinger
• Race 6 : Prix Charley Mills

CAEN, Monday, June 10

• Race 2 : Prix de Fleury sur Orne
• Race 4 : Prix de Moyon
• Race 5 : Prix de Feuguerolles
• Race 8 : Prix de Tancarville

ANGERS, Wednesday, June 12

• Race 1 : Prix Querido II
• Race 2 : Prix Val de Loire
• Race 4 : Prix de la Chabolais
• Race 6 : Prix des Ponts de Ce
• Race 7 : Prix Fiesta d’Anjou

MAUQUENCHY, Thursday, June 13

• Race 1 : Prix de la Communauté de Commune de Forges les Eaux
• Race 2 : Prix de Buchy
• Race 3 : Prix de Rouvray Catillon
• Race 5 : Prix de la Société des Courses de Gournay
• Race 6 : Prix de la Société des Courses de Bihore

VINCENNES, Saturday, June 15

• Race 5 : Prix de Bergerac

There are 12 countries involved in the 25th edition of the World Driving Championship: Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United States.

The full list of drivers in the competition is as follows:

• Jason Bartlett - U.S.A.
• Enrico Bellei - Italy
• David Butcher - New Zealand
• Neil Day - Australia
• Mika Forss - Finland
• Antonio Frontera Pocovi - Spain
• Björn Goop - Sweden
• Trevor Henry - Canada
• Eirik Hoitomt - Norway
• Rene Kjær - Denmark
• Gerhard Mayr - Austria
• Pierre Vercruysse - France

In this week's SC web poll we ask who you think will win the 2013 World Driving Championship. Trot Insider will post updates leading up to and throughout the 2013 WDC.