The 2025 Rally Saudi Arabia was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days from 26 to 29 November 2025. 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 .
Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe won the rally, and their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, are the manufacturer's winners. Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais won the 2025 world titles, with Ogier tying with Sébastien Loeb for most world titles. Gus Greensmith and Jonas Andersson were the winners in the WRC2 category, and Nikolay Gryazin and Konstantin Aleksandrov became the 2025 WRC2 Challenger champions. Matteo Fontana and Alessandro Arnaboldi were the winners in the WRC3 category.
Background 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. + 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 20 Nasser Al-Attiyah Cándido Carrera M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver 22 Mārtiņš Sesks Renārs Francis M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma 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 23 Roope Korhonen Anssi Viinikka Roope Korhonen Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 24 Robert Virves Jakko Viilo Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team 25 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Gus Greensmith Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 26 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team 27 Jan Solans Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio PH.Ph Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 28 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 29 Alejandro Cachón Borja Rozada Toyota España Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 30 Pablo Sarrazin Yannick Roche Sarrazin Motorsport – Iron Lynx Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 31 Daniel Chwist Kamil Heller Daniel Chwist Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 32 Fabio Schwarz Pascal Raabe Armin Schwarz Driving Experience Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 34 Diego Dominguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Dominguez Jr. Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 35 Alejandro Mauro Adrián Pérez Alejandro Mauro Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 36 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Giovanni Bernacchini Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 37 Hamza Bakhashab Lorcan Moore Hamza Bakhashab Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 38 Miguel Granados Marc Martí Miguel Granados Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver 39 Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah Ziad Chehab Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver 40 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Diego Sanjuan Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver + No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Class/Championship eligibility Tyre 41 Matteo Fontana Alessandro Arnaboldi Matteo Fontana Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 42 Georgios Vasilakis Allan Harryman Georgios Vasilakis Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Masters Driver, Masters Co-Driver 43 Burcu Çetinkaya Fabrizia Pons Burcu Çetinkaya Renault Clio Rally3 WRC3 44 Saeed Al-Mouri Ata Al-Hmoud Saeed Al-Mouri Renault Clio Rally3 WRC3 45 Naveen Puligilla Musa Sherif Naveen Puligilla Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 + No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre 21 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Printsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2
Itinerary All dates and times are AST (UTC+3). Date No. Time span Stage name Distance 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 11:54 – 12:14 Regroup, Jeddah Corniche Circuit 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 18:08 – 19:08 Regroup, Jeddah Corniche Circuit 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 11:45 – 12:15 Regroup, Jeddah Corniche Circuit 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 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 11:30 – 12:40 Regroup SS17 After 13:15 Thabhan 2 [Power Stage] 16.39 km After 14:20 Podium ceremony, Jeddah Corniche Circuit Source:
Report WRC Rally1 Classification Position Driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class Event Saturday Stage Total 1 1 1 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:21:17.3 0.0 25 3 0 28 2 2 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:22:12.0 +54.7 17 2 0 19 3 3 17 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:22:20.6 +1:03.3 15 5 4 24 4 4 5 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:23:09.9 +1:51.7 12 1 0 13 5 5 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:23:17.2 +1:59.9 10 0 1 11 6 6 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:25:01.2 +3:43.9 8 4 5 17 7 7 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:26:48.8 +5:31.5 6 0 2 8 8 8 13 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:28:24.5 +7:07.2 4 0 0 4 9 9 55 Josh McErlean Eoin Treacy M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:29:47.8 +8:30.5 2 0 0 2 11 10 10 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:32:21.3 +11:04.0 0 0 3 3 15 11 20 Nasser Al-Attiyah Cándido Carrera M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:36:33.5 +15:16.2 0 0 0 0 Retired SS17 22 Mārtiņš Sesks Renārs Francis M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Mechanical 0 0 0 0 Source:
Special stages Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders SD Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:01.0 SS1 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:53.3 Tänak / Järveoja SS2 Sesks / Francis Ford Puma Rally1 10:38.6Sesks / Francis SS3 Sesks / Francis Ford Puma Rally1 15:22.4 SS4 Pajari / Salminen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:37.9 SS5 Sesks / Francis Ford Puma Rally1 10:35.4 SS6 Pajari / Salminen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 15:11.9 Pajari / Salminen SS7 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 9:14.3 Fourmaux / Coria SS8 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:49.0 SS9 Fourmaux / Coria Hyundai i20 N Rally1 8:17.2 SS10 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 17:33.9 SS11 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 16:00.9 SS12 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 8:13.7 SS13 Sesks / Francis Ford Puma Rally1 17:34.0 Sesks / Francis SS14 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 15:47.4 SS15 Fourmaux / Coria Hyundai i20 N Rally1 10:56.6Neuville / Wydaeghe SS16 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 15:40.9 SS17 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 10:54.9 Source:
Championship standings Bold text indicates 2025 World Champions.
+MoveDriverPoints 1 1 Sébastien Ogier 293 1 2 Elfyn Evans 289 3 Kalle Rovanperä 256 4 Ott Tänak 216 5 Thierry Neuville 194
+MoveDriverPoints 1 1 Vincent Landais 293 1 2 Scott Martin 289 3 Jonne Halttunen 256 4 Martin Järveoja 216 5 Martijn Wydaeghe 194
+MoveDriverPoints 1 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 735 2 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 511 3 M-Sport Ford WRT 205 4 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 158
WRC2 Rally2 Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class Class Event 12 1 25 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Gus Greensmith Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:32:45.6 0.0 25 0 13 2 23 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Toksport WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 3:33:21.0 +35.4 17 0 14 3 24 Robert Virves Jakko Viilo Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:35:46.5 +3:00.9 15 0 16 4 26 Diego Domínguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Domínguez Jr. Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 3:47:37.3 +14:51.7 12 0 18 5 36 Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Giovanni Bernacchini Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:50:47.9 +18:02.3 10 0 19 6 28 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 3:52:57.3 +20:11.7 8 0 20 7 35 Alejandro Mauro Adrián Pérez Alejandro Mauro Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 4:03:29.3 +30:43.7 6 0 21 8 37 Hamza Bakhashab Lorcan Moore Hamza Bakhashab Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 4:10:21.6 +37:36.0 4 0 24 9 23 Roope Korhonen Anssi Viinikka Roope Korhonen Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 4:24:36.0 +51:50.4 2 0 27 10 39 Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah Ziad Chehab Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah Ford Fiesta Rally2 4:29:44.0 +56:58.4 1 0 30 11 40 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Diego Sanjuan Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 4:53:10.3 +1:20:24.7 0 0 Retired SS17 30 Pablo Sarrazin Yannick Roche Sarrazin Motorsport – Iron Lynx Citroën C3 Rally2 Mechanical 0 0 Retired SS17 22 Jan Solans Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio PH.Ph Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Retired 0 0 Retired SS16 38 Miguel Granados Marc Martí Miguel Granados Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Retired 0 0 Retired SS15 31 Daniel Chwist Kamil Heller Daniel Chwist Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Retired 0 0 Retired SS10 32 Fabio Schwarz Pascal Raabe Armin Schwarz Driving Experience Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Accident 0 0 Retired SS2 24 Alejandro Cachón Borja Rozada Toyota España Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Medical reasons 0 0 Source:
Special stages