Jari-Matti Latvala—the star who won the 2025 edition on asphalt in a Toyota Celica 4WD—will be absent, but there are plenty of reasons to expect a spectacular Historic Rally Fafe. The entry list features 20 'relics,' including the Subaru Impreza WRC, the Fiat 131 Abarth, the Skoda Favorit 136L, and even the Mercedes-Benz 500SL, among others. The opening round of the FIA European Historic Rally Championship on gravel brings a very interesting field to the northern 'cathedral' of rallying, led by Italian Mauro Sipsz, co-driven by his well-known compatriot Fabrizia Pons, in a Subaru Impreza WRC.

Joining the 2025 Italian historic gravel rally champion duo—who competed in a Lancia Delta HF Integrale—is Austria’s Kris Rosenberg. A regular fixture at the Rallye de Portugal during the 90s, he now returns to our country behind the wheel of a Subaru Impreza Turbo GT as one of the top contenders for the win. Another notable figure is Spanish driver and PAST Racing team principal Daniel Alonso Villaron, who will be competing in a Ford Escort RS 2000. Also driving a Ford Escort, but the RS 1800 model, is his compatriot Jesus Ferreiro Perez, the defending Category 3 European Historic Rally champion.