The Rally Clasico 2026 will be staged over the 5th, 6th and 7th of March 2026 and the cars will pass through Pollensa on Friday the 6th of March. This is the 22nd year of the competition with over 100 cars involved. The rally covers more than 500 kilometres including 170 kilometres of 14 stages on closed roads.
Rally drivers from all over Europe take part every year in this rally, with more than 90% repeating drivers and this is due to the high quality and fun that the drivers experience every time.
The website https://www.rallyislamallorca.com/index.php?Idi=2 gives full details. By clicking on drivers and then entry list there are photos of each car and clicking on the roadbook link shows the full details of each stage and the routes inbetween.
On Friday the 5th of March the first cars will pass through Pollensa around 09.30 and a good vantage point to see them is the roundabout at the very start of the MA10 road to Lluc. The cars will all again pass through on the same route around 11.30.
The more energetic can walk approximately 7 kilometres in the direction of Lluc to the start of the stage where they will see each car set off with lights counting down to the off in Formula One style. Its also an opportunity to see the cars in line waiting for their turn.
Your correspondent will be driving car number 59 having driven in a number of classic rallies over the years. Come along and give him a wave!
The rally clásico de mallorca has grown over more than two decades into one of southern europe’s most respected historic motorsport events. Often described as “the pearl of rallies”, it combines serious sporting competition with the island’s dramatic mountain scenery, attracting a loyal international following and a remarkably high percentage of returning competitors each year.
This year’s record entry includes 106 teams from 14 countries and features an exceptional variety of machinery, with 25 different marques represented and cars averaging around 40 years of age. Among the highlights is a 1939 bmw 328 roadster — the oldest car in the field — alongside rare competition models and several former world rally championship cars, reflecting both the historic authenticity and competitive depth of the event
Adding further international prestige in 2026 is the participation of romain dumas, three-time winner of the 24 hours of le mans and former world endurance champion. His presence underlines the rally’s growing global profile and reinforces its reputation as a serious sporting challenge within the historic rally calendar.
Charles Nutter
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