Central European Rally: Entry List confirmed
25th September 2025The entry list for the Central European Rally has been confirmed ahead of the World Rally Championship event, in October, returning to asphalt roads.
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The Central European Rally (CER) is the next, and the 12th, round of the championship which will feature visits to the Czech Republic, Germany and Austria, in its final season ahead of 2026, where it will not be featured.
For the first time since the sport visited the Canary Islands, for Rally Islas Canarias, those competing in CER will face asphalt roads.
It will be the first of two back-to-back events to feature this surface ahead of Rally Japan, the penultimate round of the season, before it rounds off the campaign with the gravel stages of Saudi Arabia.
There were no big shocking changes in the entry list with the expected contenders present for the next round of the championship. The only shocking twist comes to Hyundai’s Ott Tanak who will not score manufacturer points.
Toyota
Sebastien Ogier, well within the title fight with three rounds to contest, will lead the defending manufacturer as the current championship leader, having taken over second-placed Elfyn Evans after Rally Chile.
Kalle Rovanpera, Takamoto Katsuta and Sami Pajari will continue to round off the Japanese marquee line-up. Rovanpera still remains in mathematical contention for the title, 21 points behind Ogier.
Hyundai
Ott Tanak will continue to lead teammates Thierry Neuville and Adrien Fourmaux with the South Korean manufacturer, as the usual trio.
Tanak is expected to run a new engine in the event to bolster his championship hopes as the leading Hyundai driver.
M-Sport Ford
Gregoire Munster and Joshua McErlean will continue to compete as part of the two-car line-up for the Cumbrian M-Sport team.
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