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
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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

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

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Background

Entry list

The following crews are set to enter into the rally. The event is set to be opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the WRC2 Championship, the WRC3 Championship and privateer entries that are not registered to score points in any championship. Twelve are set to entered under Rally1 regulations, as are seventeen Rally2 crews in the WRC2 Championship and five Rally3 crew in the WRC3 Championship. [3]

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 Poland.svg Marcin Pasek 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 November—After 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 —
28 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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Itinerary Rally Saudi Arabia 2025". eWRC-results.com . Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "WRC reveals spectacular expanded 2025 calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "Entry list Rally Saudi Arabia 2025". eWRC-results.com . Retrieved 1 November 2025.
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