2025 Central European Rally

2025 Central European Rally
Central European Rally 2025
Round 12 of 14 in the 2025 World Rally Championship
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The Central European Rally features routes across three nations.
Host country
Rally basePassau, Bavaria, Germany
Dates run16 – 19 October 2025
Start locationPassau, Bavaria, Germany
Finish locationPeilstein im Mühlviertel, Rohrbach District, Austria
Stages18 (306.08 km; 190.19 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceTarmac
Transport distance1,138.61 km (707.50 miles)
Overall distance1,444.69 km (897.69 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered47
Crews46 at start, 36 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Kalle Rovanperä
Jonne Halttunen
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
2:36:20.1
Sunday
Accumulated leader		 Sébastien Ogier
Vincent Landais
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
39:56.4
Power Stage winner Sébastien Ogier
Vincent Landais
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
13:58.2
Support category results
WRC-2 winner Jan Černý
Ondřej Krajča
2:47:11.2
WRC-3 winner Taylor Gill
Daniel Brkic
FIA Rally Star
2:54:29.4
J-WRC winner Mille Johansson
Johan Grönvall
2:54:27.8

The 2025 Central European Rally (also known as the Central Europe Rally 2025) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days from 16 to 19 October 2025.[2] It marked the third running of the Central European Rally and the twelfth round of the 2025 World Rally Championship, 2025 WRC2 Championship and 2025 WRC3 Championship. The event was the final round of the 2025 Junior WRC Championship.[3] The 2025 event was based in Passau, Bavaria in Germany and contested over eighteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 306.08 km (190.19 mi).[1]

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners, and their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[4] Nikolay Gryazin and Konstantin Aleksandrov were the defending rally winners in the WRC2 category.[5] Mattéo Chatillon and Maxence Cornuau were the defending rally winners in the WRC3 category.[6]

Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen won the rally, and their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturer's winner and became the 2025 manufacturer's champion.[7] Jan Černý and Ondřej Krajča were the winners in the WRC2 category, and secured their category titles.[8] Taylor Gill and Daniel Brkic were the winners in the WRC3 category. Mille Johansson and Johan Grönvall were the winners in the junior category and became the 2025 Junior WRC champion.[9]

Background

Entry list

The following crews were entered into the rally. The event was opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the WRC2 Championship, the WRC3 Championship and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Ten were entered under Rally1 regulations, as were nine Rally2 crews in the WRC2 Championship and nine Rally3 crew in the WRC3 Championship. A total of eight crews participated in the Junior World Rally Championship.[10]

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
1 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
5 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer, Team H
8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver H
13 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
17 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver H
33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
55 Josh McErlean Eoin Treacy M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
Rally2 entries competing in the WRC2 Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
21 Roberto Daprà Luca Guglielmetti Roberto Daprà Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
22 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
23 Alejandro Cachón Borja Rozada Toyota España Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
24 Jan Černý Ondřej Krajča Jan Černý Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
25 Léo Rossel Guillaume Mercoiret PH Sport Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
26 Diego Ruiloba Ángel Vela Diego Ruiloba Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
27 Filip Mareš Radovan Bucha Filip Mareš Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
28 Fabio Schwarz Pascal Raabe Armin Schwarz Driving Experience Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
29 Eamonn Boland Michael Joseph Morrissey Eamonn Boland Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver H
Rally3 entries competing in the WRC3 Championship and/or the Junior World Rally Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Class/Championship eligibility Tyre
30 Slaven Šekuljica Marko Šivak Slaven Šekuljica Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 H
31 Tom Pellerey Hervé Faucher Tom Pellerey Renault Clio Rally3 WRC3 H
32 Taylor Gill Daniel Brkic FIA Rally Star Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Junior WRC H
34 Mille Johansson Johan Grönvall Mille Johansson Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior WRC H
35 Ali Türkkan Oytun Albayrak Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Junior WRC H
36 Eamonn Kelly Conor Mohan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior WRC H
37 Kerem Kazaz Corentin Silvestre Team Petrol Ofisi Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Junior WRC H
38 Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Dominguez Jr. Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Junior WRC H
39 Max Smart Malcolm Read FIA Rally Star Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Junior WRC H
40 Claire Schönborn Michael Wenzel WRC Young Driver Program Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Junior WRC H
Other major entries
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
20 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Printsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 H

Itinerary

All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).

