| 2025 Central European Rally Central European Rally 2025 | |||
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Round 12 of 14 in the 2025 World Rally Championship
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| The Central European Rally features routes across three nations. | |||
| Host country | |||
| Rally base | Passau, Bavaria, Germany | ||
| Dates run | 16 – 19 October 2025 | ||
| Start location | Passau, Bavaria, Germany | ||
| Finish location | Peilstein im Mühlviertel, Rohrbach District, Austria | ||
| Stages | 18 (306.08 km; 190.19 miles) [1] | ||
| Stage surface | Tarmac | ||
| Transport distance | 1,138.61 km (707.50 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,444.69 km (897.69 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 47 | ||
| Crews | 46 at start, 36 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | 2:36:20.1 | ||
| Sunday Accumulated leader | 39:56.4 | ||
| Power Stage winner | 13:58.2 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner | 2:47:11.2 | ||
| WRC-3 winner | 2:54:29.4 | ||
| J-WRC winner | 2:54:27.8 | ||
The 2025 Central European Rally (also known as the Central Europe Rally 2025) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days from 16 to 19 October 2025. [2] 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. [3] The 2025 event was based in Passau, Bavaria in Germany and contested over eighteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 306.08 km (190.19 mi). [1]
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners, and their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. [4] Nikolay Gryazin and Konstantin Aleksandrov were the defending rally winners in the WRC2 category. [5] Mattéo Chatillon and Maxence Cornuau were the defending rally winners in the WRC3 category. [6]
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. [7] Jan Černý and Ondřej Krajča were the winners in the WRC2 category, and secured their category titles. [8] 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. [9]
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. [10]
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
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| 20 | | | | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | H |
All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).
| Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance |
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| 16 October | — | After 9:01 | | 4.57 km |
| | After 13:55 | | — | |
| SS1 | After 14:30 | | 12.83 km | |
| | 14:55 – 17:37 | | — | |
| SS2 | After 18:05 | | 12.83 km | |
| | 19:10 – 19:55 | | — | |
| 17 October | | 7:11 – 7:26 | | — |
| SS3 | After 8:30 | | 10.86 km | |
| SS4 | After 9:20 | | 15.27 km | |
| SS5 | After 11:25 | | 23.37 km | |
| | 13:40 – 13:55 | | — | |
| SS6 | After 14:45 | | 23.37 km | |
| SS7 | After 17:20 | | 15.27 km | |
| SS8 | After 18:15 | | 10.86 km | |
| | 19:25 – 20:10 | | — | |
| 18 October | | 7:00 – 7:15 | | — |
| SS9 | After 8:15 | | 14.30 km | |
| SS10 | After 10:35 | | 21.95 km | |
| SS11 | After 11:35 | | 15.57 km | |
| | 12:15 – 12:45 | | — | |
| | 12:50 – 13:05 | | — | |
| SS12 | After 14:05 | | 21.95 km | |
| SS13 | After 15:05 | | 15.57 km | |
| SS14 | After 18:25 | | 14.30 km | |
| | 19:45 – 20:30 | | — | |
| 19 October | | 7:00 – 7:15 | | — |
| SS15 | After 8:25 | | 12.37 km | |
| SS16 | After 10:05 | | 26.52 km | |
| SS17 | After 11:10 | | 12.37 km | |
| | 11:52 – 12:32 | | — | |
| SS18 | After 13:15 | | 26.52 km | |
| | After 16:30 | | — | |
| Source: [1] | ||||
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| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |||
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| Event | Class | Class | Event | ||||||||
| 9 | 1 | 24 | Jan Černý | Ondřej Krajča | Jan Černý | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 2:47:11.2 | 0.0 | 25 | 2 | |
| 10 | 2 | 27 | Filip Mareš | Radovan Bucha | Filip Mareš | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | 2:47:41.3 | +30.1 | 17 | 1 | |
| 11 | 3 | 21 | Roberto Daprà | Luca Guglielmetti | Roberto Daprà | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 2:50:11.5 | +3:00.3 | 15 | 0 | |
| 20 | 4 | 29 | Eamonn Boland | Michael Joseph Morrissey | Eamonn Boland | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | 3:08:56.3 | +21:45.1 | 12 | 0 | |
| 25 | 5 | 22 | Nikolay Gryazin | Konstantin Aleksandrov | Toksport WRT | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | 3:17:10.5 | +29:59.3 | 10 | 0 | |
| 34 | 6 | 28 | Fabio Schwarz | Pascal Raabe | Armin Schwarz Driving Experience | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | 3:31:39.4 | +44:28.2 | 8 | 0 | |
| Retired SS18 | 26 | Diego Ruiloba | Ángel Vela | Diego Ruiloba | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Accident | 0 | 0 | |||
| Retired SS14 | 23 | Alejandro Cachón | Borja Rozada | Toyota España | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | Rear suspension | 0 | 0 | |||
| Retired SS14 | 25 | Léo Rossel | Guillaume Mercoiret | PH Sport | Citroën C3 Rally2 | Electrical | 0 | 0 | |||
| Source: [14] | |||||||||||
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| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |||
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| Event | Class | Class | Event | ||||||||
| 12 | 1 | 34 | Mille Johansson | Johan Grönvall | Mille Johansson | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:54:27.8 | 0.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 13 | 2 | 32 | Taylor Gill | Daniel Brkic | FIA Rally Star | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:54:29.4 | +1.6 | 17 | 0 | |
| 14 | 3 | 37 | Kerem Kazaz | Luca Guglielmetti | Team Petrol Ofisi | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:58:52.7 | +4:24.9 | 15 | 0 | |
| 15 | 4 | 38 | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Rogelio Peñate | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:59:06.7 | +4:38.9 | 12 | 0 | |
