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WRC 2026 calendar: Full rally schedule + top 2025 highlights
Get ready for the 2026 WRC season with the full rally calendar, dates and locations. Plus a look back at standout moments and video highlights from the 2025 championship.
The World Rally Championship heads into 2026 with 14 rounds from the icy streets of Monte-Carlo to the dust of Kenya, the asphalt of Japan and Canary Islands, and the gravel battles of Paraguay and Chile. With a full global season ahead, rally fans can now check the complete 2026 schedule and look back at 2025’s standout moments and video highlights below.
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World Rally Championship 2026 calendar
Event
Date
Rally
Location
1.
January 22–25
Rallye Monte-Carlo
Monaco
2.
February 12–15
Rally Sweden
Umeå
3.
March 12–15
Safari Rally Kenya
Naivasha
4.
April 9-12
Croatia Rally
Zagreb
5.
April 23–26
Rally Islas Canarias
Gran Canaria
6.
May 7–10
Rally de Portugal
Matosinhos
7.
May 28–31
Rally Japan
Toyota City
8.
June 25–28
Acropolis Rally Greece
Lamia
9.
July 16–19
Rally Estonia
Tartu
10.
July 30–August 2
Rally Finland
Jyväskylä
11.
August 27–30
Rally del Paraguay
Encarnación
12.
September 10–13
Rally Chile Bio Bío
Concepción
13.
October 1–4
Rally Italia Sardegna
Olbia
14.
November 11–14
Rally Saudi Arabia
Jeddah
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Rallye Monte-Carlo 2025 – Sébastien Ogier's 10th victory in Monaco
January 23–26
Sébastien Ogier etched his name further into the history books by claiming his 10th victory at Rallye Monte-Carlo, the opening round of the 2025 FIA World Rally Championship. Driving a Toyota GR Yaris Rally1, Ogier secured victory by a margin of 18.5s over his Toyota GAZOO Racing team-mate Elfyn Evans after a nail-biting final day through the French Alps.
Sunday’s decisive final leg threatened to turn the tide. Ogier and Evans opted to carry four studded Hankook tyres and only two super-soft slicks - an approach that proved effective on the icy roads of Avançon - Notre-Dame du Laus, but this left them vulnerable on the drier penultimate test at Digne-les-Bains/Chaudon-Norante. There, Adrien Fourmaux shone on a full-slick setup, outpacing both Toyotas by 23.9s and 17.8s respectively and momentarily threatening to disrupt the podium order.
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Rally Sweden 2025 – Evans holds his nerve to take early WRC lead
52 min
Full Event Highlights | Rally Sweden 2025
The only round held entirely on snow saw drivers race at high speeds through snowy lanes using studded tyres.
February 13-16
Elfyn Evans fended off a determined charge from Toyota GAZOO Racing team-mate Takamoto Katsuta on Sunday to secure victory at Rally Sweden and move into the FIA World Rally Championship lead. After four days of intense action on Umeå’s frozen stages, Evans delivered when it mattered most - shutting the door on Katsuta in a dramatic final-day shootout to claim his 10th career WRC win by 3.8sec.
Thierry Neuville, the reigning champion, had to work hard to secure the final podium spot, fending off resurgent team-mate Ott Tänak by just 4.9sec. Tänak, hindered by an engine mapping issue on his i20 N Rally1 on Saturday, was back to form for Super Sunday and third only to Evans and Katsuta in outright pace across the final day.
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Safari Rally Kenya 2025 - Win propels Elfyn Evans to record WRC lead
52 min
Full Event Highlights | Safari Rally Kenya
A test of how much a car can endure, the WRC returns to the rugged terrain of Safari Rally Kenya for Round 3.
March 20-23
Elfyn Evans tamed the wilds of Safari Rally Kenya to claim a landmark victory on Sunday and tighten his grip on the WRC title race.
The Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 driver, co-driven by Scott Martin, beat Hyundai rival Ott Tänak by 1m 9.9s to secure his second win of the season. In doing so, he opened up the largest championship lead ever recorded after three rounds of a WRC campaign.
Tänak was joined on the podium by team-mate and reigning world champion Thierry Neuville, who finished 2m 22.1s behind after a drama-filled weekend. The Belgian’s troubles began on Friday with a one-minute time penalty after a delayed gearbox change, followed by further penalties for a jump start and a late arrival as he worked to repair damage to his car’s cooling package on Saturday.
