2025 Rally Chile

2025 Rally Chile
Rally Chile BIOBÍO 2025
Round 11 of 14 in the 2025 World Rally Championship
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The rally features smooth and well-built roads but requires demand precision.
Host country Chile
Rally baseConcepción, Biobío
Dates run11 – 14 September 2025
Start locationCoronel, Biobío
Finish locationConcepción, Biobío
Stages16 (306.76 km; 190.61 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance932.87 km (579.66 miles)
Overall distance1,239.63 km (770.27 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered49
Crews46 at start, 39 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Sébastien Ogier
Vincent Landais
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
2:55:42.1
Sunday
Accumulated leader
Sébastien Ogier
Vincent Landais
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
32:28.2
Power Stage winner Sébastien Ogier
Vincent Landais
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
4:25.6
Support category results
WRC-2 winner Oliver Solberg
Elliott Edmondson
Printsport
3:04:00.7
WRC-3 winner Matteo Fontana
Alessandro Arnaboldi
3:21:07.2

The 2025 Rally Chile (also known as the Rally Chile BIOBÍO 2025) was a motor racing event for rally cars scheduled to be held over four days from 11 to 14 September 2025.[2] It marked the fourth running of the Rally Chile, and was the eleventh round of the 2025 World Rally Championship, 2025 WRC2 Championship and 2025 WRC3 Championship. The 2025 event was based in Concepción, Biobío and was contested over sixteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 306.76 km (190.61 mi).[1]

Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners, and their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturer's winners.[3] Yohan Rossel and Florian Barral were the defending rally winners in the WRC2 category.[4] Diego Dominguez Jr. and Rogelio Peñate were the defending rally winners in the WRC3 category.[5]

Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais won the rally, and their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturer's winner.[6] Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson were the winners in the WRC2 category, and secured their category titles.[7] Matteo Fontana and Alessandro Arnaboldi were the winners in the WRC3 category.[8]

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. Eleven entered under Rally1 regulations, as were nineteen Rally2 crews in the WRC2 Championship and twelve Rally3 crew in the WRC3 Championship.[9]

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally 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 H
5 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer, Team H
8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
13 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
17 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver H
28 Alberto Heller Luis Allende M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver H
33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
55 Josh McErlean Eoin Treacy M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
Rally2 entries competing in the WRC2 Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
20 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Printsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Driver, Co-driver H
21 Yohan Rossel Arnaud Dunand PH Sport Citroën C3 Rally2 Driver, Co-driver H
22 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Gus Greensmith Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver H
23 Jan Solans Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio PH.Ph Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
24 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
25 Emil Lindholm Reeta Hämäläinen Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team H
26 Fabrizio Zaldivar Marcelo Der Ohannesian Fabrizio Zaldivar Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
27 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team H
29 Diego Domínguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Domínguez Jr. Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
30 Marco Bulacia Gabriel Morales Marco Bulacia Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
31 Martin Scuncio Javiera Roman Martin Scuncio Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
32 Jorge Martínez Fontena Rubén García Jorge Martínez Fontena Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
34 Gerardo V. Rosselot Marcelo Brizio Gerardo V. Rosselot Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
35 Emilio Rosselot Matias Leiva Emilio Rosselot Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
36 Pedro Heller Matias Amestica Pedro Heller Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
37 Alejandro Galanti Marcelo Toyotoshi Alejandro Galanti Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
38 Miguel Zaldivar Matías Ramos Miguel Zaldivar Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
39 Miguel Granados Marc Martí Miguel Granados Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver H
40 Jorge Martínez Merizalde José Alberto Aros Jorge Martínez Merizalde Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
Rally3 entries competing in the WRC3 Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Class/Championship eligibility Tyre
41 Matteo Fontana Alessandro Arnaboldi Matteo Fontana Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 H
42 Ghjuvanni Rossi Kylian Sarmezan Ghjuvanni Rossi Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 H
43 Nataniel Bruun Pablo Olmos Nataniel Bruun Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 H
44 André Martinez Matias Aranguren André Martinez Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 H
45 Georgios Vasilakis Allan Harryman Georgios Vasilakis Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Masters Driver, Masters Co-Driver H
46 Eduardo Castro Julio Echazú Eduardo Castro Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 H
47 Ignacio Gardiol Ignacio Uez Ahumada Ignacio Gardiol Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 H
48 Felipe Padilla Sebastián Olguín Felipe Padilla Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 H
49 Patricio Muñoz Miguel Recalt Patricio Muñoz Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 H
50 Carlos Prieto Juan Cruz Varela Carlos Prieto Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 H
51 Luis Nuñez Sebastian Medrano Luis Nuñez Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Masters Driver H
52 Eduardo Kovacs Bauer Alberto Alvarez Eduardo Kovacs Bauer Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Masters Driver H

Itinerary

All dates and times are CLT (UTC−3).

