Rovanperä Clinches Central European Rally WRC Victory, Evans Finishes Second, Gryazin Places Fourteenth

On Sunday, October 19, the 12th stage of the 2025 WRC season, the Central European Rally, concluded in the vicinity of the German city of Passau. The event saw a victory for the 25-year-old Finnish driver and two-time series champion, **Kalle Rovanperä** (Toyota GAZOO Racing WRT). Coming in second was 36-year-old British driver **Elfyn Evans** (Toyota GAZOO Racing WRT), followed closely by Estonian racer **Ott Tänak** (Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT) in third place.

Russian competitor Nikolai Gryazin (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2) finished 14th overall and claimed fifth place in the WRC2 category.

**WRC. Central European Rally. Final Day Results**

1. Kalle Rovanperä (Toyota GAZOO Racing WRT) — 2:36:20.1.
2. Elfyn Evans (Toyota GAZOO Racing WRT)
3. Ott Tänak (Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT)
4. Takamoto Katsuta (Toyota GAZOO Racing WRT)
5. Adrien Fourmaux (Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT)
6. Sami Pajari (Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2)
7. Josh McErlean (M-Sport Ford WRT)
8. Oliver Solberg (Toyota GR Yaris Rally2)
9. Jan Černý (Skoda Fabia R5)
10. Filip Mareš (Toyota GR Yaris Rally2)
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14. Nikolai Gryazin (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2)