2025 Rally Saudi Arabia

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2025 Rally Saudi Arabia
Rally Saudi Arabia 2025
Round 14 of 14 in the 2025 World Rally Championship
  Previous event
Host countryFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Rally base Jeddah, Mecca Province
Dates run26 29 November 2025
Start locationJeddah, Mecca Province
Finish locationJeddah, Mecca Province
Stages17 (319.44 km; 198.49 miles) [1]
Stage surface Gravel
Transport distance899.13 km (558.69 miles)
Overall distance1,218.57 km (757.18 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered41
Crews39 at start, 32 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Martijn Wydaeghe
Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
3:21:17.3
Sunday
Accumulated leader
Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier
Flag of France.svg Vincent Landais
Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
37:47.7
Power Stage winner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin
Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
10:54.9
Support category results
WRC-2 winner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gus Greensmith
Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson
3:32:45.6
WRC-3 winner Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Fontana
Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Arnaboldi
3:50:14.8

The 2025 Rally Saudi Arabia was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days from 26 to 29 November 2025. [2] It marked the first running of the Rally Saudi Arabia, and was the final round of the 2025 World Rally Championship, 2025 WRC2 Championship and 2025 WRC3 Championship. The 2025 event was based in Jeddah, Mecca Province and was contested over seventeen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 319.44 km (198.49 mi). [1]

Contents

Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe won the rally, and their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, are the manufacturer's winners. [3] Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais won the 2025 world titles, with Ogier tying with Sébastien Loeb for most world titles. [4] Gus Greensmith and Jonas Andersson were the winners in the WRC2 category, and Nikolay Gryazin and Konstantin Aleksandrov became the 2025 WRC2 Challenger champions. [5] Matteo Fontana and Alessandro Arnaboldi were the winners in the WRC3 category. [6]

Background

Entry list

The following crews 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. Twelve entered under Rally1 regulations, as were seventeen Rally2 crews in the WRC2 Championship and five Rally3 crew in the WRC3 Championship. [7]

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarChampionship eligibilityTyre
1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Martijn Wydaeghe Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
5 Flag of Finland.svg Sami Pajari Flag of Finland.svg Marko Salminen Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer, Team H
8 Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver H
13 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Grégoire Munster Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Louis Louka Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
16 Flag of France.svg Adrien Fourmaux Flag of France.svg Alexandre Coria Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
17 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Vincent Landais Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
18 Flag of Japan.svg Takamoto Katsuta Flag of Ireland.svg Aaron Johnston Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver H
20 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah Flag of Spain.svg Cándido Carrera Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver H
22 Flag of Latvia.svg Mārtiņš Sesks Flag of Latvia.svg Renārs Francis Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver H
33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
55 Flag of Ireland.svg Josh McErlean Flag of Ireland.svg Eoin Treacy Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
69 Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
Rally2 entries competing in the WRC2 Championship
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarChampionship eligibilityTyre
23 Flag of Finland.svg Roope Korhonen Flag of Finland.svg Anssi Viinikka Flag of Finland.svg Roope Korhonen Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
24 Flag of Estonia.svg Robert Virves Flag of Estonia.svg Jakko Viilo Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team H
25 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gus Greensmith Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gus Greensmith Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver H
26 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Nikolay Gryazin Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Konstantin Aleksandrov Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team H
27 Flag of Spain.svg Jan Solans Flag of Spain.svg Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio Flag of Spain.svg PH.Ph Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
28 Flag of Poland.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Szczepaniak Flag of Poland.svg Kajetan Kajetanowicz Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
29 Flag of Spain.svg Alejandro Cachón Flag of Spain.svg Borja Rozada Flag of Spain.svg Toyota España Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
30 Flag of France.svg Pablo Sarrazin Flag of France.svg Yannick Roche Flag of Italy.svg Sarrazin Motorsport – Iron Lynx Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
31 Flag of Poland.svg Daniel Chwist Flag of Poland.svg Kamil Heller Flag of Poland.svg Daniel Chwist Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
32 Flag of Germany.svg Fabio Schwarz Flag of Germany.svg Pascal Raabe Flag of Germany.svg Armin Schwarz Driving Experience Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
34 Flag of Paraguay.svg Diego Dominguez Jr. Flag of Spain.svg Rogelio Peñate Flag of Paraguay.svg Diego Dominguez Jr. Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
35 Flag of Mexico.svg Alejandro Mauro Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Pérez Flag of Mexico.svg Alejandro Mauro Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
36 Flag of Qatar.svg Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Bernacchini Flag of Qatar.svg Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
37 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Hamza Bakhashab Flag of Ireland.svg Lorcan Moore Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Hamza Bakhashab Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
38 Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Granados Flag of Spain.svg Marc Martí Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Granados Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver H
39 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah Flag of Lebanon.svg Ziad Chehab Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver H
40 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Flag of Spain.svg Diego Sanjuan Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
Rally3 entries competing in the WRC3 Championship
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarClass/Championship eligibilityTyre
41 Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Fontana Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Arnaboldi Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Fontana Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 H
42 Flag of Greece.svg Georgios Vasilakis Flag of Ireland.svg Allan Harryman Flag of Greece.svg Georgios Vasilakis Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Masters Driver, Masters Co-Driver H
43 Flag of Turkey.svg Burcu Çetinkaya Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizia Pons Flag of Turkey.svg Burcu Çetinkaya Renault Clio Rally3 WRC3 H
44 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saeed Al-Mouri Flag of Jordan.svg Ata Al-Hmoud Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saeed Al-Mouri Renault Clio Rally3 WRC3 H
45 Flag of India.svg Naveen Puligilla Flag of India.svg Musa Sherif Flag of India.svg Naveen Puligilla Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 H
Other major entries
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
21 Flag of Sweden.svg Oliver Solberg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elliott Edmondson Flag of Finland.svg Printsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 H

