2025 WRC News & Rumours

[Morte66]

"Crucially, the decision to reposition Rally Japan into a May slot adds a meaningful sporting benefit. By interrupting what would otherwise be a long sequence of gravel rallies"

Well, Japan is after Portugal. Then it's Acropolis, Estonia, Finland, Paraguay, Chile, Italia (Sardegna?), Saudi Arabia. Are any of those not gravel?

[denkimi]

As I see it there are only 3 tarmac rallies? With Japan being the last in may already.

[Morte66]

As I see it there are only 3 tarmac rallies? With Japan being the last in may already.

Unless that suspiciously-named "Rally Italia" turns out to be tarmac, I think there is no tarmac in the second half of the season.

[EstWRC]

It won’t be tarmac, in FIAs post about the calendar it’s marked as gravel.

Great to see Croatia back but yeah it’s now ridiculous that we have all the tarmac rallies in the first half of the season.

[Andre Oliveira]

Italia will be Roma tarmac by the last rumours.

[Eli]

It won’t be tarmac, in FIAs post about the calendar it’s marked as gravel.

Great to see Croatia back but yeah it’s now ridiculous that we have all the tarmac rallies in the first half of the season.

Still no Corsica or Wales or Argentina (which I understand barely have a penny) or even Australia

[denkimi]

Italia will be Roma tarmac by the last rumours.

I hope so.

[Humber]

Still no Corsica or Wales or Argentina (which I understand barely have a penny) or even Australia

Milei and others have helped turn the Argentine economy around. 5.5% GDP expected in 2025.

Australia is mostly interested in V8 engines. TCR is close to folding, with meetings cancelled this year.

[Danny0405]

7 Gravel rounds in a row to end the Championship… not a good idea considering road position stuff

[EstWRC]

Here we go, Ogier considering going for a title

https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/...ush-/10746968/