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. 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 .

Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners, and Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturer's winners. However, Rovanperä and Halttunen did not defend their titles as Rovanperä moved to the Super Formula Championship. Yohan Rossel and Arnaud Dunand were the defending rally winners in the WRC2 championship. 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. Yohan Rossel and Arnaud Dunand were the winners in the WRC2 category. Gil Membrado and Adrián Pérez were the winners in the WRC3 category as well as the junior championship.

Background 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.

+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 1 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 5 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer, Team 6 Dani Sordo Cándido Carrera Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N 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 95 Jon Armstrong Shane Byrne M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 99 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer + No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 20 Léo Rossel Guillaume Mercoiret 2C Junior Team Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 21 Robert Virves Jakko Viilo Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Team 22 Roberto Daprà Luca Guglielmetti Roberto Daprà Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 23 Arthur Pelamourges Bastien Pouget Arthur Pelamourges Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 25 Eric Camilli Thibault de la Haye Eric Camilli Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 26 Diego Domínguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Domínguez Jr. Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 27 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Lancia Corse HF Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team 28 Giovanni Trentin Pietro Elia Ometto MT Racing SRL Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 29 Yohan Rossel Arnaud Dunand Lancia Corse HF Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale Driver, Co-driver, Team 30 Andrea Lafarja Germán Maune Andrea Lafarja Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver 31 Alejandro Cachón Borja Rozada Toyota España Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 32 Jan Solans Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio PH.Ph Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 34 Emil Lindholm Gabriel Morales Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team 35 Alexey Lukyanuk Yuriy Kulikov Alexey Lukyanuk Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 36 Enrique Cruz Yeray Mújica Eugenio C.D. Seventen Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 37 Armide Martín Eduardo González Delgado Auto-Laca Competición Škoda Fabia R5 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 39 Mille Johansson Johan Grönvall Mille Johansson Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 40 Yuki Yamamoto James Fulton Printsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Co-driver 41 Philip Allen Craig Drew Philip Allen Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 42 Pablo Sarrazin Yannick Roche Pablo Sarrazin Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 43 Alejandro Mauro Ariday Bonilla Alejandro Mauro Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 44 Antonio Forné Axel Coronado Escudería Costa Brava Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 45 Julio Martínez Cazorla Eduardo González Delgado Escudería Drago Rallye Ford Fiesta R5 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 46 Zósimo Hernández Mayte Gutiérrez Febles Escudería Hierro Sur Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 47 Johannes Keferböck Ilka Minor Johannes Keferböck Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver 48 Adrien Mosca Julie Amblard Printsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 49 Carlos Moreno Córdoba Diego Fuentes Automóvil Club de Murcia Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 50 Miguel Granados Marc Martí Miguel Granados Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver 51 Maurizio Chiarani Flavio Zanella Maurizio Chiarani Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver 52 Filippo Marchino Alexander Kihurani Filippo Marchino Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver + No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre 53 Tymoteusz Abramowski Jakub Wróbel Tymoteusz Abramowski Ford Fiesta Rally3 54 Raúl Hernández José Murado Raúl Hernández Ford Fiesta Rally3 56 Ghjuvanni Rossi Kylian Sarmezan Ghjuvanni Rossi Ford Fiesta Rally3 57 Gil Membrado Adrián Pérez Gil Membrado Ford Fiesta Rally3 58 Nicolas Otto Boehringer Hugo Magalhães Nicolas Otto Boehringer Ford Fiesta Rally3 59 Sergio Fernández Guerra Benito Sacramento Escudería Daute-Realejos Renault Clio Rally3 60 Dean Mascarenhas Gagan Karumbaiah Dean Mascarenhas Ford Fiesta Rally3 + No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre 24 Fabrizio Zaldivar Marcelo Der Ohannesian Fabrizio Zaldivar Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 38 Romet Jürgenson Siim Oja M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2

Itinerary All dates and times are WEST (UTC+1). Date No. Time span Stage name Distance 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 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 13:46 – 14:16 Service C, Gran Canaria Stadium 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 25 April 6:30 – 6:45 Service E, Gran Canaria Stadium 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 12:45 – 13:15 Service F, Gran Canaria Stadium 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 SS14 After 19:25 BP Ultimate – Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 2.55 km 20:05 – 20:50 Flexi service G, Gran Canaria Stadium 26 April 6:30 – 6:45 Service H, Gran Canaria Stadium 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 SS17 After 10:50 Ingenio – Valsequillo 2 26.49 km 12:12 – 12:57 Regroup, Vecindario SS18 After 13:15 Santa Lucía – Agüimes 2 [Power Stage] 13.15 km After 13:35 Podium ceremony, Agüimes Source:

Report WRC Rally1 Classification Position Driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class Event Sunday Stage Total 1 1 1 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:43:18.9 0.0 25 4 3 32 2 2 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:43:38.8 +19.9 17 5 5 27 3 3 5 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:44:59.7 +1:40.8 15 3 2 20 4 4 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:45:10.1 +1:51.2 12 2 4 18 5 5 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:46:48.4 +3:29.5 10 0 0 10 6 6 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:46:59.9 +3:41.0 8 1 1 10 7 7 20 Hayden Paddon John Kennard Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:47:16.6 +3:57.7 6 0 0 6 8 8 55 Josh McErlean Eoin Treacy M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 2:49:04.3 +5:45.4 4 0 0 4 11 9 95 Jon Armstrong Shane Byrne M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 2:51:11.1 +7:52.2 0 0 0 0 Retired SS17 99 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Accident damage 0 0 0 0 Source:

Special stages Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders SD Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:06.9 SS1 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 1:54.2 Katsuta / Johnston SS2 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:38.3 Ogier / Landais SS3 Stage cancelled SS4 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:24.5 Ogier / Landais SS5 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:38.3 SS6 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 10:35.0 SS7 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:21.4 SS8 Pajari / Salminen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 1:53.5 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 SS9 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:42.3 SS10 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:07.4 SS11 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 17:14.7 SS12 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:39.8 SS13 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:43.8 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 SS14 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 17:01.9 SS15 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 15:56.8 SS16 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:03.8 SS17 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 15:02.7 SS18 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:03.9 Source:

Championship standings

+MoveDriverPoints 1 1 Elfyn Evans 101 1 2 Takamoto Katsuta 99 1 3 Sami Pajari 72 1 4 Oliver Solberg 68 5 Adrien Fourmaux 59

+MoveDriverPoints 1 1 Scott Martin 101 1 2 Aaron Johnston 99 1 3 Marko Salminen 72 1 4 Elliott Edmondson 68 5 Alexandre Coria 59

+MoveDriverPoints 1 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 265 2 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 167 3 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 75 4 M-Sport Ford WRT 63

WRC2 Rally2 Classification