Particulars of WRC’s first rally in Paraguay emerge

Organisers have revealed the route for Paraguay’s inaugural World Rally Championship spherical later this yr.

The South American nation is about to make its WRC debut this yr because it hosts spherical 10 of the 2025 season on 28-31 August on an expanded 14-round 2025 calendar, after signing a multi-year settlement.

A burgeoning native rally scene that has helped produce established WRC2 and Junior WRC drivers Fabrizio Zaldivar and Diego Dominguez has performed a task in triggering a need for Paraguay to host a spherical of the WRC.

Preparations for the championship’s extremely anticipated go to to Paraguay took one other step with the nation’s president Santiago Peña revealing the itinerary that can await crews.

The gravel rally shall be based mostly within the metropolis of Encarnacion, located in Paraguay’s south-east, on the border with Argentina. In complete, rivals will sort out 951.59 kilometres, together with 334.52 aggressive kilometres break up throughout 19 levels.

Paraguay levels

Picture by: WRC.com

Paraguay levels

Picture by: WRC.com

Friday will comprise the longest leg of the rally, that includes 140.90 aggressive kilometres together with two passes of the rally’s longest stage, Yerbatera (30km).

Saturday takes the sector deeper into Paraguay’s inside with 113.60km of levels earlier than 4 extra assessments on Sunday conclude the occasion.

The reveal of the route follows a profitable check occasion held final September, witnessed by representatives from the WRC, Toyota, M-Sport-Ford, the FIA, and 2025 management tyre provider Hankook.

“We all know this occasion will present a singular new story to the WRC,” mentioned WRC occasion director Simon Larkin following final yr’s check occasion. 

The rally is one among three new rounds to hitch the WRC this yr, together with this month’s go to to the Canary Islands (24-27 April), following a choice to advertise the asphalt occasion from the European Rally Championship to the WRC.  

The season will attain its climax with an all-new ultimate spherical in Saudi Arabia (27-30 November) as a part of a 10-year deal that can carry the WRC again to the Center East for the primary time since 2011. 

Saudi Arabia is about to host a 12-stage check occasion from Could 1-3 to arrange for its WRC debut.