2026 WRC3 Championship

The 2026 FIA WRC3 Championship is set to be the thirteenth season of WRC3, a rallying championship for organised and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the third-highest tier of international rallying. It is open to privateers and teams using cars complying with Group Rally3 regulations.[1] The championship is planned to begin in January 2026 with the Monte Carlo Rally and would conclude in November 2026 with the Rally Saudi Arabia, and runs in support of the 2026 World Rally Championship.

Calendar

A map showing the locations of the rallies in the 2026 championship. Event headquarters are marked with black dots.

The 2026 season is scheduled to be contested over fourteen rounds across Europe, Africa, South America and Asia.

Round Start date Finish date Rally Rally headquarters Surface Stages Distance Ref.
1 22 January 25 January Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo Gap, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Mixed[a] 17 339.15 km [2]
2 12 February 15 February Rally Sweden Umeå, Västerbotten County, Sweden Snow 18 300.66 km [3]
3 12 March 15 March Safari Rally Kenya Nairobi, Nakuru County, Kenya Gravel 20 350.52 km [4]
4 9 April 12 April Croatia Rally Rijeka, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia Tarmac 20 300.28 km [5]
5 23 April 26 April Rally Islas Canarias Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain Tarmac 18 322.61 km [6]
6 7 May 10 May Rally de Portugal Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal Gravel 23 348.70 km [7]
7 28 May 31 May Rally Japan Toyota, Aichi, Japan Tarmac TBA TBA
8 25 June 28 June Acropolis Rally Greece Loutraki, Corinthia, Greece Gravel 17 329.13 km [8]
9 16 July 19 July Rally Estonia Tartu, Estonia Gravel TBA TBA
10 30 July 2 August Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland Gravel 20 316.60 km [9]
11 27 August 30 August Rally del Paraguay Encarnación, Itapúa, Paraguay Gravel TBA TBA
12 10 September 13 September Rally Chile Concepción, Biobío, Chile Gravel TBA TBA
13 1 October 4 October Rally Italia Sardegna Alghero, Sardinia, Italy Gravel TBA TBA
14 11 November 14 November Rally Saudi Arabia Jeddah, Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia Gravel TBA TBA
Sources:[10][11]

Calendar changes

Entrants

The following crews are set to enter the WRC3 Championship in 2026:

Car Entrant Driver name Co-driver name Rounds
Ford Fiesta Rally3 Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ali Türkkan Oytun Albayrak 2
Team Petrol Ofisi Kerem Kazaz Corentin Silvestre 2
Entered under driver's name Matteo Fontana Alessandro Arnaboldi 1–2
Ghjuvanni Rossi Kylian Sarmezan 1
Eric Royère Alexis Grenier 1–2
Jean-Christophe Guibert Laurent Gracial 1
Tymoteusz Abramowski Jakub Wróbel 2
André Martínez Matías Aranguren 2
Georgios Vasilakis Allan Harryman 2–3
Nicolas Otto Boehringer Hugo Magalhães 2
Raúl Hernández José Murado 2
Gil Membrado Adrián Pérez 2
Nataniel Bruun Sergio Fernández Guerra 3
Naveen Puligilla Musa Sherif 3
Nikhil Sachania Deep Patel 3
Renault Clio Rally3 Entered under driver's name Olivier Courtois Hubert Risser 1
Sources:[16][17][18]

Results and standings

Season summary

Round Event Winning driver Winning co-driver Winning entrant Winning time Report Ref.
1 Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo Eric Royère Alexis Grenier Eric Royère 5:36:47.5 Report [19]
2 Rally Sweden Matteo Fontana Alessandro Arnaboldi Matteo Fontana 2:54:30.5 Report [20]
3 Safari Rally Kenya Georgios Vasilakis Allan Harryman Georgios Vasilakis 4:25:07.7 Report [21]
4 Croatia Rally Report
5 Rally Islas Canarias Report
6 Rally de Portugal Report
7 Rally Japan Report
8 Acropolis Rally Greece Report
9 Rally Estonia Report
10 Rally Finland Report
11 Rally del Paraguay Report
12 Rally Chile Report
13 Rally Italia Sardegna Report
14 Rally Saudi Arabia Report