Itinerary

All dates and times are AST (UTC+3).

DateNo.Time spanStage nameDistance
25 November Ribbon-cutting icon.svg After 20:00Opening ceremony, Corniche Parade
26 NovemberAfter 11:01Thabhan [ Shakedown ]4.56 km
SS1After 20:05Jameel Motorsport Super Special 15.22 km
27 November Icon tools.svg 6:25 – 6:40Service A, Jeddah Corniche Circuit
SS2After 8:08Al Fasallyah 119.36 km
SS3After 9:06Moon Stage 120.12 km
SS4After 10:04Khulays 111.33 km
Aiga carrental cropped.svg 11:54 – 12:14Regroup, Jeddah Corniche Circuit
Icon tools.svg 12:14 – 13:29Service B, Jeddah Corniche Circuit
SS5After 14:22Al Fasallyah 219.36 km
SS6After 15:20Moon Stage 220.12 km
SS7After 16:18Khulays 211.33 km
Aiga carrental cropped.svg 18:08 – 19:08Regroup, Jeddah Corniche Circuit
Icon tools.svg 19:23 – 20:08Flexi service C, Jeddah Corniche Circuit
SS8After 20:23Jameel Motorsport Super Special 25.22 km
28 November Icon tools.svg 7:15 – 7:30Service D, Jeddah Corniche Circuit
SS9After 8:26Alghullah 111.69 km
SS10After 9:06Um Al Jerem 130.58 km
SS11After 10:04Wadi Almatwi 128.59 km
Aiga carrental cropped.svg 11:45 – 12:15Regroup, Jeddah Corniche Circuit
Icon tools.svg 12:15 – 12:55Service E, Jeddah Corniche Circuit
SS12After 13:51Alghullah 211.69 km
SS13After 14:47Um Al Jerem 230.58 km
SS14After 16:05Wadi Almatwi 228.59 km
Icon tools.svg 17:25 – 18:10Flexi service F, Jeddah Corniche Circuit
29 NovemberSS15After 8:35Thabhan 116.39 km
SS16After 10:01Asfan32.88 km
Aiga carrental cropped.svg 11:30 – 12:40Regroup
SS17After 13:15Thabhan 2 [ Power Stage ]16.39 km
Podium icon - Noun Project 3834.svg After 14:20Podium ceremony, Jeddah Corniche Circuit
Source: [1]

Report

WRC Rally1

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassEventSaturday Stage Total
111 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:21:17.30.0253028
2216 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:22:12.0+54.7172019
3317 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:22:20.6+1:03.3155424
445 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:23:09.9+1:51.7121013
5518 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:23:17.2+1:59.9100111
6633 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:25:01.2+3:43.984517
7769 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:26:48.8+5:31.56028
8813 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:28:24.5+7:07.24004
9955 Josh McErlean Eoin Treacy M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:29:47.8+8:30.52002
111010 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:32:21.3+11:04.00033
151120 Nasser Al-Attiyah Cándido Carrera Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:36:33.5+15:16.20000
Retired SS1722 Mārtiņš Sesks Renārs Francis M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Mechanical0000
Source: [8]

