2026 Rally Islas Canarias
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| 2026 Rally Islas Canarias Rally Islas Canarias – Rally of Spain 2026 | |||
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Round 5 of 14 in the 2026 World Rally Championship
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The rally features routes across Gran Canaria Island. | |||
| Host country | |||
| Rally base | Las Palmas, Gran Canaria | ||
| Dates run | 23 – 26 April 2026 | ||
| Start location | Santa Brígida, Las Palmas | ||
| Finish location | Agüimes, Las Palmas | ||
| Stages | 18 (322.04 km; 200.11 miles)[1] | ||
| Stage surface | Tarmac | ||
| Transport distance | 846.59 km (526.05 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,168.63 km (726.15 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 59 | ||
| Crews | 58 at start, 51 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | 2:43:18.9 | ||
| Sunday Accumulated leader | 45:11.2 | ||
| Power Stage winner | 7:03.9 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner | 2:50:43.2 | ||
| WRC-3 winner | 3:03:28.2 | ||
The 2026 Rally Islas Canarias (also known as the Rally Islas Canarias – Rally of Spain 2026) was a motor racing event for rally cars that took place over four days from 23 to 26 April 2026.[2] It marked the fiftieth running of the Rally Islas Canarias, and it was the fifth round of the 2026 World Rally Championship, 2026 WRC2 Championship and 2026 WRC3 Championship. The 2026 event was based in Las Palmas on the island of Gran Canaria, and consisted of eighteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 322.04 km (200.11 mi).
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners, and Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturer's winners.[3] However, Rovanperä and Halttunen did not defend their titles as Rovanperä moved to the Super Formula Championship.[4] Yohan Rossel and Arnaud Dunand were the defending rally winners in the WRC2 championship.[5] Mattéo Chatillon and Maxence Cornuau were the defending rally winners in the WRC3 championship.
Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais won their second rally of the season, and their team, Toyota, successfully defended their titles.[6] Yohan Rossel and Arnaud Dunand were the winners in the WRC2 category.[7] Gil Membrado and Adrián Pérez were the winners in the WRC3 category as well as the junior championship.[8]
Entry list
The following crews entered into the rally. The event was open to all 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. Prior to the event, ten crews were set to enter under Rally1 regulations, twenty-six Rally2 crews in the WRC2 Championship and seven Rally3 crews in the WRC3 Championship.[9]
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
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| 24 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | H | |||
| 38 | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | H | |||
Itinerary
All dates and times are WEST (UTC+1).
| Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance |
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| 23 April | — | After 9:01 | Santa Brígida [Shakedown] | 6.26 km |
| SS1 | After 17:35 | BP Ultimate – Circuito Islas Canarias | 2.27 km | |
| 24 April | 8:15 – 8:30 | Service B, Gran Canaria Stadium | N/a | |
| SS2 | After 9:20 | Valleseco – Artenara 1 | 15.27 km | |
| SS3 | After 10:48 | La Aldea – Mogán 1 | 21.42 km | |
| SS4 | After 12:11 | Tejeda – San Mateo 1 | 26.05 km | |
| 13:16 – 13:46 | Regroup, Gran Canaria Stadium | N/a | ||
| 13:46 – 14:16 | Service C, Gran Canaria Stadium | N/a | ||
| SS5 | After 15:06 | Valleseco – Artenara 2 | 15.27 km | |
| SS6 | After 16:34 | La Aldea – Mogán 2 | 21.42 km | |
| SS7 | After 17:57 | Tejeda – San Mateo 2 | 26.05 km | |
| 19:12 – 19:57 | Flexi service D, Gran Canaria Stadium | N/a | ||
| 25 April | 6:30 – 6:45 | Service E, Gran Canaria Stadium | N/a | |
| SS8 | After 8:20 | Maspalomas 1 | 13.47 km | |
| SS9 | After 9:35 | Arucas – Teror 1 | 13.74 km | |
| SS10 | After 10:51 | Moya – Gáldar 1 | 28.90 km | |
| 12:15 – 12:45 | Regroup, Gran Canaria Stadium | N/a | ||
| 12:45 – 13:15 | Service F, Gran Canaria Stadium | N/a | ||
| SS11 | After 14:50 | Maspalomas 2 | 13.47 km | |
