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Speed hunters sign up for Scandinavia’s ERC rollercoaster ride

A star-studded line-up of FIA European Rally Championship stars will ride the BAUHAUS Royal Rally of Scandinavia rollercoaster next week.

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5 min readPublished on 20.05.2025 · 12:00 UTC

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Entry List - BAUHAUS Royal Rally of Scandinavia

They have entered the fast-paced gravel event in Karlstad from 29 - 31 May when the much sought-after golden throne awaits the eventual winner.

Round three of the ERC season has attracted a talent-packed entry, which includes five ERC event winners and a plethora of emerging prospects from across Europe.

Flying Finn Roope Korhonen tops the 19-car Rally2 entry as he looks to build on his debut ERC victory in Hungary earlier this month aboard an MRF-equipped Toyota GR Yaris Rally2.

Miko Marczyk is the provisional ERC points leader
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He’s followed on the list by Michelin-supplied drivers Miko Marczyk (Śkoda Fabia RS Rally2) and Mads Østberg (Citroën C3 Rally2), who finished third and second respectively in Hungary, a result that elevated double Polish champion Marczyk to the top of the provisional ERC standings.

After retiring from the lead of ERC Staff House Rally Hungary with damaged suspension following a tyre deflation, Andrea Mabellini will be aiming to get his title push track aboard his Pirelli-shod Fabia.

Hanook-supported home hero Isak Reiersen, the Junior ERC winner on the Swedish contest two years ago, is next on the entry list with ex-Formula One racer Jos Verstappen following. The Master ERC Championship leader only has two starts on gravel to his name and has therefore made learning the priority in Sweden.

Reigning Junior ERC champion and Junior WRC title challenger Mille Johansson is the seventh seed followed by Sasa Olle, who was co-driven to the Master ERC Championship victory in Hungary by daughter Rebeka.

Jon Armstrong is preparing for his third ERC start in Karlstad
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M-Sport Ford World Rally Team’s Jon Armstrong (Ford Fiesta Rally2) and MRF Tyres Dealer Team’s Stéphane Lefebvre complete the top 10 entries.

The inaugural Junior ERC champion in 2014, Lefebvre has switched from Hyundai to Toyota power for his BAUHAUS Royal Rally of Scandinavia debut, while Armstrong is preparing to start the Swedish event at Rally2 level for a third time.

Stéphane Lefebvre will drive a Toyota on MRF tyres in Sweden
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Philip Allen, who’s listed next, heads to Sweden on a high after winning the Power Stage in Hungary, where Polish prospect Jakub Matulka suffered an unfortunate retirement.

Multiple Romanian champion Simone Tempestini is another rapid driver aiming to bounce back in Sweden by halting his sequence of non-finishes, while Junior ERC graduate Max McRae, the nephew of the late Colin McRae, will be on a mission to continue his Rally2 initiation.

Kowax DST Racing heads north

Poland’s Dariusz Biedrzyński and Czech Martin Vlček are getting set to fly the Kowax DST Racing flag on BAUHAUS Royal Rally of Scandinavia. The Hyundai-powered drivers are contesting the new-for-2025 Master ERC Championship and are a welcome addition to the entry this season.

Norwegians out in force in Sweden

Along with Mads Østberg, three of Norway’s most successful rally drivers, Eyvind Brynildsen, Frank Tore Larsen and Henning Solberg are lining up for BAUHAUS Royal Rally of Scandinavia. Solberg follows in the wheel tracks of brother Petter and nephew Oliver – a two-time winner of the event – by tackling the second of three consecutive gravel-based ERC rounds.

Martin Ravenščak has previous Royal Rally experience to call on
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Class acts with a need for speed assemble

Eight drivers will chase FIA ERC3 Championship points in Sweden. They include 2022 champion Igor Widłak, who heads the 2025 ranking following his class victory in Hungary, and French Junior WRC contender and fellow Ford Fiesta Rally3 driver Tristan Charpentier. Hubert Kowalczyk relies on Renault Clio Rally3 power, as do Błażej Gazda and Ville Vatanen. Croatia’s Martin Ravenščak and Polish teenagers Tymek Abramowski and Adrian Rzeźnik complete the Fiesta-powered attack. Meanwhile, Swede Victor Hansen is entered in FIA ERC4 in a family-run Peugeot 208 Rally4.

Entry List - BAUHAUS Royal Rally of Scandinavia

Count

No.

Competitor

Driver / Co-Driver

Nat

Car

Class Group

Priority Eligibility

TEAM MRF TYRES

Roope KORHONEN Anssi VIINIKKA

FIN FIN

TOYOTA GR Yaris

RC2 Rally2

FIA/ ERC ERC, T

MIKO MARCZYK

Miko MARCZYK Szymon GOSPODARCZYK

POL POL

SKODA Fabia RS

RC2 Rally2

ERC ERC

TRT RALLY TEAM

Mads ØSTBERG Lucas KARLSSON

NOR SWE

CITROEN C3

RC2 Rally2

ERC ERC, T

ANDREA MABELLINI

Andrea MABELLINI Virginia LENZI

ITA ITA

SKODA Fabia RS

RC2 Rally2

ERC ERC

ISAK REIERSEN

Isak REIERSEN Stefan GUST

SWE SWE

SKODA Fabia RS

RC2 Rally2

ERC ERC

JOS VERSTAPPEN

Jos VERSTAPPEN Renaud JAMOUL

NED BEL

SKODA Fabia RS

RC2 Rally2

ERC ERC, M

MILLE JOHANSSON

Mille JOHANSSON Johan GRÖNVALL

SWE SWE

SKODA Fabia RS

RC2 Rally2

ERC ERC

TREFF-AUTÓHÁZ KFT.

Sasa OLLÉ Rebeka OLLÉ

HUN HUN

SKODA Fabia RS

RC2 Rally2

ERC ERC, T, M

M-SPORT FORD WORLD RALLY TEAM

Jon ARMSTRONG Shane BYRNE

IRL IRL

FORD Fiesta Mk II

RC2 Rally2

ERC ERC, T

MRF TYRES DEALER TEAM

Stéphane LEFEBVRE Andy MALFOY

FRA FRA

TOYOTA GR Yaris

RC2 Rally2

ERC ERC, T

PHILIP ALLEN

Philip ALLEN Craig DREW

GBR GBR

SKODA Fabia RS

RC2 Rally2

ERC ERC

JAKUB MATULKA

Jakub MATULKA Damian SYTY

POL POL

SKODA Fabia RS

RC2 Rally2

ERC ERC

KOWAX DST RACING

Martin VLČEK Jakub KUNST

CZE CZE

HYUNDAI i20 N

RC2 Rally2

ERC ERC, T, M

TEAM MRF TYRES

Simone TEMPESTINI Sergiu ITU

ROU ROU

SKODA Fabia RS

RC2 Rally2

ERC ERC, T

MRF TYRES DEALER TEAM

Max MCRAE Cameron FAIR

GBR GBR

CITROEN C3

RC2 Rally2

ERC ERC, T

KOWAX DST RACING

Dariusz BIEDRZYŃSKI Rafal FIOLEK

POL POL

HYUNDAI i20 N

RC2 Rally2

ERC ERC, T, M

TEAM MRF TYRES

Frank Tore LARSEN Lars-Håkon LUNDGREEN

NOR NOR

VW Polo GTI

RC2 Rally2

ERC ERC, T

EYVIND BRYNILDSEN

Eyvind BRYNILDSEN Jørn LISTERUD

NOR NOR

TOYOTA GR Yaris

RC2 Rally2

ERC ERC

TOPP-CARS RALLY TEAM

Henning SOLBERG Stéphane PRÉVOT

NOR BEL

SKODA Fabia RS

RC2 Rally2

ERC ERC, T, M

GRUPA PGS RT

Igor WIDŁAK Daniel DYMURSKI

POL POL

FORD Fiesta Rally3

RC3 Rally3

ERC3 ERC3, T

TRISTAN CHARPENTIER

Tristan CHARPENTIER Florian BARRAL

FRA FRA

FORD Fiesta Rally3

RC3 Rally3

ERC3 ERC3

HUBERT KOWALCZYK

Hubert KOWALCZYK Jaroslaw HRYNIUK

POL POL

RENAULT Clio Rally3

RC3 Rally3

ERC3 ERC3

ADRIAN RZEZNIK

Adrian RZEZNIK Kamil KOZDRON

POL POL

FORD Fiesta Rally3

RC3 Rally3

ERC3 ERC3

TYMEK ABRAMOWSKI

Tymek ABRAMOWSKI Jakub WRÓBEL

POL POL

FORD Fiesta Rally3

RC3 Rally3

ERC3 ERC3

BLAZEJ GAZDA

Blazej GAZDA Michal JURGALA

POL POL

RENAULT Clio Rally3

RC3 Rally3

ERC3 ERC3

IKSPORT RACING

Martin RAVENŠČAK Dora RAVENŠČAK

CRO CRO

FORD Fiesta Rally3

RC3 Rally3

ERC3 ERC3, T

VILLE VATANEN

Ville VATANEN Jarno OTTMAN

FIN FIN

RENAULT Clio Rally3

RC3 Rally3

ERC3 ERC3

VICTOR HANSEN

Victor HANSEN Ditte KAMMERSGAARD

SWE DEN

PEUGEOT 208 Rally4

RC4 Rally4

ERC4 ERC4

HANNAH JAKOBSSON

Hannah JAKOBSSON Magnus NILSSON

SWE SWE

FORD Fiesta

RC2 Rally2

JYLHÄ TOMMI

Tommi JYLHÄ Mika NEVANPÄÄ

FIN FIN

SKODA Fabia

RC2 Rally2

MIKA KARPPANEN

Mika KARPPANEN Aino RIIPINEN

FIN FIN

RENAULT Clio Rally3

RC3 Rally3

HERMAN LIE-NILSEN

Herman LIE-NILSEN Thea Turvoll LIEN

NOR NOR

PEUGEOT 208 Rally4

RC4 Rally4

MSH RX AS

Marius SOLBERG HANSEN Erik STORØ

NOR NOR

PEUGEOT 208 R2

RC4 Rally4/R2

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Speed hunters sign up for Scandinavia’s ERC rollercoaster ride

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Entry List - BAUHAUS Royal Rally of Scandinavia

Team MRF Tyres edges ahead as trio keep scoring in ERC

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