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. 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. The 2025 event was based in Passau, Bavaria in Germany and contested over eighteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of .
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners, and their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. Nikolay Gryazin and Konstantin Aleksandrov were the defending rally winners in the WRC2 category. Mattéo Chatillon and Maxence Cornuau were the defending rally winners in the WRC3 category.
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. Jan Černý and Ondřej Krajča were the winners in the WRC2 category, and secured their category titles. 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.
Background 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.
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 1 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 5 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer, Team 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver 13 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 17 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 55 Josh McErlean Eoin Treacy M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer + No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 21 Roberto Daprà Luca Guglielmetti Roberto Daprà Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 22 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 23 Alejandro Cachón Borja Rozada Toyota España Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 24 Jan Černý Ondřej Krajča Jan Černý Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 25 Léo Rossel Guillaume Mercoiret PH Sport Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 26 Diego Ruiloba Ángel Vela Diego Ruiloba Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 27 Filip Mareš Radovan Bucha Filip Mareš Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 28 Fabio Schwarz Pascal Raabe Armin Schwarz Driving Experience Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 29 Eamonn Boland Michael Joseph Morrissey Eamonn Boland Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver + No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Class/Championship eligibility Tyre 30 Slaven Šekuljica Marko Šivak Slaven Šekuljica Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 31 Tom Pellerey Hervé Faucher Tom Pellerey Renault Clio Rally3 WRC3 32 Taylor Gill Daniel Brkic FIA Rally Star Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Junior WRC 34 Mille Johansson Johan Grönvall Mille Johansson Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior WRC 35 Ali Türkkan Oytun Albayrak Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Junior WRC 36 Eamonn Kelly Conor Mohan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior WRC 37 Kerem Kazaz Corentin Silvestre Team Petrol Ofisi Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Junior WRC 38 Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Dominguez Jr. Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Junior WRC 39 Max Smart Malcolm Read FIA Rally Star Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Junior WRC 40 Claire Schönborn Michael Wenzel WRC Young Driver Program Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Junior WRC + No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre 20 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Printsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2
Itinerary All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2). Date No. Time span Stage name Distance 16 October — After 9:01 Shakedown [Shakedown] 4.57 km After 13:55 Opening ceremony, Passau SS1 After 14:30 Golf und Therme 1 12.83 km 14:55 – 17:37 Regroup, Bad Griesbach SS2 After 18:05 Golf und Therme 2 12.83 km 19:10 – 19:55 Flexi service A, Passau 17 October 7:11 – 7:26 Service B, Passau 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 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 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 12:15 – 12:45 Regroup, Klatovy 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 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 11:52 – 12:32 Regroup, Rohrbach SS18 After 13:15 Mühltal 2 [Power Stage] 26.52 km After 16:30 Podium ceremony, Passau Source:
Report WRC Rally1 Classification Position Driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class Event Sunday Stage Total 1 1 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:36:20.1 0.0 25 3 3 31 2 2 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:37:03.8 +43.7 17 4 4 25 3 3 10 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:37:09.4 +49.3 15 1 0 16 4 4 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:37:26.9 +1:06.8 12 2 2 16 5 5 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:38:24.7 +2:04.6 10 0 0 10 6 6 5 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:38:34.0 +2:13.9 8 0 1 9 7 7 55 Josh McErlean Eoin Treacy M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 2:42:08.9 +5:48.8 6 0 0 6 27 8 13 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:19:08.5 +42:48.4 0 0 0 0 29 9 17 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:26:01.0 +49:40.9 0 5 5 10 Retired SS15 1 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Accident 0 0 0 0 Source:
Special stages Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders SD Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:15.5 SS1 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:24.5 Ogier / Landais SS2 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:23.8 SS3 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 5:30.9 SS4 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:36.3 SS5 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:12.1 SS6 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:10.5 SS7 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:33.2 SS8 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:30.9 SS9 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:17.1 Rovanperä / Halttunen SS10 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:17.4 SS11 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:55.7 SS12 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 11:03.6 SS13 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:47.5 SS14 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 7:12.2 SS15 stage cancelled SS16 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 14:05.7 Rovanperä / Halttunen SS17 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:55.0 SS18 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 13:58.2 Source:
Championship standings Bold text indicates 2025 World Champions.
+MoveDriverPoints 1 1 Elfyn Evans 247 1 2 Sébastien Ogier 234 3 Kalle Rovanperä 234 4 Ott Tänak 197 5 Thierry Neuville 166
+MoveDriverPoints 1 1 Scott Martin 247 1 2 Vincent Landais 234 1 3 Jonne Halttunen 234 4 Martin Järveoja 197 5 Martijn Wydaeghe 166
+MoveDriverPoints 1 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 632 2 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 464 3 M-Sport Ford WRT 176 4 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 127
WRC2 Rally2 Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class Class Event 9 1 24 Jan Černý Ondřej Krajča Jan Černý Citroën C3 Rally2 2:47:11.2 0.0 25 2 10 2 27 Filip Mareš Radovan Bucha Filip Mareš Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 2:47:41.3 +30.1 17 1 11 3 21 Roberto Daprà Luca Guglielmetti Roberto Daprà Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 2:50:11.5 +3:00.3 15 0 20 4 29 Eamonn Boland Michael Joseph Morrissey Eamonn Boland Ford Fiesta Rally2 3:08:56.3 +21:45.1 12 0 25 5 22 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:17:10.5 +29:59.3 10 0 34 6 28 Fabio Schwarz Pascal Raabe Armin Schwarz Driving Experience Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 3:31:39.4 +44:28.2 8 0 Retired SS18 26 Diego Ruiloba Ángel Vela Diego Ruiloba Citroën C3 Rally2 Accident 0 0 Retired SS14 23 Alejandro Cachón Borja Rozada Toyota España Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Rear suspension 0 0 Retired SS14 25 Léo Rossel Guillaume Mercoiret PH Sport Citroën C3 Rally2 Electrical 0 0 Source:
Special stages
+ Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders SD Cachón / Rozada Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 2:23.8 SS1 Cachón / Rozada Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 6:45.4 Cachón / Rozada SS2 Cachón / Rozada Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 6:46.3 SS3 Cachón / Rozada Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 5:51.6 SS4 Cachón / Rozada Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 7:57.3 SS5 Mareš / Bucha Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 13:09.9 SS6 Cachón / Rozada Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 12:58.3 SS7 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 7:58.9 SS8 Rossel / Mercoiret Citroën C3 Rally2 5:51.2 SS9 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 7:37.4 SS10 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 12:03.9 SS11 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 8:16.7 SS12 Mareš / Bucha Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 11:42.9 SS13 Cachón / Rozada Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 8:14.3 SS14 Mareš / Bucha Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 7:39.4 Černý / Krajča SS15 stage cancelled SS16 Gryazin / Aleksandrov Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 14:55.3Černý / Krajča SS17 Mareš / Bucha Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 6:21.6 SS18 Mareš / Bucha Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 14:49.7 Source: