2026 WRC Round 4 'Croatia Rally' from April 9

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The fourth round of the 2026 World Rally Championship (WRC) "Croatia Rally" will be held in Rijeka, Croatia from April 9-12. This competition is an exclusive supply of racing tires by Hankook Tire & Technology.

The tournament returned to the WRC schedule after a season of rest after 2024. It consists of 20 special stages with a total length of 300.28 km, covering coastal roads and mountainous trails in the Adriatic Sea port city of Rijeka, away from the existing capital Zagreb-centered course. Croatia's asphalt road surface is classified as a course with high technical difficulty due to extreme changes in grip strength and many blind crest sections that cover the view.

It also has characteristics that the road surface condition changes rapidly depending on weather conditions. Hankook Tire will supply 'Juventus Z215' and 'Juventus Z210', racing tires for the tent rally, to this competition. Ventus Z215 is designed to provide handling performance on dry roads, and Ventus Z210 is designed to provide grip and drainage performance on wet roads. Both products focused on high-speed driving stability and precise cornering performance implementation.

The current championship standings are topped by Elfin Evans of the Toyota Gaju Racing team with 66 points, followed by Oliver Solberg with 58 points and Takamoto Katsuta, the previous Kenyan rally winner, with 55.

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