2025 Central European Rally

2025 Central European Rally
Central European Rally 2025
Round 12 of 14 in the 2025 World Rally Championship
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The Central European Rally features routes across three nations.
Host country
Rally basePassau, Bavaria, Germany
Dates run16 – 19 October 2025
Start locationPassau, Bavaria, Germany
Finish locationPeilstein im Mühlviertel, Rohrbach District, Austria
Stages18 (306.08 km; 190.19 miles)
Stage surfaceTarmac
Transport distance1,138.61 km (707.50 miles)
Overall distance1,444.69 km (897.69 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered47
Crews46 at start, 36 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Kalle Rovanperä
Jonne Halttunen
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
2:36:20.1
Sunday
Accumulated leader
Sébastien Ogier
Vincent Landais
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
39:56.4
Power Stage winner Sébastien Ogier
Vincent Landais
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
13:58.2
Support category results
WRC-2 winner Jan Černý
Ondřej Krajča
2:47:11.2
WRC-3 winner Taylor Gill
Daniel Brkic
FIA Rally Star
2:54:29.4
J-WRC winner Mille Johansson
Johan Grönvall
2:54:27.8

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 306.08 km (190.19 mi).

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.