The event will take place on the roads of the Department of Itapúa, with Encarnación as the epicenter city. There will be 333 kilometers of gravel special stages spread over three days of intense competition on technical and fast roads, characterized by the region’s traditional red soil.
The main class, made up of Rally1 cars, will feature 10 vehicles, including five Toyota GR Yaris Rally1s, making the Japanese manufacturer the most prominent presence at this event. The Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, based in Finland, will arrive in Paraguay with a top-level lineup consisting of Elfyn Evans, Kalle Rovanperä, Sébastien Ogier, and Takamoto Katsuta, while Sami Pajari will represent the secondary Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 team.
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, based in Germany, will field Thierry Neuville -the current world champion-, Ott Tänak, and Adrien Fourmaux, all in the i20 N Rally1. M-Sport Ford WRT will be present with its Puma Rally1 cars, which will be driven by Grégoire Munster and Joshua McErlean.
In the Rally2 cars, where they compete for the WRC2 and WRC2 Challenger, there are 29 pairs registered, including international drivers such as Oliver Solberg, Gus Greensmith, and Yohan Rossel.
Local talent will also feature strongly, with names such as Diego Domínguez Jr. (current WRC3 champion), Fabrizio Zaldívar (two-time FIA-CODASUR champion) and Agustín Alonso (last Paraguayan National champion).
The Rally3 cars, reserved for the WRC3 championship, will make their debut in the country with six Ford Fiesta Rally3 units, while the RC4 class will feature three Peugeot 208 vehicles, a model widely used in the single-wheel drive sector globally.
With this event, Paraguay officially joins the WRC calendar, sharing continental prominence with Chile, which will host the competition two weeks later. In addition, the country is one of two new venues added in 2025, along with Saudi Arabia, confirming the growth of rallying by reaching new destinations.
