The 2025 FIA World Rallycross Championship (World RX) was the twelfth and last season of the FIA World Rallycross Championship rally racing championship recognized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of international rallycross.
Calendar
On the 17th of October 2024, the calendar for the 2025 season was announced. It was due to start on the 23rd of January 2025 in Canada on a brand new ice-surface circuit, and featured a further seven rounds in Hungary, Portugal, Great Britain, Finland, Sweden, Turkey and Australia. It was due to conclude on the 23rd of November 2025. The venue for the season opener in Canada, the Circuit de Trois-Rivières, put out a statement on Instagram on December 13, 2024, that the round had been postponed to 2026. The original calendar was then removed from official FIA World Rallycross sources, and on 16 January 2025, the series put out a statement saying the process to find a new series promoter was underway. A statement was put out by the Nyírad Racing Center on 23 February 2025 that stated the previously scheduled round in Hungary had been cancelled. A new calendar was announced by the FIA on Instagram on 27 March 2025. It featured six rounds, of which one was at a yet unannounced venue. On 14 August 2025, the series announced that the previously scheduled unannounced event in November had been cancelled, and instead the World RX of Turkey had been converted into a double header season finale to preserve the six events that were planned.
EventDateVenueWinning driverWinning teamReport1 World RX of Portugal31 May–1 June, Lousada Niclas Grönholm CE Dealer TeamReport2 World RX of Sweden5–6 JulyHöljesbanan, Höljes Johan Kristoffersson Kristoffersson MotorsportReport3 World RX of Hungary19–20 JulyNyirád Racing Center, Nyirád Johan Kristoffersson Kristoffersson MotorsportReport4 World RX of Finland23–24 AugustKymiring, Kausala Ole Christian Veiby Kristoffersson MotorsportReport5 World RX of Turkey20–21 SeptemberTOSFED İstanbul Park, Istanbul Johan Kristoffersson Kristoffersson MotorsportReport 6 Ole Christian Veiby Kristoffersson Motorsport
Series News
On 13 November 2024, it was reported that the FIA had launched a process to find a new promoter for the series after four years of management by Rallycross Promoter, which took over from IMG in 2021. On 10 March 2025 it was announced that the FIA had made a direct investment into the series and will take over operation of it with immediate effect. They announced that the FIA will operate the series with the support of a service provider. As part of the FIA announcement, it was announced that the series would return to free-to-air coverage with a priority on digital accessibility. On 5 December 2024, the FIA published their strategic vision for the future of their off-road championships. It stated that the Battle of Technologies-ruleset that was introduced in 2024 will remain until 2026. Following that, the goal is to propose a chassis based on the 2027 WRC technical regulations. On 4 April 2025, the FIA published the updated sporting and technical regulations for the championship. The weekend format was reverted to a time-based heat system that was previously used in the championship. Grids for the first heat will be decided by a random draw, and the following heats by position in the previous heat. Heat races will be run over 4 laps, semi-finals over 5 laps, and finals over 6 laps. The regulations were also updated to allow for FIA European Rallycross Championship competitors to compete in the heats alongside the World RX competitors but with separate classifications. The point system was also updated.
Entries
RX1 ConstructorTeamTypeModelDriversRoundsHyundai PGRXICEHyundai i20 RX18 Juha Rytkönen1–4Peugeot Team RX RacingICEPeugeot 208 RX7 Patrick O'Donovan1–3 GCKICE8 Anthony Pelfrène1 Hansen World RX TeamEVPeugeot 208 RX1e21 Timmy Hansen1–4EV71 Kevin Hansen1–4PWR Racing Construction Equipment Dealer TeamEVPWR RX1e12 Klara Andersson AllEV68 Niclas Grönholm AllVolkswagen Kristoffersson MotorsportICEVolkswagen Polo KMS 601 RX1 Johan Kristoffersson1ICE96 Ole Christian Veiby1EVVolkswagen Polo RX1e1 Johan Kristoffersson2–6EV17 Gustav Bergström2EV96 Ole Christian Veiby2–6Wildcard entries ineligible for pointsAudi Volland RacingICEAudi S1 RX30 Nils Volland6ICE95 Yury Belevskiy6 Automax MotorsportICE66 Damian Litwinowicz6 Nyirád Racing Center Nonprofit KftICE73 Tamás Kárai6Ford Nyirád Motorsport KftICEFord Fiesta RX50 Attila Mózer6ICE51 Márk Mózer6Hyundai PGRXICEHyundai i20 RX20 Joni Turpeinen6ICE37 Mika Liimatainen6SEAT ALL-INKL.COM Münnich MotorsportICESEAT Ibiza RX38 Mandie August6ICE77 René Münnich6
Championship standings Points are scored as follows: Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18thFinal points252017151413121110987654321Heat ranking321
World RX Driver's Championship Driver PRTSWE HUNFINTÜR1TÜR2 Points 1 Johan Kristoffersson 52 11 11 21 12 22 144 2 Niclas Grönholm 11 22 62 62 21 33 121 3 Ole Christian Veiby 3 7 23 13 43 11 120 4 Klara Andersson 6 8 4 7 3 5 83 5 Timmy Hansen 23 3 3 4 70 6 Kevin Hansen 4 6 8 3 56 7 Juha Rytkönen 7 43 5 5 56 8 Patrick O'Donovan 8 5 7 379 Gustav Bergström 910 10 Anthony Pelfrene9 10Wildcard entries ineligible for points— Joni Turpeinen 4—— Nils Volland 6—— Damian Litwinowicz 7—— Attila Mózer 8—— Mika Liimatainen 9—— Yury Belevskiy 10—— Tamás Kárai 11—— René Münnich 12—— Márk Mózer 13—— Mandie August 14— Driver PRTSWE HUNFINTÜR1TÜR2 PointsIn-line notation1–3Top 3 heat ranking
World RX Team's Championship DriverNo.PRTSWEHUNFINTÜR1TÜR2 Points 1 Kristoffersson Motorsport1 52 11 11 21 12 22 26496 3 7 23 13 43 11 2 Construction Equipment Dealer Team12 6 8 4 7 3 5 20468 11 22 62 62 21 333 Hansen World RX Team21 23 3 3 412671 4 6 8 3 Driver PRTSWEHUNFINTÜR1TÜR2 Points
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