2025 WRC3 Championship

The 2025 FIA WRC3 Championship is set to be the twelfth season of WRC3, 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.

Diego Dominguez Jr. and Rogelio Peñate are the defending drivers' and co-drivers' champions.[2]

Calendar

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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] 18 344.01 km [3]
2 13 February 16 February   Rally Sweden Umeå, Västerbotten County, Sweden Snow 18 301.16 km [4]
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 18 308.50 km [5]
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:[6][7]

Calendar changes

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The calendar was expanded to fourteen rounds, including five flyaway events.[8] This was originally planned for the 2024 season,[9] but WRC Promoter GmbH retained the total of thirteen events in the hopes of attracting more Rally1 entries.[10]

 
Rally Islas Canarias is set to join the WRC calendar.

Notes

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  1. ^ The Monte Carlo Rally is run on a tarmac and snow surface.

References

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  1. ^ "2022 FIA World Rally Championship – Sporting regulations" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Korhonen crowned WRC3 champion as Dominguez times out in Chile". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Itinerary Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Itinerary Rally Sweden 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Itinerary Rally Islas Canarias 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  6. ^ "WRC reveals spectacular expanded 2025 calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  7. ^ "WRC reveals spectacular expanded 2025 calendar". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  8. ^ Howard, Tom (4 July 2024). "WRC set to expand to 14 rounds for 2025 campaign". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Cole, Michael (23 November 2023). "European Rally Championship set for Estonia in 2024 as WRC returns in 2025". balticnews.com. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  12. ^ Howard, Tom (23 June 2024). "WRC adds Paraguay to 2025 calendar in multi-year deal". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  13. ^ Brittle, Cian (12 March 2024). "Rally Islas Canarias agrees two-year deal to join WRC calendar". blackbookmotorsport.com. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  14. ^ Evans, David (11 March 2024). "Canary islands WRC slot for 2025". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  15. ^ Howard, Tom (2 June 2024). "WRC signs 10-year deal to host Saudi Arabia round". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  16. ^ Evans, David (1 June 2024). "Saudi Arabia confirmed as WRC round for 2025". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  17. ^ Lindsay, Alasdair (23 June 2024). "Paraguay joins WRC calendar from 2025". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  18. ^ Howard, Tom (20 July 2024). "Croatia Rally confirms absence from 2025 WRC schedule". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  19. ^ Howard, Tom (15 November 2024). "Croatia strikes new deal to rejoin WRC in 2026". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  20. ^ Howard, Tom (27 April 2024). "WRC working on Croatia renewal, Poland a one-off". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
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