2025 Central European Rally


The 2025 Central European Rally was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days from 16 to 19 October 2025. 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. The 2025 event was based in Passau, Bavaria in Germany and contested over eighteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of.
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners, and their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. Nikolay Gryazin and Konstantin Aleksandrov were the defending rally winners in the WRC2 category. Mattéo Chatillon and Maxence Cornuau were the defending rally winners in the WRC3 category.
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. Jan Černý and Ondřej Krajča were the winners in the WRC2 category, and secured their category titles. 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.

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.
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarChampionship eligibilityTyre
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Itinerary

All dates and times are CEST.

Report

WRC Rally1

Championship standings

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11Elfyn Evans247
12Sébastien Ogier234
3Kalle Rovanperä234
4Ott Tänak197
5Thierry Neuville166

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11Scott Martin247
12Vincent Landais234
13Jonne Halttunen234
4Martin Järveoja197
5Martijn Wydaeghe166

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1Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT632
2Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT464
3M-Sport Ford WRT176
4Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2127

WRC2 Rally2

Championship standings

  • Bold text indicates 2025 World Champions.
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1Oliver Solberg135
2Yohan Rossel99
3Roope Korhonen69
4Jakko Viilo60
5Jonas Andersson57

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1Elliott Edmondson135
2Arnaud Dunand99
3Anssi Viinikka69
34Roberto Daprà64
15Jakko Viilo60

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1Toksport WRT198
2PH Sport178
3Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG89
4Sarrazin Motorsport – Iron Lynx64

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1Roope Korhonen90
32Roberto Daprà86
33Nikolay Gryazin77
24Robert Virves75
25Jan Solans72

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1Anssi Viinikka90
32Konstantin Aleksandrov77
13Jakko Viilo75
14Diego Sanjuan de Eusebio72
15Maciej Szczepaniak72

WRC3 Rally3

Championship standings

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11Taylor Gill117
12Matteo Fontana109
43Kerem Kazaz72
14Arthur Pelamourges60
15Nataniel Bruun60

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11Daniel Brkic117
12Alessandro Arnaboldi109
33Corentin Silvestre72
14Bastien Pouget60
15Pablo Olmos60

JWRC Rally3

Championship standings

  • Bold text indicates 2025 World Champions.
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11Mille Johansson135
12Taylor Gill123
3Ali Türkkan69
14Kerem Kazaz68
15Eamonn Kelly60

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11Johan Grönvall135
12Daniel Brkic123
3Oytun Albayrak69
14Corentin Silvestre68
15Conor Mohan60