Islas Canarias

🏆 Part of the WRC Championship

📍 Gran Canaria, Spain

📅 May 6, 2027 – May 9, 2027

Rally Islas Canarias returns to the World Rally Championship from May 6–9 for the fifth round of the 2027 season. Celebrating its 51st edition, the event takes crews to the volcanic island of Gran Canaria for another demanding asphalt rally, where precision, tyre management and maintaining momentum are essential to setting competitive times.

Unlike the unpredictable surfaces of Monte-Carlo or the frequently dirty roads of Croatia, Rally Islas Canarias is known for its smooth, abrasive asphalt and high levels of grip. The island's mountain roads feature a seemingly endless combination of tight hairpins, fast sweeping corners and significant elevation changes. Crews need to maintain a consistent rhythm while managing the additional tyre wear caused by the abrasive road surface.

Weather can also play a significant role throughout the event. Conditions along the coast can be completely different from those in the mountains, where low clouds, fog and occasional rain can quickly change visibility and grip levels. With the new WRC27-generation cars competing on these roads for the first time, teams will need to find the right balance between handling, tyre performance and outright speed.

Rally Islas Canarias might offer some of the cleanest asphalt in the championship, but that doesn't necessarily make it forgiving. Carry too much speed into a hairpin, overwork the tyres or lose your rhythm through a technical section, and the time lost can be difficult to recover. It's an event that rewards consistency just as much as outright commitment.