2025 Rally Estonia
| 2025 Rally Estonia WRC Delfi Rally Estonia 2025 | |||
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Round 8 of 14 in the 2025 World Rally Championship
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Rally Estonia is the biggest motorsport event in the Baltic states. | |||
| Host country | Estonia | ||
| Rally base | Tartu, Tartu County | ||
| Dates run | 17 – 20 July 2025 | ||
| Start location | Tartu, Tartu County | ||
| Finish location | Kääriku, Otepää Parish, Valga County | ||
| Stages | 20 (308.35 km; 191.60 miles)[1] | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Transport distance | 932.19 km (579.24 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,240.54 km (770.84 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 41 | ||
| Crews | 37 at start, 30 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 2:36:35.1 | ||
| Sunday Accumulated leader | Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 28:29.7 | ||
| Power Stage winner | Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 11:12.5 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner | Robert Virves Jakko Viilo Toksport WRT 2:45:18.5 | ||
| WRC-3 winner | Takumi Matsushita Ville Mannisenmäki Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG 3:00:39.2 | ||
The 2025 Rally Estonia (also known as the WRC Delfi Rally Estonia 2025) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days from 17 to 20 July 2025.[2] It marked the fifteenth running of the Rally Estonia, and was the eighth round of the 2025 World Rally Championship, 2025 WRC2 Championship and 2025 WRC3 Championship. The 2025 event was based in Tartu in Tartu County and was contested over twenty special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 308.35 km (191.60 mi).[1]
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners, and their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturer's winners.[3] Andreas Mikkelsen and Torstein Eriksen were the defending rally winners in the WRC2 category.[4] Roope Korhonen and Anssi Viinikka were the defending rally winners in the WRC3 category.[5]
Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson claimed their maiden rally victory, and their team, Toyota, successfully defended their titles.[6] Robert Virves and Jakko Viilo were the winners in the WRC2 category.[7] Takumi Matsushita and Ville Mannisenmäki were the winners in the WRC3 category.[8]
Background
Entry list
The following crews 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. Eleven entered under Rally1 regulations, as were twenty Rally2 crews in the WRC2 Championship and eight Rally3 crew in the WRC3 Championship.[9]
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
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| 21 | Roope Korhonen | Anssi Viinikka | Roope Korhonen | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | H |
| 23 | Fabrizio Zaldivar | Marcelo Der Ohannesian | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Team | H |
| 24 | Lauri Joona | Samu Vaaleri | Lauri Joona | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | H |
| 25 | Mikko Heikkilä | Kristian Temonen | Mikko Heikkilä | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | H |
| 26 | Romet Jürgenson | Siim Oja | FIA Rally Star | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | H |
| 27 | Nikolay Gryazin | Konstantin Aleksandrov | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team | H |
| 28 | Diego Ruiloba | Ángel Vela | Diego Ruiloba | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | H |
| 29 | Robert Virves | Jakko Viilo | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team | H |
| 30 | Marco Bulacia | Diego Vallejo | Marco Bulacia | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | H |
| 31 | Yuki Yamamoto | James Fulton | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team | H |
| 32 | Alejandro Mauro | Adrián Pérez | Alejandro Mauro | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | H |
| 34 | Georg Linnamäe | James Morgan | Georg Linnamäe | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | H |
| 35 | Egon Kaur | Ermo Veltson | Egon Kaur | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | H |
| 36 | Tuukka Kauppinen | Sebastian Virtanen | Tuukka Kauppinen | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | H |
| 37 | Joosep Ralf Nõgene | Aleks Lesk | Joosep Ralf Nõgene | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | H |
| 38 | Miguel Zaldivar | Luis Allende | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | H |
| 39 | Hikaru Kogure | Topi Matias Luhtinen | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team | H |
| 40 | Fabio Schwarz | Bernhard Ettel | Armin Schwarz Driving Experience | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | H |
| 41 | Bernhard ten Brinke | Tom Woodburn | Bernhard ten Brinke | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver | H |
| 42 | Uğur Soylu | Sener Güray | GP Garage My Team | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver | H |
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
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| 43 | Arthur Pelamourges | Bastien Pouget | Arthur Pelamourges | Renault Clio Rally3 | H |
| 44 | Nataniel Bruun | Pablo Olmos | Nataniel Bruun | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | H |
| 45 | Takumi Matsushita | Ville Mannisenmäki | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | Renault Clio Rally3 | H |
| 46 | Kerem Kazaz | Corentin Silvestre | Team Petrol Ofisi | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | H |
| 47 | André Martinez | Matias Aranguren | André Martinez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | H |
| 48 | Shotaro Goto | Jussi Lindberg | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | Renault Clio Rally3 | H |
| 49 | Tymoteusz Abramowski | Jakub Wróbel | Tymoteusz Abramowski | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | H |
| 50 | Grzegorz Bonder | Łukasz Jastrzębski | Grzegorz Bonder | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | H |
Itinerary
All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).
| Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance |
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| 17 July | — | After 9:01 | Kastre [Shakedown] | 4.08 km |
| After 18:30 | Opening ceremony, Tartu | N/a | ||
| SS1 | After 20:05 | Tartu vald 1 | 1.76 km | |
| 20:30 – 20:45 | Flexi service A, Raadi | N/a | ||
| 18 July | SS2 | After 9:16 | Peipsiääre 1 | 24.35 km |
| SS3 | After 10:09 | Mustvee 1 | 11.37 km | |
| SS4 | After 11:53 | Peipsiääre 2 | 24.35 km | |
| SS5 | After 12:46 | Mustvee 2 | 11.37 km | |
| 13:46 – 14:46 | Regroup, Raadi | N/a | ||
| 14:01 – 14:41 | Service B, Raadi | N/a | ||
| SS6 | After 15:44 | Kambja 1 | 23.74 km | |
| 19:31 – 19:41 | Regroup, Raadi | N/a | ||
| SS7 | After 18:04 | Kambja 2 | 23.74 km | |
| SS8 | After 19:15 | Elva Linn | 1.72 km | |
| 20:35 – 21:20 | Flexi service C, Raadi | N/a | ||
| 19 July | SS9 | After 8:23 | Raanitsa 1 | 21.45 km |
| SS10 | After 9:16 | Kanepi 1 | 17.43 km | |
| 9:51 – 10:06 | Regroup, Tehvandi | N/a | ||
| SS11 | After 10:54 | Raanitsa 2 | 21.45 km | |
| SS12 | After 11:47 | Kanepi 2 | 17.43 km | |
| 13:02 – 13:22 | Regroup, Raadi | N/a | ||
| 13:22 – 14:02 | Service D, Raadi | N/a | ||
| SS13 | After 15:05 | Otepää 1 | 11.15 km | |
| SS14 | After 16:00 | Karaski 1 | 11.97 km | |
| 16:50 – 17:17 | Regroup, Tehvandi | N/a | ||
| SS15 | After 17:35 | Otepää 2 | 11.15 km | |
| SS16 | After 18:30 | Karaski 2 | 11.97 km | |
| SS18 | After 19:51 | Tartu vald 2 | 1.76 km | |
| 20:26 – 21:11 | Flexi service E, Raadi | N/a | ||
| 20 July | SS18 | After 9:39 | Hellenurme | 11.79 km |
| SS19 | After 10:35 | Kääriku 1 | 24.20 km | |
| 11:25 – 12:45 | Regroup, Tehvandi | N/a | ||
| SS20 | After 13:15 | Kääriku 2 [Power Stage] | 24.20 km | |
| After 14:20 | Podium ceremony, Kääriku | N/a | ||
| After 16:00 | Finish | N/a | ||
| Source:[1] | ||||
Report
WRC Rally1
Classification
Special stages
Championship standings
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WRC2 Rally2
Classification
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |||
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| 11 | 1 | 44 | Robert Virves | Jakko Viilo | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 2:45:18.5 | 0.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 12 | 2 | 34 | Georg Linnamäe | James Morgan | Georg Linnamäe | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | 2:45:36.9 | +18.4 | 17 | 0 | |
| 13 | 3 | 21 | Roope Korhonen | Anssi Viinikka | Roope Korhonen | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | 2:46:07.9 | +49.4 | 15 | 0 | |
| 14 | 4 | 25 | Mikko Heikkilä | Kristian Temonen | Mikko Heikkilä | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 2:46:11.2 | +52.7 | 12 | 0 | |
| 15 | 5 | 26 | Romet Jürgenson | Siim Oja | FIA Rally Star | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | 2:46:30.0 | +1:11.5 | 10 | 0 | |
| 16 | 6 | 31 | Lauri Joona | Samu Vaaleri | Lauri Joona | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 2:46:54.5 | +1:36.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 17 | 7 | 31 | Yuki Yamamoto | James Fulton | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | 2:47:24.8 | +2:06.3 | 6 | 0 | |
| 18 | 8 | 37 | Joosep Ralf Nõgene | Aleks Lesk | Joosep Ralf Nõgene | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | 2:48:26.9 | +3:08.4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 20 | 9 | 28 | Diego Ruiloba | Ángel Vela | Diego Ruiloba | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 2:59:16.9 | +13:58.4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 21 | 10 | 41 | Bernhard ten Brinke | Tom Woodburn | Bernhard ten Brinke | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 3:00:35.6 | +15:17.1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | 11 | 36 | Tuukka Kauppinen | Sebastian Virtanen | Tuukka Kauppinen | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | 3:40:06.8 | +54:48.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Retired SS15 | 42 | Marco Bulacia | Diego Vallejo | Marco Bulacia | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | Accident | 0 | 0 | |||
| Retired SS12 | 35 | Egon Kaur | Ermo Veltson | Egon Kaur | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Retired | 0 | 0 | |||
| Retired SS4 | 38 | Miguel Zaldivar | Luis Allende | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Accident | 0 | 0 | |||
| Retired SS3 | 27 | Nikolay Gryazin | Konstantin Aleksandrov | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | Suspension | 0 | 0 | |||
| Source:[13] | |||||||||||
Special stages
Championship standings
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WRC3 Rally3
Classification
