2026 Croatia RallyCroatia Rally 2026
Round 4 of 14 in the 2026 World Rally Championship← Previous eventNext event → ← Previous event Next event → ← Previous event Next event → The rally would return to the championship after missing 2025. Croatia Rijeka, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County 9 – 12 April 2026 Rijeka, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County Opatija, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County 20 (300.28 km; 186.59 miles) Tarmac 536.04 km (333.08 miles) 836.32 km (519.67 miles) 51 51 at start, 44 at finish Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2:51:15.8 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT28:33.6 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT7:03.3 Yohan Rossel Arnaud Dunand Lancia Corse HF2:56:35.7 Ali Türkkan Oytun Albayrak Castrol Ford Team Türkiye3:07:01.1 Ali Türkkan Oytun Albayrak Castrol Ford Team Türkiye3:07:01.1
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 300.28 km (186.59 mi).
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.
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 .mw-parser-output .tfd-dated{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .tfd-default{border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);clear:both;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .tfd-tiny{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tfd-inline{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1)}.mw-parser-output .tfd-sidebar{border-bottom:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);text-align:center;position:relative}@media(min-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .tfd-sidebar{clear:right;float:right;width:22em}}.mw-parser-output :not(.mw-parser-output):not(.documentation)>.tfd-dedup~.tfd-dedup,.mw-parser-output :not(.mw-parser-output):not(.documentation)>.tfd-dedup~* .tfd-dedup{display:none}H 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H 20 Hayden Paddon John Kennard Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H 18 Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H 55 Josh McErlean Eoin Treacy M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H 95 Jon Armstrong Shane Byrne M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H 99 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer H
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 H 22 Roope Korhonen Anssi Viinikka Rautio Motorsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H 23 Roberto Daprà Luca Guglielmetti Roberto Daprà Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H 24 Arthur Pelamourges Bastien Pouget Arthur Pelamourges Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H 25 Eric Camilli Thibault de la Haye Eric Camilli Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver H 26 Andreas Mikkelsen Jørn Listerud Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team H 27 Taylor Gill Daniel Brkic Taylor Gill Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H 28 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Lancia Corse HF Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team H 29 Yohan Rossel Arnaud Dunand Lancia Corse HF Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale Driver, Co-driver, Team H 30 Alejandro Cachón Borja Rozada Toyota España Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H 31 Emil Lindholm Gabriel Morales Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, Co-driver, Team H 32 Romet Jürgenson Siim Oja M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team H 34 Mille Johansson Johan Grönvall M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team H 36 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H 37 Pablo Sarrazin Geoffrey Combe Pablo Sarrazin Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H 38 Bernhard ten Brinke Tom Woodburn Bernhard ten Brinke Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H 39 Viliam Prodan Marko Stiperski Viliam Prodan Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H 40 Uğur Soylu Onur Vatansever GP Garage My Team Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver H 41 Johannes Keferböck Ilka Minor Johannes Keferböck Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver H 42 Henk Vossen Radboud van Hoek Henk Vossen Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver H
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Class eligibility Tyre
43 Matteo Fontana Alessandro Arnaboldi Matteo Fontana Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 H 44 Ghjuvanni Rossi Kylian Sarmezan Ghjuvanni Rossi Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 H 45 Nicolas Otto Boehringer Hugo Magalhães Nicolas Otto Boehringer Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 H 46 Calle Carlberg Jørgen Eriksen Calle Carlberg Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior WRC H 47 Leevi Lassila Mikko Lukka Leevi Lassila Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior WRC H 48 Raúl Hernández José Murado Raúl Hernández Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Junior WRC H 49 Ali Türkkan Oytun Albayrak Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Junior WRC H 50 Gil Membrado Adrián Pérez Gil Membrado Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Junior WRC H 51 Kerem Kazaz Corentin Silvestre Team Petrol Ofisi Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Junior WRC H 52 Craig Rahill Conor Smith Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior WRC H
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
35 Yuki Yamamoto James Fulton Printsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 H
All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2 ).
