2026 Rally Chile
5th edition of the Rally Chile

The 2026 Rally Chile (also known as the Rally Chile BIOBÍO 2026) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days from 10 to 13 September 2026. It marked the fifth running of the Rally Chile, and was the twelfth round of the 2026 World Rally Championship, 2026 WRC2 Championship and 2026 WRC3 Championship. The event was also the final round of the 2026 Junior WRC Championship. The 2026 event was based in Talcahuano in the region of Biobío, and consisted of sixteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 311.70 km (193.68 mi).
Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais were the defending rally winners, and their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturer's winners. Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson were the defending rally winners in the WRC2 championship, but they did not defend their titles as they were signed by Toyota to contest the top tier this season. Matteo Fontana and Alessandro Arnaboldi were the defending rally winners in the WRC3 championship.
Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson won their second rally of the season, and Toyota successfully defended their manufacturer's title and become the 2026 Manufacturer's champion. Yohan Rossel and Arnaud Dunand were the winners in the WRC2 category. Ali Türkkan and Bilge Ayan were the winners in the WRC3 category. Ali Türkkan and Bilge Ayan were the winners in the junior category, while Türkkan's second-place finish in the category helped him secured the junior title.
01Background
Entry list
The following crews were entered into the rally. The event was 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. Ten crews entered under Rally1 regulations, as were seventeen Rally2 crews in the WRC2 Championship and sixteen 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 |
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| 29 | Romet Jürgenson | Siim Oja | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | , N/a | H |
| 61 | Jorge Martínez | Juan Pablo Monasterolo | Jorge Martínez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Masters Driver | H |
Itinerary
All dates and times are CLT (UTC−3).
| Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance |
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| 10 September | , | After 9:01 | El Manzano [Shakedown] | 5.74 km |
| After 19:00 | Ceremonial Start, Concepción | , N/a | ||
| 11 September | After 7:00 | Official Start, Talcahuano | , N/a | |
| SS1 | After 8:53 | Turquía 1 | 22.94 km | |
| SS2 | After 9:48 | Nuevo Rere 1 | 10.92 km | |
| SS3 | After 10:36 | Hualqui 1 | 16.79 km | |
| 12:16, 12:46 | Regroup, Talcahuano | , N/a | ||
| 12:46, 13:16 | Service A, Talcahuano | , N/a | ||
| SS4 | After 15:09 | Turquía 2 | 22.94 km | |
| SS5 | After 16:04 | Nuevo Rere 2 | 10.92 km | |
| SS6 | After 16:52 | Hualqui 2 | 16.79 km | |
| 18:32, 18:42 | Regroup, Talcahuano | , N/a | ||
| 18:42, 19:27 | Flexi service B, Talcahuano | , N/a | ||
| After 19:27 | Parc Fermé IN, Talcahuano | , N/a | ||
| 12 September | After 8:05 | Parc Fermé OUT, Talcahuano | , N/a | |
| SS7 | After 9:08 | Pelún 1 | 15.65 km | |
| SS8 | After 10:01 | Lota 1 | 25.64 km | |
| SS9 | After 11:05 | Maria las Cruces 1 | 28.31 km | |
| 12:50, 13:35 | Regroup, Talcahuano | , N/a | ||
| 13:35, 14:05 | Service C, Talcahuano | , N/a | ||
| SS10 | After 9:08 | Pelún 2 | 15.65 km | |
| SS11 | After 10:01 | Lota 2 | 25.64 km | |
| SS12 | After 11:05 | Maria las Cruces 2 | 28.31 km | |
| 18:50, 19:00 | Regroup, Talcahuano | , N/a | ||
| 19:00, 19:45 | Flexi service D, Talcahuano | , N/a | ||
| After 19:45 | Parc Fermé IN, Talcahuano | , N/a | ||
| 13 September | After 7:20 | Parc Fermé OUT, Talcahuano | , N/a | |
| SS13 | After 9:00 | Carampangue 1 | 26.82 km | |
| SS14 | After 10:05 | BioBio 1 | 8.78 km | |
| SS15 | After 11:13 | Carampangue 2 | 26.82 km | |
| SS16 | After 13:15 | BioBio 2 [Power Stage] | 8.78 km | |
| After 15:10 | Official finish, Talcahuano | , N/a | ||
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WRC Rally1
Classification
Special stages
Championship standings
- Bold text indicates 2026 World Champions.
