This year’s Central European Rally will traverse three countries within the same loop of stages – the first time that has ever happened in the history of the World Rally Championship.
A new addition to the calendar back in 2023, CER broke new ground by being a tri-nation event – co-organized by ASNs from Germany, Austria and Czechia.
Based in the German city of Passau, the rally has previously comprised stages in all three countries, and crossed borders from Germany to Austria within the same leg.
But never before have stages been held in all three nations on the same day like they will in 2025.
Thursday’s leg comprises two passes of the new Gold und Therme stage in Germany – with the golf and spa town of Bad Griesbach replacing Prague as the location for the ceremonial start.
This year's CER will regularly leap between countries
Friday’s is the leg that makes history, with the first stage of the loop (Grant und Wald) in Germany, the second (Böhmerwald) in Austria and the third (Col de Jan) in Czechia.
Those three stages are then repeated in the afternoon but in reverse order as the rally makes its way back to Germany for the overnight service.
Saturday’s leg features two stages in Germany and four in Czechia, with Sunday heading for Austria and Mühltahl (which will run as the powerstage) as well as the Beyond Borders test that crosses the border into Germany mid-stage.
The event takes place on October 16-19 as round 12 of 14 of this year’s WRC.
Central European Rally 2025 itinerary
Thursday October 16
Stage 1 – Golf und Therme 1 (GER)
Stage 2 – Golf und Therme 2 (GER)
Friday October 17
Stage 3 – Granit und Wald 1 (GER)
Stage 4 – Böhmerwald 1 (AUT)
Stage 5 – Col de Jan 1 (CZE)
Stage 6 – Col de Jan 2 (CZE)
Stage 7 – Böhmerwald 2 (AUT)
Stage 8 – Granit und Wald 2 (GER)
Saturday October 18
Stage 9 – Made in FRG 1 (GER)
Stage 10 – Keply 1 (CZE)
Stage 11 – Klatovy 1 (CZE)
Stage 12 – Keply 2 (CZE)
Stage 13 – Klatovy 2 (CZE)
Stage 14 – Made in FRG 2 (GER)
Sunday October 19
Stage 15 – Beyond Borders 1 (GER / AUT)
Stage 16 – Mühltal 1 (AUT)
Stage 17 – Beyond Borders 2 (GER / AUT)
Stage 18 (powerstage) – Mühltahl 2 (AUT)