Scoring system

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Points 25 17 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

FIA WRC3 Championship for Drivers

Pos. Driver MON
 SWE
 KEN
 CRO
 ESP
 POR
 JPN
 GRE
 EST
 FIN
 PAR
 CHL
 ITA
 SAU
 Points
1 Matteo Fontana 2 1 42
2 Eric Royère 1 6 33
3 Georgios Vasilakis 7 1 31
4 Tymoteusz Abramowski 2 17
5 Nikhil Sachania 2 17
6 Ghjuvanni Rossi 3 15
7 Raúl Hernández 3 15
8 Naveen Puligilla 3 15
9 Gil Membrado 4 12
10 Nataniel Bruun 4 12
11 André Martinez 5 10
12 Ali Türkkan 8 4
13 Kerem Kazaz 9 2
Pos. Driver MON
 SWE
 KEN
 CRO
 ESP
 POR
 JPN
 GRE
 EST
 FIN
 PAR
 CHL
 ITA
 SAU
 Points
Sources:[22]
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

FIA WRC3 Championship for Co-Drivers

Pos. Co-driver MON
 SWE
 KEN
 CRO
 ESP
 POR
 JPN
 GRE
 EST
 FIN
 PAR
 CHL
 ITA
 SAU
 Points
1 Alessandro Arnaboldi 2 1 42
2 Alexis Grenier 1 6 33
3 Allan Harryman 7 1 31
4 Jakub Wróbel 2 17
5 Deep Patel 2 17
6 Kylian Sarmezan 3 15
7 José Murado 3 15
8 Musa Sherif 3 15
9 Adrián Pérez 4 12
10 Sergio Fernández Guerra 4 12
11 Matias Aranguren 5 10
12 Oytun Albaykar 8 4
13 Corentin Silvestre 9 2
Pos. Co-driver MON
 SWE
 KEN
 CRO
 ESP
 POR
 JPN
 GRE
 EST
 FIN
 PAR
 CHL
 ITA
 SAU
 Points
Sources:[22]
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Notes

  1. ^ The Monte Carlo Rally is run on a tarmac and snow surface.

References

  1. ^ "2022 FIA World Rally Championship – Sporting regulations" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Itinerary Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2026". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Itinerary Rally Sweden 2026". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Itinerary Safari Rally Kenya 2026". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Itinerary Croatia Rally 2026". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Itinerary Rally Islas Canarias – Rally of Spain 2026". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  7. ^ "Itinerary Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2026". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  8. ^ "Itinerary EKO Acropolis Rally Greece 2026". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  9. ^ "Itinerary Secto Rally Finland 2026". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
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  11. ^ "FIA World Motor Sport Council approves 2026 WRC Calendar". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  12. ^ Howard, Tom (15 November 2024). "Croatia strikes new deal to rejoin WRC in 2026". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  13. ^ Heinonen, Toni (12 December 2025). "Croatia's WRC rally set for a complete overhaul". rallyjournal.com. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  14. ^ Barry, Luke (31 July 2025). "WRC 2026 calendar confirmed". DirtFish. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  15. ^ "A New Chapter for EKO Acropolis Rally Greece: Loutraki to host the 2026 edition". Acropolis Rally. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  16. ^ "Entries Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2026". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  17. ^ "Entries Rally Sweden 2026". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  18. ^ "Entries Safari Rally Kenya 2026". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  19. ^ "Royère inherits WRC3 lead as Rossi's Monte-Carlo dream ends in heartbreak". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  20. ^ "Imperious Carlberg cruises clear in Sweden". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 February 2026. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  21. ^ "Vasilakis secures maiden WRC3 victory in Kenya". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 March 2026. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  22. ^ a b "WRC3 standings 2026". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
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