Canadian Rally Championship

The Canadian Rally Championship (CRC) is Canada's only national rallying series. 2007 marked the 50th anniversary of the Canadian Rally Championship, making it the longest running motorsport series in Canada. It has been run continuously since 1957 when Leslie Chelminski and Les Stanley from Montreal shared the very first national rally title in a factory-prepared Volkswagen Karmann-Ghia. In the early days, the rally championship was based on a navigational (also called time-speed-distance or TSD) rally series which, at times, had as many as twenty events in the series. The most notable Canadian car rallies in those days were the Canadian Winter Rally and the Shell 4000. Some Rally champions from the TSD era include Art Dempsey, Bill Silvera, and Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame inductees John Bird, Paul S. Manson, and Bruce D. Simpson.

As the sport gradually changed and adopted the European "stage" format, performance rallying became part of the Canadian motorsport picture. As opposed to TSD rallies, where competitors are required to follow the organizer's schedule, travel below posted speed limits and otherwise adhere to the rules of the public roads they are traveling on, performance rallies incorporate high speed "special stages" on roads closed to vehicles other than the rally cars, which must be specially prepared with full safety equipment. In 1973, the Canadian Rally Championship became based solely on stage rallies, including the Rally of the Tall Pines, which is still the premier event, and is held in November every year.

The 2026 Canadian Rally Championship is a season of rally racing sanctioned by the Canadian Association of Rallysport (CARS). The championship features a calendar of eight events across Canada, held on surfaces including gravel, snow, and ice. The season's competition includes various vehicle classes, such as Open 4WD, Prepared 4WD, Open 2WD, and Prepared 2WD.

Round	Event	Winning driver	Winning co-driver	Winning car	Winning time
1	Rally Perce-Neige of Maniwaki	Leonid Urlichich Crazy Leo	Enzo Mahinc	Subaru Impreza STi N12	2:07:39.0
2	Rocky Mountain Rally
3	Pacific Forest Rally
4	International Rallye Baie des Chaleurs
5	Rallye Defi Petite Nation
6	Rallye de Charlevoix
7	Novus Automotive Rally of the Tall Pines
8	Big White Winter Rally

Each driver earns 1 point for starting a rally and 1 additional point for finishing it. Position-based points are awarded according to standard CRC regulations.

Overall Standing Pos. Driver RPN RMR PFR BDC DPN RDC RTP BWR Points 1 Leonid Urlichich 1st 22 2 Yohan Tessier 2nd 17 3 Olivier Martel 3rd 14 4 Jonathan Drake 4th 12 5 Jérôme Mailloux 5th 10 6 Michael Dimkovski 6th 8 7 Vincent Trudel 7th 6 8 Olivier Landreville 8th 5 9 Vincent Lalande 9th 4 10 Nicolas Laverdière 10th 3

Prepared 4WD Standing Pos. Driver RPN RMR PFR BDC DPN RDC RTP BWR Points 1 Michael Dimkovski 1st 9 2 Olivier Landreville 2nd 6 3 Simon Aubé 3rd 4 Marc-André Drouin 4th 3 5 Vincent Bourque 5th 2 6 7 8 9 10

2WD Overall Standing Pos. Driver RPN RMR PFR BDC DPN RDC RTP BWR Points 1 Vincent Lalande 1st 22 2 Nicolas Laverdière 2nd 17 3 Maxime Galpin 3rd 14 4 Dave St-Pierre 4th 12 5 André Leblanc 5th 10 6 Mathieu Royer 6th 8 7 Jim Stevens 7th 6 8 Charles L'Estage DNF 1 8 Jérôme Galpin DNF 1 10

Prepared 2WD Standing Pos. Driver RPN RMR PFR BDC DPN RDC RTP BWR Points 1 Mathieu Royer 1st 9 2 Jim Stevens 2nd 6 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Points for co-drivers are awarded using the same system as the drivers' championship.

Overall Standing Pos. Driver RPN RMR PFR BDC DPN RDC RTP BWR Points 1 Enzo Mahinc 1st 22 2 Marie-France Desmarais Trepanier 2nd 17 3 Vincent Hubert 3rd 14 4 Ian Lantz 4th 12 5 Philippe Poirier 5th 10 6 Simon Levac 6th 8 7 Kyle Miller 7th 6 8 Alexandre Marcoux 8th 5 9 Fabien Craen 9th 4 10 Marc-Olivier Lamontagne 10th 3

Prepared 4WD Standing Pos. Driver RPN RMR PFR BDC DPN RDC RTP BWR Points 1 Simon Levac 1st 9 2 Alexandre Marcoux 2nd 6 5 Gabrielle St-Jacques 3rd 4 4 Marc-André Briand 4th 3 5 Simon Lamarre 5th 2 6 7 8 9 10

2WD Overall Standing Pos. Driver RPN RMR PFR BDC DPN RDC RTP BWR Points 1 Fabien Craen 1st 22 2 Marc-Olivier Lamontagne 2nd 17 3 Jonathan G. Desgroseilliers 3rd 14 4 Éric Dubé 4th 12 5 René Leblanc 5th 10 6 Alyssa Voyzelle-Montminy 6th 8 7 Brandon Pace 7th 6 8 Juliette L'Estage DNF 1 8 Anne Galpin DNF 1 10

Prepared 2WD Standing Pos. Driver RPN RMR PFR BDC DPN RDC RTP BWR Points 1 Alyssa Voyzelle-Montminy 1st 9 2 Brandon Pace 2nd 6 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Points for the Manufacturers' Championship are awarded based on the best-placed entry for each manufacturer at each event, using the standard Canadian Rally Championship points system.

Pos.	Driver	RPN	RMR	PFR	BDC	DPN	RDC	RTP	BWR	Points
1	Subaru	1st								20
2	Mitsubishi	8th								3
3	Peugeot	9th								2
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Pos.	Driver	RPN	RMR	PFR	BDC	DPN	RDC	RTP	BWR	Points
1	Peugeot	1st								20
2	Ford	4th								10
3	Nissan	6th								6
4	Suzuki	7th								4
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The Novice Cup in the Canadian Rally Championship is awarded to eligible new drivers who have competed in fewer than six performance rallies before the start of the season. Points are awarded based on a different system as the main drivers' championship, 9 points = 1st, 6 points = 2nd, 4 points = 3rd, 3 point = 4th, 2 points = 5th and 1 points = 6th. Only novice drivers are ranked in this category, and the top-placed novice at each event earns points from their overall position in the rally.

Overall Standing

Pos.	Driver	RPN	RMR	PFR	BDC	DPN	RDC	RTP	BWR	Points
1	Yohan Tessier	1st								9
2	Michael Dimkovski	2nd								6
3	Olivier Landreville	3rd								4
4	Marc-André Drouin	4th								3
5	Vincent Bourque	5th								2
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In the realm of the Canadian Rally Championship, the Ladies Cup represents a special recognition for women behind the wheel. Using a points system aligned with that of the novice category, female competitors collect scores based on how they place among other eligible participants. This class is designed to foster inclusion, encourage more women to take part in rallying, and highlight their ongoing contributions and competitive consistency throughout the series.

Overall Standing

Pos.	Driver	RPN	RMR	PFR	BDC	DPN	RDC	RTP	BWR	Points
1	Marie-France Desmarais Trepanier	1st								9
2	Gabrielle Saint-Jacques	2nd								6
3	Karianne Hubert	3rd								4
3	Erika Seguin	3rd								4
5	Alyssa Voyzelle-Montminy	4th								3
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