The 2026 FIA WRC3 Championship is set to be the thirteenth season of WRC3 , a rallying championship for organised and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the third-highest tier of international rallying. It is open to privateers and teams using cars complying with Group Rally3 regulations. The championship is planned to begin in January 2026 with the Monte Carlo Rally and would conclude in November 2026 with the Rally Saudi Arabia , and runs in support of the 2026 World Rally Championship .
Calendar A map showing the locations of the rallies in the 2026 championship. Event headquarters are marked with black dots. The 2026 season is scheduled to be contested over fourteen rounds across Europe, Africa, South America and Asia.
Round Start date Finish date Rally Rally headquarters Surface Stages Distance Ref. 1 22 January 25 January Monaco Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo Gap, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur , FranceMixed 17 339.15 km 2 12 February 15 February Sweden Rally Sweden Umeå, Västerbotten County , SwedenSnow 18 300.66 km 3 12 March 15 March Kenya Safari Rally Kenya Nairobi, Nakuru County , KenyaGravel 20 350.52 km 4 9 April 12 April Croatia Croatia Rally Rijeka, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County , CroatiaTarmac 20 300.28 km 5 23 April 26 April Spain Rally Islas Canarias Las Palmas, Gran Canaria , SpainTarmac 18 322.04 km 6 7 May 10 May Portugal Rally de Portugal Matosinhos, Porto , PortugalGravel 23 345.14 km 7 28 May 31 May Japan Rally Japan Toyota, Aichi , JapanTarmac TBA TBA 8 25 June 28 June Greece Acropolis Rally Greece Loutraki, Corinthia , GreeceGravel 17 329.13 km 9 16 July 19 July Estonia Rally Estonia Tartu , EstoniaGravel TBA TBA 10 30 July 2 August Finland Rally Finland Jyväskylä, Central Finland , FinlandGravel 20 316.60 km 11 27 August 30 August Paraguay Rally del Paraguay Encarnación, Itapúa , ParaguayGravel TBA TBA 12 10 September 13 September Chile Rally Chile Concepción, Biobío , ChileGravel TBA TBA 13 1 October 4 October Italy Rally Italia Sardegna Alghero, Sardinia , ItalyGravel TBA TBA 14 11 November 14 November Saudi Arabia Rally Saudi Arabia Jeddah, Mecca Province , Saudi ArabiaGravel TBA TBA Sources:
Calendar changes The Croatia Rally returned to the championship after being held as a European Rally Championship event in 2025. The Croatia Rally returned to the championship after missing the 2025 season, replacing the Central European Rally . The rally featured new headquarters in Rijeka , instead of Zagreb and brand new set of mixed tarmac stages. The Italian Rally and Rally Japan swapped calendar slots, and the new Rally di Roma Capitale was confirmed to replace the Rally Italia Sardegna from 2027 onwards. The organisers of the Acropolis Rally have announced the change of its headquarters, with Loutraki to serve as the new base after five years in Lamia . Entrants The following crews are set to enter the WRC3 Championship in 2026:
Car Entrant Driver name Co-driver name Rounds Ford Fiesta Rally3 Turkey Castrol Ford Team TürkiyeTurkey Ali TürkkanTurkey Oytun Albayrak2 Turkey Team Petrol OfisiTurkey Kerem KazazFrance Corentin Silvestre2 Entered under driver's name Italy Matteo Fontana Italy Alessandro Arnaboldi1–2 France Ghjuvanni RossiFrance Kylian Sarmezan1 France Eric RoyèreFrance Alexis Grenier1–2 France Jean-Christophe GuibertFrance Laurent Gracial1 Poland Tymoteusz AbramowskiPoland Jakub Wróbel2 Peru André MartínezArgentina Matías Aranguren2 Greece Georgios VasilakisRepublic of Ireland Allan Harryman2–3 Spain Nicolas Otto BoehringerPortugal Hugo Magalhães2 Spain Raúl HernándezSpain José Murado2 Spain Gil MembradoSpain Adrián Pérez2 Bolivia Nataniel BruunSpain Sergio Fernández Guerra3 India Naveen PuligillaIndia Musa Sherif 3 Kenya Nikhil SachaniaKenya Deep Patel3 Renault Clio Rally3 Entered under driver's name France Olivier CourtoisFrance Hubert Risser1 Sources:
