2025 World Rally 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 would conclude with the calendar newcomer Rally Saudi Arabia.
List of planned events[edit]
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The following rallies are under contract to hold an event in 2025:
| Rally | Rally headquarters | Surface | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
 Acropolis Rally Greece
|
Lamia, Central Greece, Greece | Gravel | [1] |
 Central European Rally
|
Bad Griesbach, Bavaria, Germany | Tarmac | [2] |
 Rally Estonia
|
Tartu, Tartu County, Estonia | Gravel | [3] |
 Rally Finland
|
Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland | Gravel | [4] |
 Rally Islas Canarias
|
Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain | Tarmac | [5] |
 Rally Japan
|
Toyota, Aichi, Japan | Tarmac | [6] |
 Rally Italia Sardegna
|
Olbia, Sardinia, Italy | Gravel | [7] |
 Rally Saudi Arabia
|
Jeddah, Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia | Gravel | [8] |
 Rally Sweden
|
Umeå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Snow | [9] |
 Safari Rally Kenya
|
Nairobi, Nakuru County, Kenya | Gravel | [10] |
Calendar changes[edit]
- Rally Estonia is set to return to the championship after missing the 2024 season.[11]
- Rally Islas Canarias would step up from European Rally Championship to hold a World Rally Championship event for two years.[12] The event would be run on tarmac roads.[13]
- Rally Saudi Arabia would join the championship in 2025 as their orgainsers signed a ten-year contract with WRC Promoter GmbH.[14] The rally would based in Jeddah, and is set to be held as the season finale.[15]
Contracted crews[edit]
The following manufacturers are set to contest the championship under Rally1 regulations.[16]
| Manufacturer | Entrant | Car | No. | Driver name | Co-driver name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford |  M-Sport Ford WRT
|
Ford Puma Rally1 | TBA |  TBA
|
TBA
|
| Hyundai |  Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
|
Hyundai i20 N Rally1 | TBA | TBA
|
TBA
|
| Toyota | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
|
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | 69 | Kalle Rovanperä
|
Jonne Halttunen
|
In detail[edit]
Toyota would retain the crew of Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen, who would return full-time after they contested a partial season in 2024.[17]
Regluation changes[edit]
Technical regulations[edit]
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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.[18] This left Michelin, MRF and Hankook in the mix for the three-year contract beginning from this season.[19] 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.[20]
References[edit]
- ^ Barry, Luke (16 February 2023). "Acropolis Rally extends WRC deal to 2025". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ Scoltock, Jon (25 April 2024). "WRC 2025 calendar puzzle is falling into place". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Rally Estonia to return to WRC calendar in 2025". balticnews.com. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ Moilanen, Mika (2 August 2023). "Suomen MM-rallille kolmen vuoden jatkosopimus" [A three-year extension contract for the Finnish World Rally Championship]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Rally Islas Canarias set to join WRC Calendar in 2025". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ Evans, David (25 March 2024). "Planned date for WRC 2025 Calendar revealed". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ Lindsay, Alasdair (12 March 2024). "What we know about the WRC 2025 calendar so far". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "WRC breaks new ground with long-term Rally Saudi Arabia agreement". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ Heinonen, Toni (18 May 2024). "Significant news about Rally Sweden". rallyjournal.com. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Kenya extends WRC agreement to 2026". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ Cole, Michael (23 November 2023). "European Rally Championship set for Estonia in 2024 as WRC returns in 2025". balticnews.com. Retrieved 2 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 comfirmed as WRC round for 2025". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "WRC manufacturers comfirm three-year hybrid agreement". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "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.
External links[edit]
- Official website (in English, French, and Spanish)
- FIA World Rally Championship 2025 at eWRC-results.com