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2026 Rally Chile

5th edition of the Rally Chile

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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.

Rally2 entries competing in the WRC2 Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
20 Robert Virves Jakko Viilo Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team H
21 Alejandro Cachón Borja Rozada Toyota España Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Co-driver H
22 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Lancia Corse HF Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team H
23 Yohan Rossel Arnaud Dunand Lancia Corse HF Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale Driver, Co-driver, Team H
24 Fabrizio Zaldivar Marcelo Der Ohannesian Fabrizio Zaldivar Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
25 Diego Domínguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Domínguez Jr. Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
26 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Gus Greensmith Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Driver, Co-driver H
27 Yuki Yamamoto Topi Luhtinen Printsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Co-driver H
28 Taylor Gill Daniel Brkic Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team H
30 Andrea Lafarja Germán Maune Andrea Lafarja Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
31 Jorge Martínez Fontena Rubén García Jorge Martínez Fontena Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
32 Alberto Heller Luis Allende Alberto Heller Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Driver, Co-driver H
34 Pedro Heller Pablo Olmos Pedro Heller Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
35 Emilio Rosselot Matias Leiva Emilio Rosselot Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
36 Tadeo Rosselot Matias Amestica Tadeo Rosselot Citroën C3 Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
37 Adrien Mosca Julie Amblard Printsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver H
38 Miguel Granados Marc Martí Miguel Granados Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Challenger/Masters Driver, Masters Co-driver H
Rally3 entries competing in the WRC3 Championship and/or the Junior World Rally Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Class eligibility Tyre
39 Eric Royère Maxime Andernack Eric Royère Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 H
40 André Martinez Matias Aranguren André Martinez Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 H
41 Nataniel Bruun Mario Javier del Riego Nataniel Bruun Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 H
42 Georgios Vasilakis Allan Harryman Georgios Vasilakis Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Masters Driver, Masters Co-Driver H
43 Naveen Puligilla Musa Sherif Naveen Puligilla Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 H
44 Dean Mascarenhas Gagan Karumbaiah Dean Mascarenhas Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 H
45 Eduardo Castro Javiera Roman Eduardo Castro Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 H
46 Ignacio Gardiol Gonzalo Díaz Ignacio Gardiol Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 H
47 Carlos Prieto Juan Cruz Varela Carlos Prieto Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 H
48 Eduardo Kovacs Bauer Juan Pablo Carrera Eduardo Kovacs Bauer Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 H
49 Patricio Muñoz Miguel Recalt Patricio Muñoz Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 H
50 Felipe Padilla Sebastián Olguín Felipe Padilla Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 H
51 Calle Carlberg Jørgen Eriksen Calle Carlberg Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior WRC H
52 Ali Türkkan Bilge Ayan Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Junior WRC H
53 Gil Membrado Adrián Pérez Gil Membrado Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Junior WRC H
54 Leevi Lassila Mikko Lukka Leevi Lassila Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior WRC H
56 Kerem Kazaz Corentin Silvestre Team Petrol Ofisi Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Junior WRC H
57 Craig Rahill Conor Smith Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally3 Junior WRC H
58 Gerardo V. Rosselot Marcelo Brizio Gerardo V. Rosselot Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3, Junior WRC H
59 Alex Heilbrunn Juan Pedro Cilloniz Alex Heilbrunn Ford Fiesta Rally3 WRC3 H
Other major entries
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre
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
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

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Event Sunday Stage Total
1 1 99 Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:57:08.2 0.0 25 4 5 34
2 2 1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:57:24.8 +16.6 17 5 1 23
3 3 16 Adrien Fourmaux Alexandre Coria Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 2:57:41.5 +33.3 15 3 0 18
4 4 5 Sami Pajari Marko Salminen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:58:42.1 +1:33.9 12 2 3 17
5 5 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 2:59:30.5 +2:22.3 10 0 4 14
6 6 4 Esapekka Lappi Enni Mälkönen Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 3:02:15.2 +5:07.0 8 0 0 8
7 7 55 Josh McErlean Eoin Treacy M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:04:39.7 +7:31.5 6 0 0 6
33 8 95 Jon Armstrong Shane Byrne M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 3:48:16.4 +51:08.2 0 0 0 0
36 9 18 Takamoto Katsuta James Fulton Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 3:59:26.4 +1:02:18.2 0 1 2 3
Retired SS7 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Rolled 0 0 0 0
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Special stages

Championship standings

  • Bold text indicates 2026 World Champions.
Drivers' Standings
Move Pos. Driver Points
1 Elfyn Evans 230
2 Sami Pajari 213
3 Oliver Solberg 209
2 4 Sébastien Ogier 171
5 Adrien Fourmaux 167
Co-drivers' Standings
Move Pos. Driver Points
1 Scott Martin 230
2 Marko Salminen 213
3 Elliott Edmondson 209
2 4 Aaron Johnston 171
5 Alexandre Coria 167
Manufacturers' Standings
Move Pos. Driver Points
1 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 614
2 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 410
3 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 227
4 M-Sport Ford WRT 152

