Motorsport competition
The 2025 FIA WRC2 Championship is set to be the thirteenth season of WRC2 , a rallying championship for organised and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the third-highest tier of international rallying. It is open to privateers and teams using cars complying with Group Rally3 regulations.[ 1] The championship is planned to begin in January 2025 with the Monte Carlo Rally and would conclude in November 2025 with the Rally Saudi Arabia , and runs in support of the 2025 World Rally Championship .
Sami Pajari and Enni Mälkönen are the defending drivers' and co-drivers' champions.[ 2] However, Pajari would not defend his title as he was promoted to the top tier by Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT .[ 3]
Calendar
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 fourteen 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
343.80 km
[ 4]
2
13 February
16 February
Rally Sweden
Umeå, Västerbotten County , Sweden
Snow
18
300.22 km
[ 5]
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
18
306.12 km
[ 6]
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: [ 7] [ 8]
Calendar changes
The calendar was expanded to fourteen rounds, including five flyaway events.[ 9] This was originally planned for the 2024 season,[ 10] but WRC Promoter GmbH retained the total of thirteen events in the hopes of attracting more Rally1 entries .[ 11]
Rally Islas Canarias is set to join the WRC calendar.
Contracted crew
The following teams and crews are under contract to contest the WRC2 championship in 2025. Teams must enter two crews to be eligible for Teams' Championship points.
In detail
Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson signed with Printsport to drive a Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 for the team.[ 22]
Newly-crowned WRC3 champions Diego Domínguez Jr. and Rogelio Penate is set to step up to the WRC2 category with Teo Martin Motorsport .[ 23]
PH Sport announced the signs of Yohan Rossel and Léo Rossel as the drivers of their two factory supported Citroën C3 Rally2 cars.[ 24]
Notes
References
^ "2022 FIA World Rally Championship – Sporting regulations" (PDF) . Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . Retrieved 24 January 2022 .
^ "Pajari and Mälkönen crowned 2024 WRC2 Champions" . wrc.com . WRC Promoter GmbH . 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024 .
^ "Pajari promoted as Toyota reveals 2025 WRC roster" . wrc.com . WRC Promoter GmbH . 25 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024 .
^ "Itinerary Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2025" . eWRC-results.com . Retrieved 31 July 2024 .
^ "Itinerary Rally Sweden 2025" . eWRC-results.com . Retrieved 22 October 2024 .
^ "Itinerary Rally Islas Canarias 2025" . eWRC-results.com . Retrieved 18 November 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 (15 November 2024). "Croatia strikes new deal to rejoin WRC in 2026" . Autosport . Motorsport Network . Retrieved 16 November 2024 .
^ Howard, Tom (27 April 2024). "WRC working on Croatia renewal, Poland a one-off" . Autosport . Motorsport Network . Retrieved 23 June 2024 .
^ "Solberg's WRC2 ambitions take shape with Printsport move" . wrc.com . WRC Promoter GmbH . 10 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024 .
^ "Domínguez chooses Teo Martín Toyota for 2025 WRC2 title tilt" . wrc.com . WRC Promoter GmbH . 9 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024 .
^ Lindsay, Alasdair (2024-12-17). "Citroën reveals unusual driver lineup for WRC2 2025" . DirtFish . Retrieved 2024-12-17 .
External links
Categories within the World Rally Championship
Teams and drivers that are eligible to score manufacturer points