2025 WRC3 Championship
Parent series:
FIA World Rally Championship
FIA WRC2 Championship
Support series:
FIA Junior WRC Championship
FIA World Rally Championship
FIA WRC2 Championship
Support series:
FIA Junior WRC Championship
The 2025 FIA WRC3 Championship was 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 began 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 were the defending drivers' and co-drivers' champions.[2] Matteo Fontana and Alessandro Arnaboldi became the 2025 WRC3 champions.
Calendar
[edit]The 2025 season was contested over fourteen rounds across 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 | [3] |
| 2 | 13 February | 16 February |  Rally Sweden
|
Umeå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Snow | 18 | 300.22 km | [4] |
| 3 | 20 March | 23 March |  Safari Rally Kenya
|
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya | Gravel | 21 | 383.10 km | [5] |
| 4 | 24 April | 27 April |  Rally Islas Canarias
|
Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain | Tarmac | 18 | 301.30 km | [6] |
| 5 | 15 May | 18 May |  Rally de Portugal
|
Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal | Gravel | 24 | 344.50 km | [7] |
| 6 | 5 June | 8 June |  Rally Italia Sardegna
|
Olbia, Sardinia, Italy | Gravel | 16 | 320.24 km | [8] |
| 7 | 26 June | 29 June |  Acropolis Rally Greece
|
Lamia, Central Greece, Greece | Gravel | 17 | 345.76 km | [9] |
| 8 | 17 July | 20 July |  Rally Estonia
|
Tartu, Tartu County, Estonia | Gravel | 20 | 308.35 km | [10] |
| 9 | 31 July | 3 August |  Rally Finland
|
Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland | Gravel | 20 | 307.22 km | [11] |
| 10 | 28 August | 31 August |  Rally del Paraguay
|
Encarnación, Itapúa, Paraguay | Gravel | 19 | 333.18 km | [12] |
| 11 | 11 September | 14 September |  Rally Chile
|
Concepción, Biobío, Chile | Gravel | 16 | 306.76 km | [13] |
| 12 | 16 October | 19 October |  Central European Rally
|
Bad Griesbach, Bavaria, Germany | Tarmac | 18 | 306.08 km | [14] |
| 13 | 6 November | 9 November |  Rally Japan
|
Toyota, Aichi, Japan | Tarmac | 20 | 305.34 km | [15] |
| 14 | 26 November | 29 November |  Rally Saudi Arabia
|
Jeddah, Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia | Gravel | 17 | 319.44 km | [16] |
| Sources:[17][18] |
Calendar changes
[edit]The calendar was expanded to fourteen rounds, including five flyaway events.[19] This was originally planned for the 2024 season,[20] but WRC Promoter GmbH retained the total of thirteen events in the hopes of attracting more Rally1 entries.[21]
- Rally Estonia returned to the championship after missing the 2024 season.[22] The event replaced Rally Latvia on the calendar.[23]
- Rally Islas Canarias was promoted from the European Rally Championship and became a World Championship event under a two-year deal.[24] The event ran on tarmac roads.[25]
- Rally Saudi Arabia joined the championship calendar after signing a ten-year contract with WRC Promoter GmbH.[26] The rally was based in Jeddah, and was the season finale.[27]
- Rally del Paraguay became a WRC event from 2025 after signing a multi-year deal, making Paraguay the thirty-eighth nation to host a WRC championship round.[28]
- The Croatia Rally was not featured on the calendar for the first time since the event joined the championship in 2021.[29] However, the event is set to return in 2026.[30]
- Rally Poland was also removed from the calendar after making a one-year return to the championship in 2024.[31]
Entries
[edit]The following crews are set to enter the 2025 WRC3 Championship:
| Car | Entrant | Driver name | Co-driver name | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta Rally3 |  Castrol Ford Team Türkiye
|
Ali Türkkan
|
Oytun Albayrak
|
2, 5, 7, 9, 12 |
 FIA Rally Star
|
 Taylor Gill
|
Daniel Brkic
|
2, 5, 7, 9, 12 | |
 Max Smart
|
 Cameron Fair
|
2 | ||
 Malcolm Read
|
5, 7, 9, 12 | |||
| LightGrey Team
|
Joosep Ralf Nõgene
|
Aleks Lesk
|
2, 5 | |
| Team Petrol Ofisi
|
Kerem Kazaz
|
 Corentin Silvestre
|
2, 5–9, 12 | |
 WRC Young Driver Team
|
 Claire Schönborn
|
Jara Hain
|
2, 5 | |
| Michael Wenzel
|
7, 9, 12 | |||
 Lyssia Baudet
|
Léa Sam-Caw-Freve
|
2 | ||
| Past Racing
|
 Federico Ensslin
|
Alejandro López
|
5 | |
 Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy
|
John Coyne
|
Killian McArdle
|
9 | |
| Team Flying Finn
|
Aatu Hakalehto
|
Joonas Ojala
|
9 | |
| Entered under driver's name | Diego Domínguez Jr.
