The 2025 Rally Sierra Morena was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days from 3 April to 6 April 2025. It marked the 42nd running of Rally Sierra Morena. The event was the opening round of the 2025 European Rally Championship and the second round of the 2025 Spain Superchampionship. The event was part of European Rally Championship for the first time since 1990 and for the second time in history.
Event background
Event itinerary DateNo.TimeStage nameDistance 4 April — 9:30 Free practice 6.16 km — 12:01 Qualifying stage 6.16 km — 13:15 Shakedown 6.16 km SS1 20:05 Córdoba 1.50 km 5 April SS2 10:00 Obejo 1 6.70 km SS3 11:05 Villanueva del Rey 1 12.80 km SS4 12:10 Villaviciosa 1 27.19 km SS5 15:10 Obejo 2 6.70 km SS6 16:15 Villanueva del Rey 2 12.80 km SS7 17:20 Villaviciosa 2 27.19 km 6 April SS8 8:20 Cerrobejuelas 1 19.89 km SS9 9:25 Pozoblanco — Villaharta 1 25.22 km SS10 11:05 Ermitas — Trassierra 1 12.43 km SS11 13:55 Cerrobejuelas 2 19.89 km SS12 15:00 Pozoblanco — Villaharta 2 25.22 km SS13 17:05 Ermitas — Trassierra 2 12.43 km
Entry list A total of 115 crews entered the event, with 64 entered into ERC and 45 entered into Spain Superchampionship. 4 crews withdrew before the event, with 111 starting the rally.
WRC manufacturers Hyundai and Toyota entered crews as part of their testing before the 2025 Rally Islas Canarias, with Hyundai entering Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe and Toyota entering Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin.
ERC Rally2 entries No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 1 Efrén Llarena Sara Fernández Efrén Llarena Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, co-driver 2 Mikołaj Marczyk Szymon Gospodarczyk Mikołaj Marczyk Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, co-driver 3 Andrea Mabellini Virginia Lenzi Andrea Mabellini Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, co-driver 4 Jon Armstrong Shane Byrne M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, co-driver, team 5 Simone Tempestini Sergiu Itu Team MRF Tyres Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, co-driver 6 Mads Østberg Torstein Eriksen TRT Rally Team Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, co-driver, team 7 Yoann Bonato Benjamin Boulloud Yoann Bonato Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, co-driver 8 Simon Wagner Hanna Ostlender Kowax DST Racing Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, co-driver, team 9 Dominik Stříteský Igor Bacigál Auto Podbabská Škoda PSG ACCR Team Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, co-driver, team 10 Robert Virves Jakko Viilo Robert Virves Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, co-driver 11 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov J2X Rally Team Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, co-driver, team 12 José Antonio Suárez Alberto Iglesias Pin Recalvi Team Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, co-driver, team 14 Jakub Matulka Damian Syty Jakub Matulka Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, co-driver 15 Martin László Viktor Bán Topp-Cars Rally Team Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, co-driver, team 16 Philip Allen Craig Drew Philip Allen Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, co-driver 17 Mille Johansson Johan Grönvall Mille Johansson Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Driver, co-driver 18 Jarosław Kołtun Ireneusz Pleskot J2X Rally Team Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, co-driver, team 19 Stéphane Lefebvre Andy Malfoy Team MRF Tyres Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, co-driver, team 20 Pepe López David Vázquez Hyundai Motor España Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, co-driver, team 21 James Williams Ross Whittock Team MRF Tyres Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, co-driver, team 22 Maxime Potty Renaud Herman Maxime Potty Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, co-driver 23 Jos Verstappen Renaud Jamoul Jos Verstappen Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, co-driver, Master ERC 24 András Hadik István Juhász B-A Promotion Kft. Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, co-driver, Master ERC, Team 25 Unai de la Dehesa Daniel Sosa Ojeda Citroën Rally Team Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, co-driver, team 26 Roberto Blach Jr. Mauro Barreiro Roberto Blach Jr. Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, co-driver 27 Norbert Herczig Ramón Ferencz Proformance Service Kft Team Staff House Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Driver, co-driver, team 28 Martin Vlček Jakub Kunst Kowax DST Racing Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, co-driver, Master ERC, team 29 Dariusz Biedrzyński Rafał Fiołek Kowax DST Racing Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, co-driver, Master ERC, team 30 Daniel Alonso Villarón Rubén Arboleya Gutiérrez Past Racing Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, co-driver, Master ERC, team ERC Rally3 entries 31 Igor Widłak Daniel Dymurski Grupa PGS RT Ford Fiesta Rally3 Driver, co-driver, ERC3, Fiesta Rally3 Trophy, team 32 Martin Ravenščak Dora Ravenščak IK Sport Racing Ford Fiesta Rally3 Driver, co-driver, ERC3, Fiesta Rally3 Trophy, team 33 Hubert Kowalczyk Jarosław Hryniuk Hubert Kowalczyk Renault Clio Rally3 Driver, co-driver, ERC3 34 Tristan Charpentier Florian Barral Tristan Charpentier Ford Fiesta Rally3 Driver, co-driver, ERC3, Fiesta Rally3 Trophy 35 Aleksandar Tomov Dimitar Spasov Aleksandar Tomov Renault Clio Rally3 Driver, co-driver, ERC3 36 Adrian Rzeźnik Kamil Kozdroń Adrian Rzeźnik Ford Fiesta Rally3 Driver, co-driver, ERC3, Fiesta Rally3 Trophy 37 Błażej Gazda Michał Jurgała Błażej Gazda Renault Clio Rally3 Driver, co-driver, ERC3 38 Tymoteusz Abramowski Jakub Wróbel Tymoteusz Abramowski Ford Fiesta Rally3 Driver, co-driver, ERC3, Fiesta Rally3 Trophy 39 Casey Jay Coleman Killian McArdle Casey Jay Coleman Ford Fiesta Rally3 Driver, co-driver, ERC3, Fiesta Rally3 Trophy 40 Adam Grahn Maja Bengtsson Adam Grahn Ford Fiesta Rally3 Driver, co-driver, ERC3, Fiesta Rally3 Trophy 41 Sebastian Butyński Łukasz Jastrzębski Sebastian Butyński Renault Clio Rally3 Driver, co-driver, ERC3 ERC Rally4 and Rally5 entries 42 Calle Carlberg Jørgen Eriksen ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team Opel Corsa Rally4 Driver, co-driver, ERC4, ERC Junior, team 43 Timo Schulz Michael Wenzel Timo Schulz Opel Corsa Rally4 Driver, co-driver, ERC4, ERC Junior 44 Aoife Raftery Hannah McKillop HRT Racing Kft. Peugeot 208 Rally4 Driver, co-driver, ERC4, ERC Junior, team 45 Jaspar Vaher Sander Pruul Team Estonia Autosport Peugeot 208 Rally4 Driver, co-driver, ERC4, ERC Junior, Team 46 Hubert Laskowski Esther Gutiérrez Hubert Laskowski Peugeot 208 Rally4 Driver, co-driver, ERC4, ERC Junior 47 Mark-Egert Tilts Rainis Raidma Team Estonia Autosport Ford Fiesta Rally4 Driver, co-driver, ERC4, ERC Junior, team 48 Sergi Pérez Jr. Axel Coronado RACC Motorsport Peugeot 208 Rally4 Driver, co-driver, ERC4, ERC Junior, Team 49 Maxim Decock Tom Buyse Maxim Decock Opel Corsa Rally4 Driver, co-driver, ERC4, ERC Junior 50 Ioan Lloyd Sion Williams Ioan Lloyd Peugeot 208 Rally4 Driver, co-driver, ERC4, ERC Junior 51 Craig Rahill Conor Smith Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Peugeot 208 Rally4 Driver, co-driver, ERC4, ERC Junior, team 52 Keelan Grogan Ayrton Sherlock Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Peugeot 208 Rally4 Driver, co-driver, ERC4, ERC Junior, team 53 Francesco Dei Ceci Nicolò Lazzarini Francesco Dei Ceci Peugeot 208 Rally4 Driver, co-driver, ERC4, ERC Junior 54 Matteo Doretto Andrea Budoia Matteo Doretto Peugeot 208 Rally4 Driver, co-driver, ERC4, ERC Junior 55 Luca Pröglhöf Christina Ettel ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team Opel Corsa Rally4 Driver, co-driver, ERC4, ERC Junior, team 56 Leevi Lassila Antti Linnaketo IK Sport Racing Opel Corsa Rally4 Driver, co-driver, ERC4, ERC Junior, team 57 Simon Andersson Jörgen Jönsson Simon Andersson Renault Clio Rally4 Driver, co-driver, ERC4, ERC Junior 58 Tuukka Kauppinen Topi Luhtinen Tuukka Kauppinen Peugeot 208 Rally4 Driver, co-driver, ERC4, ERC Junior 59 Tom Kässer Stephan Schneeweiß Tom Kässer Peugeot 208 Rally4 Driver, co-driver, ERC4 60 Kevin Saraiva Beatriz Pinto Kevin Saraiva Renault Clio Rally4 Driver, co-driver, ERC4, ERC