The very first entry of the 2025 World Rally Championship has been revealed, with 70 crews taking over the season-opening Monte Carlo Rally.
Headlined by final yr’s Monte winner and World Rally champion Thierry Neuville, 10 Rally1 automobiles will deal with the primary of 14 rounds, with a wholesome 24-strong entry in WRC2, too.
Neuville and co-driver Martijn Wydaeghe will put on the #1 on their i20 N Rally1 – turning into the primary crew to take action since Sébastien Ogier/Benjamin Veillas in 2022 – with Ott Tänak and new team-mate Adrien Fourmaux becoming a member of him within the Hyundai ranks.
Toyota fields 5 automobiles with Elfyn Evans the primary of these forward of Sébastien Ogier, Takamoto Katsuta, Kalle Rovanperä and Sami Pajari.
Evans, Ogier and Rovanperä have been registered to attain producer factors for Toyota, whereas Pajari can also be listed as a manufacturer-registered driver albeit below a separate, and new, ‘Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Crew 2’ banner.
