WRC 2025 Guide – Saudi Arabia, a preacher in the desert?

It had to happen. It was almost inevitable. After Formula E, the Dakar and Formula 1, the WRC now has its round in Saudi Arabia. The project had been in the air for several seasons, but the pandemic, then slowness in the negotiations, delayed this registration which will take place from November 27 to 30.

If a second race in Latin America and the USA appeared in the flight plans of the WRC promoter, the latter had also ticked off the Middle East in its future destinations. “ I think they've been thinking about coming for several years. I would say that the first discussions date back 6 years. » This explanation is given by Martin Whitaker. The Englishman, who plays in sports