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.

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	^[1]
2	9 May	11 May	Rally Hungary	Veszprém, Veszprém County	Gravel	13	191,01 km	^[2]
3	29 May	31 May	Royal Rally of Scandinavia		Gravel	TBA	TBA
4	13 June	15 June	Rally Poland	Mikołajki, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship	Gravel	TBA	TBA
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:^[3]^[4]^[1]^[2]

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
Citroën C3 Rally2	Citroën Rally Team	Unai de la Dehesa	Daniel Sosa Ojeda	P	1
Ford Fiesta Rally2	M-Sport Ford WRT	Jon Armstrong	Shane Byrne	P	1
	B-A Promotion Kft.	András Hadik	István Juhász	P	1	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	Master ERC
		Dariusz Biedrzyński	Rafał Fiołek	M	1	Master ERC
	Hyundai Motor España	Pepe López	David Vázquez	P	1
	Team MRF Tyres	Stéphane Lefebvre	Andy Malfoy	MR	1
		James Williams	Ross Whittock		1
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2		Simone Tempestini	Sergiu Itu		1
	Auto Podbabská Škoda PSG ACCR Team	Dominik Stříteský	Igor Bacigál	M	1
	J2X Rally Team	Nikolay Gryazin	Konstantin Aleksandrov	M	1
	J2X Rally Team	Jarosław Kołtun	Ireneusz Pleskot	M	1
	Recalvi Team	José Antonio Suárez	Alberto Iglesias Pin	M	1
	Topp-Cars Rally Team	Martin László	Viktor Bán	M	1
Toyota GR Yaris Rally2	Proformance Service Kft Team Staff House	Norbert Herczig	Ramón Ferencz	P	1
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]
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2		Mikołaj Marczyk	Szymon Gospodarczyk	M	1
		Andrea Mabellini	Virginia Lenzi	P	1
		Robert Virves	Jakko Viilo	H	1
		Jakub Matulka	Damian Syty	M	1
		Philip Allen	Craig Drew	M	1
		Jos Verstappen	Renaud Jamoul	P	1	Master ERC
		Roberto Blach Jr.	Mauro Barreiro	P	1
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo		Mille Johansson	Johan Grönvall	H	1
Sources:^[5]^[6]

ERC3

Rally3 entries
Car	Entrant	Driver	Co-Driver	Tyres	Rounds	Trophy
Ford Fiesta Rally3	Grupa PGS RT	Igor Widłak	Daniel Dymurski	P	1	FRally3T
Ford Fiesta Rally3	IK Sport Racing	Martin Ravenščak	Dora Ravenščak	P	1	FRally3T
Private Rally3 entries
Ford Fiesta Rally3	Entered under driver's name	Tristan Charpentier	Florian Barral	P	1	FRally3T
		Adrian Rzeźnik	Kamil Kozdroń	P	1	FRally3T
		Tymoteusz Abramowski	Jakub Wróbel	P	1	FRally3T
		Casey Jay Coleman	Killian McArdle	P	1	FRally3T
		Adam Grahn	Maja Bengtsson	P	1^[a]	FRally3T
Renault Clio Rally3		Hubert Kowalczyk	Jarosław Hryniuk	P	1
		Błażej Gazda	Michał Jurgała	P	1
		Sebastian Butyński	Łukasz Jastrzębski	P	1
		Aleksandar Tomov	Dimitar Spasov	P	1
Sources:^[5]^[6]

