On Wednesday, the FIA confirmed adjustments to the points system for the 2025 season. From now on, no provisional points will be awarded on Saturday evenings. Instead, the majority of points will be distributed based on the final rally standings, rewarding the top ten drivers – a significant change from this past season.
Additionally, points will be awarded to the top five drivers on Super Sunday and during the Power Stage. The maximum points haul for a weekend will now be 35.
WRC points system for the 2025 season:
- Overall rally results: 25-17-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1
- Sunday’s daily results: 5-4-3-2-1
- Power Stage results: 5-4-3-2-1
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Ogier was one of the loudest critics of this year’s points system. The main issue was that no points were awarded for final rally results, and the winner didn’t necessarily secure the weekend’s highest points total.
Next year, rally winners will once again earn 25 points, while the runner-up will receive 17 points. However, it will still be possible for the second-place finisher to outscore the winner if they dominate Sunday’s stages and the winner doesn’t earn additional points on the final day. That scenario, however, is much less likely under the new system.
Ogier already commented on the updated system to RallyJournal.com last weekend in Monza, before the FIA officially announced the change. Going forward, it’s unlikely we’ll hear similar complaints about the points system from the Frenchman.
“I think no Saturday points is a good thing. Also, at the end of the rally, the winner will have a bit more points than the second, which is good because success needs to be rewarded,” Ogier emphasized.
This year’s introduction of Super Sunday, on the other hand, was a more successful change. Points awarded based on the final day’s results eliminated previous issues like overly cautious Sunday driving and excessive tyre conservation.
“Super Sunday brought some excitement to Sundays this season, so I think it’s good that it remains. I think it (the new system) should be much better than this season’s,” Ogier shared his candid opinion.
