The FIA World Rally Championship will arrive in Paraguay for the first time on August 18-31, 2025, with a strong 48-car entry list confirmed for its landmark debut.
The entry list sets the stage for what the WRC says will be one of 2025’s most “intriguing challenges as crews tackle the distinctive red gravel roads around Encarnación for the first time”.
Toyota will bring five GR Yaris Rally1 cars for the Paraguayan challenge, with eight-time world champion Sébastien Ogier joining championship leader Elfyn Evans, double world champion Kalle Rovanperä, Takamoto Katsuta and Sami Pajari for the season’s 10th round.
Hyundai Motorsport will field its full i20 N Rally1 line-up through Ott Tänak, defending champion Thierry Neuville and Adrien Fourmaux, with M-Sport Ford running Grégoire Munster and Josh McErlean in Puma Rally1s.
“Paraguay has huge fans and supporters of rally. We have good drivers,” said president Santiago Peña, who has personally championed the event’s creation. “This is going to be the beginning of a very long journey. Paraguay is going to begin this year with the World Rally Championship, but we are definitely sure that this is going to be, for the next decades to come, one of the best rallies in the world.”
In related news, the FIA World Rally Championship Commission recently revealed an updated version of its WRC27 technical regulations, which include a new chapter relating to bodywork. Read the full story here
