Polish driver Magic Marczyk seals European crown as Jon Armstrong wins Croatia Rally on Sunday.
Miko Marczyk has won the 2025 FIA European Rally Championship* after he came out on top of a thrilling three-way battle for title glory in Croatia.
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Jon Armstrong Scores Emotional Maiden ERC Win To Set Up Three-Way Title Decider
Jon Armstrong claimed a maiden FIA European Rally Championship victory by winning JDS Machinery Rali Ceredigion to boost his outside title hopes.
Armstrong, co-driven by Shane Byrne, produced an impressive drive across 12 challenging Welsh asphalt stages, including a wet final two tests, to take the victory from M-Sport team-mate Romet Jürgenson by 29.2sec. The victory M-Sport’s first for in ERC since Adrien Fourmaux won Rally Islas Canarias in 2020.
ERC Title Battle Rages On in Wales
The battle to win the 2025 FIA European Rally Championship for Drivers continues in Wales this week with the second running of JDS Machinery Rali Ceredigion as an ERC event.
Forming the penultimate round of the all-action title chase from 5 – 7 September, JDS Machinery Rali Ceredigion provides a spectacular Tarmac test for the ERC season regulars and their counterparts from the Probite British Rally Championship.
Former FIA ERC Champion Jan Kopecký Claims Famous 12th Victory In Rally Zlín
Jan Kopecký fended off a challenge from Jon Armstrong to claim victory at Barum Czech Rally Zlín in round six of the FIA European Rally Championship.
Driving a Škoda Fabia RS Rally2, the 2013 ERC champion, co-driven by Jiří Hovorka, secured a stunning 12th Barum win after edging Armstrong by 10.7sec across 13 challenging asphalt stages.
Leading ERC Championship Contenders Set To Face Off Against Strong Czech Contingent On Sixth Stop Of 2025 Season
The FIA European Rally Championship (ERC) stops off in Czech Republic this week (15 – 17 August) with an asphalt challenge like no other.
Featuring high-speed forest sections, narrow stretches through villages, bumpy and sometimes broken roads, plus unpredictable weather, Barum Czech Rally Zlín has tested the ERC stars and their cars since 1984.
Kurt Busch Backs WRC Return To USA After First Taste At Rally Finland
As reported by Tom Howard of Motorsport, NASCAR champion and Daytona 500 winner Kurt Busch believes the World Rally Championship (WRC) has the potential to crack America after receiving a taste of the series at Rally Finland.
The 2004 NASCAR Cup champion and 2017 Daytona 500 winner made the trip to Finland to experience the WRC for the first time. The 46-year-old has been a long-time admirer of rallying and in 2014 competed in the Monza Rally Show, driving an M-Sport-built Ford Fiesta RS WRC.
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The Dacia Sandriders Delighted as Gutiérrez and Moreno Extend Their Stays
- Spaniards continue their rally-raid adventure with The Dacia Sandriders
- The Spanish duo will compete in the 2026 and 2027 Dakar Rally, as well as several rounds of the 2026 World Rally-Raid Championship
- Team principal Isnard: “It’s the logical and natural continuity of the work they have done in races and in development”
The Dacia Sandriders is delighted to count on the skills of driver Cristina Gutiérrez and navigator Pablo Moreno up to and including the 2027 Dakar Rally as it continues its pursuit of further success in the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC).
Brynildsen Crowned ERC King of Scandinavia With Thrilling Victory
Eyvind Brynildsen is a first-time winner in the FIA European Rally Championship after he came out on top of a thrilling battle for BAUHAUS Royal Rally of Scandinavia glory on Saturday.
Armed with a Pirelli-equipped Toyota GR Yaris Rally2, Brynildsen triumphed by 4.9sec from Finn Roope Korhonen – the winner of the last round in Hungary – in an MRF-shod Yaris. Korhonen won the final Power Stage to snatch second away from local hero Isak Reiersen, who had been locked in an intense fight with Brynildsen throughout the weekend.
The Dacia Sandriders Ready To Go On Safari In South Africa
- Sun City event hosts FIA World Rally-Raid Championship for the first time
- Al-Attiyah/Boulanger and Loeb/Lurquin to embark on new African adventure
- Team principal Tiphanie Isnard: “We approach this event with humility but with a clear aim”
The Dacia Sandriders continues its pursuit of FIA World Rally-Raid Championship success when the first South African Safari Rally to count for the W2RC takes place from May 18-24.
Round three of the 2025 season might mark the W2RC’s first visit to South Africa but it’s a return to the continent of Africa where The Dacia Sandriders celebrated a debut victory on the 2024 season-deciding Rallye du Maroc last October.
All-New Subaru Motorsports USA WRX ARA25L to Debut at Olympus Rally
SHELTON, Wash., April 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The all-new WRX ARA25L from Subaru Motorsports USA makes its racing debut at Washington State’s Olympus Rally this weekend. Piloted by extreme sports legend and Subaru Motorsports USA driver Travis Pastrana, the WRX ARA25L will compete within the fast-paced and accessible American Rally Association (ARA) Limited 4-Wheel-Drive (L4WD) class.