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.

Driver

Co-Driver

Entrant

Car

Championship eligibility

Tyre

Itinerary

All dates and times are CEST.

Report

WRC Rally1

Championship standings

Bold text indicates 2025 World Champions.

Move		Driver	Points
1	1	Elfyn Evans	247
1	2	Sébastien Ogier	234
	3	Kalle Rovanperä	234
	4	Ott Tänak	197
	5	Thierry Neuville	166

Move		Driver	Points
1	1	Scott Martin	247
1	2	Vincent Landais	234
1	3	Jonne Halttunen	234
	4	Martin Järveoja	197
	5	Martijn Wydaeghe	166

Move		Driver	Points
	1	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	632
	2	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	464
	3	M-Sport Ford WRT	176
	4	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2	127

WRC2 Rally2

Championship standings

Bold text indicates 2025 World Champions.

Move		Driver	Points
	1	Oliver Solberg	135
	2	Yohan Rossel	99
	3	Roope Korhonen	69
	4	Jakko Viilo	60
	5	Jonas Andersson	57

Move		Driver	Points
	1	Elliott Edmondson	135
	2	Arnaud Dunand	99
	3	Anssi Viinikka	69
3	4	Roberto Daprà	64
1	5	Jakko Viilo	60

Move		Driver	Points
	1	Toksport WRT	198
	2	PH Sport	178
	3	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG	89
	4	Sarrazin Motorsport – Iron Lynx	64

Move		Driver	Points
	1	Roope Korhonen	90
3	2	Roberto Daprà	86
3	3	Nikolay Gryazin	77
2	4	Robert Virves	75
2	5	Jan Solans	72

Move		Driver	Points
	1	Anssi Viinikka	90
3	2	Konstantin Aleksandrov	77
1	3	Jakko Viilo	75
1	4	Diego Sanjuan de Eusebio	72
1	5	Maciej Szczepaniak	72

WRC3 Rally3

Championship standings

Move		Driver	Points
1	1	Taylor Gill	117
1	2	Matteo Fontana	109
4	3	Kerem Kazaz	72
1	4	Arthur Pelamourges	60
1	5	Nataniel Bruun	60

Move		Driver	Points
1	1	Daniel Brkic	117
1	2	Alessandro Arnaboldi	109
3	3	Corentin Silvestre	72
1	4	Bastien Pouget	60
1	5	Pablo Olmos	60

JWRC Rally3

Championship standings

Bold text indicates 2025 World Champions.

Move		Driver	Points
1	1	Mille Johansson	135
1	2	Taylor Gill	123
	3	Ali Türkkan	69
1	4	Kerem Kazaz	68
1	5	Eamonn Kelly	60

Move		Driver	Points
1	1	Johan Grönvall	135
1	2	Daniel Brkic	123
	3	Oytun Albayrak	69
1	4	Corentin Silvestre	68
1	5	Conor Mohan	60