The 2026 Croatia Rally was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days from 9 to 12 April 2026. It marked the fiftieth running of the Croatia Rally, and was the fourth round of the 2026 World Rally Championship, 2026 WRC2 Championship and 2026 WRC3 Championship. The event was also the second round of the 2026 Junior WRC Championship. The 2026 event was based in Rijeka in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, and consisted of twenty special stages, covering a total competitive distance of .
Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais were the defending rally winners, and Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturer's winners. Nikolay Gryazin and Konstantin Aleksandrov were the defending rally winners in the WRC2 championship. Romet Jürgenson and Siim Oja were the defending rally winners in the WRC3 championship and the junior category.
Takamoto Katsuta and Aaron Johnston won their second rally of the season, and their team, Toyota, successfully defended their titles. Yohan Rossel and Arnaud Dunand were the winners in the WRC2 category. Ali Türkkan and Oytun Albayrak were the winners in the WRC3 category as well as the junior championship.
Background Entry list The following crews entered into the rally. The event opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the WRC2 Championship, the WRC3 Championship and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Nine crews were set to enter under Rally1 regulations, as were twenty Rally2 crews in the WRC2 Championship and seven Rally3 crews in the WRC3 Championship. A total of seven crews participated in the Junior World Rally Championship.
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 5 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer, Team 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 20 Hayden Paddon John Kennard Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 55 Josh McErlean Eoin Treacy M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 95 Jon Armstrong Shane Byrne M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer 99 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer + No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 21 Léo Rossel Guillaume Mercoiret 2C Junior Team Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 22 Roope Korhonen Anssi Viinikka Rautio Motorsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 23 Roberto Daprà Luca Guglielmetti Roberto Daprà Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 24 Arthur Pelamourges Bastien Pouget Arthur Pelamourges Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 25 Eric Camilli Thibault de la Haye Eric Camilli Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver 26 Andreas Mikkelsen Jørn Listerud Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team 27 Taylor Gill Daniel Brkic Taylor Gill Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 28 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Lancia Corse HF Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team 29 Yohan Rossel Arnaud Dunand Lancia Corse HF Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale Driver, Co-driver, Team 30 Alejandro Cachón Borja Rozada Toyota España Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 31 Emil Lindholm Gabriel Morales Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team 32 Romet Jürgenson Siim Oja M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team 34 Mille Johansson Johan Grönvall M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team 36 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 37 Pablo Sarrazin Geoffrey Combe Pablo Sarrazin Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 38 Bernhard ten Brinke Tom Woodburn Bernhard ten Brinke Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 39 Viliam Prodan Marko Stiperski Viliam Prodan Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver 40 Uğur Soylu Onur Vatansever GP Garage My Team Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver 41 Johannes Keferböck Ilka Minor Johannes Keferböck Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver 42 Henk Vossen Radboud van Hoek Henk Vossen Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver + No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Class eligibility Tyre 43 Matteo Fontana Alessandro Arnaboldi Matteo Fontana Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 44 Ghjuvanni Rossi Kylian Sarmezan Ghjuvanni Rossi Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 45 Nicolas Otto Boehringer Hugo Magalhães Nicolas Otto Boehringer Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 46 Calle Carlberg Jørgen Eriksen Calle Carlberg Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior WRC 47 Leevi Lassila Mikko Lukka Leevi Lassila Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior WRC 48 Raúl Hernández José Murado Raúl Hernández Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Junior WRC 49 Ali Türkkan Oytun Albayrak Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Junior WRC 50 Gil Membrado Adrián Pérez Gil Membrado Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Junior WRC 51 Kerem Kazaz Corentin Silvestre Team Petrol Ofisi Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Junior WRC 52 Craig Rahill Conor Smith Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior WRC + No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre 35 Yuki Yamamoto James Fulton Printsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2