Special stages

StageWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
SD Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:01.0
SS1 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:53.3 Tänak / Järveoja
SS2 Sesks / Francis Ford Puma Rally1 10:38.6 Sesks / Francis
SS3 Sesks / Francis Ford Puma Rally1 15:22.4
SS4 Pajari / Salminen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:37.9
SS5 Sesks / Francis Ford Puma Rally1 10:35.4
SS6 Pajari / Salminen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 15:11.9 Pajari / Salminen
SS7 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 9:14.3 Fourmaux / Coria
SS8 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:49.0
SS9 Fourmaux / Coria Hyundai i20 N Rally1 8:17.2
SS10 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 17:33.9
SS11 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 16:00.9
SS12 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 8:13.7
SS13 Sesks / Francis Ford Puma Rally1 17:34.0 Sesks / Francis
SS14 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 15:47.4
SS15 Fourmaux / Coria Hyundai i20 N Rally1 10:56.6 Neuville / Wydaeghe
SS16 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 15:40.9
SS17 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 10:54.9
Source: [9] [10]

Championship standings

  • Bold text indicates 2025 World Champions.

WRC2 Rally2

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClassEvent
12125 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Gus Greensmith Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:32:45.60.0250
13223 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Toksport WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 3:33:21.0+35.4170
14324 Robert Virves Jakko Viilo Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:35:46.5+3:00.9150
16426 Diego Domínguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Domínguez Jr. Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 3:47:37.3+14:51.7120
18536 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Giovanni Bernacchini Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:50:47.9+18:02.3100
19628 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 3:52:57.3+20:11.780
20735 Alejandro Mauro Adrián Pérez Alejandro Mauro Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 4:03:29.3+30:43.760
21837 Hamza Bakhashab Lorcan Moore Hamza Bakhashab Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 4:10:21.6+37:36.040
24923 Roope Korhonen Anssi Viinikka Roope Korhonen Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 4:24:36.0+51:50.420
271039 Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah Ziad Chehab Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta Rally2 4:29:44.0+56:58.410
301140 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Diego Sanjuan Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 4:53:10.3+1:20:24.700
Retired SS1730 Pablo Sarrazin Yannick Roche Sarrazin Motorsport – Iron Lynx Citroën C3 Rally2 Mechanical00
Retired SS1722 Jan Solans Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio PH.Ph Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Retired00
Retired SS1638 Miguel Granados Marc Martí Miguel Granados Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Retired00
Retired SS1531 Daniel Chwist Kamil Heller Daniel Chwist Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Retired00
Retired SS1032 Fabio Schwarz Pascal Raabe Armin Schwarz Driving Experience Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Accident00
Retired SS224 Alejandro Cachón Borja Rozada Toyota España Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Medical reasons00
Source: [11]

Special stages

Championship standings

  • Bold text indicates 2025 World Champions.

WRC3 Rally3

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClass
17141 Matteo Fontana Alessandro Arnaboldi Matteo Fontana Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:50:14.80.025
26245 Naveen Puligilla Musa Sherif Naveen Puligilla Ford Fiesta Rally3 4:28:58.7+38:43.917
28344 Saeed Al-Mouri Ata Al-Hmoud Saeed Al-Mouri Renault Clio Rally3 4:36:56.2+46:41.415
29443 Burcu Çetinkaya Fabrizia Pons Burcu Çetinkaya Renault Clio Rally3 4:49:49.6+59:34.812
32542 Georgios Vasilakis Allan Harryman Georgios Vasilakis Ford Fiesta Rally3 5:17:11.3+1:26:56.510
Source: [12]

Special stages

StageWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
SD Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:35.3
SS1 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 4:24.0 Fontana / Arnaboldi
SS2 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 11:31.9
SS3 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 16:51.4
SS4 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 10:40.3
SS5 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 12:11.2
SS6 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 16:37.8
SS7 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 10:43.2
SS8 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 4:20.5
SS9 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 9:31.7
SS10stage cancelled
SS11 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 18:28.6 Fontana / Arnaboldi
SS12 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 9:32.7
SS13 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 21:00.0
SS14 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 18:53.2
SS15 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 12:42.0
SS16 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 18:38.5
SS17 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 12:52.8
Source: [9] [10]

Championship standings

  • Bold text indicates 2025 World Champions.

References

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