Date No. Time span Stage name Distance
11 September After 9:01 Conuco [Shakedown] 6.79 km
After 19:00 Opening ceremony, Concepción Bicentenario N/a
12 September SS1 After 8:15 Pulperia 1 19.72 km
SS2 After 9:10 Rere 1 13.34 km
SS3 After 10:01 San Rosendo 1 23.32 km
12:16 – 12:56 Regroup, MDS Hotel Talcahuano N/a
12:56 – 13:36 Flexi service A, MDS Hotel Talcahuano N/a
SS4 After 14:41 Pulperia 2 19.72 km
SS5 After 15:36 Rere 2 13.34 km
SS6 After 16:27 San Rosendo 2 23.32 km
18:52 – 19:37 Flexi service B, MDS Hotel Talcahuano N/a
13 September SS7 After 9:07 Pelun 1 15.65 km
SS8 After 10:01 Lota 1 25.64 km
SS9 After 11:05 Maria las Cruces 1 28.31 km
13:00 – 13:37 Regroup, MDS Hotel Talcahuano N/a
13:37 – 14:07 Flexi service C, MDS Hotel Talcahuano N/a
SS10 After 15:07 Pelun 2 15.65 km
SS11 After 16:01 Lota 2 25.64 km
SS12 After 17:05 Maria las Cruces 2 28.31 km
19:10 – 19:55 Flexi service D, MDS Hotel Talcahuano N/a
14 September SS13 After 8:23 Laraquete 1 18.62 km
SS14 After 9:35 BioBío 1 8.78 km
SS15 After 10:35 Laraquete 2 18.62 km
11:25 – 12:29 Regroup, Arauco N/a
SS16 After 13:15 BioBío 2 [Power Stage] 8.78 km
After 15:10 Podium ceremony, Arauco N/a
Source:[1]

Report

WRC Rally1

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Event Sunday Stage Total
1 1 17 Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:55:42.1 0.0 25 5 5 35
2 2 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:55:53.1 ++11.0 17 4 3 24
3 3 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:56:28.6 +46.5 15 0 0 15
4 4 1 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:56:41.1 +59.0 12 0 4 16
5 5 5 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:56:45.5 +1:03.4 10 2 2 14
6 6 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:57:17.8 +1:35.7 8 3 1 12
7 7 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:57:56.1 +2:14.0 6 0 0 6
8 8 13 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 2:58:26.2 +2:44.1 4 0 0 4
34 9 10 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:44:57.5 +49:15.4 0 1 0 1
37 10 55 Josh McErlean Eoin Treacy M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:58:51.6 +1:03:09.5 0 0 0 0
38 11 28 Alberto Heller Luis Allende M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:59:18.7 +1:03:36.6 0 0 0 0
Source:[10]

Special stages

Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:21.5 N/a
SS1 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 10:00.4 Rovanperä / Halttunen
SS2 Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:45.6
SS3 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:13.7 Evans / Martin
SS4 Pajari / Salminen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 9:46.1 Tänak / Järveoja
SS5 Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 6:35.4
SS6 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 12:02.8 Fourmaux / Coria
SS7 Tanak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 10:37.7
SS8 Tanak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 N Rally1 15:20.8
SS9 Rovanpera / Halttunen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 16:43.7 Evans / Martin
SS10 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 10:20.7
SS11 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 15:08.1 Ogier / Landais
SS12 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 16:31.2
SS13 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:50.0
SS14 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:29.5
SS15 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 11:41.8
SS16 Ogier / Landais Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:25.6
Source:[11][12]

