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Paraguay 2025 counts for:
2025 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2025 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2025 FIA World Rally Championship 2 (for Teams and Drivers/Co-drivers)
2025 FIA World Rally Championship 3 (for Drivers/Co-drivers)
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| 664th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 10 of 14 |
| Official name: | Rally del Paraguay |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Date: | from Friday 29-Aug-2025 to Sunday 31-Aug-2025 |
| Rally HQ: | Encarnacion, Southern Paraguay; Paraguay |
| Clerk of the Course: | Sergio Arrellaga |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 48 | |
| Starters: | 47 | |
| Finishers: | 40 | (85.1% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 19 | |
| Shortest: | 2.50 | km | (SS4 Autodromo 1) |
| Longest: | 30.00 | km | (SS7 Yerbaretas 2) |
| Slowest: | 81.45 | km/h | (SS4 Autodromo 1) |
| Fastest: | 130.86 | km/h | (SS14 Artigas 2) |
| Planned stage distance: | 333.18 | km | (33.2% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 333.18 | km | (33.2% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 670.51 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,003.69 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 65th win and 112th podium for Sebastien Ogier. |
| Second place was 42nd podium for Elfyn Evans. |
| Third place was 73rd podium for Thierry Neuville. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 102nd win and 1-2 win were 280th to 281st podiums for Toyota. |
| | Third place was 141st podium for Hyundai. |
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In a rally where nearly all drivers got at least one puncture, it was beneficial to get it early in rally and late in stage. Rovanpera was leading and seemed to set to win but punctured, handing lead to Ogier (pictured) who had punctured on SS2. His chances for Sunday and PS points were spoiled by last minute rain.
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Hyundais suffered from various technical maladies and of course, punctures. Fourmaux retired after final stage with mechanical problems and Tanak had his wipers broken twice and damper on PS, leaving Neuville (pictured) as best Hyundai in third place ahead of Tanak and behind Evans after tight battle.
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Early on, it looked like Ford's legendary points scoring run would come to an end as both Munster and McErlean retired on second day. Both rejoined the rally for the last day but finished well down in the order, McErlean 29th and Munster 39th.
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Related links
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Rally Finland 2025
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Rally Chile 2025
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