Itinerary All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2). Date No. Time span Stage name Distance 9 April — After 10:01 [Shakedown] 3.65 km After 18:30 Opening ceremony, Rijeka Korzo 10 April SS1 After 9:03 Vodice – Brest 1 14.12 km SS2 After 10:11 Lake Butoniga – Motovun 1 13.78 km SS3 After 11:14 Beram – Cerovlje 1 23.78 km SS4 After 12:02 Učka 1 11.75 km 13:02 – 13:32 Regroup, Automotodrom Grobnik 13:32 – 14:02 Service A, Automotodrom Grobnik SS5 After 15:15 Vodice – Brest 2 14.12 km SS6 After 16:13 Lake Butoniga – Motovun 2 13.78 km SS7 After 17:16 Beram – Cerovlje 2 23.78 km SS8 After 18:04 Učka 2 11.75 km 19:14 – 19:59 Flexi service B, Automotodrom Grobnik 11 April 7:52 – 8:07 Service C, Automotodrom Grobnik SS9 After 8:43 Platak 1 16.26 km SS10 After 9:41 Ravna Gora – Skrad 1 10.13 km SS11 After 11:05 Generalski Stol – Zdihovo 1 22.48 km SS12 After 12:03 Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 1 9.11 km 12:48 – 13:26 Regroup, Karlovac 13:26 – 13:41 Tyre fitting zone, Karlovac SS13 After 14:12 Pećurkovo Brdo – Mrežnički Novaki 2 9.11 km SS14 After 15:05 Generalski Stol – Zdihovo 2 22.48 km SS15 After 16:23 Ravna Gora – Skrad 2 10.13 km SS16 After 17:22 Platak 2 16.26 km 18:12 – 18:57 Flexi service D, Automotodrom Grobnik 12 April 6:52 – 7:07 Service E, Automotodrom Grobnik SS17 After 8:05 Bribir – Novi Vinodolski 1 14.17 km SS18 After 9:05 Alan – Senj 1 14.56 km SS19 After 10:38 Bribir – Novi Vinodolski 2 14.17 km 11:08 – 12:28 Regroup, Novi Vinodolski SS20 After 13:15 Alan – Senj 2 [Power Stage] 14.56 km After 15:30 Finish, Opatija After 16:00 Podium ceremony, Opatija Source:
Report WRC Rally1 Classification Position Driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class Event Sunday Stage Total 1 1 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:51:15.8 0.0 25 0 1 26 2 2 5 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:51:36.5 +20.7 17 1 2 20 3 3 20 Hayden Paddon John Kennard Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:53:23.5 +2:07.7 15 0 0 15 15 4 55 Josh McErlean Eoin Treacy M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:03:38.9 +12:23.1 0 0 0 0 30 5 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:40:37.3 +49:21.5 0 2 0 2 32 6 95 Jon Armstrong Shane Byrne M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:40:46.9 +49:31.1 0 3 3 6 34 7 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:47:30.6 +56:14.8 0 4 4 8 42 8 99 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:10:18.0 +1:19:02.2 0 5 5 10 Retired SS20 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Accident damage 0 0 0 0 Source:
Special stages Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders SD Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:17.7 SS1 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:59.7 Evans / Martin SS2 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:33.9 SS3 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 13:20.5 Pajari / Salminen SS4 Pajari / Salminen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:55.3 SS5 Pajari / Salminen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:14.6 SS6 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 7:39.0 SS7 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 13:19.8 SS8 Pajari / Salminen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:50.2 SS9 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:36.8 SS10 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:43.0 SS11 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 13:44.9 SS12 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:49.0 SS13 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:47.0 SS14 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 13:59.5 Neuville / Wydaeghe SS15 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:46.9 SS16 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:49.5 SS17 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:10.7 SS18 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:03.2 SS19 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:16.4 SS20 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:03.3 Katsuta / Johnston Source:
Championship standings
+MoveDriverPoints 2 1 Takamoto Katsuta 81 1 2 Elfyn Evans 74 1 3 Oliver Solberg 68 1 4 Sami Pajari 52 1 5 Adrien Fourmaux 49
+MoveDriverPoints 2 1 Aaron Johnston 81 1 2 Scott Martin 74 1 3 Elliott Edmondson 68 1 4 Marko Salminen 52 1 5 Alexandre Coria 49
+MoveDriverPoints 1 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 206 2 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 141 3 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 55 4 M-Sport Ford WRT 49
WRC2 Rally2 Classification