2025 European Rally Championship

The 2025 European Rally Championship is the 73rd season of the FIA European Rally Championship, the European continental championship series in rallying. The season is 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.[1]

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 (from all categories), 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, Northern and Southern Europe.

Round Start date Finish date Rally Rally headquarters Surface Stages Distance Ref.
1 4 April 6 April Rally Sierra Morena Córdoba, Andalucia Tarmac 13 209.96 km [2]
2 9 May 11 May Rally Hungary Veszprém, Veszprém County Gravel 13 191.01 km [3]
3 29 May 31 May Royal Rally of Scandinavia Karlstad, Värmland County Gravel 17 185.35 km [4]
4 13 June 15 June Rally Poland Mikołajki, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Gravel 14 190.40 km [5]
5 4 July 6 July Rally di Roma Capitale Fiuggi, Lazio Tarmac TBA TBA
6 15 August 17 August Barum Czech Rally Zlín Zlín, Zlín Region Tarmac TBA TBA
7 5 September 7 September Rali Ceredigion Tarmac TBA TBA
8 3 October 5 October Croatia Rally Tarmac TBA TBA
Sources:[6][7][2][3][4][5]

Calendar 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 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.

Entries

ERC

Rally2 entries
Car Entrant Driver Co-Driver Tyre Rounds Category
Citroën C3 Rally2 TRT Rally Team Mads Østberg Torstein Eriksen M 1–2
Lucas Karlsson 3
Giovanni Bernacchini 4
Citroën Rally Team Unai de la Dehesa Daniel Sosa Ojeda P 1
Team MRF Tyres Miklós Csomós Attila Nagy MR 2
Max McRae Cameron Fair 2–4
Ford Fiesta Rally2 M-Sport Ford WRT Jon Armstrong Shane Byrne P 1–4
B-A Promotion Kft. András Hadik István Juhász P 1–2 Master ERC
Past Racing Daniel Alonso Villarón Rubén Arboleya Gutiérrez H 1 Master ERC
Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Kowax DST Racing Simon Wagner Hanna Ostlender M 1
Martin Vlček Jakub Kunst P 1–3 Master ERC
Dariusz Biedrzyński Rafał Fiołek M 1 Master ERC
P 2–3
Team MRF Tyres Stéphane Lefebvre Andy Malfoy MR 1
James Williams Ross Whittock 1
Hyundai Motor España Pepe López David Vázquez P 1
Pécsi Sport Nonprofit Zrt. Antal Kovács Richárd Csáki H 2
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Team MRF Tyres Simone Tempestini Sergiu Itu MR 1–3
Auto Podbabská Škoda PSG ACCR Team Dominik Stříteský Igor Bacigál M 1–2
J2X Rally Team Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov M 1
Jarosław Kołtun Ireneusz Pleskot 1–2
Recalvi Team José Antonio Suárez Alberto Iglesias Pin M 1
Topp-Cars Rally Team Martin László Viktor Bán M 1–2
Henning Solberg Stéphane Prévot TBC 3 Master ERC
Turán Motorsport SE Frigyes Turán Gábor Zsiros H 2 Master ERC
Borsod Talent MSE Gábor Német Gergely Németh P 2
Ba-Ro Motorsport Miklós Bujdos Tamás Csontos H 2 Master ERC
Proformance Service Kft Team Staff House Norbert Herczig Ramón Ferencz P 2
Treff-Autóház Kft. Sándor „Sasa” Ollé Rebeka Ollé TBC 3 Master ERC
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Treff-Autóház Kft. Sándor „Sasa” Ollé Rebeka Ollé P 2 Master ERC
Top Trans Highway s.r.o. David Tomek Vítězslav Baďura H 2
Tradepol Rally Team Tomasz Ociepa Paweł Pochroń P 2 Master ERC
Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Proformance Service Kft Team Staff House Norbert Herczig Ramón Ferencz P 1
Team MRF Tyres Roope Korhonen Anssi Viinikka MR 2–4
Stéphane Lefebvre Andy Malfoy 3–4
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Frank Tore Larsen Lars-Håkon Lundgreen 3
Private Rally2 entries
Citroën C3 Rally2 Entered under driver's name Efrén Llarena Sara Fernández M 1
Yoann Bonato Benjamin Boulloud M 1
Maxime Potty Renaud Herman H 1[a]
Norbert Maior Francesca Maria Maior H 2
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Mikołaj Marczyk Szymon Gospodarczyk M 1–3
Andrea Mabellini Virginia Lenzi P 1–3
Robert Virves Jakko Viilo H 1
Jakub Matulka Damian Syty M 1–3
Philip Allen Craig Drew M 1–3
Jos Verstappen Renaud Jamoul P 1–3 Master ERC
Roberto Blach Jr. Mauro Barreiro P 1–2
Isak Reiersen Stefan Gustavsson H 2–3
Bogdan Cuzma Marc Banca M 2
Mille Johansson Johan Grönvall TBC 3
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Mille Johansson Johan Grönvall H 1
Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Eyvind Brynildsen Jørn Listerud TBC 3
Sources:[8][9][10]