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	ERC4J
Opel Corsa Rally4	ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team	Calle Carlberg	Jørgen Eriksen	H	1	ERC4J
	ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team	Luca Pröglhöf	Christina Ettel	H	1	ERC4J
	IK Sport Racing	Leevi Lassila	Antti Linnaketo	H	1	ERC4J
Peugeot 208 Rally4	HRT Racing Kft.	Aoife Raftery	Hannah McKillop	H	1	ERC4J
	Team Estonia Autosport	Jaspar Vaher	Sander Pruul	H	1	ERC4J
	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Craig Rahill	Conor Smith	H	1	ERC4J
	Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy	Keelan Grogan	Ayrton Sherlock	H	1	ERC4J
	RACC Motorsport	Sergi Pérez Jr.	Axel Coronado	H	1	ERC4J
	RACC Motorsport	Jordi San Andrés Salvador	Alberto Gil Mora	P	1
Private Rally4 and Rally5 entries
Opel Corsa Rally4	Entered under driver's name	Timo Schulz	Michael Wenzel	H	1	ERC4J
Opel Corsa Rally4		Maxim Decock	Tom Buyse	H	1	ERC4J
Peugeot 208 Rally4		Hubert Laskowski	Esther Gutiérrez	H	1	ERC4J
		Ioan Lloyd	Sion Williams	H	1	ERC4J
		Francesco Dei Ceci	Nicolò Lazzarini	H	1	ERC4J
		Matteo Doretto	Andrea Budoia	H	1	ERC4J
		Tuukka Kauppinen	Topi Luhtinen	H	1	ERC4J
		Tommaso Sandrin	Andrea Dal Maso	H	1	ERC4J
		Victor Hansen	Ditte Kammersgaard	H	1	ERC4J
		Tom Kässer	Stephan Schneeweiß	P	1
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
Sources:^[5]^[6]

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	^[7]
2	Rally Hungary
3	Royal Rally of Scandinavia
4	Rally Poland
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.^[8]

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.^[8]

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.^[8]

Drivers' championships

ERC

Pos	Driver	ESP	Points	Best 7
1	Nikolay Gryazin	1²	34	34
2	Yoann Bonato	2⁴	26	26
3	Andrea Mabellini	4¹	24	24
4	José Antonio Suárez	3⁵	22	22
5	Mikołaj Marczyk	5³	20	20
6	Pepe López	6	15	15
7	Mille Johansson	7	13	13
8	Mads Østberg	8	11	11
9	Stéphane Lefebvre	9	9	9
10	Simon Wagner	10	7	7
11	Jakub Matulka	11	5	5
12	Roberto Blach Jr.	12	4	4
13	Jos Verstappen	13	3	3
14	Unai de La Dehesa	14	2	2
15	András Hadik	15	1	1
Sources:^[9]

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Excluded (EX)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Cancelled (C)
Blank	Withdrew entry from the event (WD)

Notes:
^{1 2 3 4 5} – Power Stage position

ERC3

Pos	Driver	ESP	Points	Best 7
1	Tristan Charpentier	1	30	30
2	Adrian Rzeźnik	2	24	24
3	Tymoteusz Abramowski	3	21	21
4	Martin Ravenščak	4	19	19
5	Igor Widłak	5	17	17
6	Hubert Kowalczyk	6	15	15
7	Sebastian Butyński	7	13	13
8	Casey Jay Coleman	8	11	11
9	Błażej Gazda	9	9	9
Sources:^[9]

ERC4

Pos	Driver	ESP	Points	Best 7
1	Sergi Pérez Jr.	1	30	30
2	Calle Carlberg	2	24	24
3	Jaspar Vaher	3	21	21
4	Craig Rahill	4	19	19
5	Ioan Lloyd	5	17	17
6	Tommaso Sandrin	6	15	15
7	Matteo Doretto	7	13	13
8	Luca Pröglhöf	8	11	11
9	Hubert Laskowski	9	9	9
10	Victor Hansen	10	7	7
11	Simon Andersson	11	5	5
12	Maxim Decock	12	4	4
13	Keelan Grogan	13	3	3
14	Mark-Egert Tiits	14	2	2
15	Aoife Raftery	15	1	1
Sources:^[9]

Junior ERC

Pos	Driver	ESP	Points	Best 5
1	Sergi Pérez Jr.	1	30	30
2	Calle Carlberg	2	24	24
3	Jaspar Vaher	3	21	21
4	Craig Rahill	4	19	19
5	Ioan Lloyd	5	17	17
6	Tommaso Sandrin	6	15	15
7	Matteo Doretto	7	13	13
8	Luca Pröglhöf	8	11	11
9	Hubert Laskowski	9	9	9
10	Victor Hansen	10	7	7
11	Simon Andersson	11	5	5
12	Maxim Decock	12	4	4
13	Keelan Grogan	13	3	3
14	Mark-Egert Tiits	14	2	2
15	Aoife Raftery	15	1	1
Sources:^[9]