WRC2 Rally2

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Event
8 1 23 Yohan Rossel Arnaud Dunand Lancia Corse HF Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale 3:21:09.0 0.0 25 4
9 2 20 Robert Virves Jakko Viilo Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:07:32.2 +53.0 17 2
10 3 26 Gus Greensmith Jonas Andersson Gus Greensmith Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 3:08:06.4 +1:27.2 15 1
11 4 28 Taylor Gill Daniel Brkic Toksport WRT 2 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:08:29.4 +1:50.2 12 0
12 5 31 Jorge Martínez Fontena Rubén García Jorge Martínez Fontena Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:10:56.3 +4:17.1 10 0
13 6 25 Diego Domínguez Jr. Rogelio Peñate Diego Domínguez Jr. Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 3:11:03.4 +4:24.2 8 0
14 7 32 Alberto Heller Luis Allende Alberto Heller Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 3:11:43.5 +5:04.3 6 0
15 8 35 Emilio Rosselot Matias Leiva Emilio Rosselot Citroën C3 Rally2 3:15:26.1 +8:46.9 4 0
16 9 34 Pedro Heller Pablo Olmos Pedro Heller Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 3:15:29.7 +8:50.5 2 0
17 10 37 Adrien Mosca Julie Amblard Printsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 3:16:37.4 +9:58.2 1 0
22 11 38 Miguel Granados Marc Martí Miguel Granados Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 3:24:09.9 +17:30.7 0 0
Retired SS9 36 Tadeo Rosselot Matias Amestica Tadeo Rosselot Citroën C3 Rally2 Withdrawn 0 0
Retired SS7 22 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Lancia Corse HF Lancia Ypsilon Rally2 HF Integrale Rolled 0 0
Retired SS6 27 Yuki Yamamoto Topi Luhtinen Printsport Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Rolled 0 0
Retired SS6 21 Alejandro Cachón Borja Rozada Toyota España Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Accident 0 0
Retired SS5 24 Fabrizio Zaldivar Marcelo Der Ohannesian Fabrizio Zaldivar Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Rolled 0 0
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Special stages

Championship standings

Drivers' Standings
Move Pos. Driver Points
1 Robert Virves 117
5 2 Léo Rossel 85
1 3 Roope Korhonen 79
1 4 Teemu Suninen 76
1 5 Nikolay Gryazin 66
Co-drivers' Standings
Move Pos. Driver Points
1 Jakko Viilo 117
5 2 Guillaume Mercoiret 85
1 3 Anssi Viinikka 79
1 4 Janni Hussi 76
1 5 Konstantin Aleksandrov 66
Manufacturers' Standings
Move Pos. Driver Points
1 Toksport WRT 235
2 Lancia Corse HF 227
1 3 Toksport WRT 2 69
1 4 M-Sport Ford WRT 45
5 2C Junior Team 37
Challenger Drivers' Standings
Move Pos. Driver Points
1 Robert Virves 125
2 Roope Korhonen 94
3 Léo Rossel 81
4 Nikolay Gryazin 76
5 Alejandro Cachón 74
Challenger Co-drivers' Standings
Move Pos. Driver Points
1 Jakko Viilo 125
2 Anssi Viinikka 99
3 Guillaume Mercoiret 85
4 Konstantin Aleksandrov 79
5 Rogelio Peñate 71

WRC3 Rally3

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
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

Championship standings

Drivers' Standings
Move Pos. Driver Points
1 Matteo Fontana 117
2 Gil Membrado 99
3 Tymoteusz Abramowski 91
4 4 Eric Royère 77
1 5 Nataniel Bruun 61
Co-drivers' Standings
Move Pos. Driver Points
1 Alessandro Arnaboldi 117
2 Adrián Pérez 99
3 Jakub Wróbel 91
4 Oytun Albayrak 56
5 Kylian Sarmezan 55

Junior WRC Rally3

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage
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
Source:

Special stages

Championship standings

  • Bold text indicates 2026 World Champions.
Drivers' Standings
Move Pos. Driver Points
1 1 Ali Türkkan 130
2 2 Leevi Lassila 113
3 Gil Membrado 100
3 4 Calle Carlberg 98
2 5 Craig Rahill 58
Co-drivers' Standings
Move Pos. Driver Points
3 1 Mikko Lukka 113
1 2 Adrián Pérez 100
1 3 Jørgen Eriksen 98
2 4 Oytun Albaykar 74
2 5 Conor Smith 58
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