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Rally Islas Canarias 2025 - Rovanperä reigns in Gran Canaria with statement win
52 min
Full Event Highlights | Rally Islas Canarias 2025
New for WRC 2025, extremely fast and technical tarmac stages criss-cross the Spanish Island of Gran Canaria.
April 24-27
Kalle Rovanperä reignited his campaign for a third FIA World Rally Championship title by claiming a dominant victory at Rally Islas Canarias on Sunday.
The Finn, who arrived at this fourth round - host to the WRC for the first time - almost 60 points adrift of the championship lead, slashed that deficit to 43 after a commanding start-to-finish performance vaulted him and co-driver Jonne Halttunen from sixth to second in the standings.
Rovanperä’s triumph – only his second on asphalt – was secured by 53.5s over Toyota GAZOO Racing team-mate Sébastien Ogier and marked his return to the top step for the first time since Rally Chile Bío Bío seven months ago. Elfyn Evans completed the podium, 23.6s adrift of Ogier.
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Rally de Portugal 2025 – Ogier celebrates record 7th win on Portugal's roads
52 min
Full Event Highlights | Rally Italy 2025
A WRC icon, Rally Italia Sardegna's narrow and rugged stages test drivers, cars and tyres to the limit.
May 15–18
Sébastien Ogier extended his winning record at Vodafone Rally de Portugal, claiming a seventh victory at the event as Toyota GAZOO Racing continued its flawless start to the 2025 season with a fifth win in as many WRC rounds. Ogier completed the four-day gravel classic 8.7s ahead of Hyundai’s Ott Tänak, with GR Yaris Rally1 colleague Kalle Rovanperä a further 3.5s back in third.
Ogier's 63rd WRC win looked far from certain until late on Saturday. Having shadowed long-time leader Tänak, the French driver inherited the lead when Tänak’s i20 N Rally1 suffered a power steering failure. The issue dropped Tänak to third overnight and handed Ogier a 27.6s lead over Rovanperä heading into Sunday. Despite spirited drives from both Tänak and Rovanperä on the final day, neither could dislodge the eight-time world champion.
"I think it's something I can be proud of, the way I've managed to stay competitive after all these years," said Ogier. "Ott was just flying like crazy, but maybe a bit too much actually - I don't know. On our side, race management is definitely a craft we have, so I'm happy. Seven times here in Portugal, not too bad.”
Kalle Rovanperä is closing in on championship leader Elfyn Evans
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Toyota’s dominance of the 2025 WRC remains unbroken, with Ogier, Rovanperä and Elfyn Evans each scoring victories so far and Rovanperä's result trimmed Evans's championship lead to 30 points with nine rounds remaining. Ogier, competing on a part-time programme, now holds third overall.
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Rally Italia Sardegna 2025 – Ogier wins again to close in on championship lead
52 min
Full Event Highlights | Rally Italy 2025
A WRC icon, Rally Italia Sardegna's narrow and rugged stages test drivers, cars and tyres to the limit.
June 5-8
After losing Rally Italia Sardegna due to a final stage puncture in 2024, Sébastien Ogier survived another heart-stopping final stage scare to win a record fifth Rally Italia Sardegna, beating Ott Tänak by just 7.9s.
The Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 driver looked set for an easy run to the finish after building a 17.1s lead ahead of the Wolf Power Stage, but after overshooting a tight turn in the final kilometres, Ogier was forced to stop and reverse, cutting his lead in half.
Ogier's win was built on persistence and poise. The eight-time world champion moved to the front during Friday's brutal opening stage that saw multiple Rally1 rivals fall by the wayside, before managing the gap to Tänak across the weekend. It marked back-to-back wins for the Frenchman, following his Rally de Portugal triumph last month, and his third victory of the season from just four starts – propelling him firmly into the title fight.
Elfyn Evans, who ended the rally fourth, saw his championship lead trimmed to just 17 points over team-mate Ogier, while Kalle Rovanperä finished 42.6s behind Tänak in third and dropped to third in the standings. Tänak and Thierry Neuville remain fourth and fifth respectively after round six of 14.
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Acropolis Rally Greece 2025 – Tänak to the top for first win in 8 months
June 26-29
Ott Tänak overcame a final Wolf Power Stage gearbox failure to score a commanding victory at the EKO Acropolis Rally Greece, his first win since 2024, reigniting his FIA World Rally Championship title challenge.
