2026 Rally Estonia: Full WRC stage guide and times
12th July 2026The World Rally Championship heads to Estonia for the next round of the 2026 season, and here are the official stage starting times.
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The WRC heads to Tartu for the ninth round of the 2026 season in what is a fast-yet-technical stage, with little room for error as the crews compete for top honours.
Toyota’s championship contender, Oliver Solberg, stunned the sport last time out in Estonia, standing in as a one-off appearance for the Japanese manufacturer. The Swede went on a charge out front to seal his maiden WRC victory on the gravel roads.
Action will be compacted into three days of running across Estonia, with Saturday being the longest day in terms of stages run, at nine in total. On the other hand, Sunday will be the shortest day of the weekend, with only two stages set to be run.
A total of 18 stages will be contested on Estonian gravel, amounting to a staggering 301.80km of terrain across the entire event.
Sunday also consists of the longest tests of the weekend, at 24.39km, 0.04km longer than Saturday’s Peipsiääre test, which makes up SS8 and SS9.
Shakedown will kickstart the event on Friday morning, at 8:01am, before the action officially gets underway at 13:03 with the first stage of the event.
So, what are the official starting times of each stage of Rally Estonia?
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*** ALL TIMES SHOWN BELOW ARE SET IN LOCAL TIME TO THE EVENT ***
Friday
Shakedown – Kastre (4.08km) – 08:01
SS1 Raanitsa 1 (21.45km) – 13:03
SS2 Karaski 1 (11.97km) – 13:56
SS3 Kanepi 1 (17.43km) – 14:49
SS4 Raanitsa 2 (21.45km) – 16:46
SS5 Karaski 2 (11.97km) – 17:39
SS6 Kanepi 2 (17.43km) – 18:32
SS7 Elva Linn [SSS] (1.72km) – 19:35
Saturday
SS8 Peipsiääre 1 (24.35km) – 09:56
SS9 Mustvee 1 (10.67km) – 10:49
SS10 Peipsiääre 2 (24.35km) – 12:10
SS11Mustvee 2 (10.67km) – 13:03
SS12 Kambja 1 (23.74km) – 15:48
SS13 Otepää 1 (15.16km) – 17:05
SS14 Kambja 2 (23.74km) – 17:58
SS15 Otepää 2 (15.16km) – 19:05
SS16 – Tartu vald [SSS] (1.76km) – 20:35
Sunday
SS17 Kääriku 1 (24.39km) – 11:05
SS18 Kääriku 2 [Wolf Power Stage] (24.39km) – 13:15
Read more WRC here:
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- Neuville remains leader of Acropolis Rally Greece as the fight tightens
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- Ogier takes overnight lead after sole Rally Greece stage
- Thierry Neuville tops shakedown ahead of Rally Greece
- Thierry Neuville tops first pass of shakedown at Rally Greece
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