ERC3

Rally3 entries
Car Entrant Driver Co-Driver Tyres Rounds Trophy
Ford Fiesta Rally3 Grupa PGS RT Igor Widłak Daniel Dymurski P 1–3 FRally3T
IK Sport Racing Martin Ravenščak Dora Ravenščak P 1–3 FRally3T
OLP Motorsport Kft. Márton Bertalan Róbert Paizs P 2 FRally3T
CRC Rally Team Esmar-Arnold Unt Denisa-Alexia Parteni P 2 FRally3T
Private Rally3 entries
Ford Fiesta Rally3 Entered under driver's name Tristan Charpentier Florian Barral P 1–3 FRally3T
Adrian Rzeźnik Kamil Kozdroń P 1–3 FRally3T
Tymoteusz Abramowski Jakub Wróbel P 1–3 FRally3T
Casey Jay Coleman Killian McArdle P 1–2 FRally3T
Adam Grahn Maja Bengtsson P 1[a] FRally3T
Christoffer Bäck 2
Renault Clio Rally3 Hubert Kowalczyk Jarosław Hryniuk P 1–3
Błażej Gazda Michał Jurgała P 1–3
Sebastian Butyński Łukasz Jastrzębski P 1–2
Aleksandar Tomov Dimitar Spasov P 1
Ville Vatanen Jarno Ottman M 2–3
Sources:[8][9][10]

ERC4

Rally4 and Rally5 entries
Car Entrant Driver Co-Driver Tyres Rounds Category
Ford Fiesta Rally4 Team Estonia Autosport Mark Egert-Tilts Rainis Raidma H 1–2 ERC4J
Kevin Lempu Fredi Kostikov H 2 ERC4J
Lancia Ypsilon Rally4 HF Jaspar Vaher Sander Pruul H 2, 4 ERC4J
Opel Corsa Rally4 ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team Calle Carlberg Jørgen Eriksen H 1–2 ERC4J
Luca Pröglhöf Christina Ettel H 1–2 ERC4J
IK Sport Racing Leevi Lassila Antti Linnaketo H 1–2 ERC4J
Peugeot 208 Rally4 HRT Racing Kft. Aoife Raftery Hannah McKillop H 1–2 ERC4J
Minhea Hanea Natalie Hanea H 2 ERC4J
Team Estonia Autosport Jaspar Vaher Sander Pruul H 1 ERC4J
Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Craig Rahill Conor Smith H 1–2 ERC4J
Keelan Grogan Ayrton Sherlock H 1–2 ERC4J
RACC Motorsport Sergi Pérez Jr. Axel Coronado H 1–2 ERC4J
Jordi San Andrés Salvador Alberto Gil Mora P 1
Private Rally4 and Rally5 entries
Lancia Ypsilon Rally4 HF Entered under driver's name Tuukka Kauppinen Topi Luhtinen H 2 ERC4J
Opel Corsa Rally4 Timo Schulz Michael Wenzel H 1–2[b] ERC4J
Maxim Decock Tom Buyse H 1–2 ERC4J
Cristian Sugár Vlad Colceriu H 2 ERC4J
Peugeot 208 Rally4 Hubert Laskowski Esther Gutiérrez H 1 ERC4J
Ioan Lloyd Sion Williams H 1–2 ERC4J
Francesco Dei Ceci Nicolò Lazzarini H 1–2 ERC4J
Matteo Doretto Andrea Budoia H 1–2 ERC4J
Tuukka Kauppinen Topi Luhtinen H 1 ERC4J
Tommaso Sandrin Andrea Dal Maso H 1–2 ERC4J
Victor Hansen Ditte Kammersgaard H 1–3 ERC4J
Tom Kässer Stephan Schneeweiß P 1–2
Norman Kreuter Jeannette Kvick Andersson P 2 Master ERC
Renault Clio Rally4 Simon Andersson Jörgen Jönsson H 1 ERC4J
Kevin Saraiva Beatriz Pinto H 1 ERC4J
Catherine Rădulescu Bogdan Minea P 1
Renault Clio Rally5 Ciprian Lupu Vlad Colceriu P 1
Artur Luca Mihai Supuran H 2 ERC4J
Sources:[8][9][10]