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WRC2 Rally2
Classification
Special stages
Championship standings
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WRC3 Rally3
Classification
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||||
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| 19 | 1 | 52 | Ali Türkkan | Bilge Ayan | Castrol Ford Team Türkiye | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:19:14.9 | 0.0 | 25 | |||
| 21 | 2 | 50 | Felipe Padilla | Sebastián Olguín | Felipe Padilla | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:23:03.2 | +3:48.3 | 17 | |||
| 23 | 3 | 59 | Alex Heilbrunn | Juan Pedro Cilloniz | Alex Heilbrunn | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:25:20.2 | +6:05.3 | 15 | |||
| 24 | 4 | 40 | André Martinez | Matias Aranguren | André Martinez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:25:36.6 | +6:21.7 | 12 | |||
| 25 | 5 | 45 | Eduardo Castro | Javiera Roman | Eduardo Castro | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:26:14.9 | +7:00.0 | 10 | |||
| 26 | 6 | 53 | Gil Membrado | Adrián Pérez | Gil Membrado | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:26:27.8 | +7:12.9 | 8 | |||
| 27 | 7 | 49 | Patricio Muñoz | Miguel Recalt | Patricio Muñoz | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:28:35.2 | +9:20.3 | 6 | |||
| 28 | 8 | 44 | Dean Mascarenhas | Gagan Karumbaiah | Dean Mascarenhas | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:32:29.0 | +13:14.1 | 4 | |||
| 30 | 9 | 47 | Carlos Prieto | Juan Cruz Varela | Carlos Prieto | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:37:08.8 | +17:53.9 | 2 | |||
| 31 | 10 | 39 | Eric Royère | Maxime Andernack | Eric Royère | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:39:11.7 | +19:56.8 | 1 | |||
| 32 | 11 | 42 | Georgios Vasilakis | Allan Harryman | Georgios Vasilakis | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:43:16.2 | +24:01.3 | 0 | |||
| 34 | 12 | 43 | Naveen Puligilla | Musa Sherif | Naveen Puligilla | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:52:53.8 | +33:38.9 | 0 | |||
| Retired SS15 | 46 | Ignacio Gardiol | Gonzalo Díaz | Ignacio Gardiol | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Withdrawn | 0 | |||||
| Retired SS6 | 58 | Gerardo V. Rosselot | Marcelo Brizio | Gerardo V. Rosselot | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Mechanical | 0 | |||||
| Retired SS3 | 48 | Eduardo Kovacs Bauer | Juan Pablo Carrera | Eduardo Kovacs Bauer | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Medical reasons | 0 | |||||
| Retired SS1 | 56 | Kerem Kazaz | Corentin Silvestre | Team Petrol Ofisi | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Mechanical | 0 | |||||
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Special stages
| Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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| SD | Kazaz / Silvestre | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:39.2 | , N/a |
| SS1 | Membrado / Pérez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 14:11.4 | Membrado / Pérez |
| SS2 | Membrado / Pérez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:06.2 | |
| SS3 | Membrado / Pérez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 9:46.8 | |
| SS4 | Türkkan / Ayan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:28.1 | |
| SS5 | Türkkan / Ayan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 5:51.6 | |
| SS6 | stage cancelled | |||
| SS7 | Türkkan / Ayan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 11:22.5 | Türkkan / Ayan |
| SS8 | Türkkan / Ayan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 16:46.2 | |
| SS9 | Türkkan / Ayan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 18:26.9 | |
| SS10 | Türkkan / Ayan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 11:08.3 | |
| SS11 | Türkkan / Ayan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 16:28.8 | |
| SS12 | Membrado / Pérez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 18:34.7 | |
| SS13 | Membrado / Pérez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 17:32.8 | |
| SS14 | Membrado / Pérez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 5:10.9 | |
| SS15 | Membrado / Pérez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 17:10.3 | |
| SS16 | Membrado / Pérez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 5:05.1 | |
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Championship standings
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Junior WRC Rally3
Classification
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||||
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| 18 | 1 | 54 | Leevi Lassila | Mikko Lukka | Leevi Lassila | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:17:54.6 | 0.0 | 50 | 2 | ||
| 19 | 2 | 52 | Ali Türkkan | Bilge Ayan | Castrol Ford Team Türkiye | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:19:14.9 | +1:20.3 | 34 | 4 | ||
| 20 | 3 | 57 | Craig Rahill | Conor Smith | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:21:52.9 | +3:58.3 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 26 | 4 | 53 | Gil Membrado | Adrián Pérez | Gil Membrado | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:26:27.8 | +8:33.2 | 24 | 5 | ||
| Retired SS11 | 51 | Calle Carlberg | Jørgen Eriksen | Calle Carlberg | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Accident | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Retired SS6 | 58 | Gerardo V. Rosselot | Marcelo Brizio | Gerardo V. Rosselot | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Mechanical | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Retired SS1 | 56 | Kerem Kazaz | Corentin Silvestre | Team Petrol Ofisi | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Medical reasons | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Special stages
| Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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| SD | Kazaz / Silvestre | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:39.2 | , N/a |
| SS1 | Membrado / Pérez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 14:11.4 | Membrado / Pérez |
| SS2 | Membrado / Pérez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:06.2 | |
| SS3 | Membrado / Pérez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 9:46.8 | |
| SS4 | Lassila / Lukka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 13:28.1 | Lassila / Lukka |
| SS5 | Carlberg / Eriksen | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 5:51.6 | |
| SS6 | stage cancelled | |||
| SS7 | Türkkan / Ayan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 11:22.5 | Lassila / Lukka |
| SS8 | Türkkan / Ayan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 16:46.2 | |
| SS9 | Carlberg / Eriksen | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 18:13.6 | |
| SS10 | Türkkan / Ayan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 11:08.3 | |
| SS11 | Türkkan / Ayan | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 16:28.8 | Türkkan / Ayan |
| SS12 | Rahill / Smith | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 18:24.1 | |
| SS13 | Membrado / Pérez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 17:32.8 | Lassila / Lukka |
| SS14 | Membrado / Pérez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 5:10.9 | |
| SS15 | Membrado / Pérez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 17:10.3 | |
| SS16 | Membrado / Pérez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 5:05.1 | |
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Championship standings
- Bold text indicates 2026 World Champions.
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Sources and credits
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