2025 European Rally Championship
The 2025 European Rally Championship was the 73rd season of the FIA European Rally Championship, the European continental championship series in rallying. The season was also the twelfth following the merge between the European Rally Championship and the Intercontinental Rally Challenge.
Reigning champions Hayden Paddon and John Kennard did not return as they focused on Australian Rally Championship.
The season was marred by the death of ERC Junior driver Matteo Doretto in a pre-event test prior to the 2025 Rally Poland.
Confirmed competitions
- FIA ERC: Main open championship for all current FIA-homologated cars within sporting classes RC2 to RC5, with Rally2 cars the leading contenders.
- FIA ERC3: Second tier, specifically for the Rally3 class.
- FIA ERC4: Third ERC tier, the first for front-wheel-drive cars. Allows Rally4 and Rally5 cars.
- FIA ERC Junior: For drivers aged 27 and under on 1 January 2025 in Rally4 and Rally5 cars. This championship will be contested over six of the eight rounds.
- FIA Master ERC: for drivers over the age of 50 at the start of the season.
- FIA European Rally Championship for Teams: each team can nominate a maximum of three cars, counting the two highest-placed cars from each team.
- FIA European Rally Championship for Tyre suppliers: a nominated tyre supplier may score points with the two best placed Rally2 cars registered in ERC.
Calendar
The 2025 season is contested over eight rounds across Central, NorthernCalendar overview
- Rally Islas Canarias, which has been part of the ERC calendar since 2016 and previously was part of Intercontinental Rally Challenge, stepped up to 2025 [World Rally Championship|WRC] for 2025. Rally Sierra Morena was added to the calendar instead.
- Rally Estonia was removed from the calendar as it returned to WRC.
- Rally Poland returned to the calendar after a one-off WRC appearance in 2024, with Rally Silesia effectively removed.
- Croatia Rally returned to the calendar for the first time since 2013. It was moved from April, when it took place while part of WRC, to October.
- Royal Rally of Scandinavia and Rali Ceredigion do not count for the ERC Junior calendar.
Results
Scoring system
Points for final position are awarded as in the following table in ERC, ERC3 and ERC4. In ERC, ERC3 and ERC4, the best seven scores from the eight rounds count towards the final number of points. In the Junior ERC category, the best five rounds out of six count.| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
| Points | 30 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
There are also five bonus points awarded to the winners of the Power Stage, four points for second place, three for third, two for fourth and one for fifth. Power Stage points are awarded only in the main ERC drivers' and co-drivers' championships.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| Points | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Teams may register a maximum of three cars under a team name to score points in the teams' championship, of which the best two will score points. Cars driven by ERC4 priority drivers score points in their own group.