FIA World Rally Championship upcoming season is confirmed, the first rally take place on 23rd January 2025 in Monaco. The last race of the season 2025, this year held in Saudi Arabia. All WRC teams announced their drivers for the season 2025. Thierry Neuville the defending champion hopeful to defend his title in WRC season 2025.
| Drivers | Annual Salary | Bonus | WRC Team | Contract Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grégoire Munster | $425k | – | M-Sport Ford WRT | 2025 |
| Josh McErlean | $400k | – | M-Sport Ford WRT | 2025 |
| Thierry Neuville | $2.5m | $500k | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 2025 |
| Ott Tänak | $1.2m | $500k | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 2025 |
| Adrien Fourmaux | $500k | – | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 2025 |
| Sébastien Ogier | $2m | $500k | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 2025 |
| Takamoto Katsuta | $500k | – | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 2025 |
| Elfyn Evans | $1.5m | $500k | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 2025 |
| Kalle Rovanperä | $1.2m | $500k | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 2025 |
| Sami Pajari | $300k | – | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 | 2025 |
| Jourdan Serderidis | $250k | – | M-Sport Ford WRT | 2025 |
| Mārtiņš Sesks | $200k | – | M-Sport Ford WRT | 2025 |
| Lorenzo Bertelli | $250k | – | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 2025 |
| Dani Sordo | $600k | – | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 2025 |
| Andreas Mikkelsen | $675k | – | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 2025 |
| Esapekka Lappi | $750k | – | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 2025 |
| Nikolay Gryazin | $300k | – | Self | 2025 |
| Oliver Solberg | $250k | – | Self | 2025 |
| Yohan Rossel | $200k | – | DG Sport Compétition | 2025 |
| Kajetan Kajetanowicz | $150k | – | Self | 2025 |
| Gus Greensmith | $250k | – | Toksport WRT | 2025 |
| Robert Virves | $150k | – | Self | 2025 |
Thierry Neuville WRC 2025 Contract with Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT : Thierry Neuville salary reported to be more than $2 million based on his past performance in World Rally Championship. The defending champion of WRC, currently earning upto $4 million which include salary, sponsorship deals and bonus.
Ott Tänak WRC 2025 Contract with Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT : The third place holder in WRC season 2024, Ott Tänak reportedly earning $1.2m salary in WRC, his earnings increased more than $2.8m based on bonuses and sponsorship deals. He hold one of the top deal with Red Bull.
Sébastien Ogier WRC 2025 Contract with Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT : Sébastien Ogier looking forward to challenge the current defending champion Thierry Neuville for WRC title. Ogier is currently second best paid driver in WRC season based on his contract deal with Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT which is worth more than $2.5m including bonuses.
Elfyn Evans WRC 2025 Contract with Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT : The second best driver in WRC season 2024, will be looking forward to compete for the title this year against Tanak and Neuville. He finished second with 210 points. Elfyn Evans salary reported to be more than $2m which include base salary and bonus for winning or finishing in the top three of WRC drivers.
Kalle Rovanperä WRC 2025 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT : The driver to watch this season in WRC season 2025 is Kalle Rovanperä, his performance last season is one of the best of his career, he finished 7th on points table and looking hopeful to compete for WRC drivers title in season 2025.
Dani Sordo, Esapekka Lappi, Andreas Mikkelsen are three other top drivers to watch in season 2025, so far there is no confirmation about any team changes for these drivers, the given details regarding to these drivers and other’s based on previous season WRC team deals.
If any WRC driver signed new deal with team during the season, before the season or end of the season details will be provided here later.