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WRC calendar 2026: Full schedule and rally highlights
See every rally on the 2026 WRC calendar and watch the latest highlights as the season unfolds.
The World Rally Championship is back for 2026 with 14 rounds, from the icy roads of Monte-Carlo to the dust of Kenya, the asphalt of Japan and the Canary Islands, and the gravel stages of Paraguay and Chile. Check the full WRC calendar below, then catch up with highlights from every rally as the season unfolds.
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World Rally Championship 2026 calendar
Event
Date
Rally
Location
1.
January 22–25
Monaco
2.
February 12–15
Umeå
3.
March 12–15
Naivasha
4.
April 9-12
Rijeka
5.
April 23–26
Gran Canaria
6.
May 7–10
Matosinhos
7.
May 28–31
Aichi
8.
June 25–28
Loutraki
9.
July 16–19
Tartu
10.
July 30–August 2
Jyväskylä
11.
August 27–30
Encarnación
12.
September 10–13
Concepción
13.
October 1–4
Olbia
14.
November 11–14
Jeddah
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Rally Islas Canarias 2026 highlights
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Rally Islas Canarias 2026 highlights
Extremely fast and technical tarmac stages criss-cross the Spanish Island of Gran Canaria. Watch highlights.
- Date: April 23-26, 2026
- Location: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
- Surface: Tarmac
- Round: 5 of 14
Sébastien Ogier claimed his first FIA World Rally Championship win of the 2026 season at Rally Islas Canarias. He and co-driver Vincent Landais crossed the finish line 19.9 seconds ahead of Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin. Third place was won by Sami Pajari and Marko Salminen.
Conditions on the final day started out wet and foggy. The scene was set for a showdown between Ogier and team-mate Oliver Solberg. However, Solberg’s weekend finished early when he crashed his GR Yaris Rally1 and was forced to retire, thereby elevating Evans into the second spot.
Evans finished the weekend top of drivers’ championship with 101 points, only two points ahead of Takamoto Katsuta but 29 ahead of Sami Pajari.
The weekend delivered a major milestone for Toyota Gazoo Racing: The team secured the top four places and reached an impressive 300 podium finishes in the WRC.
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Rally Croatia 2026 highlights
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Rally Croatia 2026 highlights
Diverse terrain is a characteristic of the coastal roads and mountain passes around the port city of Rijeka.
- Date: April 9-12, 2026
- Location: Rijeka, Croatia
- Surface: Tarmac
- Round: 4 of 14
Takamoto Katsuta snatched a dramatic Croatia Rally victory on Sunday after Hyundai rival Thierry Neuville crashed out on the Wolf Power Stage.
Neuville had looked set to seal Hyundai’s first win of the season, carrying a lead of more than one minute into the final test, but the Belgian’s hopes were shattered when he struck a concrete block and damaged the suspension of his car, ending his charge just kilometres from the finish.
That left Katsuta and co-driver Aaron Johnston to claim a second successive FIA World Rally Championship win, backing up their breakthrough success at Safari Rally Kenya with another big result - this time on asphalt.
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Safari Rally Kenya 2026 highlights
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Safari Rally Kenya highlights
Watch highlights from Safari Rally Kenya, a gruelling rally held in wild terrain and unpredictable weather.
- Date: March 12-15, 2026
- Location: Naivasha, Kenya
- Surface: Gravel
- Round: 3 of 14
Toyota Gazoo Racing's Takamoto Katsuta delivered his maiden WRC victory at Safari Rally Kenya, finishing 27 seconds clear of Adrien Fourmaux. With his victory, Katsuta became the first Japanese driver to win a WRC round since Kenjiro Shinozuka triumphed at the Ivory Coast Rally in 1992.
Starting Sunday’s final leg with a near 90-second advantage, Katsuta resisted the temptation to chase stage wins. Instead, he carefully managed the rough terrain to secure victory and move up to third in the championship standings.
Despite finishing in 13th overall, Elfyn Evans remains top of the FIA World Rally Championship standings, eight points clear of Oliver Solberg and 11 clear of Katsuta.
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Rally Sweden 2026 highlights
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Rally Sweden highlights
Watch highlights from Rally Sweden, the fast and icy winter rally held in frozen, remote forests.
- Date: February 12-15, 2026
- Location: Umeå, Västerbotten, Sweden
- Surface: Snow
- Round: 2 of 14
Elfyn Evans secured victory at Rally Sweden, finishing 14.3sec ahead of team-mate Takamoto Katsuta, with Sami Pajari third as Toyota Gazoo Racing became the first manufacturer since Citroën in 2010 to claim back-to-back podium lockouts in the WRC.
Evans initially trailed Solberg after Thursday's opening stage but soon took command after winning stage two on Friday morning. Katsuta then moved into the lead during a chaotic afternoon session before Evans took control on Saturday and held his nerve on Sunday to claim the win.
Victory for the Welsh driver saw him claim top spot in the FIA World Rally Championship standings, 13 points clear of Oliver Solberg, while Toyota stretched its manufacturers’ advantage to 52 points over Hyundai.
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Rallye Monte-Carlo 2026 highlights
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Rallye Monte-Carlo highlights
Watch highlights from Rallye Monte-Carlo, the first stop on the WRC calendar – and always unpredictable.
- Date: January 22-25, 2026
- Location: Monte Carlo, Monaco
- Surface: Asphalt
- Round: 1 of 14
Oliver Solberg won the 94th Rallye Monte-Carlo, finishing 51.8s clear of team-mate Elfyn Evans, with Sébastien Ogier third as Toyota Gazoo Racing locked out the podium. Solberg became the youngest-ever winner of the event in the modern WRC era after leading from early in the rally.
The event lived up to its reputation with highly variable conditions: snow, ice, slush and rain created treacherous stretches across the French Alps.
In championship terms the win gave Solberg a maximum haul to open the 2026 FIA World Rally Championship, establishing an early lead in the standings and signalling Toyota’s strength in depth as the season moves on to the only pure-winter round of the calendar at Rally Sweden.