The Hyundai driver had been the in-form driver all weekend at the famously rough and tumble rally, and looked set to complete a clean final day after winning two of Sunday’s four gravel stages. However, a gearbox issue struck on the Wolf Power Stage, leaving Tänak to crawl to the finish. Despite the setback, the Estonian had built enough of a margin to hang on and secure his and Hyundai’s first victory since the 2024 Central European Rally by 32.8s.
Ott Tänak put himself back on top of the WRC pack in Greece
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"I was very worried to be honest," said Tänak. "In the last stage, third gear got very noisy and I understood that it broke. Soon, the whole gearbox got very noisy and we didn't have much confidence that we would finish the stage and get back here. It was definitely far too much stress to win a rally."
Sébastien Ogier, winner of the previous two rounds in Portugal and Italy, led early in the rally but had to settle for second overall and his fifth podium in as many starts this season. The eight-time world champion, is set to skip the next round in Finland however.
Tänak, Ogier and Formeaux stood on the Acropolis Rally Greece podium
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The Acropolis Rally Greece result moved Tänak to within 12 points of current championship leader Elfyn Evans, with Ogier sitting between the pair, two points ahead of Tänak. With his home round in Estonia followed by the ultra-fast stages of Finland next on the calendar, Tänak and co-driver Martin Järveoja enter a pivotal stretch on familiar ground to make up more ground.
Championship leader Evans took fourth place despite opening the road on Friday, while Toyota duo Kalle Rovanperä and Takamoto Katsuta both returned under restart rules following Saturday retirements. Rovanperä’s hopes of scoring Super Sunday points were then dashed by a wheel change on SS15, while Katsuta was forced to stop and change a wheel in the Wolf Power Stage.
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Rally Estonia 2025: Neuville third as Solberg grabs first WRC win
52 min
Full Event Highlights | Delfi Rally Estonia
The first high-speed gravel rally of the season, Rally Estonia returns after a rotation with Rally Latvia.
July 17-20
Defending WRC champion Theirry Neuville claimed third place as the World Rally Championship entered its high-speed phase at Rally Estonia, scoring his third podium of the 2025 season and his first since the Safari Rally Kenya, as Rally 1 rookie Oliver Solberg grabbed a stunning victory.
23-year-old Swede Solberg followed in the footsteps of his title-winning father Petter and stunned the WRC elite with brilliant display on the high-speed gravel of southern Estonia, sealing his breakthrough win on debut in a Toyota GR Yaris Rally1.
Thierry Neuville throws it round a Rally Estonia corner
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A late fill-in, after just two days of testing, Solberg and co-driver Elliot Edmondson set the pace from the off. They stormed into the lead with their first-ever stage win on Friday's opener stage and remaining unchallenged throughout the weekend, leading home runner-up and new Drivers' Standings leader Ott Tänak by 25.2s.
Neuville Started the final day's racing just four seconds adrift of Tänak, but incurred a 10-second penalty for a false start on SS18 and ultimately finished 23.1s behind Tänak in third, as three-time Rally Estonia winner Kalle Rovanperä finsihed the rally in four, 7.3s behind the Belgian.
Sixth place saw long-time WRC points leader Elfyn Evans drop to one point behind Tänak, but can console himself with the knowledge that for the first time in a while, he won't have to open the road at Rally Finland, which starts on July 31.
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Rally Finland 2025: Record-breaking Rovanperä back on top at fastest-ever WRC
52 min
Full Event Highlights | Secto Rally Finland
The fastest rally on the calendar, wide gravel roads snake through the Finnish forests like a roller coaster.
July 31 – August 3
Kalle Rovanperä and co-driver Jonne Halttunen delivered a masterful drive to end Finland's eight-year wait for a home winner at Secto Rally Finland. The two-time WRC champion claimed the victory in record-breaking fashion after dominating the fastest rally in WRC history, maintaining an average speed of 129.95kph across four days of flat-out action to win by 39.2s on an extraordinary weekend that also saw Toyota Gazoo Racing achieve only the second 1-2-3-4-5 sweep in WRC history after Lancia way back at the 1990 Rally de Portugal.
Rovanperä led the rally from Friday morning's opening stage and never relinquished control until the finish line. After Hyundai rivals Thierry Neuville and Adrien Fourmaux eliminated from contention by identical flat tyres and handed the 24-year-old crucial breathing space heading into Sunday's finale.