Co-Drivers' championships

ERC

Pos	Co-Driver	ESP	Points	Best 7
1	Konstantin Aleksandrov	1²	34	34
2	Benjamin Boulloud	2²	26	26
3	Virginia Lenzi	4¹	24	24
4	Alberto Iglesias	3⁵	22	22
5	Szymon Gospodarczyk	5³	20	20
6	David Vázquez	6	15	15
7	Johan Grönvall	7	13	13
8	Torstein Eriksen	8	11	11
9	Andy Malfoy	9	9	9
10	Hanna Ostlender	10	7	7
11	Damian Syty	11	5	5
12	Mauro Barreiro	12	4	4
13	Renaud Jamoul	13	3	3
14	Daniel Sosa	14	2	2
15	István Juhász	15	1	1
Sources:^[9]

ERC3

Pos	Co-Driver	ESP	Points	Best 7
1	Florian Barral	1	30	30
2	Kamil Kozdroń	2	24	24
3	Jakub Wróbel	3	21	21
4	Dora Ravenščak	4	19	19
5	Daniel Dymurski	5	17	17
6	Jarosław Hryniuk	6	15	15
7	Łukasz Jastrzębski	7	13	13
8	Killian McArdle	8	11	11
9	Michał Jurgała	9	9	9
Sources:^[9]

ERC4

Pos	Co-Driver	ESP	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:^[9]

Teams' championship

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

Tyre suppliers' championship

Pos	Tyre supplier	ESP	Points
1	Michelin	1	54
1	Michelin	2	54
2	Pirelli	3	34
2	Pirelli	4	34
3	Hankook	5	17
3	Hankook	Ret	17
4	MRF	6	15
4	MRF	Ret	15
Sources:^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b Appeared on the entry list for Rally Sierra Morena, but withdrew before the start.

^ ^a ^b "Itinerary Rally Sierra Morena - Córdoba Patrimonio de la Humanidad 2025". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Itinerary Rally Hungary 2025". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
^ "Revamped calendar to deliver another epic ERC season". www.fiaerc.com. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
^ "Season 2025". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "42 Rally Sierra Morena – Córdoba Patrimonio de la Humanidad – ENTRY LIST" (PDF). Retrieved 25 March 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "42 Rally Sierra Morena – Córdoba Patrimonio de la Humanidad – AMENDED ENTRY LIST" (PDF). Retrieved 4 April 2025.
^ "Final results Rally Sierra Morena - Córdoba Patrimonio de la Humanidad 2025". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Championship Points". fiaerc.com. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "ERC Standings". fiaerc.com. Retrieved 7 April 2025.

External links

Official website

[withdrawnR1-5] Appeared on the entry list for Rally Sierra Morena, but withdrew before the start.

[2025_Sierra_Morena_itinerary-1] "Itinerary Rally Sierra Morena - Córdoba Patrimonio de la Humanidad 2025". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 25 March 2025.

[2025_Hungary_itinerary-2] "Itinerary Rally Hungary 2025". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 25 March 2025.

[2025_Calendar-3] "Revamped calendar to deliver another epic ERC season". www.fiaerc.com. Retrieved 18 November 2024.

[2025_Calendar_eWRC-4] "Season 2025". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 25 November 2024.

[EntrySierraMorena-6] "42 Rally Sierra Morena – Córdoba Patrimonio de la Humanidad – ENTRY LIST" (PDF). Retrieved 25 March 2025.

[EntrySierraMorenaAmended-7] "42 Rally Sierra Morena – Córdoba Patrimonio de la Humanidad – AMENDED ENTRY LIST" (PDF). Retrieved 4 April 2025.

[8] "Final results Rally Sierra Morena - Córdoba Patrimonio de la Humanidad 2025". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 7 April 2025.

[Championship_Points-9] "Championship Points". fiaerc.com. Retrieved 7 April 2025.

[fiaercstandings-10] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "ERC Standings". fiaerc.com. Retrieved 7 April 2025.

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