CIAR Sparco, CIRT, TIR, CRZ and National Final, the dates of the new season
Last Tuesday, December 17th, the ACI Sports Board met and finalized the 2025 season calendars for the rally series, developed by the ACI Sport Rally Commission together with the organizers of the titled events. All dates for the upcoming year are now available, particularly for the Sparco Italian Absolute Rally Championship, the Italian Gravel Rally Championship, the Italian Rally Trophy, and the Zone Rally Cup with its respective National Rally Cup Final. The 2025 rallying season in Italy will feature approximately 100 races, both titled and non-titled.
Once again in 2025, the Rally dei Laghi will kick off the season for the ACI Sport series on the weekend of March 2nd, with the final act taking place on the weekend of November 16th at the Rally Tirreno-Messina, the new Cup Final. Regarding the Italian Championships, a change has been made to the initially communicated titles, with the Rally della Lanterna joining the TIR on the weekend of June 15th, replacing the Rallye San Martino di Castrozza.
ACI SPORT 2025 RALLY CALENDARS
SPARCO ITALIAN ABSOLUTE RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP*
A total of seven rounds, one per month from March to October inclusive, with the only summer break scheduled for August. This is a now-classic calendar for the Sparco Italian Absolute Rally Championship, which in 2025 will once again open with the Rally Il Ciocco e Valle del Serchio (March 23rd) and conclude the season at the Rallye Sanremo (October 19th). The latter will be one of three races with a 1.5 coefficient, alongside the Targa Florio (May 11th) and the Rally di Roma Capitale (July 6th), an event shared with the FIA European Rally Championship. Completing the calendar are the confirmed Regione Piemonte (April 13th), Due Valli (June 1st), and the newly promoted Rally del Lazio (September 14th).
The CIAR Junior will be contested over six races in total, four on asphalt alongside the Absolute (Piemonte, Targa, Lazio, and Sanremo) and two on gravel within the context of the CIRT (Foligno and San Marino).
CIAR SPARCO 2025 CHAMPIONSHIP
March 23 | Rally Il Ciocco e Valle del Serchio
April 13 | Rally Regione Piemonte (CIAR JUNIOR)
May 11 | Targa Florio Rally (coeff. 1.5) (CIAR JUNIOR)
June 1 | Rally Due Valli
July 6 | Rally Roma Capitale (coeff. 1.5)
September 14 | Rally del Lazio (CIAR JUNIOR)
October 19 | Rallye Sanremo (coeff. 1.5) (CIAR JUNIOR)
*all dates refer to the Sunday of the racing weekend
ITALIAN GRAVEL CHAMPIONSHIP*
Similar to recent editions, the Italian Rally Gravel Championship calendar will also take place over 6 rounds scheduled from March to September, with breaks in April and August. A sprint start with the doubleheader Città di Foligno (March 9th) and Val d’Orcia (March 30th), followed by the Adriatic (May 18th). The return of the Rally Italia Sardegna (June 8th), with a stage within the context of the WRC. The great classic in San Marino (July 13th) will precede the Vermentino (September 28th), designated this year for the closing.
CIRT 2025 CALENDAR
March 9 | Città di Foligno (CIAR JUNIOR)
March 30 | Rally della Val d’Orcia
May 18 | Rally Adriatico
June 8 | Rally Italia Sardegna (1 leg)
13 luglio | San Marino Rally (CIAR JUNIOR)
28 settembre | Rally dei Nuraghi e del Vermentino
*all dates refer to the Sunday of the racing weekend
ITALIAN RALLY TROPHY 2025
The Italian Rally Trophy calendar is increasingly robust, expanded to 9 races and running from April to October. The season will kick off with the Marca Rally (April 6th) and the new entry Coppa Valtellina (April 27th), followed by the first of three rounds with a higher coefficient, the Salento Rally (May 25th). Notably, the Lanterna Rally (June 15th) will return to the national series after several years, having hosted the Italian Cup final last season. A month later, another new addition will be the Valli Ossolane Rally (July 20th). The confirmations of Piancavallo (August 31st) and Bassano (October 12th) will be interspersed between the other two races with a higher coefficient, the 1000 Miglia Rally (September 21st) and the Trofeo Villa d'Este ACI Como (October 26th), which is also confirmed as the final round.
TIR 2025 CALENDAR
April 6 | Rally della Marca
April 27 | Coppa Valtellina
May 25 | Rally del Salento (coeff. 1.5)
June 15 | Rally della Lanterna
July 20 | Rally Valli Ossolane
August 31 |Rally Piancavallo
September 21 | Rally 1000 Miglia (coeff. 1.5)
October 12 | Rally Città di Bassano
October 26 | Trofeo Villa d’Este ACI Como (coeff. 1.5)
*all dates refer to the Sunday of the racing weekend
RALLY ZONE CUP and ITALIAN CUP 2025*
There will continue to be 10 Zones making up the rallying landscape of Italy; a journey that will start from the area qualifications to gather the best private drivers in the grand finale which, as anticipated, will change location and take place in the Rally Tirreno-Messina on the weekend of November 16th.
