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The 2025 FIA WRC3 Championship is set to be the twelfth season of WRC3, a rallying championship for organised and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the third-highest tier of international rallying. It is open to privateers and teams using cars complying with Group Rally3 regulations. The championship is planned to begin in January 2025 with the Monte Carlo Rally and would conclude in November 2025 with the Rally Saudi Arabia, and runs in support of the 2025 World Rally Championship.

Diego Dominguez Jr. and Rogelio Peñate are the defending drivers' and co-drivers' champions.

Calendar

The 2025 season is scheduled to be contested over fourteen rounds crossing Europe, Africa, South America and Asia.

Round	Start date	Finish date	Rally	Rally headquarters	Surface	Stages	Distance	Ref.
1	23 January	26 January	Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo	Gap, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France	Mixed	18	343.80 km
2	13 February	16 February	Rally Sweden	Umeå, Västerbotten County, Sweden	Snow	18	300.22 km
3	20 March	23 March	Safari Rally Kenya	Nairobi, Nakuru County, Kenya	Gravel	21	384.86 km
4	24 April	27 April	Rally Islas Canarias	Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain	Tarmac	18	306.12 km
5	15 May	18 May	Rally de Portugal	Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal	Gravel	TBA	TBA
6	5 June	8 June	Rally Italia Sardegna	Olbia, Sardinia, Italy	Gravel	TBA	TBA
7	26 June	29 June	Acropolis Rally Greece	Lamia, Central Greece, Greece	Gravel	TBA	TBA
8	17 July	20 July	Rally Estonia	Tartu, Tartu County, Estonia	Gravel	TBA	TBA
9	31 July	3 August	Rally Finland	Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland	Gravel	TBA	TBA
10	28 August	31 August	Rally del Paraguay	Encarnación, Itapúa, Paraguay	Gravel	TBA	TBA
11	11 September	14 September	Rally Chile	Concepción, Biobío, Chile	Gravel	TBA	TBA
12	16 October	19 October	Central European Rally	Bad Griesbach, Bavaria, Germany	Tarmac	TBA	TBA
13	6 November	9 November	Rally Japan	Toyota, Aichi, Japan	Tarmac	TBA	TBA
14	27 November	30 November	Rally Saudi Arabia	Jeddah, Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia	Gravel	TBA	TBA
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Calendar changes

The calendar was expanded to fourteen rounds, including five flyaway events. This was originally planned for the 2024 season, but WRC Promoter GmbH retained the total of thirteen events in the hopes of attracting more Rally1 entries.

• Rally Estonia is set to return to the championship after missing the 2024 season. The event is due to replace Rally Latvia on the calendar.
• Rally Islas Canarias is due to be promoted from the European Rally Championship and become a World Championship event under a two-year deal. The event is planned to be run on tarmac roads.
• Rally Saudi Arabia is due to join the championship in 2025 as their organisers signed a ten-year contract with WRC Promoter GmbH. The rally is planned to be based in Jeddah, and be run as the season finale.
• Rally Paraguay is set to become a WRC event from 2025 after signing a multi-year deal, making Paraguay the thirty-eighth nation to host a WRC championship round.
• The Croatia Rally will not be featured on the calendar for the first time since the event joined the championship in 2021. However, the event is set to return in 2026.
• Rally Poland will also be removed from the calendar after making a one-year return to the championship in 2024.

Entries

The following crews are set to enter the 2025 WRC3 Championship:

Car	Entrant	Driver name	Co-driver name	Rounds
Ford Fiesta Rally3	Diego Domínguez	Diego Domínguez Jr.	Rogelio Peñate	1
	Matteo Fontana	Matteo Fontana	Alessandro Arnaboldi	1
	Ghjuvanni Rossi	Ghjuvanni Rossi	Kylian Sarmezan	1
	Slaven Šekuljica	Slaven Šekuljica	Damir Petrović	1
Renault Clio Rally3	Mattéo Chatillon	Mattéo Chatillon	Maxence Cornuau	1
	Arthur Pelamourgues	Arthur Pelamourgues	Bastien Pouget	1
	Yanis Desangles	Yanis Desangles	Nicolas Théron	1
	Eric Royère	Eric Royère	Alexis Grenier	1
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Notes

1. The Monte Carlo Rally is run on a tarmac and snow surface.

References

1. "2022 FIA World Rally Championship – Sporting regulations" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
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3. "Itinerary Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
4. "Itinerary Rally Sweden 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
5. "Itinerary Safari Rally Kenya 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
6. "Itinerary Rally Islas Canarias 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
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12. Cole, Michael (23 November 2023). "European Rally Championship set for Estonia in 2024 as WRC returns in 2025". balticnews.com. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
13. Howard, Tom (23 June 2024). "WRC adds Paraguay to 2025 calendar in multi-year deal". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
14. Brittle, Cian (12 March 2024). "Rally Islas Canarias agrees two-year deal to join WRC calendar". blackbookmotorsport.com. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
15. Evans, David (11 March 2024). "Canary islands WRC slot for 2025". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
16. Howard, Tom (2 June 2024). "WRC signs 10-year deal to host Saudi Arabia round". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
17. Evans, David (1 June 2024). "Saudi Arabia confirmed as WRC round for 2025". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
18. Lindsay, Alasdair (23 June 2024). "Paraguay joins WRC calendar from 2025". dirtfish.com. DirtFish. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
19. Howard, Tom (20 July 2024). "Croatia Rally confirms absence from 2025 WRC schedule". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
20. Howard, Tom (15 November 2024). "Croatia strikes new deal to rejoin WRC in 2026". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
21. Howard, Tom (27 April 2024). "WRC working on Croatia renewal, Poland a one-off". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
22. "Entry List Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2025". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

External links

• Official website (in English, French, and Spanish)
• FIA WRC3 Championship 2025 at eWRC-results.com

• 2025 World Rally Championship season
• 2025 in rallying
• Scheduled motorsport seasons