Poreč hosts the TER for the second consecutive year this weekend.
Everything is ready in Poreč for the second round of the 2026 TER – Tour European Rally in Istria region.
The Croatian event, on the western coast of the Istrian peninsula with the Adriatic Sea in the background, will host the second round of the European TER this year. This follows the Rally de A Coruña in Spain at the end of February.
Among the confirmed drivers in Poreč for the TER – Tour European Rally are:
eight-time Slovenian Champion Rok Turk, who, together with Blanka Kacin, will aim to repeat last year’s victory in Poreč with his Hyundai;
the German crew Stefan Gottig and Natalie Solbach-Smithd, also in a Hyundai. They are now in their sixth year in the TER – Tour European Rally. Notably, they were overall runner-up in the championship in 2019 and third in 2023;
Marko Grossi, who finished second in Istria last year with a Citroën C3.
The young Italian talent Matteo Bernini, Croatian Champion in 2025, took part this year in the TER Promo Event at the Arctic Lapland Rally in Finland. Moreover, he also played a leading role in the TER promotional campaign in Finland. He will be co-driven by Lorenzo Mattucci in a Škoda Fabia RS;
The 2025 TER 2WD Champions Simone Boscariol and Jasmine Manfredi;
And many others, noting that according to the TER Regulations, registrations to collect points in the championship remain open until the start list is officially posted for each rally. Therefore, this applies to Rally Poreč next Friday.
The action in Poreč will run from Friday to next Sunday. During these days, the protagonists will battle over 110 km of special stages on Croatian asphalt.