| SS12 | After 16:05 | Arucas – Teror 2 | 13.74 km | |
| SS13 | After 17:21 | Moya – Gáldar 2 | 28.90 km | |
| 12:15 – 12:45 | Regroup, Avenida José Mesa y López | N/a | ||
| SS14 | After 19:25 | BP Ultimate – Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | 2.55 km | |
| 20:05 – 20:50 | Flexi service G, Gran Canaria Stadium | N/a | ||
| 26 April | 6:30 – 6:45 | Service H, Gran Canaria Stadium | N/a | |
| SS15 | After 7:35 | Ingenio – Valsequillo 1 | 26.49 km | |
| SS16 | After 9:05 | Santa Lucía – Agüimes 1 | 13.27 km | |
| 9:40 – 10:15 | Regroup, Hotel Las Tirajanas | N/a | ||
| SS17 | After 10:50 | Ingenio – Valsequillo 2 | 26.49 km | |
| 12:12 – 12:57 | Regroup, Vecindario | N/a | ||
| SS18 | After 13:15 | Santa Lucía – Agüimes 2 [Power Stage] | 13.15 km | |
| After 13:35 | Podium ceremony, Agüimes | N/a | ||
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Report
WRC Rally1
Classification
Special stages
Championship standings
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WRC2 Rally2
Classification
Special stages
Championship standings
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WRC3 Rally3
Classification
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||||
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| 31 | 1 | 57 | Gil Membrado | Adrián Pérez | Gil Membrado | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:03:28.2 | 0.0 | 25 | |||
| 32 | 2 | 53 | Tymoteusz Abramowski | Jakub Wróbel | Tymoteusz Abramowski | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:03:41.9 | +13.7 | 17 | |||
| 34 | 3 | 56 | Ghjuvanni Rossi | Kylian Sarmezan | Ghjuvanni Rossi | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:05:46.0 | +2:17.8 | 15 | |||
| 36 | 4 | 58 | Nicolas Otto Boehringer | Hugo Magalhães | Nicolas Otto Boehringer | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:08:38.7 | +5:10.5 | 12 | |||
| 41 | 5 | 59 | Sergio Fernández Guerra | Benito Sacramento | Escudería Daute-Realejos | Renault Clio Rally3 | 3:16:22.0 | +12:53.8 | 10 | |||
| 45 | 6 | 54 | Raúl Hernández | José Murado | Raúl Hernández | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:34:56.3 | +31:28.1 | 8 | |||
| 48 | 7 | 60 | Dean Mascarenhas | Gagan Karumbaiah | Dean Mascarenhas | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:41:50.6 | +38:22.4 | 6 | |||
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Special stages
| Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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| SD | Hernández / Murado | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:35.8 | N/a |
| SS1 | Abramowski / Wróbel | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:04.0 | Abramowski / Wróbel |
| SS2 | Membrado / Pérez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 8:28.7 | Membrado / Pérez |
| SS3 | Stage cancelled | |||
| SS4 | Membrado / Pérez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:46.9 | Membrado / Pérez |
| SS5 | Membrado / Pérez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 8:27.6 | |
| SS6 | Membrado / Pérez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 11:43.7 | |
| SS7 | Membrado / Pérez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:39.4 | |
| SS8 | Membrado / Pérez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:03.6 | |
| SS9 | Stage cancelled | |||
| SS10 | Abramowski / Wróbel | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 8:54.7 | Membrado / Pérez |
| SS11 | Membrado / Pérez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 19:05.5 | |
| SS12 | Abramowski / Wróbel | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:32.8 | |
| SS13 | Membrado / Pérez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 8:37.1 | |
| SS14 | Abramowski / Wróbel | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 18:58.8 | Abramowski / Wróbel |
| SS15 | Hernández / Murado | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 17:44.0 | Membrado / Pérez |
| SS16 | Abramowski / Wróbel | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:52.9 | |
| SS17 | Stage cancelled | |||
| SS18 | Abramowski / Wróbel | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:57.1 | Membrado / Pérez |
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Championship standings
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