2026 World Rally Championship
54th running of the World Rally Championship
The 2026 FIA World Rally Championship is the 54th season of the World Rally Championship, an international rallying series organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and WRC Promoter GmbH. Teams and crews compete for the World Rally Championships for Drivers, Co-drivers and Manufacturers. Crews are free to compete in cars complying with Groups Rally1 to Rally5 regulations; however, only manufacturers competing with Rally1 cars are eligible to score points in the manufacturers' championship. The championship began in January 2026 with the Monte Carlo Rally and was set to conclude in November 2026 with the Rally Saudi Arabia, until the event was removed due to the 2026 Iran war. The Rally Italia Sardegna subsequently becomes the season finale. The series is supported by the WRC2 and WRC3 categories at every round of the championship and by Junior WRC at selected events.
Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais are the reigning drivers' and co-drivers' champions, having secured the 2025 championship at the 2025 Rally Saudi Arabia. Toyota were the defending manufacturers' champions.
With one round to go, Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin respectively lead the drivers' and co-drivers' championship over Sami Pajari and Marko Salminen by seventeen points. Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson are third, a further four points behind. In the manufacturers' championship, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT has successfully defended their title, holding a 204-point advantage over Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT.
Calendar
The 2026 season is scheduled to be contested over fourteen rounds across Europe, Africa, South America and Asia.
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