Junior 61 Tommaso Sandrin Andrea Dal Maso Tommaso Sandrin Peugeot 208 Rally4 Driver, co-driver, ERC4, ERC Junior 62 Victor Hansen Ditte Kammersgaard Victor Hansen Peugeot 208 Rally4 Driver, co-driver, ERC4, ERC Junior 63 Jordi San Andrés Salvador Alberto Gil Mora RACC Motorsport Peugeot 208 Rally4 Driver, co-driver, ERC4, team 64 Ciprian Lupu Vlad Colceriu Ciprian Lupu Renault Clio Rally5 Driver, co-driver, ERC4 65 Catherine Rădulescu Bogdan Minea Catherine Rădulescu Renault Clio Rally4 Driver, co-driver, ERC4 Other important entries 66 Alejandro Cachón Borja Rozada Toyota España Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 / 83 Laia Sanz Luka Larrosa CSM Automoció Toyota GR Yaris N4 / 84 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 / 85 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 /
Rally report ERC Rally2 Final classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Tyre Time Points Class Event Event Power Stage 1 1 11 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov J2X Rally Team Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 2:01:49.5 30 4 2 2 7 Yoann Bonato Benjamin Boulloud Yoann Bonato Citroën C3 Rally2 2:02:35.5 46.0 24 2 3 3 12 José Antonio Suárez Alberto Iglesias Pin Recalvi Team Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 2:03:14.3 1:24.8 21 1 4 4 3 Andrea Mabellini Virginia Lenzi Andrea Mabellini Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 2:03:27.1 1:37.6 19 5 5 5 2 Mikołaj Marczyk Szymon Gospodarczyk Mikołaj Marczyk Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 2:03:51.7 2:02.2 17 3 6 6 20 Pepe López David Vázquez Hyundai Motor España Hyundai i20 N Rally2 2:04:28.1 2:38.6 15 7 7 17 Mille Johansson Johan Grönvall Mille Johansson Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 2:04:40.6 2:51.1 13 8 8 6 Mads Østberg Torstein Eriksen TRT Rally Team Citroën C3 Rally2 2:04:49.6 3:00.1 11 9 9 19 Stéphane Lefebvre Andy Malfoy Team MRF Tyres Hyundai i20 N Rally2 2:05:35.8 3:46.3 9 10 10 8 Simon Wagner Hanna Ostlender Kowax DST Racing Hyundai i20 N Rally2 2:05:39.8 3:50.3 7 11 11 14 Jakub Matulka Damian Syty Jakub Matulka Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 2:06:52.9 5:03.4 5 12 12 26 Roberto Blach Jr. Mauro Barreiro Roberto Blach Jr. Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 2:06:57.9 5:08.4 4 13 13 23 Jos Verstappen Renaud Jamoul Jos Verstappen Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 2:07:15.3 5:25.8 3 14 14 25 Unai de la Dehesa Daniel Sosa Ojeda Citroën Rally Team Citroën C3 Rally2 2:08:48.8 6:59.3 2 15 15 24 András Hadik István Juhász András Hadik Ford Fiesta Rally2 2:09:46.5 7:57.0 1 16 16 15 Martin László Viktor Bán Topp-Cars Rally Team Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 2:11:54.7 10:05.2 17 20 28 Martin Vlček Jakub Kunst Kowax DST Racing Hyundai i20 N Rally2 2:13:22.0 11:32.5 18 37 29 Dariusz Biedrzyński Rafał Fiołek Kowax DST Racing Hyundai i20 N Rally2 2:19:13.5 17:24.0 Retired SS12 10 Robert Virves Jakko Viilo Robert Virves Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Mechanical Retired SS10 5 Simone Tempestini Sergiu Itu Team MRF Tyres Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Accident Retired SS9 9 Dominik Stříteský Igor Bacigál Auto Podbabská Škoda PSG ACCR Team Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Accident Retired SS8 4 Jon Armstrong Shane Byrne M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Suspension Retired SS7 1 Efrén Llarena Sara Fernández Efrén Llarena Citroën C3 Rally2 Mechanical Retired SS6 27 Norbert Herczig Ramón Ferencz Proformance Service Kft Team Staff House Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Brakes Retired SS4 30 Daniel Alonso Villarón Rubén Arboleya Gutiérrez Past Racing Ford Fiesta Rally2 Mechanical Retired SS4 16 Philip Allen Craig Drew Philip Allen Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Accident Retired SS3 21 James Williams Ross Whittock Team MRF Tyres Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Accident Did not start 18 Jarosław Kołtun Ireneusz Pleskot J2X Rally Team Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Medical reasons Withdrawn 22 Maxime Potty Renaud Herman Maxime Potty Citroën C3 Rally2 Withdrawn Source: By stage