Championship standings

WRC2 Rally2

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Event
9 1 20 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Printsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 3:04:00.7 0.0 25 2
10 2 27 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:04:41.1 +40.4 17 1
11 3 23 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:05:48.5 +1:47.8 15 0
12 4 32 Jorge Martínez Fontena Rubén García Jorge Martínez Fontena Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:08:09.7 +4:09.0 12 0
13 5 26 Fabrizio Zaldivar Marcelo Der Ohannesian Fabrizio Zaldivar Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:08:11.2 +4:10.5 10 0
14 6 24 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 3:12:37.2 +8:36.5 8 0
15 7 34 Gerardo V. Rosselot Marcelo Brizio Gerardo V. Rosselot Citroën C3 Rally2 3:12:52.3 +8:51.6 6 0
16 8 31 Martin Scuncio Javiera Roman Martin Scuncio Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo 3:16:50.3 +12:49.6 4 0
17 9 35 Emilio Rosselot Matias Leiva Emilio Rosselot Citroën C3 Rally2 3:20:53.9 +16:53.2 2 0
18 10 37 Alejandro Galanti Marcelo Toyotoshi Alejandro Galanti Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 3:20:54.1 +16:53.4 1 0
23 11 21 Yohan Rossel Arnaud Dunand PH Sport Citroën C3 Rally2 3:24:59.4 +20:58.7 0 0
25 12 36 Pedro Heller Matias Amestica Pedro Heller Citroën C3 Rally2 3:25:31.8 +21:31.1 0 0
26 13 22 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Gus Greensmith Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:25:36.4 +21:35.7 0 0
28 14 39 Miguel Granados Marc Martí Miguel Granados Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:28:34.9 +24:34.2 0 0
31 15 40 Jorge Martínez Merizalde José Alberto Aros Jorge Martínez Merizalde Hyundai i20 N Rally2 3:39:55.4 +35:54.7 0 0
Retired SS15 25 Emil Lindholm Reeta Hämäläinen Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Withdrawn 0 0
Retired SS6 29 Diego Domínguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Domínguez Jr. Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Accident 0 0
Source:[13]

Special stages

Championship standings

  • Bold text indicates 2025 World Champions.

WRC3 Rally3

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
19 1 41 Matteo Fontana Alessandro Arnaboldi Matteo Fontana Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:21:07.2 0.0 25
20 2 43 Nataniel Bruun Pablo Olmos Nataniel Bruun Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:21:16.5 +9.3 17
21 3 46 Eduardo Castro Julio Echazú Eduardo Castro Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:23:54.6 +2:47.4 15
22 4 47 Ignacio Gardiol Ignacio Uez Ahumada Ignacio Gardiol Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:24:13.2 +3:06.0 12
24 5 48 Felipe Padilla Sebastián Olguín Felipe Padilla Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:25:22.1 +4:14.9 10
28 6 44 André Martinez Matias Aranguren André Martinez Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:26:47.9 +5:40.7 8
29 7 50 Carlos Prieto Juan Cruz Varela Carlos Prieto Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:36:38.7 +15:31.5 6
30 8 52 Eduardo Kovacs Bauer Alberto Alvarez Eduardo Kovacs Bauer Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:36:51.7 +15:44.5 4
36 9 54 Georgios Vasilakis Allan Harryman Georgios Vasilakis Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:53:15.9 +32:08.7 2
Retired SS14 49 Patricio Muñoz Miguel Recalt Patricio Muñoz Ford Fiesta Rally3 Withdarwn 0
Retired SS10 42 Ghjuvanni Rossi Kylian Sarmezan Ghjuvanni Rossi Ford Fiesta Rally3 Mechanical 0
Source:[14]

Special stages

Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
SD Castro / Echazú Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:52.7 N/a
SS1 Bruun / Olmos Ford Fiesta Rally3 11:38.2 Bruun / Olmos
SS2 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 7:42.6 Fontana / Arnaboldi
SS3 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 14:04.5
SS4 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 11:13.0
Bruun / Olmos Ford Fiesta Rally3
SS5 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 7:31.9
SS6 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 13:46.7
SS7 Muñoz / Recalt Ford Fiesta Rally3 12:08.6
SS8 Gardiol / Uez Ahumada Ford Fiesta Rally3 17:45.2 Bruun / Olmos
SS9 Muñoz / Recalt Ford Fiesta Rally3 19:17.3
SS10 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 11:22.8
SS11 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 16:52.6
SS12 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 18:19.2
SS13 Bruun / Olmos Ford Fiesta Rally3 13:22.5
SS14 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 5:02.0
SS15 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 12:59.2 Fontana / Arnaboldi
SS16 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 5:05.3
Source:[11][12]

Championship standings

References

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