53rd running of the World Rally Championship
Support series:
FIA WRC2 Championship
FIA WRC3 Championship
FIA Junior WRC Championship
The 2025 FIA World Rally Championship is a planned motorsport season that would be the fifty-third occurrence of the World Rally Championship , an international rallying series organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and WRC Promoter GmbH . Teams and crews compete for the World Rally Championships for Drivers , Co-drivers and Manufacturers . Crews are free to compete in cars complying with Groups Rally1 to Rally5 regulations; however, only manufacturers competing with Rally1 cars are eligible to score points in the manufacturers' championship. The championship is set to begin in January 2025 with the Monte Carlo Rally and would conclude in November 2025 with the calendar newcomer Rally Saudi Arabia . The series is supported by the WRC2 and WRC3 categories at every round of the championship and by Junior WRC at selected events.
A map showing the locations of the rallies in the 2025 championship. Event headquarters are marked with black dots.
The 2025 season is scheduled to be contested over thirteen rounds crossing Europe, Africa, South America and Asia.
Round
Start date
Finish date
Rally
Rally headquarters
Surface
Stages
Distance
Ref.
1
23 January
26 January
Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo
Gap, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur , France
Mixed[ a]
18
343.59 km
[ 1]
2
13 February
16 February
Rally Sweden
Umeå, Västerbotten County , Sweden
Snow
TBA
TBA
3
20 March
23 March
Safari Rally Kenya
Nairobi, Nakuru County , Kenya
Gravel
TBA
TBA
4
24 April
27 April
Rally Islas Canarias
Las Palmas, Gran Canaria , Spain
Tarmac
TBA
TBA
5
15 May
18 May
Rally de Portugal
Matosinhos, Porto , Portugal
Gravel
TBA
TBA
6
5 June
8 June
Rally Italia Sardegna
Olbia, Sardinia , Italy
Gravel
TBA
TBA
7
26 June
29 June
Acropolis Rally Greece
Lamia, Central Greece , Greece
Gravel
TBA
TBA
8
17 July
20 July
Rally Estonia
Tartu, Tartu County , Estonia
Gravel
TBA
TBA
9
31 July
3 August
Rally Finland
Jyväskylä, Central Finland , Finland
Gravel
TBA
TBA
10
28 August
31 August
Rally del Paraguay
Encarnación, Itapúa , Paraguay
Gravel
TBA
TBA
11
11 September
14 September
Rally Chile
Concepción, Biobío , Chile
Gravel
TBA
TBA
12
16 October
19 October
Central European Rally
Bad Griesbach, Bavaria , Germany
Tarmac
TBA
TBA
13
6 November
9 November
Rally Japan
Toyota, Aichi , Japan
Tarmac
TBA
TBA
14
27 November
30 November
Rally Saudi Arabia
Jeddah, Mecca Province , Saudi Arabia
Gravel
TBA
TBA
Sources: [ 2] [ 3]
The calendar was expanded to fourteen rounds, including five flyaway events.[ 4] This was planned in 2024 ,[ 5] but WRC Promoter GmbH retained the total of thirteen events in the hope to aid participation of more Rally1 cars .[ 6]
Rally Islas Canarias is set to join the WRC calendar.The following manufacturers are set to contest the championship under Rally1 regulations.[ 16]
Hyundai team chief Cyril Abiteboul confirmed that Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja would continue driving for their team in 2025.[ 17] Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe extended their contract for one year with the team.[ 18]
Toyota would retain the crew of Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen , who would return full-time after they contested a partial season in 2024 .[ 19]
Technical regulations [ edit ] Hankook (top) to replace
Pirelli (bottom) as the new official tyre supplier.
It was announced in 2023 that Pirelli , who was the official tyre supplier from 2021 to 2024 , would not participate in the bid for the next cycle.[ 20] This left Michelin , MRF and Hankook in the mix for the three-year contract beginning from this season.[ 21] The South Korean tyre manufacturer Hankook eventually won the bid, and would supply tyres to all entrants of four-wheel drive cars under the terms of the agreement.[ 22]
^ "Itinerary Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2024" . eWRC-results.com . Retrieved 31 July 2024 .
^ "WRC reveals spectacular expanded 2025 calendar" . wrc.com . WRC Promoter GmbH . 31 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024 .
^ "WRC reveals spectacular expanded 2025 calendar" . Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . 31 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024 .
^ Howard, Tom (4 July 2024). "WRC set to expand to 14 rounds for 2025 campaign" . Motorsport.com . Motorsport Network . Retrieved 7 July 2024 .
^ Howard, Tom (19 May 2023). "WRC closing in on 14-round 2024 calendar" . Motorsport.com . Motorsport Network . Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023 .
^ Barry, Luke (15 August 2023). "WRC to unveil 13-round 2024 calendar before Greece" . dirtfish.com . DirtFish. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023 .
^ Cole, Michael (23 November 2023). "European Rally Championship set for Estonia in 2024 as WRC returns in 2025" . balticnews.com . Retrieved 2 June 2024 .
^ Howard, Tom (23 June 2024). "WRC adds Paraguay to 2025 calendar in multi-year deal" . Autosport . Motorsport Network . Retrieved 23 June 2024 .
^ Brittle, Cian (12 March 2024). "Rally Islas Canarias agrees two-year deal to join WRC calendar" . blackbookmotorsport.com . Retrieved 2 June 2024 .
^ Evans, David (11 March 2024). "Canary islands WRC slot for 2025" . dirtfish.com . DirtFish. Retrieved 2 June 2024 .
^ Howard, Tom (2 June 2024). "WRC signs 10-year deal to host Saudi Arabia round" . Motorsport.com . Motorsport Network . Retrieved 2 June 2024 .
^ Evans, David (1 June 2024). "Saudi Arabia confirmed as WRC round for 2025" . dirtfish.com . DirtFish. Retrieved 2 June 2024 .
^ Lindsay, Alasdair (23 June 2024). "Paraguay joins WRC calendar from 2025" . dirtfish.com . DirtFish. Retrieved 23 June 2024 .
^ Howard, Tom (20 July 2024). "Croatia Rally confirms absence from 2025 WRC schedule" . Autosport . Motorsport Network . Retrieved 22 July 2024 .
^ Howard, Tom (27 April 2024). "WRC working on Croatia renewal, Poland a one-off" . Autosport . Motorsport Network . Retrieved 23 June 2024 .
^ "WRC manufacturers confirm three-year hybrid agreement" . wrc.com . WRC Promoter GmbH . 12 April 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2023 .
^ Malk, Regina (28 July 2024). "Ott Tänak jätkab Hyundai tiimis 2025. aastal" . saartehaal.postimees.ee (in Estonian). Postimees . Retrieved 28 July 2024 .
^ "Neuville signs extended WRC deal with Hyundai" . wrc.com . WRC Promoter GmbH . 5 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024 .
^ "Partial programme will help me 'recharge' for full-time return, says Kalle Rovanperä" . wrc.com . WRC Promoter GmbH . 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023 .
^ "Pirelli won't bid for WRC tire supply contract" . wrc.com . WRC Promoter GmbH . 19 September 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024 .
^ Bowen, James (6 December 2023). "Hankook to become WRC tire supplier from 2025" . dirtfish.com . DirtFish. Retrieved 2 June 2024 .
^ "Hankook wins WRC tyre tender" . wrc.com . WRC Promoter GmbH . 6 December 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024 .
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