|
Rogelio Peñate
|
1–2, 5, 7, 9, 12 | |
| Ghjuvanni Rossi
|
Kylian Sarmezan
|
1, 4–5, 10–11 | ||
 Slaven Šekuljica
|
Damir Petrović
|
1 | ||
 Viljem Ošlaj
|
6 | |||
| Marko Šivak
|
12 | |||
| Matteo Fontana
|
Alessandro Arnaboldi
|
1–2, 6, 10–11 | ||
| Adam Grahn
|
Maja Bengtsson
|
2 | ||
| Georgios Vasilakis
|
Allan Harryman
|
2, 7, 10–11 | ||
 André Martínez
|
 Matías Aranguren
|
2, 5–6, 8, 10–11 | ||
| Tristan Charpentier
|
Florian Barral
|
2, 5 | ||
| Nikhil Sachania
|
Deep Patel
|
3 | ||
 Naveen Puligilla
|
Musa Sherif
|
3 | ||
 Nataniel Bruun
|
Pablo Olmos
|
4–6, 8, 10–11 | ||
 Igor Widłak
|
Michał Marczewski
|
4 | ||
| Giorgos Delaportas
|
Evangelos Panaritis
|
7 | ||
| Stephanos Theocharopoulos
|
Giorgos Kotsalis
|
7 | ||
| Tymoteusz Abramowski
|
Jakub Wróbel
|
8 | ||
| Grzegorz Bonder
|
Łukasz Jastrzębski
|
8–9 | ||
| Eduardo Castro
|
Julio Echazú
|
10–11 | ||
| Ignacio Gardiol
|
Ignacio Uez
|
11 | ||
| Felipe Padilla
|
Sebastián Olguín
|
11 | ||
| Patricio Muñoz
|
Miguel Recalt
|
11 | ||
| Carlos Prieto
|
Juan Cruz Varela
|
11 | ||
| Eduardo Kovacs
|
Alberto Alvarez
|
11 | ||
| Renault Clio Rally3 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG
|
Takumi Matsushita
|
Pekka Kelander
|
2, 4–5, 9 |
| Ville Mannisenmäki
|
8 | |||
| Shotaro Goto
|
Jussi Lindberg
|
2, 4–5, 8–9 | ||
| C.D. Todo Sport
|
Jonás Pérez
|
Benito Sacramento
|
4 | |
| Entered under driver's name | Mattéo Chatillon
|
Maxence Cornuau
|
1–2, 4–6, 9 | |
| Arthur Pelamourgues
|
Bastien Pouget
|
1, 4–5, 8–9 | ||
| Yanis Desangles
|
Nicolas Théron
|
1 | ||
| Eric Royère
|
Alexis Grenier
|
1–2 | ||
| Ville Vatanen
|
Jarno Ottman
|
2, 9 | ||
| Leevi Lassila
|
Antti Linnaketo
|
2, 9 | ||
| Tom Pellerey
|
Hervé Faucher
|
5–6, 9, 12 | ||
| Efthimios Halkias
|
Nikos Komnos
|
7 | ||
| Giorgos Dodos
|
Nikos Intzoglou
|
7 | ||
| Joosep Ralf Nõgene
|
Aleks Lesk
|
9 | ||
| Ville Pynnönen
|
Niklas Heino
|
9 | ||
| Timo Weigert
|
Jasmin Weigert
|
9 | ||
| Sources:[32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43] |
Results and standings
[edit]Season summary
[edit]Scoring system
[edit]| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
FIA WRC3 Championship for Drivers
[edit]
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FIA WRC3 Championship for Co-drivers
[edit]
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Notes
[edit]- ^ The Monte Carlo Rally is run on a tarmac and snow surface.
References
[edit]- ^ "2022 FIA World Rally Championship – Sporting regulations" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
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- ^ "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 Safari Rally Kenya 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ "Itinerary Rally Islas Canarias 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Itinerary Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "Itinerary Rally Italia Sardegna 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "Itinerary EKO Acropolis Rally 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ "Itinerary Delfi Rally Estonia 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ "Itinerary Secto Rally Finland 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "Itinerary Ueno Rally del Paraguay 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Itinerary Rally Chile BIOBÍO 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ^ "Itinerary Central European Rally 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ "Itinerary FORUM8 Rally Japan 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ^ "Itinerary Rally Saudi Arabia 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "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.
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- ^ Howard, Tom (23 June 2024). "WRC adds Paraguay to 2025 calendar in multi-year deal". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
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- ^ 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. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
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- ^ 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.
- ^ "Entry list Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ "Entry list Rally Sweden 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ "Entry list Safari Rally Kenya 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ "Entry list Rally Islas Canarias - Rally of Spain 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ "Entry list Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ "Entry list Rally Italia Sardegna 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ "Entry list EKO Acropolis Rally 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ "Entry list Delfi Rally Estonia 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ "Entry list Secto Rally Finland 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ "Entry list Ueno Rally del Paraguay 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ "Entry list Rally Chile BIOBÍO 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ "Entry list Central European Rally 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ "Pelamourgues Powers to WRC3 Glory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ^ "Johansson jumps to debut WRC3 win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Fontana seals maiden WRC3 win in Sardinia thriller". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "Türkkan celebrates maiden FIA Junior WRC win in Greece". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ "Matsushita claims dominant WRC3 breakthrough in Estonia". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "Faultless Fontana untouchable in WRC3 in Paraguay". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ "Fontana claims WRC3 victory with spectacular Chile fightback". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 September 2025. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ^ "Fabulous Fontana crowned WRC3 champion". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 9 November 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ "Fontana flies to WRC3 glory in Saudi Arabia". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 29 November 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "WRC3 Driver's standings 2025". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "WRC3 Co-Driver's standings 2025". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in English, French, and Spanish)
- FIA WRC3 Championship 2025 at eWRC-results.com