{"id":5162,"date":"2025-10-03T09:20:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T09:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.canevarally.com\/gravel\/?p=5162"},"modified":"2025-10-03T09:23:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T09:23:10","slug":"wrc-2026-official-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.canevarally.com\/gravel\/wrc-2026-official-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"WRC 2026: Official Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Your Full Guide to the 2026 WRC Schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>All 14 rounds of the 2026 World Rally Championship unveiled \u2014 surfaces, dates and key returns<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<strong>2026 FIA World Rally Championship<\/strong>&nbsp;season features&nbsp;<strong>14 rounds<\/strong>&nbsp;across four continents, combining iconic stages with new strategic challenges. From the frozen forests of Sweden to the dusty tracks of Saudi Arabia, the&nbsp;<strong>WRC calendar 2026<\/strong>&nbsp;pushes drivers, teams and machines to the edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Full 2026 WRC Calendar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Round<\/th><th>Rally<\/th><th>Date<\/th><th>Surface<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Rallye Monte\u2011Carlo<\/td><td>Jan 22\u201325<\/td><td>Mixed (Tarmac\/Snow)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>Rally Sweden<\/td><td>Feb 12\u201315<\/td><td>Snow\/Ice<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>Safari Rally Kenya<\/td><td>Mar 12\u201315<\/td><td>Rough Gravel<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>Croatia Rally<\/td><td>Apr 9\u201312<\/td><td>Tarmac<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Rally Islas Canarias<\/td><td>Apr 23\u201326<\/td><td>Tarmac<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>Rally de Portugal<\/td><td>May 7\u201310<\/td><td>Gravel<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>Rally Japan<\/td><td>May 28\u201331<\/td><td>Tarmac\/Mixed<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>Acropolis Rally Greece<\/td><td>Jun 25\u201328<\/td><td>Gravel<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>Rally Estonia<\/td><td>Jul 16\u201319<\/td><td>Fast Gravel<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>Rally Finland<\/td><td>Jul 30 \u2013 Aug 2<\/td><td>Fast Gravel<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td>Rally del Paraguay<\/td><td>Aug 27\u201330<\/td><td>Gravel<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12<\/td><td>Rally Chile (Bio B\u00edo)<\/td><td>Sep 10\u201313<\/td><td>Gravel<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13<\/td><td>Rally Italia<\/td><td>Oct 1\u20134<\/td><td>Mixed\/Gravel<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14<\/td><td>Rally Saudi Arabia<\/td><td>Nov 11\u201314<\/td><td>Gravel\/Desert<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What&#8217;s New in 2026?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Croatia returns<\/strong>\u00a0to the WRC roster, offering a narrow and technical tarmac challenge early in the season.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rally Islas Canarias<\/strong>\u00a0joins the global stage, adding a second consecutive asphalt round in April \u2014 key for tarmac specialists.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>South America doubles up<\/strong>\u00a0with Paraguay and Chile, reinforcing the championship\u2019s global presence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rally Italia<\/strong>\u00a0shifts to a later position, giving gravel fans a late-season showdown before the desert finale.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Saudi Arabia<\/strong>\u00a0hosts the season finale, ensuring an endurance-style close under extreme heat and abrasive terrain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The 2026 Challenge<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2026 calendar is a pure test of adaptability. Snow, abrasive gravel, smooth asphalt, and high-altitude terrain force teams to optimize setup, tire strategy, and pace note precision across a condensed and varied season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For professional crews and emerging talents alike, knowing the rhythm of the championship \u2014 where to attack, where to survive \u2014 is everything. And for drivers training at Vittorio Caneva Rally School, every stage on this calendar is already part of our core curriculum. From Monte\u2011Carlo\u2019s ice-to-dry transitions to Kenya\u2019s chaos and Finland\u2019s flat-out jumps, we prepare you to drive, think, and win like a champion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your Full Guide to the 2026 WRC Schedule All 14 rounds of the 2026 World Rally Championship unveiled \u2014 surfaces, dates and key returns The&nbsp;2026 FIA World Rally Championship&nbsp;season features&nbsp;14 rounds&nbsp;across four continents, combining iconic stages with new strategic challenges. 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