Results

Season summary

Round Event Winning driver Winning co-driver Winning entrant Winning time Report Ref.
1 Rally Sierra Morena Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov J2X Rally Team 2:01:49.5 Report [11]
2 Rally Hungary Roope Korhonen Anssi Viinikka Team MRF Tyres 1:50:30.7 Report [12]
3 Royal Rally of Scandinavia Eyvind Brynildsen Jørn Listerud Eyvind Brynildsen 1:33:40.8 Report [13]
4 Rally Poland Mārtiņš Sesks Renārs Francis Team MRF Tyres 1:37:56.4 Report [14]
5 Rally di Roma Capitale
6 Barum Czech Rally Zlín
7 Rali Ceredigion
8 Croatia Rally

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.[15]

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.[15]

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.[15]

Drivers' championships

ERC

Pos Driver ESP
HUN
SWE
POL
ITA
CZE
GBR
CRO
Points Best 7
1 Mikołaj Marczyk 53 33 7 2 81 81
2 Mads Østberg 8 24 8 5 65 65
3 Roope Korhonen 15 2 Ret 60 60
4 Isak Reiersen 4 3 4 60 60
5 Andrea Mabellini 41 Ret 4 8 60 60
6 Jon Armstrong Ret 102 10 3 46 46
7 Mille Johansson 7 6 7 41 41
8 Mārtiņš Sesks 1 35 35
9 Nikolay Gryazin 12 34 34
10 Eyvind Brynildsen 1 31 31
11 Simone Tempestini 9 3 27 27
12 Yoann Bonato 24 26 26
13 José Antonio Suárez 35 22 22
14 Frank Tore Larsen 5 19 19
15 Jakub Matulka 11 Ret 12 9 18 18
16 Gábor Német 5 17 17
17 Norbert Maior 6 15 15
18 Pepe López 6 15 15
19 Jos Verstappen 13 8 Ret Ret 14 14
20 Stéphane Lefebvre 9 11 Ret 13 14
21 Sasa Ollé 7 13 13
22 Norbert Herczig Ret 9 9 9
23 Simon Wagner 10 7 7
24 Krzysztof Bubik 10 7 7
25 Roberto Blach Jr. 12 Ret 14 6 6
26 Philip Allen Ret 321 Ret Ret 5 5
27 Max Mcrae 11 5 5
28 Antal Kovács 11 5 5
29 Igor Widłak 34 12 4 4
30 Jakub Brzeziński 12 4 4
31 Tymoteusz Abramowski 13 15 4 4
32 Łukasz Byśkiniewicz 13 3 3
33 Márton Bertalan 13 3 3
34 Ville Vatanen 14 2 2
35 Martin Vlček 20 14 Ret 2 2
36 Unai de La Dehesa 14 2 2
37 András Hadik 15 Ret 1 1
38 Hubert Kowalczyk 36 15 1 1
39 Tristan Charpentier 15 1 1
Sources:[16]
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Notes:
1 2 3 4 5 – Power Stage position

