The new year is here, and with it comes another season of pedal-to-the-metal action, as the 2025 World Rally Championship prepares to shift into overdrive, all live on DAZN.
While Formula One may draw the biggest headlines from the world of motorsport, any driving fanatic will tell you that the WRC is where it is really at, with tough and testing races.
Fourteen events are scheduled across the course of the campaign this time around, pitting some of the best behind the wheel against each other in dramatic fashion.
Here is all you need to know about the 2025 World Rally Championship.
What is the 2025 World Rally Championship?
The 2025 World Rally Championship is the latest edition of the World Rally Championship, the premier international competition series for rallying.
Organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and WRC Promoter GmbH, it is set to be the 53rd staging of the event, stretching back over half a century.
It features teams and drivers from across several manufacturers, and will feature 14 different rallies, each consisting of multiple stages, across the course of the year.
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When does the 2025 World Rally Championship take place?
The 2025 World Rally Championship takes place between January and November this year, featuring more than a dozen races across four continents.
The competition starts in Europe and spends more than the first half of the season in the northern hemisphere, with a brief trip to Kenya in March.
It then heads to South America for two races in late August and mid-September, before back to Europe and then Asia for the new season-concluding Rally Saudi Arabia.
2025 World Rally Championships dates and races
| No. | Dates | Rally | Rally headquarters |
| 1 | Jan 23-26 | Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo | Gap, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| 2 | Feb 13-16 | Rally Sweden | Umeå, Västerbotten County, Sweden |
| 3 | Mar 20-23 | Safari Rally Kenya | Nairobi, Nakuru County, Kenya |
| 4 | Apr 24-27 | Rally Islas Canarias | Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain |
| 5 | May 15-18 | Rally de Portugal | Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal |
| 6 | Jun 5-8 | Rally Italia Sardegna | Olbia, Sardinia, Italy |
| 7 | Jun 26-29 | Acropolis Rally Greece | Lamia, Central Greece, Greece |
| 8 | Jul 17-20 | Rally Estonia | Tartu, Tartu County, Estonia |
| 9 | Jul 31-Aug 3 | Rally Finland | Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland |
| 10 | Aug 28-31 | Rally del Paraguay | Encarnación, Itapúa, Paraguay |
| 11 | Sep 11-14 | Rally Chile | Concepción, Biobío, Chile |
| 12 | Oct 16-19 | Central European Rally | Bad Griesbach, Bavaria, Germany |
| 13 | Nov 6-9 | Rally Japan | Toyota, Aichi, Japan |
| 14 | Nov 27-30 | Rally Saudi Arabia | Jeddah, Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia |
Watch 2025 World Rally Championship on DAZN
The 2025 World Rally Championship is available through DAZN on its own dedicated app channel, Rally TV.
It is available either as a dedicated Rally TV subscription, or as part of your existing DAZN subscription for a small add-on fee.
DAZN is the home of Rally TV worldwide, excluding Estonia, Finland, France, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Sweden, China, Hong Kong and Japan.
Rally TV also broadcasts every race from the European Rally Championship.
Watch every WRC and ERC race this year on DAZN's 24-hour dedicated Rally TV channel. For more information on prices, subscriptions and more, click here .
List of previous World Rally Championship winners
| Year | Driver's Champion | Manufacturer's Champion |
| 2024 | Thierry Neuville (Belgium) | Toyota (Japan) |
| 2023 | Kalle Rovanperä (Finland) | Toyota (Japan) |
| 2022 | Kalle Rovanperä (Finland) | Toyota (Japan) |
| 2021 | Sébastien Ogier (France) | Toyota (Japan) |
| 2020 | Sébastien Ogier (France) | Hyundai (South Korea) |
| 2019 | Ott Tänak (Estonia) | Hyundai (South Korea) |
| 2018 | Sébastien Ogier (France) | Toyota (Japan) |
| 2017 | Sébastien Ogier (France) | M-Sport (United Kingdom) |
| 2016 | Sébastien Ogier (France) | Volkswagen (Germany) |
| 2015 | Sébastien Ogier (France) | Volkswagen (Germany) |
| 2014 | Sébastien Ogier (France) | Volkswagen (Germany) |