Rapid Murtal Rally: Neubauer and Wagner in the duel of the Champions!

Rapid Murtal Rally: Neubauer and Wagner in the duel of the Champions!

Judenburg, Österreich - Today, on May 29, 2025, the Mur Valley Rally starts, which will be held in the Judenburg area in the Styrian Murtal. Hermann Neubauer, the two-time state champion, competes together with his co-pilot Ursula Mayrhofer in a Toyota Yaris Rally2. The event is part of the ongoing racing calendar of the TEC7 Rallye State Championship 2025 and comprises 13 demanding special exams that take place over three days.

Special excitement promises the city course by Judenburg on Saturday, which forms the heart of the rally. Up to 13,000 spectators are expected to be expected here since 2011. Hermann Neubauer and Simon Wagner, the current favorite in a Hyundai i20 Rally2, are considered the top favorites for victory.

The course of the rally

From Thursday to Saturday, a total of 60 teams compete with this challenging rally. On Friday, May 30th, there are five sections of the score on the program:

• Special examination 1 and 3: circuit gaal - Hammergraben (2 laps) - 18.71 km.
• Special examination 2 and 4: Seckau - Saint Marein - 8.45 km.
• Special test 5: Gaal - Hammergraben (1 round) - 13.20 km.

The start times for Friday are 2:35 p.m., 3:10 p.m., 5:20 p.m., 5:55 p.m. and 6.40 p.m.

On Saturday, May 31st, eight sections of the score are planned:

• Special test 6: Baumkirchen - Gaberl - 11.39 km; Start at 7.45 a.m.
• Special exam 7: Head of Sabathyhütte - 10.52 km; Start at 8.35 a.m.
• Special exam 10: Möderbrugg - 8.05 km; Start at 2:10 p.m.
• Special examination 11: circuit Judenburg - 5.25 km; Start at 2:50 p.m.

The last two special exams are particularly important because they take place at the end of the rally and offer the audience the opportunity to experience the dramatic final decisions live.

broadcasts and live events

The rally is transmitted by ORF Sport+ Live, where several special tests can be seen on television. There is also a summary of the highlights on Saturday at 8:15 p.m. For the fans on site, the Rally Radio Noir live interviews will offer during the event that can also be listed after the live stream.

Neubauer is no stranger to the region - he already caused a sensation in 2010 at the city course in Judenburg when he caused a power failure because he gave a main pylon. Today, 15 years later, he will accept the challenge of the Murtal Rally again and hope to win.

The Murtal Rallye stands not only for adrenaline and exciting racing atmosphere, but also for a long tradition of rally sports, which in its origins on the star trip to Monaco in 1911. Over the years, this tradition has developed into an international motorsport discipline that has long since been firmly anchored in Austria. Krone reports that the participants can be proud of any challenge that this rally brings with it.

For all motorsport enthusiasts, the Murtal-Rallye not only offers insights into the thrills of racing, but also the opportunity to experience the leaders of the Austrian rally scene up close.

Further information can also be found at rally the world .