ERC3

Pos Driver ESP
HUN
SWE
POL
ITA
CZE
GBR
CRO
Points Best 7
1 Igor Widłak 5 1 47 47
2 Tristan Charpentier 1 6 45 45
3 Hubert Kowalczyk 6 3 36 36
4 Adrian Rzeźnik 2 9 33 33
5 Tymoteusz Abramowski 3 8 32 32
6 Błażej Gazda 9 5 26 26
7 Márton Bertalan 2 24 24
8 Martin Ravenščak 4 Ret 19 19
9 Ville Vatanen 4 19 19
10 Sebastian Butyński 7 Ret 13 13
11 Esmar-Arnold Unt 7 13 13
12 Casey Jay Coleman 8 Ret 11 11
Sources:[16]

ERC4

Pos Driver ESP
HUN
SWE
POL
ITA
CZE
GBR
CRO
Points Best 7
1 Calle Carlberg 2 1 1 1 114 114
2 Ioan Lloyd 5 5 2 5 75 75
3 Victor Hansen 10 2 1 7 74 74
4 Jaspar Vaher 3 4 Ret 3 61 61
5 Sergi Pérez Jr. 1 10 6 Ret 52 52
6 Craig Rahill 4 Ret Ret 4 38 38
7 Matteo Doretto 7 3 WD 34 34
8 Tommaso Sandrin 6 Ret 15 15
9 Leevi Lassila Ret 6 15 15
10 Luca Pröglhöf 8 12 15 15
11 Norman Kreuter 7 13 13
12 Aoife Raftery 15 8 12 12
13 Hubert Laskowski 9 9 9
14 Kevin Lempu 9 9 9
15 Keelan Grogan 13 11 8 8
16 Simon Andersson 11 5 5
17 Maxim Decock 12 Ret 4 4
18 Tuukka Kauppinen 20 13 3 3
19 Mark-Egert Tiits 14 Ret 2 2
20 Artur Luca 14 2 2
Sources:[16]

Junior ERC

Pos Driver ESP
HUN
POL
ITA
CZE
CRO
Points Best 5
1 Calle Carlberg 2 1 1 1 114 114
2 Ioan Lloyd 5 5 2 4 77 77
3 Jaspar Vaher 3 4 Ret 2 64 64
4 Sergi Pérez Jr. 1 9 6 Ret 54 54
5 Victor Hansen 10 2 7 44 44
6 Craig Rahill 4 Ret Ret 3 40 40
7 Aoife Raftery 15 7 4 10 40 40
8 Tuukka Kauppinen 17 12 3 7 38 38
9 Matteo Doretto 7 3 WD 34 34
10 Keelan Grogan 13 10 8 8 32 32
11 Leevi Lassila Ret 6 12 9 28 28
12 Francesco Dei Ceci Ret Ret 9 6 24 24
13 Mark-Egert Tiits 14 Ret 5 19 19
14 Yohan Surroca 5 17 17
15 Luca Pröglhöf 8 11 Ret 16 16
16 Tommaso Sandrin 6 Ret Ret 15 15
17 Simon Andersson 11 10 12 12
Sources:[16]

