2025 Rally Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia| 2025 Rally Saudi Arabia Rally Saudi Arabia 2025 | ||
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Round 14 of 14 in the 2025 World Rally Championship
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| Host country | Saudi Arabia | |
| Rally base | Jeddah, Mecca Province | |
| Dates run | 26 – 29 November 2025 | |
| Start location | Jeddah, Mecca Province | |
| Finish location | Jeddah, Mecca Province | |
| Stages | 17 (319.44 km; 198.49 miles)[1] | |
| Stage surface | Gravel | |
| Transport distance | 899.13 km (558.69 miles) | |
| Overall distance | 1,218.57 km (757.18 miles) | |
| Statistics | ||
| Crews registered | 41 | |
| Crews | 39 at start, 32 at finish | |
| Overall results | ||
| Overall winner |  Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT3:21:17.3 | |
| Sunday Accumulated leader |  Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT37:47.7 | |
| Power Stage winner |  Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT10:54.9 | |
| Support category results | ||
| WRC-2 winner | Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson3:32:45.6 | |
| WRC-3 winner |  Matteo Fontana Alessandro Arnaboldi3:50:14.8 | |
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]
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]
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]
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Class/Championship eligibility | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Matteo Fontana |
Alessandro Arnaboldi |
Matteo Fontana |
Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC3 | H |
| 42 |  Georgios Vasilakis |
 Allan Harryman |
Georgios Vasilakis |
Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC3, Masters Driver, Masters Co-Driver | H |
| 43 |  Burcu Çetinkaya |
Fabrizia Pons |
Burcu Çetinkaya |
Renault Clio Rally3 | WRC3 | H |
| 44 | Saeed Al-Mouri |
 Ata Al-Hmoud |
Saeed Al-Mouri |
Renault Clio Rally3 | WRC3 | H |
| 45 |  Naveen Puligilla |
Musa Sherif |
Naveen Puligilla |
Ford Fiesta Rally3 | WRC3 | H |
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Oliver Solberg |
Elliott Edmondson |
 Printsport |
Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | H |
Itinerary
All dates and times are AST (UTC+3).
| Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance |
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| 25 November |  |
After 20:00 | Opening ceremony, Corniche Parade | — |
| 26 November | — | After 11:01 | Thabhan [Shakedown] | 4.56 km |
| SS1 | After 20:05 | Jameel Motorsport Super Special 1 | 5.22 km | |
| 27 November |  |
6:25 – 6:40 | Service A, Jeddah Corniche Circuit | — |
| SS2 | After 8:08 | Al Fasallyah 1 | 19.36 km | |
| SS3 | After 9:06 | Moon Stage 1 | 20.12 km | |
| SS4 | After 10:04 | Khulays 1 | 11.33 km | |
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11:54 – 12:14 | Regroup, Jeddah Corniche Circuit | — | |
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12:14 – 13:29 | Service B, Jeddah Corniche Circuit | — | |
| SS5 | After 14:22 | Al Fasallyah 2 | 19.36 km | |
| SS6 | After 15:20 | Moon Stage 2 | 20.12 km | |
| SS7 | After 16:18 | Khulays 2 | 11.33 km | |
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18:08 – 19:08 | Regroup, Jeddah Corniche Circuit | — | |
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19:23 – 20:08 | Flexi service C, Jeddah Corniche Circuit | — | |
| SS8 | After 20:23 | Jameel Motorsport Super Special 2 | 5.22 km | |
| 28 November | |
7:15 – 7:30 | Service D, Jeddah Corniche Circuit | — |
| SS9 | After 8:26 | Alghullah 1 | 11.69 km | |
| SS10 | After 9:06 | Um Al Jerem 1 | 30.58 km | |
| SS11 | After 10:04 | Wadi Almatwi 1 | 28.59 km | |
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11:45 – 12:15 | Regroup, Jeddah Corniche Circuit | — | |
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12:15 – 12:55 | Service E, Jeddah Corniche Circuit | — | |
| SS12 | After 13:51 | Alghullah 2 | 11.69 km | |
| SS13 | After 14:47 | Um Al Jerem 2 | 30.58 km | |
| SS14 | After 16:05 | Wadi Almatwi 2 | 28.59 km | |
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17:25 – 18:10 | Flexi service F, Jeddah Corniche Circuit | — | |
| 29 November | SS15 | After 8:35 | Thabhan 1 | 16.39 km |
| SS16 | After 10:01 | Asfan | 32.88 km | |
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11:30 – 12:40 | Regroup | — | |
| SS17 | After 13:15 | Thabhan 2 [Power Stage] | 16.39 km | |
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After 14:20 | Podium ceremony, Jeddah Corniche Circuit | — | |
| Source:[1] | ||||