Results and standings Season summary Scoring system Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points 25 17 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
FIA WRC3 Championship for Drivers Pos. Driver MON Monaco SWE Sweden KEN Kenya CRO Croatia ESP Spain POR Portugal JPN Japan GRE Greece EST Estonia FIN Finland PAR Paraguay CHL Chile ITA Italy SAU Saudi Arabia Points Pos. Driver MON Monaco SWE Sweden KEN Kenya CRO Croatia ESP Spain POR Portugal JPN Japan GRE Greece EST Estonia FIN Finland PAR Paraguay CHL Chile ITA Italy SAU Saudi Arabia Points 1 Italy Matteo Fontana 2 1 6 50 2 France Eric Royère 1 6 33 3 Greece Georgios Vasilakis 7 1 31 4 Turkey Ali Türkkan 8 1 29 5 Spain Gil Membrado 4 2 29 6 Spain Raúl Hernández 3 4 27 7 Poland Tymoteusz Abramowski 2 17 8 Turkey Kerem Kazaz 9 3 17 9 Kenya Nikhil Sachania 2 17 10 France Ghjuvanni Rossi 3 Ret 15 11 India Naveen Puligilla 3 15 12 Bolivia Nataniel Bruun 4 12 13 Germany Nicolas Otto Boehringer Ret 5 10 14 Peru André Martinez 5 10 Pos. Driver MON Monaco SWE Sweden KEN Kenya CRO Croatia ESP Spain POR Portugal JPN Japan GRE Greece EST Estonia FIN Finland PAR Paraguay CHL Chile ITA Italy SAU Saudi Arabia Points Sources: Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from the event (WD) 1 Italy Matteo Fontana 2 1 6 50 2 France Eric Royère1 6 33 3 Greece Georgios Vasilakis7 1 31 4 Turkey Ali Türkkan8 1 29 5 Spain Gil Membrado4 2 29 6 Spain Raúl Hernández3 4 27 7 Poland Tymoteusz Abramowski2 17 8 Turkey Kerem Kazaz9 3 17 9 Kenya Nikhil Sachania2 17 10 France Ghjuvanni Rossi3 Ret 15 11 India Naveen Puligilla3 15 12 Bolivia Nataniel Bruun4 12 13 Germany Nicolas Otto BoehringerRet 5 10 14 Peru André Martinez5 10 Pos. Driver MON Monaco SWE Sweden KEN Kenya CRO Croatia ESP Spain POR Portugal JPN Japan GRE Greece EST Estonia FIN Finland PAR Paraguay CHL Chile ITA Italy SAU Saudi Arabia Points Sources: Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from the event (WD)
FIA WRC3 Championship for Co-Drivers Pos. Co-driver MON Monaco SWE Sweden KEN Kenya CRO Croatia ESP Spain POR Portugal JPN Japan GRE Greece EST Estonia FIN Finland PAR Paraguay CHL Chile ITA Italy SAU Saudi Arabia Points Pos. Co-driver MON Monaco SWE Sweden KEN Kenya CRO Croatia ESP Spain POR Portugal JPN Japan GRE Greece EST Estonia FIN Finland PAR Paraguay CHL Chile ITA Italy SAU Saudi Arabia Points 1 Italy Alessandro Arnaboldi 2 1 6 50 2 France Alexis Grenier 1 6 33 3 Republic of Ireland Allan Harryman 7 1 31 4 Turkey Oytun Albayrak 8 1 29 5 Spain Adrián Pérez 4 2 29 6 Spain José Murado 3 4 27 7 Poland Jakub Wróbel 2 17 8 France Corentin Silvestre 9 3 17 9 Kenya Deep Patel 2 17 10 France Kylian Sarmezan 3 Ret 15 11 India Musa Sherif 3 15 12 Spain Sergio Fernández Guerra 4 12 13 Portugal Hugo Magalhães Ret 5 10 14 Argentina Matias Aranguren 5 10 Pos. Co-driver MON Monaco SWE Sweden KEN Kenya CRO Croatia ESP Spain POR Portugal JPN Japan GRE Greece EST Estonia FIN Finland PAR Paraguay CHL Chile ITA Italy SAU Saudi Arabia Points Sources: Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from the event (WD) 1 Italy Alessandro Arnaboldi2 1 6 50 2 France Alexis Grenier1 6 33 3 Republic of Ireland Allan Harryman7 1 31 4 Turkey Oytun Albayrak8 1 29 5 Spain Adrián Pérez4 2 29 6 Spain José Murado3 4 27 7 Poland Jakub Wróbel2 17 8 France Corentin Silvestre9 3 17 9 Kenya Deep Patel2 17 10 France Kylian Sarmezan3 Ret 15 11 India Musa Sherif 3 15 12 Spain Sergio Fernández Guerra4 12 13 Portugal Hugo MagalhãesRet 5 10 14 Argentina Matias Aranguren5 10 Pos. Co-driver MON Monaco SWE Sweden KEN Kenya CRO Croatia ESP Spain POR Portugal JPN Japan GRE Greece EST Estonia FIN Finland PAR Paraguay CHL Chile ITA Italy SAU Saudi Arabia Points Sources: Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from the event (WD)
Notes External links (in English, French, and Spanish) at eWRC-results.com 