Kalle Rovanperä dominated to win his first Rally Finland
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Clean runs through both passes of the legendary Ouninpohja stage ensured Rovanperä's first WRC win at home in Finland was never in doubt, while simultaneously catapulting him back into championship contention. He now sits second in the standings, just three points behind leader Elfyn Evans after round nine of 14.
Behind the winner, an intense battle raged for the remaining podium positions, with just 8.9s blanketing Takamoto Katsuta, Sébastien Ogier and Evans at the finish. Katsuta held his nerve to secure second place by 5.9s Ogier, celebrating his best result since February's Rally Sweden. Ogier, meanwhile, held the final podium spot by just 3.0s after an intense final-day showdown with Evans.
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Rally del Paraguay 2025: Ogier snatches Paraguay lead from Rovanperä
August 28 - 31
Sébastien Ogier claimed victory on ueno Rally del Paraguay's inaugural running to strengthen his WRC title hopes and deliver Toyota its 102nd WRC win to equal Citroën's all-time record on Sunday.
Comeback king Sébastien Ogier
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The eight-time world champion's triumph capped an extraordinary comeback week that began with him dropping almost 40 seconds to a tyre deflation on Friday but ended with both the rally victory and a surge to within nine points of championship leader Elfyn Evans.
A puncture took Kalle Rovanperä out of the lead
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Ogier's 18th triumph for Toyota also makes him the Japanese manufacturer's most successful driver ever – a record he previously shared with Kalle Rovanperä.
Thierry Neuville grabbed the final podium place in Paraguay
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Elfyn Evans edged Thierry Neuville by a second to take the runner-up spot and extend his championship lead, which stood at just three points prior to this 10th round of the season. Neuville was the Power Stage hero, however, claiming the fastest time to vault onto the final podium spot and finish 1.3s clear of disappointed Hyundai i20 N Rally1 team-mate Adrien Fourmaux.
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Rally Chile Bio Bío 2025: Ogier's victory gives him the WRC lead
52 min
Full Event Highlights | Rally Chile Bio Bío 2025
Fan-favourite Rally Chile features fast and flowing gravel woods through the forest, and Pacific Ocean views.
September 12-14
Sébastien Ogier clinched his fifth win of the season and surged into the FIA World Rally Championship lead with a commanding performance at Rally Chile Bio Bío.
The eight-time world champion completed a remarkable weekend by beating title rival and Toyota Gazoo Racing team-mate Elfyn Evans by 11s with co-driver Vincent Landais alongside. Evans began Sunday’s four-stage finale just 6.3s adrift in an identical GR Yaris Rally1 car.
Thierry Neuville flies high in Chile
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Ogier’s triumph - his second in as many rounds - also cemented Toyota’s status as the most successful manufacturer in WRC history with 103 wins. It moves him two points clear of Evans in the drivers’ standings with just three rounds remaining and, crucially, means Ogier will open the road at next month’s Central European Rally, a strategic benefit on sealed-surface stages.
Kalle Rovanperä's weekend was hurt by a tyre debeading
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Defending champion Thierry Neuville followed 12.5s further back in his similar i20 N Rally1 but expressed frustration that his driving efforts weren’t being reflected in the stage times. Kalle Rovanperä arrived in Chile second in the standings but dropped to third after finishing sixth overall, his weekend hampered by a tyre debeading after hitting a bank on day one. The Finn now trails Ogier by 21 points.
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Central Europe Rally 2025: Toyota extend dominance with Rovanperä win
52 min
Full Event Highlights | Central European Rally 2025
This high-speed tarmac rally cuts through Austria, Czech Republic and Germany to create a truly unique event.
October 16-19
Kalle Rovanperä kept his cool to win Central European Rally on Sunday, guiding Toyota Gazoo Racing to a fifth consecutive FIA World Rally Championship manufacturers’ crown and igniting one of the closest drivers' title battles in modern WRC history.
The Finn assumed control on Saturday when team-mate Sébastien Ogier crashed out in treacherous conditions. From there, he managed the gap with trademark composure to take victory by 43.7s.
It marked Rovanperä’s third win of the year following triumphs in the Canary Islands and Finland, and Toyota’s ninth manufacturers’ title - surpassing Citroën’s tally of eight and leaving the Japanese marque just one behind record-holder Lancia.
