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FIA World Rallycross set to return to Finland for first time since 2020
 

The FIA World Rallycross Championship will return to Finland in 2025, with Kymiring securing a long-term agreement to host the Finnish round*.

Announced today (Thursday, 18 September) in Finland’s capital Helsinki at a media event attended by World RX regular Niclas Grönholm, the return marks the first occasion World RX will take place in the Nordic country since 2020.

Located close to the city of Kouvola, 150km north-east of Helsinki, Kymiring will be used in the world championship for the first time as part of an ambitious project spearheaded by TRP Hungary in alignment with the Finnish ASN, AKK.

The agreement puts Kymiring on the World RX calendar for at least the next three seasons, giving Finnish fans a first-hand experience of the thrilling Battle of Technologies.

Kymiring CEO Kornél Őry said of the announcement: “Our vision is to develop and operate the leading sports and entertainment centre in the Nordic and the Baltic region, with the FIA World Rallycross Championship playing a major role.

“Sustainability and environmental responsibility are of paramount importance to us, and the inclusion of World RX carries symbolic significance in this regard.”

The announcement was enthusiastically welcomed by Arne Dirks, Managing Director of Rallycross Promoter GmbH. He said: “Finland has a world-renowned motorsport culture and a proud history in our sport specifically, adding more significance to us returning there for the first time since 2020.

“Just as importantly, we are going there with a partner we know well and have full confidence in delivering a spectacular new addition to the calendar.”

Finland has a strong history in rallycross, the country having produced a number of FIA European Champions and with Grönholm a leading contender in the FIA World Rallycross Championship in recent years.

*Subject to World Motor Sport Council approval



About the FIA World Rallycross Championship
An evolution of the popular FIA European Rallycross Championship, the FIA World Rallycross Championship (World RX) was launched in 2014. Representing the international pinnacle of the dual-surface discipline, the series blends cutting-edge innovation with family-friendly spectator appeal and visits some of the most iconic venues in the sport. In evidence of its commitment to sustainability, World RX entered a new era in 2022 by embracing electric technology, while 2024 heralds the beginning of the ‘Battle of Technologies’, as the championship’s powerful EV cars take on their sustainably-fuelled combustion counterparts on equal terms for the first time.

About Rallycross Promoter GmbH
Rallycross Promoter GmbH, a joint company of Red Bull GmbH and KW25 Beteiligungs GmbH, is responsible for all commercial aspects of the FIA World Rallycross Championship, including TV production and the marketing of global media and sponsorship rights. The Promoter also has responsibility to increase the field of participants and to propose the venues that form the calendars in the FIA World Rallycross Championship and supporting series.

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