2025 Central European Rally
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| 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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.jpg) 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 |  Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2:36:20.1 | ||
| Sunday Accumulated leader |  Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT39:56.4 | ||
| Power Stage winner | Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 13:58.2 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner |  Jan Černý Ondřej Krajča2:47:11.2 | ||
| WRC-3 winner |  Taylor Gill Daniel Brkic FIA Rally Star2:54:29.4 | ||
| J-WRC winner |  Mille Johansson Johan Grönvall2:54:27.8 | ||
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]
Entry list
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 | Oliver Solberg |
 Elliott Edmondson |
Printsport |
Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | H |
Itinerary
All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).
| Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance |
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| 16 October | — | After 9:01 |  Shakedown [Shakedown] |
4.57 km |
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After 13:55 | Opening ceremony, Passau |
— | |
| SS1 | After 14:30 | Golf und Therme 1 |
12.83 km | |
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14:55 – 17:37 | Regroup, Bad Griesbach |
— | |
| SS2 | After 18:05 | Golf und Therme 2 |
12.83 km | |
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19:10 – 19:55 | Flexi service A, Passau |
— | |
| 17 October | |
7:11 – 7:26 | Service B, Passau |
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| SS3 | After 8:30 | Granit und Wald 1 |
10.86 km | |
| SS4 | After 9:20 |  Böhmerwald 1 |
15.27 km | |
| SS5 | After 11:25 | Col de Jan 1 |
23.37 km | |
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13:40 – 13:55 | Tyre fitting zone, Kaplice |
— | |
| SS6 | After 14:45 | Col de Jan 2 |
23.37 km | |
| SS7 | After 17:20 | Böhmerwald 2 |
15.27 km | |
| SS8 | After 18:15 | Granit und Wald 2 |
10.86 km | |
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19:25 – 20:10 | Flexi service C, Passau |
— | |
| 18 October | |
7:00 – 7:15 | Service D, Passau |
— |
| SS9 | After 8:15 | Made in FRG 1 |
14.30 km | |
| SS10 | After 10:35 | Keply 1 |
21.95 km | |
| SS11 | After 11:35 | Klatovy 1 |
15.57 km | |
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12:15 – 12:45 | Regroup, Klatovy |
— | |
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12:50 – 13:05 | Tyre fitting zone, Klatovy |
— | |
| SS12 | After 14:05 | Keply 2 |
21.95 km | |
| SS13 | After 15:05 | Klatovy 2 |
15.57 km | |
| SS14 | After 18:25 | Made in FRG 2 |
14.30 km | |
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19:45 – 20:30 | Flexi service E, Passau |
— | |
| 19 October | |
7:00 – 7:15 | Service F, Passau |
— |
| SS15 | After 8:25 | / Beyond Borders 1 |
12.37 km | |
| SS16 | After 10:05 | Mühltal 1 |
26.52 km | |
| SS17 | After 11:10 | / Beyond Borders 2 |
12.37 km | |
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11:52 – 12:32 | Regroup, Rohrbach |
— | |
| SS18 | After 13:15 | Mühltal 2 [Power Stage] |
26.52 km | |
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After 16:30 | Podium ceremony, Passau |
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| Source:[1] | ||||