Behind him, Elfyn Evans snatched second place from Ott Tänak on the Wolf Power Stage after a day-long chase. The Welshman benefitted when Tänak had a moment on SS17 (Beyond Borders 2) at the same bridge which had earlier claimed Thierry Neuville, trimming the gap to 1.1s heading into the finale. Evans then edged ahead by 5.6s in the closing kilometres to seal a Toyota one-two.
Elfyn Evans secured silver in Germany
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Rally Japan 2025: Ogier wins to take title fight to the final round
52 min
Full Event Highlights | FORUM8 Rally Japan 2025
The fast and technical tarmac stages of Rally Japan often see wet weather, fog and fallen leaves on the roads.
November 5–9
Continuing Toyota Gazoo Racing's domination of the 2025 World Rally Championship, Sébastien Ogier stormed to victory at the FORUM8 Rally Japan to ignite a three-way fight for the title heading into the Saudi Arabian finale.
The eight-time world champion held off team-mate and championship points leader Elfyn Evans through a rain-soaked final day, winning by 11.6s to close Elfyn's Drivers' Championship lead to just three points with just one round of racing left in Saudi Arabia. Kalle Rovanperä's sixth-place meanwhile leaves him 24 points off the lead, ensuring all three Toyota drivers remain in contention heading into the Jeddah showdown.
Sébastien Ogier celebrates a vital win for his WRC title hopes in Japan
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Heavy rain lashed the final six stages on Sunday, turning the asphalt roads into rivers of standing water. Evans began the day 6.5s adrift of Ogier and initially looked poised to strike back, edging the Frenchman by 0.8s through the opening Nukata test before Ogier reasserted control on the following stage at Lake Mikawako.
Evans remained on Ogier’s tail, but sliding down a grass bank before rejoining the course on the first of two Okazaki super specials broke his rhythm. Ogier however stayed clean to stretch his margin to 8.3s, before extending it further on the final two stages to ensure a decisive victory.
Ogier's Rally Japan win means the final race will decide the title
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"It's obviously a perfect result," Ogier said. "It's been a challenging weekend because after this rain today, nothing was certain. It was like the start of a new rally this morning, but after a big setup change this morning in the car very quickly felt good, so well done, team - it's amazing to count on that. Now, let's go to the next one. This was a perfect weekend for us to come back so close to Evans and let's hope the last rally isn't a lottery."
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Ogier crowned 2025 WRC champion as Neuville wins Saudi Arabia finale
52 min
Full Event Highlights | Rally Saudi Arabia 2025
Saudi Arabia's desert stages made their debut as the finale of the 2025 season. Who was crowned champion?
November 27-29
Sébastien Ogier clinched a ninth FIA World Rally Championship title as Thierry Neuville won a bruising Rally Saudi Arabia to close a dramatic 2025 season.
Ogier started the three-stage final day just one position ahead of Toyota Gazoo Racing team-mate Elfyn Evans and holding a provisional two-point advantage, but a decisive charge on the penultimate Asfan stage - where he climbed from sixth to third overall - put the title firmly in his grasp. A measured run through the Wolf Power Stage then sealed the championship, drawing the 41-year-old level with compatriot Sébastien Loeb’s all-time record.
Title number nine for Ogier; title number one for Landais
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The triumph also delivered a maiden world title for co-driver Vincent Landais, who joined Ogier in late 2022.
Ogier’s surge on Asfan came as overnight leader Mārtiņš Sesks and Kalle Rovanperä both stopped to change wheels, while Takamoto Katsuta rolled his GR Yaris Rally1. Evans also climbed the order, but the gap between their final positions meant the Welshman was forced to settle for being championship runner-up for a fifth time, falling short by four points in one of the closest finishes in recent memory.
2024 champion Neuville won his first rally of 2025
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Competing on a part-time basis, Ogier and Landais’ 2025 campaign has been remarkable. Despite missing three rallies, they claimed wins on more than half their starts and finished the year with more stage victories than any other pairing.
"What a season, that's for sure,” Ogier said. “What a fight with Elfyn and Scott, honestly. There is only a great champion when you have a great opponent, and they've been super strong, pushing us to the limit up to the very last stage of the year. Well done to those guys, anyway, and to the whole Toyota Gazoo Racing team. It's been such a successful season. Proud and very happy to be part of this family."