| 16 | 5 | 40 | Claire Schönborn | Michael Wenzel | WRC Young Driver Program | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:00:21.5 | +5:53.7 | 10 | 0 | |
| 34 | 6 | 28 | Fabio Schwarz | Pascal Raabe | Armin Schwarz Driving Experience | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | 3:31:39.4 | +55:19.3 | 8 | 0 | |
| Retired SS17 | 35 | Ali Türkkan | Oytun Albayrak | Castrol Ford Team Türkiye | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Accident | 0 | 0 | |||
| Retired SS5 | 31 | Max Smart | Malcolm Read | FIA Rally Star | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Front suspension | 0 | 0 | |||
| Retired SS1 | 31 | Tom Pellerey | Hervé Faucher | Tom Pellerey | Renault Clio Rally3 | Rolled | 0 | 0 | |||
| Source: [15] | |||||||||||
| Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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| SD | Gill / Brkic | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:35.3 | — |
| SS1 | Gill / Brkic | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:09.8 | Gill / Brkic |
| SS2 | Türkkan / Albayrak | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:11.8 | Türkkan / Albayrak |
| SS3 | Gill / Brkic | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:14.5 | |
| SS4 | Türkkan / Albayrak | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 8:29.5 | |
| SS5 | Gill / Brkic | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:46.6 | |
| SS6 | Türkkan / Albayrak | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:33.8 | |
| SS7 | Türkkan / Albayrak | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 8:26.9 | |
| SS8 | Gill / Brkic | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:17.6 | |
| SS9 | Gill / Brkic | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 8:02.7 | |
| SS10 | Gill / Brkic | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 12:29.8 | |
| SS11 | Türkkan / Albayrak | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 8:43.1 | |
| SS12 | Gill / Brkic | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 11:59.4 | |
| SS13 | Gill / Brkic | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 8:36.4 | |
| SS14 | Türkkan / Albayrak | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 8:03.0 | |
| SS15 | stage cancelled | |||
| SS16 | Türkkan / Albayrak | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 15:38.3 | Türkkan / Albayrak |
| SS17 | Gill / Brkic | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:38.6 | Gill / Brkic |
| SS18 | Gill / Brkic | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 15:32.8 | |
| Source: [12] [13] | ||||
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| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |||
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| Event | Class | Class | Stage | ||||||||
| 12 | 1 | 34 | Mille Johansson | Johan Grönvall | Mille Johansson | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:54:27.8 | 0.0 | 50 | 7 | |
| 13 | 2 | 32 | Taylor Gill | Daniel Brkic | FIA Rally Star | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:54:29.4 | +1.6 | 34 | 5 | |
| 14 | 3 | 37 | Kerem Kazaz | Luca Guglielmetti | Team Petrol Ofisi | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:58:52.7 | +4:24.9 | 30 | 0 | |
| 15 | 4 | 38 | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Rogelio Peñate | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:59:06.7 | +4:38.9 | 24 | 0 | |
| 16 | 5 | 40 | Claire Schönborn | Michael Wenzel | WRC Young Driver Program | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:00:21.5 | +5:53.7 | 20 | 0 | |
| Retired SS17 | 35 | Ali Türkkan | Oytun Albayrak | Castrol Ford Team Türkiye | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Accident | 0 | 4 | |||
| Retired SS5 | 31 | Max Smart | Malcolm Read | FIA Rally Star | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Front suspension | 0 | 0 | |||
| Retired SS1 | 31 | Tom Pellerey | Hervé Faucher | Tom Pellerey | Renault Clio Rally3 | Rolled | 0 | 0 | |||
| Source: [16] | |||||||||||
| Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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| SD | Gill / Brkic | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:35.3 | — |
| SS1 | Johansson / Grönvall | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:09.3 | Johansson / Grönvall |
| SS2 | Johansson / Grönvall | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:11.0 | |
| SS3 | Gill / Brkic | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:14.5 | |
| SS4 | Türkkan / Albayrak | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 8:29.5 | |
| SS5 | Gill / Brkic | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:46.6 | Türkkan / Albayrak |
| SS6 | Türkkan / Albayrak | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:33.8 | |
| SS7 | Türkkan / Albayrak | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 8:26.9 | |
| SS8 | Johansson / Grönvall | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:16.3 | |
| SS9 | Gill / Brkic | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 8:02.7 | |
| SS10 | Gill / Brkic | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 12:29.8 | |
| SS11 | Türkkan / Albayrak | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 8:43.1 | |
| SS12 | Gill / Brkic | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 11:59.4 | |
| SS13 | Gill / Brkic | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 8:36.4 | |
| SS14 | Türkkan / Albayrak | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 8:03.0 | |
| SS15 | stage cancelled | |||
| SS16 | Türkkan / Albayrak | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 15:38.3 | Türkkan / Albayrak |
| SS17 | Gill / Brkic | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:38.6 | Gill / Brkic |
| SS18 | Gill / Brkic | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 15:32.8 | |
| Source: [12] [13] | ||||
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