Date No. Time span Stage name Distance
— After 10:01 [Shakedown] 3.65 km After 18:30 Opening ceremony, Rijeka Korzo —.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}N/a 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 —N/a 13:32 – 14:02 Service A, Automotodrom Grobnik —N/a 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 —N/a 7:52 – 8:07 Service C, Automotodrom Grobnik —N/a 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 —N/a 13:26 – 13:41 Tyre fitting zone, Karlovac —N/a 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 —N/a 6:52 – 7:07 Service E, Automotodrom Grobnik —N/a 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 —N/a SS20 After 13:15 Alan – Senj 2 [Power Stage] 14.56 km After 15:30 Finish, Opatija —N/a After 16:00 Podium ceremony, Opatija —N/a Source:
Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:17.7 —N/a Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:59.7 Evans / Martin Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:33.9 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 13:20.5 Pajari / Salminen Pajari / Salminen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:55.3 Pajari / Salminen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:14.6 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 7:39.0 Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 N Rally1 13:19.8 Pajari / Salminen Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 6:50.2 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:36.8 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:43.0 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 13:44.9 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:49.0 Katsuta / Johnston Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 4:47.0 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 13:59.5 Neuville / Wydaeghe Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 5:46.9 Evans / Martin Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 8:49.5 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:10.7 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:03.2 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:16.4 Solberg / Edmondson Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 7:03.3 Katsuta / Johnston Source:
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
29 Yohan Rossel Arnaud Dunand Lancia Corsa HF Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale 2:56:35.7 0.0 25 12 21 Léo Rossel Guillaume Mercoiret 2C Junior Team Citroën C3 Rally2 2:57:14.5 +38.8 17 10 28 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Lancia Corsa HF Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale 2:57:33.6 +57.9 15 8 30 Alejandro Cachón Borja Rozada Toyota España Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 2:57:58.6 +1:22.9 12 6 22 Roope Korhonen Anssi Viinikka Rautio Motorsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 2:58:09.18 +1:34.1 10 4 23 Roberto Daprà Luca Guglielmetti Roberto Daprà Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 2:58:53.9 +2:18.2 8 2 31 Emil Lindholm Gabriel Morales Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:00:36.3 +4:00.6 6 1 36 Kajetan Kajetanowicz Maciej Szczepaniak Kajetan Kajetanowicz Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 3:01:24.7 +4:49.0 4 0 27 Taylor Gill Daniel Brkic Taylor Gill Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 3:01:30.2 +4:54.5 2 0 32 Romet Jürgenson Siim Oja M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 3:01:37.1 +5:01.4 1 0 26 Andreas Mikkelsen Jørn Listerud Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:03:33.9 +6:58.2 0 0 39 Viliam Prodan Marko Stiperski Viliam Prodan Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:09:55.4 +13:19.7 0 0 41 Johannes Keferböck Ilka Minor Johannes Keferböck Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 3:15:47.4 +19:11.7 0 0 40 Uğur Soylu Onur Vatansever GP Garage My Team Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:23:01.5 +26:25.8 0 0 38 Bernhard ten Brinke Tom Woodburn Bernhard ten Brinke Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 3:55:20.1 +58:44.4 0 0 42 Henk Vossen Radboud van Hoek Henk Vossen Hyundai i20 N Rally2 3:58:56.6 +1:02:20.9 0 0 34 Mille Johansson Johan Grönvall M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta Rally2 4:06:47.9 +1:10:12.2 0 0 37 Pablo Sarrazin Geoffrey Combe Pablo Sarrazin Citroën C3 Rally2 Retired 0 0 25 Eric Camilli Thibault de la Haye Eric Camilli Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Off road 0 0 24 Arthur Pelamourges Bastien Pouget Arthur Pelamourges Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Off road 0 0 Source:
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
49 Ali Türkkan Oytun Albayrak Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:07:01.1 0.0 25 50 Gil Membrado Adrián Pérez Gil Membrado Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:11:49.0 +4:47.9 17 51 Kerem Kazaz Corentin Silvestre Team Petrol Ofisi Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:13:26.0 +6:24.9 15 48 Raúl Hernández José Murado Raúl Hernández Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:15:31.0 +8:29.9 12 45 Nicolas Otto Boehringer Hugo Magalhães Nicolas Otto Boehringer Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:26:27.1 +19:26.0 10 43 Matteo Fontana Alessandro Arnaboldi Matteo Fontana Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:48:13.3 +41:12.2 8 44 Ghjuvanni Rossi Kylian Sarmezan Ghjuvanni Rossi Ford Fiesta Rally3 Mechanical 0 Source:
Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:35.8 —N/a Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 9:11.6 Fontana / Arnaboldi Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:24.3 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 14:42.4 Türkkan / Albayrak Ford Fiesta Rally3 7:35.7 Türkkan / Albayrak Ford Fiesta Rally3 9:08.2 Türkkan / Albayrak Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:31.1 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 14:44.1 Türkkan / Albayrak Ford Fiesta Rally3 7:32.3 Türkkan / Albayrak Ford Fiesta Rally3 9:42.0 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:29.7 Türkkan / Albayrak Ford Fiesta Rally3 15:35.5 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 5:26.0 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 5:17.8 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 15:21.1 Türkkan / Albayrak Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:28.3 Türkkan / Albayrak Ford Fiesta Rally3 9:38.8 Türkkan / Albayrak Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:12.0 Türkkan / Albayrak Ford Fiesta Rally3 7:46.8 Türkkan / Albayrak Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:05.2 Fontana / Arnaboldi Ford Fiesta Rally3 7:54.8 Source:
Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
49 Ali Türkkan Oytun Albayrak Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:07:01.1 0.0 25 4 47 Calle Carlberg Jørgen Eriksen Calle Carlberg Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:07:18.4 +17.3 17 14 52 Craig Rahill Conor Smith Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:10:29.4 +3:28.3 15 2 50 Gil Membrado Adrián Pérez Gil Membrado Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:11:49.0 +4:47.9 12 0 51 Kerem Kazaz Corentin Silvestre Team Petrol Ofisi Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:13:26.0 +6:24.9 10 0 48 Raúl Hernández José Murado Raúl Hernández Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:15:31.0 +8:29.9 8 0 47 Leevi Lassila Mikko Lukka Leevi Lassila Ford Fiesta Rally3 3:40:39.1 +33:38.0 6 0 Source:
Stage Winners Car Time Class leaders
Türkkan / Albayrak Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:37.3 —N/a Carlberg / Eriksen Ford Fiesta Rally3 9:09.2 Carlberg / Eriksen Carlberg / Eriksen Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:34.9 Rahill / Smith Ford Fiesta Rally3 14:48.3 Carlberg / Eriksen Ford Fiesta Rally3 7:34.5 Türkkan / Albayrak Ford Fiesta Rally3 9:08.2 Carlberg / Eriksen Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:26.2 Carlberg / Eriksen Ford Fiesta Rally3 14:42.2 Türkkan / Albayrak Ford Fiesta Rally3 7:32.3 Türkkan / Albayrak Ford Fiesta Rally3 9:42.0 Carlberg / Eriksen Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:30.6 Rahill / Smith Ford Fiesta Rally3 15:30.6 Türkkan / Albayrak Carlberg / Eriksen Ford Fiesta Rally3 5:16.4 Carlberg / Eriksen Ford Fiesta Rally3 5:13.9 Carlberg / Eriksen Ford Fiesta Rally3 15:24.4 Carlberg / Eriksen Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:21.7 Carlberg / Eriksen Ford Fiesta Rally3 9:35.4 Carlberg / Eriksen Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:04.3 Türkkan / Albayrak Ford Fiesta Rally3 7:46.8 Carlberg / Eriksen Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:03.9 Carlberg / Eriksen Ford Fiesta Rally3 7:54.0 Source:
Official website (in English and Croatian)2026 Croatia Rally at eWRC-results.com
2026 Croatia Rally at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)
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