Co-Drivers' championships

ERC

Pos Co-Driver ESP
HUN
SWE
POL
ITA
CZE
GBR
CRO
Points Best 7
1 Szymon Gospodarczyk 53 33 44 44
2 Torstein Eriksen 8 24 37 37
3 Konstantin Aleksandrov 12 34 34
4 Anssi Viinikka 15 31 31
5 Benjamin Boulloud 24 26 26
6 Virginia Lenzi 41 Ret 24 24
7 Alberto Iglesias 35 22 22
8 Stefan Gustavsson 4 19 19
9 Gergely Németh 5 17 17
10 David Vázquez 6 15 15
11 Francesca Maria Maior 6 15 15
12 Renaud Jamoul 13 8 14 14
13 Johan Grönvall 7 13 13
14 Rebeka Ollé 7 13 13
15 Shane Byrne Ret 102 11 11
16 Andy Malfoy 9 9 9
15 Ramón Ferencz Ret 9 9 9
18 Hanna Ostlender 10 7 7
19 Damian Syty 11 Ret 5 5
20 Richárd Csáki 11 5 5
21 Craig Drew Ret 321 5 5
22 Daniel Dymurski 34 12 4 4
23 Mauro Barreiro 12 Ret 4 4
24 Róbert Paizs 13 3 3
25 Jakub Kunst 20 14 2 2
26 Daniel Sosa 14 2 2
27 Jarosław Hryniuk 36 15 1 1
28 István Juhász 15 Ret 1 1
Sources:[16]

ERC3

Pos Co-Driver ESP
HUN
SWE
POL
ITA
CZE
GBR
CRO
Points Best 7
1 Daniel Dymurski 5 1 47 47
2 Florian Barral 1 6 45 45
3 Jarosław Hryniuk 6 3 36 36
4 Kamil Kozdroń 2 9 33 33
5 Michał Jurgała 9 5 26 26
6 Róbert Paizs 2 24 24
7 Jakub Wróbel 3 21 21
8 Dora Ravenščak 4 Ret 19 19
9 Jarno Ottman 4 19 19
10 Łukasz Jastrzębski 7 Ret 13 13
11 Denisa-Alexia Parteni 7 13 13
12 Killian McArdle 8 Ret 11 11
13 Grzegorz Dachowski 8 11 11
Sources:[16]

ERC4

Pos Co-Driver ESP
HUN
SWE
POL
ITA
CZE
GBR
CRO
Points Best 7
1 Axel Coronado 1 30 30
2 Jørgen Eriksen 2 24 24
3 Sander Pruul 3 21 21
4 Conor Smith 4 19 19
5 Sion Williams 5 17 17
6 Andrea Dal Maso 6 15 15
7 Andrea Budoia 7 13 13
8 Christina Ettel 8 11 11
9 Esther Gutiérrez 9 9 9
10 Ditte Kammersgaard 10 7 7
11 Jörgen Jönsson 11 5 5
12 Tom Buyse 12 4 4
13 Ayrton Sherlock 13 3 3
14 Rainis Raidma 14 2 2
15 Hannah McKillop 15 1 1
Sources:[16]

Teams' championship

Pos Team ESP
HUN
SWE
POL
ITA
CZE
GBR
CRO
Points
1 J2X Rally Team 1 30
DNS
2 Recalvi Team 2 24
3 Hyundai Motor España 3 21
4 TRT Rally Team 4 19
5 Kowax DST Racing 6 18
13
6 Team MRF Tyres 5 17
Ret
7 Citroën Rally Team 7 13
8 B-A Promotion Kft. 8 11
9 Topp-Cars Rally Team 9 9
10 RACC Motorsport 10 7
22
11 ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team 11 6
15
12 Team Estonia Autosport 12 4
20
13 Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy 14 2
18
Sources:[16]

Tyre suppliers' championship

Pos Tyre supplier ESP
HUN
SWE
POL
ITA
CZE
GBR
CRO
Points
1 Michelin 1 54
2
2 Pirelli 3 34
4
3 Hankook 5 17
Ret
4 MRF 6 15
Ret
Sources:[16]

References

  1. ^ a b Appeared on the entry list for Rally Sierra Morena, but withdrew before the start.
  2. ^ Appeared on the entry list for Rally Hungary, but withdrew before the start.
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  5. ^ a b "Itinerary ORLEN OIL Rally Poland - Rajd Polski". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
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  9. ^ a b c "VI. RALLY HUNGARY – SECOND AMENDED ENTRY LIST" (PDF). Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  10. ^ a b c "VI. BAUHAUS ROYAL RALLY OF SCANDINAVIA – ENTRY LIST" (PDF). Retrieved 1 May 2025.
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