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||
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| 22 | 1 | 45 | Takumi Matsushita | Ville Mannisenmäki | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | Renault Clio Rally3 | 3:00:39.2 | 0.0 | 25 | |
| 23 | 2 | 50 | Grzegorz Bonder | Łukasz Jastrzębski | Grzegorz Bonder | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:08:22.3 | +7:43.1 | 17 | |
| 24 | 3 | 47 | André Martinez | Matias Aranguren | André Martinez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:15:56.0 | +15:16.8 | 15 | |
| 28 | 4 | 48 | Shotaro Goto | Jussi Lindberg | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | Renault Clio Rally3 | 3:45:08.3 | +44:29.1 | 12 | |
| 29 | 5 | 43 | Arthur Pelamourges | Bastien Pouget | Arthur Pelamourges | Renault Clio Rally3 | 3:51:14.6 | +50:35.4 | 10 | |
| Retired SS19 | 49 | Tymoteusz Abramowski | Jakub Wróbel | Tymoteusz Abramowski | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Engine | 0 | |||
| Retired SS6 | 46 | Kerem Kazaz | Corentin Silvestre | Team Petrol Ofisi | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Accident | 0 | |||
| Retired SS3 | 44 | Nataniel Bruun | Pablo Olmos | Nataniel Bruun | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Accident | 0 | |||
| Source:[14] | ||||||||||
Special stages
| Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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| SD | Abramowski / Wróbel | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:13.0 | N/a |
| SS1 | Abramowski / Wróbel | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 1:50.2 | Abramowski / Wróbel |
| SS2 | Abramowski / Wróbel | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 14:35.7 | |
| SS3 | Abramowski / Wróbel | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:35.1 | |
| SS4 | Goto / Lindberg | Renault Clio Rally3 | 14:54.9 | |
| SS5 | Matsushita / Mannisenmäki | Renault Clio Rally3 | 6:46.2 | |
| SS6 | Abramowski / Wróbel | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 14:14.2 | |
| SS7 | Abramowski / Wróbel | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 14:07.4 | |
| SS8 | Matsushita / Mannisenmäki | Renault Clio Rally3 | 1:34.1 | |
| SS9 | Abramowski / Wróbel | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 11:20.9 | |
| SS10 | Abramowski / Wróbel | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 9:24.3 | |
| SS11 | Abramowski / Wróbel | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 11:13.6 | |
| SS12 | Goto / Lindberg | Renault Clio Rally3 | 9:23.9 | |
| SS13 | stage cancelled | |||
| SS14 | Abramowski / Wróbel | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:41.4 | Abramowski / Wróbel |
| SS15 | Goto / Lindberg | Renault Clio Rally3 | 6:39.3 | Matsushita / Mannisenmäki |
| SS16 | Goto / Lindberg | Renault Clio Rally3 | 6:43.4 | |
| SS17 | Pelamourges / Pouget | Renault Clio Rally3 | 1:48.5 | |
| SS18 | Goto / Lindberg | Renault Clio Rally3 | 6:56.9 | |
| SS19 | Goto / Lindberg | Renault Clio Rally3 | 13:14.9 | |
| SS20 | Goto / Lindberg | Renault Clio Rally3 | 13:07.0 | |
| Source:[11][12] | ||||
Championship standings
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References
- ^ a b c "Itinerary Delfi Rally Estonia 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ "WRC reveals spectacular expanded 2025 calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Dazzling Rovanperä triumphs in Estonia". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "WRC2 win relights Mikkelsen's title hopes". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "Pajari holds on for WRC3 glory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "Solberg stuns with first WRC triumph in Estonia". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "Home hero Virves seals maiden WRC2 win in Estonia". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "Matsushita claims dominant WRC3 breakthrough in Estonia". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "Entry list Delfi Rally Estonia 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "Final results Rally Italia Estonia 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Shakedown Delfi Rally Estonia 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Stage results Delfi Rally Estonia 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ "Final results Rally Estonia 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "Final results Delfi Rally Estonia 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
External links
- Official website (in Estonian and English)
- 2025 Rally Estonia at eWRC-results.com
- 2025 Rally Estonia at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)