NATIONAL ITALIAN RALLY CUP 2025 FINAL
November 16 | 22nd RALLY TIRRENO-MESSINA
ZONE RALLY CUP 2025
RALLY CUP 1st ZONE
April 13 - 19th RA RALLY REGIONE PIEMONTE (coefficient 1,5)
May 4 - 46th RALLY VALLE D'AOSTA
June 29 - 9th RALLY DI CASTIGLIONE TORINESE
July 20 - 61st RALLY VALLI OSSOLANE (coefficient 1,5)
August 31 - 40th RALLY CITTA' DI TORINO E DELLE VALLI DI LANZO
September 21 - 32nd RALLY DEL RUBINETTO
October 5 - RALLY SANTO STEFANO BELBO - TROFEO MERENDE
RALLY CUP 2nd ZONE
March 23 – 8th RALLY VIGNETI MONFERRINI
April 27 - 26th RALLY DELLE PALME
June 1 - 9th RALLY IL GRAPPOLO
June 15 - 41st RALLY DELLA LANTERNA (coeff. 1,5)
October 19 - 72nd RALLYE SANREMO (coeff. 1,5)
RALLY CUP 3rd ZONE
March 2 - 33rd RALLY DEI LAGHI
March 30 - 39th RALLY PREALPI OROBICHE
April 27 - 68th RALLY COPPA VALTELLINA (coeff. 1,5)
May 18 - 17th VALLE D'INTELVI
June 1 - 11th RALLY COPPA CAMUNA
June 29 - 4th RALLY VALLI OLTREPO'
September 21 - 48th RALLY 1000 MIGLIA (coeff. 1,5)
October 26 - 44th RALLY TROFEO VILLA D'ESTE ACI COMO (coeff. 1,5)
RALLY CUP 4th ZONE
March 9 - RALLY DEL BARDOLINO
April 13 - 2nd PAGANELLA RALLY
June 1 - 43rd RALLY DUE VALLI (coeff. 1,5)
June 22 - 45th RALLYE SAN MARTINO DI CASTROZZA
October 12 - 42nd RALLY CITTA' DI BASSANO (coeff. 1,5)
October 26 - 3rd TRENTINO RALLY
RALLY CUP 5th ZONE
April 6 - 41st RALLY DELLA MARCA (coeff. 1,5)
July 13 - 60th RALLY DEL FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA
August 3 - 22nd #TIMETORALLY CITTA' DI SCORZE'
August 31 - 38th RALLY PIANCAVALLO (coeff. 1,5)
RALLY CUP 6th ZONE
March 9 - 4th RALLY CITTA' DI FOLIGNO
April 27 - 42nd RALLY CITTA' DI MODENA
May 18 - 32nd RALLY ADRIATICO
June 22 - 44th RALLY APPENNINO REGGIANO
August 3 - 8th RALLY DI SALSOMAGGIORE TERME
September 14 – RALLY APPENNINO BOLOGNESE
RALLY CUP 7th ZONE
March 23 - 48th RALLY IL CIOCCO E VALLE DEL SERCHIO (coeff. 1,5)
April 6 - 49th TROFEO MAREMMA
May 18 - 42nd RALLY DEGLI ABETI E DELL'ABETONE
June 15 - 17th RALLY DI REGGELLO CITTA' DI FIRENZE
August 3 - 60th RALLY COPPA CITTA' DI LUCCA
September 7 - 43rd RALLY DI CASCIANA TERME
October 5 - 46th RALLY CITTA' DI PISTOIA
RALLY CUP 8th ZONE
May 4 - 12th RALLY TERRA DI ARGIL
May 25 - 57th RALLY DEL SALENTO (coeff. 1,5)
June 15 - 4th RALLY COSTA DEL GARGANO
July 6 - RALLY DI ROMA CAPITALE (coeff. 1,5)
July 27 - 12th RALLY DEL MATESE -10° RALLY DEL MEDIO VOLTURNO
September 14 - RALLY DEL LAZIO (coeff. 1,5)
October 12 - 15th RALLY PORTA DEL GARGANO - TROFEO CITTÀ DI VIESTE
RALLY CUP 9th ZONE
April 6 - 18th RALLY VALLE DEL SOSIO
May 11 - 109th TARGA FLORIO (coeff. 1,5)
June 1 - 25th RALLY DEI NEBRODI
June 29 - 23rd RALLY DI CALTANISSETTA
September 21 - 10th TINDARI RALLY
October 19 - RALLY DI TAORMINA
RALLY CUP 10th ZONE
March 23 - 3rd RALLY SULCIS IGLESIENTE
June 29 - XXX RALLY GOLFO DELL'ASINARA
September 28 - 22nd RALLY DEI NURAGHI E DEL VERMENTINO
October 19 - 13th RALLY TERRA SARDA
*all dates refer to the Sunday of the racing weekend