Date No. Time span Stage name Distance
16 October — After 9:01 Shakedown [Shakedown] 4.57 km
After 13:55 Opening ceremony, Passau N/a
SS1 After 14:30 Golf und Therme 1 12.83 km
14:55 – 17:37 Regroup, Bad Griesbach N/a
SS2 After 18:05 Golf und Therme 2 12.83 km
19:10 – 19:55 Flexi service A, Passau N/a
17 October 7:11 – 7:26 Service B, Passau N/a
SS3 After 8:30 Granit und Wald 1 10.86 km
SS4 After 9:20 Böhmerwald 1 15.27 km
SS5 After 11:25 Col de Jan 1 23.37 km
13:40 – 13:55 Tyre fitting zone, Kaplice N/a
SS6 After 14:45 Col de Jan 2 23.37 km
SS7 After 17:20 Böhmerwald 2 15.27 km
SS8 After 18:15 Granit und Wald 2 10.86 km
19:25 – 20:10 Flexi service C, Passau N/a
18 October 7:00 – 7:15 Service D, Passau N/a
SS9 After 8:15 Made in FRG 1 14.30 km
SS10 After 10:35 Keply 1 21.95 km
SS11 After 11:35 Klatovy 1 15.57 km
12:15 – 12:45 Regroup, Klatovy N/a
12:50 – 13:05 Tyre fitting zone, Klatovy N/a
SS12 After 14:05 Keply 2 21.95 km
SS13 After 15:05 Klatovy 2 15.57 km
SS14 After 18:25 Made in FRG 2 14.30 km
19:45 – 20:30 Flexi service E, Passau N/a
19 October 7:00 – 7:15 Service F, Passau N/a
SS15 After 8:25 / Beyond Borders 1 12.37 km
SS16 After 10:05 Mühltal 1 26.52 km
SS17 After 11:10 / Beyond Borders 2 12.37 km
11:52 – 12:32 Regroup, Rohrbach N/a
SS18 After 13:15 Mühltal 2 [Power Stage] 26.52 km
After 16:30 Podium ceremony, Passau N/a
Source:[1]

Report

WRC Rally1

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Event Sunday Stage Total
1 1 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:36:20.1 0.0 25 3 3 31
2 2 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:37:03.8 +43.7 17 4 4 25
3 3 10 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:37:09.4 +49.3 15 1 0 16
4 4 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:37:26.9 +1:06.8 12 2 2 16
5 5 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:38:24.7 +2:04.6 10 0 0 10
6 6 5 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:38:34.0 +2:13.9 8 0 1 9
7 7 55 Josh McErlean Eoin Treacy M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 2:42:08.9 +5:48.8 6 0 0 6
27 8 13 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:19:08.5 +42:48.4 0 0 0 0
29 9 17 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:26:01.0 +49:40.9 0 5 5 10
Retired SS15 1 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Accident 0 0 0 0
Source:[11]

Special stages

Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:15.5 N/a
SS1 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:24.5 Ogier / Landais
SS2 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:23.8
SS3 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 5:30.9
SS4 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:36.3
SS5 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:12.1
SS6 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:10.5
SS7 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:33.2
SS8 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:30.9
SS9 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:17.1 Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS10 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:17.4
SS11 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:55.7
SS12 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 11:03.6
SS13 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:47.5
SS14 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 7:12.2
SS15 stage cancelled
SS16 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 14:05.7 Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS17 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:55.0
SS18 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 13:58.2
Source:[12][13]

Championship standings

  • Bold text indicates 2025 World Champions.

WRC2 Rally2

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Event
9 1 24 Jan Černý Ondřej Krajča Jan Černý Citroën C3 Rally2 2:47:11.2 0.0 25 2
10 2 27 Filip Mareš Radovan Bucha Filip Mareš Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 2:47:41.3 +30.1 17 1
11 3 21 Roberto Daprà Luca Guglielmetti Roberto Daprà Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 2:50:11.5 +3:00.3 15 0
20 4 29 Eamonn Boland Michael Joseph Morrissey Eamonn Boland Ford Fiesta Rally2 3:08:56.3 +21:45.1 12 0
25 5 22 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:17:10.5 +29:59.3 10 0
34 6 28 Fabio Schwarz Pascal Raabe Armin Schwarz Driving Experience Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 3:31:39.4 +44:28.2 8 0
Retired SS18 26 Diego Ruiloba Ángel Vela Diego Ruiloba Citroën C3 Rally2 Accident 0 0
Retired SS14 23 Alejandro Cachón Borja Rozada Toyota España Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Rear suspension 0 0
Retired SS14 25 Léo Rossel Guillaume Mercoiret PH Sport Citroën C3 Rally2 Electrical 0 0
Source:[14]

Special stages

Championship standings

  • Bold text indicates 2025 World Champions.

WRC3 Rally3

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
12 1 34 Mille Johansson Johan Grönvall Mille Johansson Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:54:27.8 0.0 25
13 2 32 Taylor Gill Daniel Brkic FIA Rally Star Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:54:29.4 +1.6 17
14 3 37 Kerem Kazaz Luca Guglielmetti Team Petrol Ofisi Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:58:52.7 +4:24.9 15
15 4 38 Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Dominguez Jr. Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:59:06.7 +4:38.9 12
16 5 40 Claire Schönborn Michael Wenzel WRC Young Driver Program Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:00:21.5 +5:53.7 10
34 6 28 Fabio Schwarz Pascal Raabe Armin Schwarz Driving Experience Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 3:31:39.4 +55:19.3 8
Retired SS17 35 Ali Türkkan Oytun Albayrak Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ford Fiesta Rally3 Accident 0
Retired SS5 31 Max Smart Malcolm Read FIA Rally Star Ford Fiesta Rally3 Front suspension 0
Retired SS1 31 Tom Pellerey Hervé Faucher Tom Pellerey Renault Clio Rally3 Rolled 0
Source:[15]

Special stages

Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Gill / Brkic Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:35.3 N/a
SS1 Gill / Brkic Ford Fiesta Rally3 7:09.8 Gill / Brkic
SS2 Türkkan / Albayrak Ford Fiesta Rally3 7:11.8 Türkkan / Albayrak
SS3 Gill / Brkic Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:14.5
SS4 Türkkan / Albayrak Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:29.5
SS5 Gill / Brkic Ford Fiesta Rally3 13:46.6
SS6 Türkkan / Albayrak Ford Fiesta Rally3 13:33.8
SS7 Türkkan / Albayrak Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:26.9
SS8 Gill / Brkic Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:17.6
SS9 Gill / Brkic Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:02.7
SS10 Gill / Brkic Ford Fiesta Rally3 12:29.8
SS11 Türkkan / Albayrak Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:43.1
SS12 Gill / Brkic Ford Fiesta Rally3 11:59.4
SS13 Gill / Brkic Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:36.4
SS14 Türkkan / Albayrak Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:03.0
SS15 stage cancelled
SS16 Türkkan / Albayrak Ford Fiesta Rally3 15:38.3 Türkkan / Albayrak
SS17 Gill / Brkic Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:38.6 Gill / Brkic
SS18 Gill / Brkic Ford Fiesta Rally3 15:32.8
Source:[12][13]

Championship standings

JWRC Rally3

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage
12 1 34 Mille Johansson Johan Grönvall Mille Johansson Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:54:27.8 0.0 50 7
13 2 32 Taylor Gill Daniel Brkic FIA Rally Star Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:54:29.4 +1.6 34 5
14 3 37 Kerem Kazaz Luca Guglielmetti Team Petrol Ofisi Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:58:52.7 +4:24.9 30 0
15 4 38 Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Dominguez Jr. Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:59:06.7 +4:38.9 24 0
16 5 40 Claire Schönborn Michael Wenzel WRC Young Driver Program Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:00:21.5 +5:53.7 20 0
Retired SS17 35 Ali Türkkan Oytun Albayrak Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ford Fiesta Rally3 Accident 0 4
Retired SS5 31 Max Smart Malcolm Read FIA Rally Star Ford Fiesta Rally3 Front suspension 0 0
Retired SS1 31 Tom Pellerey Hervé Faucher Tom Pellerey Renault Clio Rally3 Rolled 0 0
Source:[16]

Special stages

Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Gill / Brkic Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:35.3 N/a
SS1 Johansson / Grönvall Ford Fiesta Rally3 7:09.3 Johansson / Grönvall
SS2 Johansson / Grönvall Ford Fiesta Rally3 7:11.0
SS3 Gill / Brkic Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:14.5
SS4 Türkkan / Albayrak Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:29.5
SS5 Gill / Brkic Ford Fiesta Rally3 13:46.6 Türkkan / Albayrak
SS6 Türkkan / Albayrak Ford Fiesta Rally3 13:33.8
SS7 Türkkan / Albayrak Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:26.9
SS8 Johansson / Grönvall Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:16.3
SS9 Gill / Brkic Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:02.7
SS10 Gill / Brkic Ford Fiesta Rally3 12:29.8
SS11 Türkkan / Albayrak Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:43.1
SS12 Gill / Brkic Ford Fiesta Rally3 11:59.4
SS13 Gill / Brkic Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:36.4
SS14 Türkkan / Albayrak Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:03.0
SS15 stage cancelled
SS16 Türkkan / Albayrak Ford Fiesta Rally3 15:38.3 Türkkan / Albayrak
SS17 Gill / Brkic Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:38.6 Gill / Brkic
SS18 Gill / Brkic Ford Fiesta Rally3 15:32.8
Source:[12][13]

Championship standings

  • Bold text indicates 2025 World Champions.

References

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